Give the gift of learning — donate to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, San Francisco State
Like other Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes nationwide, our OLLI at SF State is supported in part by an endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation, annual membership fees and class tuition. However, these revenue sources do not cover all of the costs needed for our OLLI to grow and thrive, and fundraising is an expectation of all OLLI’s. Donations to our OLLI are essential to our overall financial stability and sustainability.
Individual donations from our members and non-members who believe in the enrichment lifelong learning provides for adults in San Francisco and the Bay Area help to keep our program thriving.
Why your gift matters
Your financial support, in any amount, will help ensure that OLLI can continue to meet the needs of our members with dedicated staff support for all of our online offerings, highly qualified and engaging instructors, and scholarships so our programs are not out of reach for anyone interested. A tax-deductible gift of any size is the gift of knowledge.
Online donations may be made by clicking one of the Donate bars, or you may send a check.
Checks may be made out to UCorp/OLLI and mailed to:
Office of University Development
SF State University
1600 Holloway Ave, ADM 153
San Francisco, CA 94132
Funding provided in part by
The Bernard Osher Foundation
Contact Us
Email: olli@sfsu.edu
Phone: 415-338-OLLI (6554)
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Recognition of our donors
We are grateful to all of OLLI’s generous donors whose gifts are helping to ensure the sustainability and accessibility of the programs we all value so much. Thank you all for your support!
Deep Gratitude To Our Wonderful 2025 – 26 Donors!
Legacy Builders ($10,000 Plus) |
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| Anonymous |
Leading Light ($5,000-$9,999) |
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| William & Flora Hewlett Foundation |
Visionary ($1,000-$4,999) |
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| Anonymous | Rufus Browning & Judy Goddess |
| Leslie & Gerson Finlev | Kathryn Santana Goldman & Fred Goldman |
| Virginia & Robin Jaquith | Timple Lim |
| Susan Murdy | Yane Nordhav & Brian Flaherty |
| David Perper & Rosemary Cameron | Sara Seims & Paul Clermont |
| Larry Stites | Carol & Chuck Tweedle |
| Debra Varner | Robert Weiner & Karen Rhodes |
Champion ($500–$999) |
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| Laurie Cameron | Joe Catalano & Joan Varrone |
| Miriam Chall | Robert Cherny |
| Michele Dana | Paul Emmert |
| Eleanor Holland | Mary Ellen Kleinhenz |
| Charlene & Edward Lebowitz | Bonnie Lloyd & Robert Sabbatini |
| Walter Murphy | John Nelson |
| Libby Noronha | Lorri Ungaretti |
Scholar ($100 – $499) |
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| Anonymous | Thomas Allen | Barbara Applegate |
| Debra Autry | Barbara Barer | Carolyn Bass |
| Blackbaud Giving Fund | Maryellen Buckley | Janet & Robert Calhoun |
| Joe Castrovinci | Judith Dauphinais | Diane Featherstone |
| Catherine Fiorello | Bruce Flynn | Newton Fong |
| Andrew & Lola Fraknoi | Frank Harris | Kathy Gay |
| Barbara Greensweig | Mary Harden | Jean Hassett |
| Alicia Hernandez | Ruth Herring | Hans Hoch |
| Jack Hoffman | Jane Hudson | Patricia Huegle |
| Jolene Huey | Nancy Igdaloff | Vivian Imperiale |
| Susan Karp | Norma Kaufman | Julie Kennedy |
| Karen Kleiner | Nancy Kux & Roger Kelly | Louise & Robert Levi |
| Daniel Liberthson | Kathleen Long | Toni Lozica |
| Dina Martin | Carolyn McGee | Diana McKennett |
| Mary McNeal | Kathryn Morelli | Ann Mullis |
| Christine Nahnsen | Gail Persily | Elaine Porter |
| Judy Reynolds | Richard Robbins | Martha Rose |
| Barbara Rutkowski | Terri Ryan | Ceil Scandone |
| Nancy & John Schlenke | Dee Seligman | Kathy Setian |
| Gail & Peter Shoemaker | Bickley Simpson | Richard & Billie Soward |
| Patricia Stirling | Mark Thoma | Clifford Tong |
| Sandra Tye | Ruth Weinberg | Bonnie Willdorf |
| Katherine Zinsser | ||
Friend (Up to $99) |
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| Anonymous | Margaret Grant |
| Patricia Keenan | Stephanie Kipperman |
| John Knox | Edward Mason |
| Janis Massa | Shelley Moran & Adam Stock |
| Kathy O’Brien | Robin Roth |
| Michael Silverman | |