San Francisco Ballet School students perform <i>Serenade</i> in the Student Showcase. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation provides leadership support for the San Francisco Ballet School.

San Francisco Ballet School students perform Serenade in the Student Showcase. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation provides leadership support for the San Francisco Ballet School.

Kristen Long and Davit Karapetyan inTomasson's <i>Chaconne for Piano And Two Dancers</i> (© Erik Tomasson)

Kristen Long and Davit Karapetyan inTomasson's Chaconne for Piano And Two Dancers (© Erik Tomasson)

Foundation Giving

"San Francisco Ballet continues to demonstrate that a successful dance company is built on strategic planning and strong leadership as well as artistic excellence." –James Irvine Foundation

Private, family, and community foundations help to support new works, costumes, Ballet School faculty positions, touring, outreach, and general operating expenses.

For further information about Foundation Giving, please contact Jill Lounibos, grants officer, at jlounibos@sfballet.org or 415.865.6626.

San Francisco Ballet gratefully acknowledges its foundation partners for their generous support during the 2009–2010 Repertory Season.

GRAND BENEFACTOR
Gifts of $250,000 and above
Stephen and Margaret Gill Family Foundation
Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund
Grants for the Arts
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation
George F. Jewett, Jr. 1965 Trust
Koret Foundation
The E.L. Wiegand Foundation, Reno, Nevada

BENEFACTOR
Gifts of $100,000 to $249,999
Columbia Foundation
The Bernard Osher Foundation

PRESENTER'S COUNCIL
Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999
The Flora Family Foundation
Gaia Fund
The Edward E. Hill Fund
The Hope and Norman Hope Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Surdna Foundation
Wallis Foundation

DIRECTOR'S COUNCIL
Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund
The William G. Irwin Charity Foundation
George Frederick Jewett Foundation
Charles H. Leach, II Foundation

CHAIRMAN'S COUNCIL
Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999
California Arts Council
Guzik Foundation
Walter & Elise Haas Fund
The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation
The San Francisco Foundation
The Schmidt Family Foundation
The Swanson Foundation
Wildcat Cove Foundation
Zellerbach Family Foundation