Photo courtesy of Musical University Theater, Palm Springs Unified School District
Our Mission
The purpose and mission of the Supple Foundation is to support cultural arts programs, events, and scholarships through grants to the nonprofit sector of the greater Palm Springs, California area, and to sponsor other charitable and educational activities.
Organizations we have supported
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American Documentary and Animation Film Festival
The Supple Foundation supports one of the largest documentary film festivals in the nation. Pictured here are Festival Director, Teddy Grouya, on right, with the 2023 winners of Best International Film, Moto Haka. Learn more about AmDocs here.

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Palm Springs Cultural Center
Founded by Ric & Rozene Supple in 2007, the Palm Springs Cultural Center creates, hosts, and encourages arts and cultural programs in the Coachella Valley.
Its programs include film festivals, farmers’ markets, live theatre and music performances, art installations and lecture series—all of which act as creative inspiration points—expanding our learning and building meaningful relationships with the people and the environment around us. Learn more about the Cultural Center and its events here.

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Palm Springs Animal Shelter
Ric & Rozene Supple loved animals and supported the Palm Springs Animal Shelter whose vision is a world where all animals are treated with kindness, compassion, and respect. Rozene was especially proud of the Rozene R. Supple Fancy Felines Adoption Suite.

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Additional organizations we have supported include:
Animal Samaritans (Coachella Valley)
Broadway's Best in the West Concert Series
California Paws Rescue
Community Organizing Relief Effort (CORE)-Ukrainian Aid
Desert Art Center
Desert Ensemble Theatre
Desert Film Society
Friends of the Palm Springs Library (PS Speaks)
Musical University Theater [Youth Group] of the Palm Springs Unified School District
Palm Canyon Theater
The Claremont Forum
Repertory Opera Claremont
Debbie Supple Miller kicking off the inaugural Sitka AmDocs
Community members participate in a drumming workshop with Okaijda Afroso (2025)
2025 Okaidja Performance at the Palm Springs Cultural Center