Each holiday season, PLA’s Nutcracker, Nutcracker Sweets and Hip-Hop Nutcracker unite our community through music, dance, and storytelling.

This year, we need your support more than ever.

Your donation by December 31 will help us reach out $150,000 goal, thus ensuring this year’s productions will continue to provide joy to diverse audiences in San Mateo and throughout the Bay Area.

Support The Nutcracker

This campaign is still active through Dec 31!

Be part of the magic! Your gift makes costumes sparkle, dancers shine, and our community feel the joy of the holiday season.

How to Give

Donate online at peninsulalivelyarts.org/ways-to-support
Use the QR code on printed materials
Mail a check to Peninsula Lively Arts (include your Giving Circle or Impact in the memo)

Choose Your Impact

★ Artists

Dancer Sponsor: $1,000 to $2,000 per dancer
Pointe Shoe Sponsor: $150, $300, $600+
Guest Choreographers: $500
To culturally enrich the production
Artistic Leadership Sponsor: $2,500+
Gregory Amato, Stuck Sanders, Chloé Watson,
Alee Martinez, Léna Alvino

★ Costumes, Sets, and Scenery

New Costumes: $500 to $6,000+
From a single tutu (from $500) to a full scene
transformation (from $5,000)

★ Production and Equipment

Studio 1 Performance Speakers: $1,500
Production Crew Fees: $750+
Faculty Supervision for Student Cast: $250 to $2,000
Photography & Videography: $750

★ Marketing and Multimedia

Programs, Advertising, Graphic Design: $500+

★ Access and Inclusion

Access and Inclusion Sponsor: $1,000+
Support sensory-friendly performances and community access

Giving Circle Levels and Benefits

Benefits are cumulative and optional.

★ Nutcracker Friend: $100 to $249

(website listing)

★ Clara Circle: $250 to $499

(plus program listing)

★ Snowflake Circle: $500 to $999

(plus social media thank you)

★ Cavalier Circle: $1,000 to $2,499

(plus invitation for two to a studio rehearsal preview)

★ Land of Sweets Circle: $2,500 to $4,999

(plus seating concierge)

★ Sugar Plum Circle: $5,000+

(plus custom recognition or naming as available; brief backstage walkthrough or private rehearsal viewing for up to four)

Special Opportunity

★ Lead Production Sponsor: $25,000+

Top billing on web and program sponsor lists, prominent lobby recognition, and customized naming where available

Deadline for program listing: November 30, 2025

We extend our gratitude to these donors who have made gifts to support Peninsula Lively Arts and our Nutcracker performances. This reflects gifts received as of Dec 16, 2025. Our fundraising efforts continue; please consider making your tax-deductible donation now.

Sugar Plum Circle: $5,000+

Susan Condon
Xi Han & Jiang Family Foundation
James Kleinrath & Melody Singleton
Kathleen & James Lam
Jeff Stoll

Land of Sweets Circle $2,500–$4,999

Sophia Gao
Meredith Henderson
Julie Weiss

Cavalier Circle: $1,000–$2,499

Angelica Beas
Wei-Lun Chang
Audrey Hartwig
Joel
Lisa Kearns
Catherine Kherian
Brian Lewis
Ou-Dan Peng
Edgar Schaffarczyk
Keiko Schmid
Sharen Stoll
Jean Underwood

Snowflake Circle: $500–$999

Shin Bell
Elaine Hahn
Phyllis Kimmel
Timothy Lim
William McNabola
Matthew Parks
Mark Rohan
Patrice Warto
John S. Witte & Catharine C. Riggs

Clara Circle: $250–$499

Yui Chen
Joni Cho
Srinivas Dandu
Kelechi Ebi Kamanu
Barbara Feldman
Cheng Gao
M Therese Hjelm
Tin-Na Kan, Nancy Kuo, & Elisa Karnavy
Leslie Kramer
Malvern Mead
Eriko Narushima
Sofiya Natanzon
Jeanne Rodriguez
Ronald Sailors
Louise Schultze

Nutcracker Friend: $100 to $249

Christine Angeles
Shannon Brown Pilates
Jing Chen
Tsui-Hua Chen
Jixin Cui
Rickey Dale
Gargi Deshpande
Megan Dhilla
Flavia Di Nucci
Betty Fung
Alyc Helms
Linda Howard
Judy Jinn
Olivia Johnston

Howard Klechner
David Ledesma

Allison Macqueen
Manisha
Yana Matsushita
Chuck & Elizabeth Meyer
Julie Mikesell
Julee Montes, The Red Thistle Dancers
Ann K. Myers
Nandan Oza
Arundhati Parmar
Sarah Portnov
Karen Posner
Noemi A Nargizian Poz

Alice Qiao

Angela Rae
Carine Roch, Solia Adventure
Linda Rohan
Faye Sailors
Ela Talpes
Brenda Trask
Mary Vang
Corina Wong

We thank the following companies for their employee matching gift programs and encourage eligible employees to take advantage of this opportunity to double their support:

Google, and Johnson & Johnson.

Listing as of December 16, 2025; program subject to change.

Other Ways to Give

Checks by Mail
- Please make checks payable to Peninsula Lively Arts and note your Giving Circle or Impact area in the memo line.
Employer Matching Gifts
- Many companies will match your donation. Check with your employer and let us know so we can recognize the full impact of your gift.
Gifts of Stock
- We gratefully accept gifts of stock. Please contact us for our brokerage information.”
Planned Giving
- Create a lasting legacy by including Peninsula Lively Arts in your will or estate plans. Planned gifts help ensure that The Nutcracker and all our programs continue for generations to come. To learn more, please contact us.
In-Kind Gifts
- Contributions of goods or services, such as costumes, props, or professional expertise, are also deeply appreciated. Please contact us to discuss current needs.

Questions? Contact Debbie Chinn, Interim Executive Director, at dchinn@peninsulalivelyarts.org.

Peninsula Lively Arts and our Peninsula School of the Arts programs make all this happen thanks to investments in our programs made by foundations, business and individuals just like you. We are 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID: 94-6137593