Community Supporters & Partners

Stagebridge is supported by:

Alameda County Art Commission, Arts for Oakland Kids, Bernard Osher Foundation, California Arts Council, Clorox Company Foundation, East Bay Community Foundation, Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation, Lowell Berry Foundation, Sam Mazza Foundation, West Davis Bergard Foundation, City of Oakland Cultural Fund, and donations from individuals like you! 

Our community partners include:

Albany Senior Center, Theatre Aluminous, Aurora Theatre Company, Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada, Bridgegood, Center for Elders’ Independence, Elder Care Alliance, FICTILIS, First Congregational Church of Oakland, The Marsh, Kindred Medical Hill, Mercy Retirement and Care Center, Northern California Presbyterian Homes, Oakland Unified School District, Piedmont Center for the Arts, Piedmont Players, Real Time Community, St. Mary’s Center, Satellite Affordable Housing Associates, Shields Nursing Center, StoryCorps, Storytelling Association of California, Strawberry Creek Lodge, Tell It On Tuesday at The Marsh, Timeslips, UCSF Memory & Aging Center, Wee Poets, Well Connected, West Contra Costa School District, and The City of Oakland Mayor’s Commission on Aging. 

Local businesses that support Stagebridge include:

Amazon Smiles, Barefoot Wine, C.L.P. Specialties, Grand Copy Center, Grocery Outlet, Momo’s Flowers and More, Noah’s Bagels, Numi Organic Tea, Oaklandish, Oakland Athletics, The Piedmont Post, RustRidge Winery, Salesforce, Solano Express, Whole Foods, and Z Café and Bar. 

Special thanks to:

Edmund Au Yeung, Dee Bell and Nicki Chapman, Ronnie Casey, and everyone at FCCO, Creative Aging Collective SF, Gray Cathrall and Nancy Kurkjian, Jazmin Mora and RealTime Community, Keye Liu, Roberto Bedoya at the City of Oakland Cultural Fund, Sue Dichter, Darlene Flynn, and Scott Means.


Stagebridge was founded in 1978 by Dr. Stuart Kandell