Our Esteemed Donors
The Vallarta Gay+ Community Center is grateful for the generosity and support of our donors. Their contributions help empower the LGBTQ+ community by expanding access to healthcare, education, and wellness services. We sincerely thank the individuals and organizations who believe in our mission and help create lasting impact.
Together, We Give
List updated as of May 1, 2026
Visionary
Gifts from $50,000 and above
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Matthew Karimi-Pouia and David Smith
Danny Whitman
Tom Viola
Empowerment
Gifts from $20,000 dollars to $49,999 dollars
Rob Devore
Jonathan Nichols-Shaw and Alan Shaw
Don Pickens
Fred Parham
Robert Stewart
Bill Vastardis
Wellness
Gifts from $10,000 dollars to $19,999 dollars
Deborah Cole
Thomas Gehlbach and Warren Stauffer
Brentton Lowery and Carl Lowery
Philip Manly (Escandalo 480 Inc.)
Mike Owens
Kurt Paradise
Mark Rome
Equity
Gifts from $5,000 dollars to $9,999 dollars
Olympia Ammon Family Fund
Brian Bott
Pancho Davalos
Jet De La Isla
Steve Elbaz
Randy E. Fry
Javier Jimenez
Elliot Kimelman
Mitch Kushner
Marsha Meadows and Jim Meadows
Matt Wayne Miller
Gary Olson and Michie Akin
Joel Roossin
Luis Villavicencio
Nick Wilson
Diversity
Gifts from $2,500 dollars to $4,999 dollars
Mikel Alvarez
Tony Boothby and Chris Best
Rob Burton and Jan Dorland
Thomas Catania and Don D’Ercole
Michael Crews
Marc Cutler and Gordon Hagendorf
Georgia Darehshori
Wayne Elias
Patti Gallardo and Wendy Johnson
Hospital Vallarta Medical Center
Ray Hudson and Floyd Bartholow
Charlie Huynh
Christopher Maluck
Tom Ortenzi
Tamale and Sugarbaker
Joe Zibrak
Inclusion
Gifts from $1,000 dollars to $2,499 dollars
Jamie Alexander
Chuck Andrus
Mychael Ball
Darrell Bruce
Carrera Rainbow Race Puerto Vallarta
Alfred Cottrell
Christopher Cunningham
Bud Goldberg and Wayne Thompson
Brian Hadaway
Jeanne Michaelides and Stephen Michaelides
Elena Moser
Tim Pecsenye
PVRPV
Fernando Rangel
Robert Ryan and Martin Methot
Cassandra Shaw
Alex Sprague and Brian Piccini
Chuck Suda and Adam Tamas
Dave Troemel and Jun Doligosa
Marcos Vazquez McGrath
Eddie Zaidner, MD
Edward Zeigler
Kindness
Gifts from $500 dollars to $999 dollars
Mark Andrews and Sig Brunnacker
Jose Cardenas and Steve Aguirre
Tori Correll, CFRE
Victor Cuciniello
Ryan Donner
Ricky Durham
Wayne Franklin
Dan Groeninger
Branden James and James Clark
Jovian
Alex Miller-Cole
Bruce Nielsen
Michael O’Connor
Joshua Rappaport
Roman Ventura
Carol Wood
Community
Gifts from $250 dollars to $499 dollars
Danny Bergeron
Sid Goodman
Chris Genry
Carmen Griggs and Jonny Griggs
Julie Guerrero
Randy Lee and Gabriel Romero
Pedro Lopez and Álvaro Gerardo
Gerardo Lugo and Bob Bruneau
Andrew Maldonado
Barbara Sypult
Loren Watkins
Jeff Wilkie
Your support changes lives
Every day, hundreds of people find support, education, and healthcare through VG+CC.
Together, we’re transforming lives — one act of kindness at a time.