Our Investors

Community Member Investors

We are grateful to our generous donors for their support.

Donor Levels

Superintendent’s Silver Patron
$2,500
Superintendent’s Circle
$1,000
Principal’s Circle
$500
Teacher’s Circle
$250
Champion of Education
$100
Friend of Education
$50
Supporter of Education
$25

SUPERINTENDENT’S SILVER PATRON

California Community Foundation
American Honda Motor Co. Inc.
Continental Development Corp.
Kathryn Kelley

Lareen & Michael Paolozzi
Raising Canes
Robinson Helicopter Company

Sares-Regis Group
Surf Management, Inc.
Torrance Refining Company, LLC

SUPERINTENDENT’S CIRCLE

Kyla & James Adams
DI Technology/Data Impressions
Teresa & Patrick Furey
Susan & Blair Gibson
Claire S. & Joel C. Greenwald

Patrice Lefevre
Crystal & Rodreick MacDonell
Judy Nei
Michael & Christine Nitake
Parker & Covert LLP

Sandy Pringle
Julie & Matt Schacht
Ritas Smith
Stephen Toth
The William & Karen Lavoie Foundation

PRINCIPAL’S CIRCLE

Ellen Kircher
Famers & Merchants Bank
Marica & Carl Gehrt
Patricia Kromka

Don Lee
Diane & Shant Megerdichian
Shirley & Jack Messerlian
Janice Plank

Torrance Lions Club
Carolyn Snyder
Beverly William

TEACHER’S CIRCLE

Elaine Dalsenter Araujo
Dorothy & Becky Asato
Donna Belitz
Bellflower Music Inc.
Maureen Charan
Ruth Grooms

Mary Hoffman & Bob Habel
Patti & Bill McKaig
Pete McKellar
Marilyn L. & Frank B. Miles
Emi Munekata Morimoto
Kenneth Nakakura

Ann & Fred Peitzman
Jeffrey Renzi
Torrance Woman’s Club
Villa Sorrento
L.P. Wu

CHAMPIONS OF EDUCATION

Nancy & Alan Adachi
Carol & Henry Bison
T.M. Blount
Gertrude & Gary Brown
Janice Christena
Jacqueline & James Ecklund
Christy Evens
Sandra & William Franchini
Ann & Marty Galagher
Leo Godel
Kay & Neil Griffith
Carol K. & Kenneth N. Hamamura

Laura & Martin Hamano
Sue Herbers
Sandra E. Hickman
Diana Sprouse-Holden & Mark Holden
Traci Iwanaka
Sally Jackson
Marsha M. & John C. Kelly
Kiwanis Club of Torrance
Mitch Koch
Lynda L. Kraemer
Milton H. Louie
Linda Medved

Gloria & James Miller
Mary Moore
Elaine Moulton
Dynell Osborne
Kathleen J. & John S. Peterson
Donna Tateishi & Glenn Sanada
Irene V. Steinman
Yoshiko & Gregory Tamura
Janye Tsuye
Lisa Yondorf
Wallace Yuki

FRIENDS OF EDUCATION

Julia Blake
California Retired Teachers Association Division 46 South Bay
Gary M. Evans
Lana Fujumoto
Akabi Georgopoulos
Diana & Reed Gimian
James Han
Debbie & Mark Holzbauer
Paul Jordan

Francis G. Knipe
Melody & Marc Lawrence
Catherine Hohman & Daniel Lyons
Pat & Hugh Mc Intyre
Tsayoshi Mura
Elaine & Melvin Nakatsu
Tomio & Yumie Otsuka
Michelle & Steve Polcari
Heidi Prater

Printer Graphic’s
Meredith Caliman & Daniel Sanchez
Kay & Danny Sprague
Cheryl Tchir
Emily London & Jon Tokeshi
Ethel & Juno Uyematsu
Nichelle & John Wileman
Eva Vonne Wuertz

SUPPORTERS OF EDUCATION

Theresa Choate
Barney Desimone
Robert B. Espinoza
Carol Gilles

Donna Grinton
Kristina Hsu
Chris & Paul McRae
Jim Nojima

Janet & Michael Stoakley
Phoebe Lopez-Walter & Jeffery Walter
Zelinda Welch

SCHOLARSHIP DONORS

Hickory PTA
Magruder Middle School PTSA
Riviera Elementary PTA
Torrance Elementary School PTA
Martha and Barry Deutsch
PayPal Giving Fund
Evelyn Carr Elementary PTSA
Anil Muhammed
Ann Drevno-Arnold
Barbra Baker
Belinda Carter
Carol and Mark Drevno
Catherine and Donald McFarlane

David Drevno
Elen Tzetzo
Ellen Kircher
Emily Jean Wagner
Geoff Rizzo
Glen Terry
Gregg Drevno
Janice and Mark Steffen
Jean and Tom Welsome
Jessica Oxenburgh
John and JoAnne Leslie
June and Robert Hamell
Linda and Michael Drevno
Lowell Hardison
Marcelle Murray

Marsha M. and John C. Kelly
Martha and Barry Deutsch
Mary Hoffman and Bob Habel
Mike Drevno
Natalie Graff-Baker
Ritas Smith
Robin Taub Comer
Sandra and William Franchini
Terry Furey
Carl Henry York
Gerald and Jacquelyn Grandt
Linda and Gene Barnett
Linnea Hess
Lowell Hardison
Bruce and Denise Mandel

EVENT DONORS

Apple Spice Junction
AR Workshop Torrance
Athena Paquet
Barbara Pomykalski
California State Legislature
Camilla Seferian
Carolyn Snyder
Celibre
Continental Development Corporation
Crislu
Disappearance LLC
Dr. Mori Aletomeh
Good Year Blimp
J. Elizabeth Portraiture
Joel Greenwald

Karen Greenberg
Katie Pandolfo
Kinecta Federal Credit Union
LA Galaxy Soccer Center
LA Kings
Lakeshore Learning Materials
Madrona Car Wash
Martha And Barry Deutsch
Mary Hoffman and Bob Habel
Mitchella Vineyards & Winery
Murad
Nazy Haghani
Orchid Fever Inc.
Palm Mountain Resort and Spa
Pat and Terry Furey
Paul’s Photo

Raising Cane’s
Red Car Brewery
Sam Ash Music Corporation
Sandy Pringle Associates, Inc.
Santa Anita Park
School Board President Betty Lieu and Congressman Ted Lieu
Smog Brewery
SoFi Stadium
Soul Fitness LA
Stolpman Vineyards
Sue Gibson
The Art Box Academy
The Depot – Chef Shafer
Wine Access
Zulu Nyala Group

and hundreds more not listed here – THANK YOU from Torrance Education Foundation!

* Member of the TEF Board of Directors

List current as of February 7, 2025. We appreciate being notified of errors or omissions. Please email us at Admin@TEF4kids.org.

Donor Levels

Superintendent’s Silver Patron
$2,500
Superintendent’s Circle
$1,000
Principal’s Circle
$500
Teacher’s Circle
$250
Champion of Education
$100
Friend of Education
$50
Supporter of Education
$25