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Photographer: Mark Edward Harris
Thank you for celebrating with us at the CDI Benefit Gala honoring Elliot Ponchick on Thursday June 4th.  We deeply value your support.
CDI Supporters
Photographer: Mark Edward Harris
“Quantitatively, as most educators have long believed and recent studies on the arts have confirmed, students who participate in the arts do better in all academic areas.”
– Dr. Christopher Lund, Principle of Robert F. Kennedy Elementary, a CDI school for 9 years
CDI started with 60 children at one school in 2001. Over eight years later CDI now directly serves over 1000 students a year at seven schools in Los Angeles. This has been possible because of our committed and generous donors. CDI would like to maintain this momentum and expand to serve more children in the Los Angeles area. It is CDI’s goal to reach over 5,000 students a year within the next three years. In order to do this, CDI must continually seek out new grant opportunities. If you are interested in funding CDI, have more questions, or would like to observe a class, please contact us.

Thank you for the generous support we received this year from
all of our donors.


Galaxy
($30,000-$50,000)


Annenberg Foundation
Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation

Weingart Foundation

Milky Way
($10,000-$30,000)

Bradley Foundation
California Arts Council
Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation
Mortimer Levitt Foundation
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
The Water Buffalo Club

Comets
($5,000-$10,000)

Diane Disney-Miller

All-Stars
($2,500-$5,000)

You could be the first this year!

Shooting Stars
($1,000-$2,500)

Jacques d'Amboise
William C Bannerman Foundation
Elizabeth Brainard
Robert & Virginia Hilton
Martha Koplin
Gary Kranz
Michael Nogueira

Shining Stars
($500-$1,000)

Bob & Jill Costas
Barbara Dobkin
Henry & Janet Eggers
Beverly & Bruce Gladstone
Scott & Debbie Mosenson
Grace Ford Salvatori Foundation
Chris Wink
Nancy Scher


Photographer: Mark Edward Harris
Founding Donors:
Boone Family Foundation, Joseph & Joan F. Cullman, and The Ahmanson Foundation