Our Esteemed Donors
The Vallarta Gay+ Community Center is deeply grateful for the generosity and support of our donors. Their contributions play a vital role in empowering the LGBTQ+ community through access to healthcare, education, and wellness services. We extend our heartfelt thanks to these individuals and organizations for believing in our mission and making a lasting impact.
List updated as of February 10, 2025
EMPOWERMENT
Gifts from $20,000 dollars and above
Tom Viola
Matthew Karimi-Pouia and David Smith
Bill Vastardis
WELLNESS
Gifts from $10,000 dollars to $19,999 dollars
Fred Parham
Don Pickens
Robert Stewart
EQUITY
Gifts from $5,000 dollars to $9,999 dollars
Mikel Alvarez
Olympia Ammon Family Fund
Deborah Cole
Rob Devore and Diego Urias Sarmiento
Javier Jimenez
Brentton Lowery and Carl Lowery
Jonathan Nichols Shaw and Alan Shaw
Tom Ortenzi
Mike Owens
Mark Rome
DIVERSITY
Gifts from $2,500 dollars to $4,999 dollars
Brian Bott
Rob Burton and Jan Dorland
Georgia Darehshori
Pancho Davalos
Jet De La Isla
Steve Elbaz
Patti Gallaredo and Wendy Johnson
Elliot Kimelman
Mitch Kushner
Marsha Meadows and Jim Meadows
Matt Wayne Miller
Gary Olson and Michie Akin
Jon Worthington
INCLUSION
Gifts from $1,000 dollars to $2,499 dollars
Chuck Andrus
Mychael Ball
Tony Boothby and Chris Best
Darrell Bruce
Tom Budniak and Hugo Castillo
Thomas Catania and Don D’Ercole
Christopher Cunningham
Wayne Elias and Talon Ganz
Julie Guerrero
Charlie Huynh
Ray Hudson and Floyd Bartholow
Randy Lee and Gabriel Romero
Philip Manly (Escandalo 480 Inc.)
Jeanne Michaelides and Stephen Michaelides
Kurt Paradise
Tim Pecsenye
Fernando Rangel
Cassandra Shaw
Alex Sprague and Brian Piccini
Chuck Suda and Adam Tamas
Dave Troemel and Jun Doligosa
Marcos Vazquez McGrath
Joe Zibrak
KINDNESS
Gifts from $500 dollars to $999 dollars
Mark Andrews and Sig Brunnacker
Jose Cardenas and Steve Aguirre
Tori Correll, CFRE
Robert Josef Cross
Victor Cuciniello
Ricky Durham
Joel Ebarb
Dan Groeninger
Branden James and James Clark
Jovian
Christopher Maluck
Alex Miller-Cole
Bruce Nielsen
Michael O’Connor
Roman Ventura
Dave Wolf
Eddie Zaidner, MD
Edward Zeigler
COMMUNITY
Gifts from $250 dollars to $499 dollars
Danny Bergeron
Rob Boyd
Alfred Cottrell
Bud Goldberg and Wayne Thompson
Sid Goodman
Carmen Griggs and Jonny Griggs
Charlie Huynh
Pedro Lopez and Álvaro Gerardo
Gerardo Lugo and Bob Bruneau
Andrew Maldonado
Alex Sprague and Brian Piccini
Kyle Uphoff
Jeff Wilkie