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 June 08, 2025

EMPOWERMENT

Gifts from $20,000 dollars and above
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Matthew Karimi-Pouia and David Smith
Vallarta Medical Center
Bill Vastardis
Tom Viola
Danny Whitman

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
Deborah Cole
Rob Devore and Diego Urias Sarmiento
Javier Jimenez
Brentton Lowery and Carl Lowery
Philip Manly (Escandalo 480 Inc.)
Matt Wayne Miller
Jonathan Nichols-Shaw and Alan Shaw
Tom Ortenzi
Mike Owens
Kurt Paradise
Mark Rome

DIVERSITY

Gifts from $2,500 dollars to $4,999 dollars
Mikel Alvarez
Olympia Ammon Family Fund
Brian Bott
Rob Burton and Jan Dorland
Georgia Darehshori
Pancho Davalos
Jet De La Isla
Steve Elbaz
Patti Gallardo and Wendy Johnson
Elliot Kimelman
Mitch Kushner
Marsha Meadows and Jim Meadows
Gary Olson and Michie Akin
Luis Villavicencio

INCLUSION

Gifts from $1,000 dollars to $2,499 dollars
Jamie Alexander
Chuck Andrus
Mychael Ball
Tony Boothby and Chris Best
Darrell Bruce
Tom Budniak and Hugo Castillo
Carrera Rainbow Race Puerto Vallarta
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
Richard Lee
Christopher Maluck
Jeanne Michaelides and Stephen Michaelides
Tim Pecsenye
PVRPV
Fernando Rangel
Joel Roossin
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
Alfred Cottrell
Victor Cuciniello
Ricky Durham
Dan Groeninger
Branden James and James Clark
Jovian
Alex Miller-Cole
Bruce Nielsen
Michael O’Connor
Roman Ventura
Eddie Zaidner, MD
Edward Zeigler

COMMUNITY

Gifts from $250 dollars to $499 dollars
Danny Bergeron
Bud Goldberg and Wayne Thompson
Sid Goodman
Carmen Griggs and Jonny Griggs
Pedro Lopez and Álvaro Gerardo
Gerardo Lugo and Bob Bruneau
Andrew Maldonado
Barbara Sypult
Loren Watkins
Jeff Wilkie