Exhibits &
Capital Projects
Sereno 1% For Good Charitable Foundation
Mansi Shah
Deena Shakir & Mehdi Alhassani
Shaotran Family Foundation
Jeff & Susan Sher
Skyline Foundation
Christine Smith
Jeff & Jeanese Snyder
Kendra & Remi Sobomehin
Jazmin Sosa
Leslie & Jeff Su
Dr. Edith Sullivan
Chelsea Sun & Mike Pao
Caryl H. & Bernard M. Susman Family Foundation
Meredith & Nicholas Tan
Scott & Shelly Taylor
Margo Thienemann
Susan & Carl Thomsen
Tim Toda
George Tucker
Lauren & Ajit Varma
Don & Anne Vermeil
Emily & Greg Waldorf
Tinwin & Kevin Wang
Kate Wessel
Anne Wojcicki Foundation
Alison Wong
Nansi Xu
Jennifer Yu in memory of Francis Yu
Lianne Zhang
Cassidy Ziemke
Donor-Advised and Employee Fund Donors
Apple Employee Matching Program
Benevity
Chan Zuckerberg Matching
Fidelity Charitable
Goldman Sachs
Google Employee Matching Program
Intel Employee Matching Program
Marin Community Foundation
Micron Technology Foundation, Inc
Morgan Stanley Gift Fund
National Philanthropic Trust
Roblox Employee Matching Program
Schwab Charitable
Silicon Valley Community Fund
Vanguard Charitable
Corporate and Event Sponsors
Brian Krippendorf
Cheeky Monkey Toys
Christian Lee, DDS
Dehoff’s Key Market
Fergus Garber Architects
Lulu’s Mexican Restaurant
OLH Ventures
Penny’s Ice Creamery
Pizza My Heart
Star One Credit Union
Sunrise Pediatric Dentistry, Dental Practice of Sheila Nguyen DDS, MS
Twin Smiles
In-Kind
Abbey Party Rents
Heirloom Catering
Peninsula Party Rentals
Piazza’s Fine Foods
Sweet Nothings
Whole Foods
Acton Family Giving
Marcus & Debbie Aiu
Sarah Ali
Barbara Allen
Peter Allen
Jeanne & Mike Althouse
Carolyn Amster
Wiley & Julia Anderson
Zach & Steph AndersonLauren Angelo
Anonymous (7)
Atkinson Foundation
Roy Bannon
Mary Baptist
Kelly & Clay Bavor
Annette Bialson & Gary Sharron
Jennifer Bienaime
Jon & Colleen Braff
Mariam & Jason Breeding
Keri Brenner
Rebecca & Iain Bridges
Arthi Britto & Jonathan Sujay Dorai
Janet Brownstone & Andrew W. Verhalen Fund
Sibrina Cannon
John & Nancy Cassidy
The Christensen Fund
Courtney Chandler & Tage Howerton
Brittany & Kristian Chavez
Sandra & Harry Cheung
Susan & Jack Choquette
Anne & Terry Clark
Aletha & Denis Coleman
Anh Cohen & Dave Schwab
Vivian Chow Collins & Michael Collins
Susie Cole
Corient
Ailey Crow
Melanie Gabriel Curtiss & Michael Curtiss
Ben Davenport & Lucy Zhang
Gordon & Carolyn Davidson
Martin & Judy Deggeller
Donald Dial in honor of John Foster
Ingrid Donahue
Adam & Andrea Draper
Len & Jennifer Dulski
Lindsay Ehrman in honor of Miya Kang
Susan Elgee
Steve & Pat Emslie
David Ernst in honor of Marilyn Nourse
Kirk & Kirsten Essenmacher
Annette Fazzino
Janelle & Stephen Fodor in memory of Alexander Fodor
Leigh & Scott Foster
Shai Friedland & Andrea Cervaenka
Karin & Daniel Garblik
Anish George & Mahncy Mehrotra
John & Marcia Goldman Foundation
Yael Goshen & Dylan Smith
Jeff Greenfield & Marilyn Keller
Wylie & Janet Greig
Christopher Gunnare in honor of Hannah Schifeling
John Haddock & Julia Chandler
Daniel & Lindsey M. Haddock
HAMS Foundation
David Hanabusa
Jill & Eric Hartnett
Gabriela & Peter Hebert
Rainbow Tunnel
Step into the Rainbow Tunnel and experience a kaleidoscope of color! The JMZ’s newest admission-free exhibit is open to the public, inspiring joy for the entire community. As you enter the tunnel, visitors are surrounded by mirrored panels reflecting the full visible spectrum of the rainbow. The tunnel’s graduated design, which is narrow at the entrance and widens toward the exit, encourages exploration of sound, perspective, and spatial perception, creating an immersive learning experience.
The design and construction of the Rainbow Tunnel was fully funded by the Friends. Created as a welcoming community feature, it reflects our mission to expand access to hands-on science learning for visitors of all ages and to ensure these experiences remain accessible.
We would like to express our gratitude for Edward Whelan and Brian Weinstein as the designers of the Rainbow Tunnel and Gizmo Art Productions as the fabricator and installer.
California Dinosaur Garden
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The Friends raised $300K for the California Dinosaur Garden, a new exhibit that opened in October 2023. The exhibit offers an immersive experience of the Cretaceous period in California with a garden featuring prehistoric plants within a seasonal marsh landscape, life-size dinosaurs, prehistoric animal sculptures, and interactive exhibits, including a fossil dig. Exhibits are fully inclusive, including wheelchair access to the fossil dig, braille labels, and tactile, sensory-rich elements for children of all abilities.
Michael Hendershot & Melina Patterson
Lisa Hendrickson
David & Barbara Hirsch
Paul & Melissa Hopkins
Elise & Chad Hurley
Zoe & Jared Hyatt
Maria Cecilia Iantosca
Marc Itzkowitz & Julia Kossack
Marie & Larry Ivich
Harshad & Gunjan Junnarkar
Douglas Kalish & Donna Bohling
Miya Kang & Justin Ko
Tina Keegan
Christina Kenrick
Bev & Nick Kerry
Jane & Steve Kikuchi
Irma Kiskova
Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto Charitable Foundation
Mariela Kleiner
Shannon & Nick Kline
Marshall & Heather Koch
Andrea Kossler
Teresa Lau
Karol Langner & Grazyna Olszowa
Peter Levin & Lisa Voge-Levin
Sally & Tom Loverro
Andrew & Worth Ludwick
Elana Manson
Sabah Mansoor & Asim Husain
Barbara Marcum
Whitney Matagrano
Lia McLean
Brian Miller & Bev Morse
Morgridge Family Foundation
Janel Moses
Darius Mostowfi in honor of Sonia and Alex Tramiel
Alice & David Mount
Sunil Nagaraj & Mary Kate Stimmler
Mary Obelnicki & Craig Silverstein
Olander Family Foundation
Palo Alto Community Fund
The Palo Alto Rotary Club
The Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund
Maria Parlante
Aseet Patel
Penner Family Foundation
Stephen & Nancy Player
Allen & Janet Podell
Nicole Pollock
Pallavi Rao
Roxy & Michelle Rapp
William Reller
Jake & Robin Reynolds
Anne Roberts in honor of Brittany Chavez
The Roble Road Fund
Susan Rosenberg
Rebecca Rountree
Jane Rytina & Jonathan Chadwick
County of Santa Clara
Noelle Santamaria
Hannah Schifeling in honor of Zookeeper Lee and Edward, the giant African spurred tortoise
Celestine Schnugg
Kathy Schrader in memory of Waldo Griffin
Jamie Seeba
Evelyn & David Semenza