THANK YOU Donor Partners
The power of collective giving is reflected in the names you see listed here. Because of the funds created and annual support from our donor partners, we allocate resources that seek to eliminate inequities in Kent County. We are grateful to the donor partners whose generosity will create a lasting philanthropic legacy and address the ever-changing needs in our community. PHILANTHROPY LEADERSHIP LEVEL DONOR PARTNERS These leadership giving levels recognize our annual donors who made gifts, payment towards a pledge, or grant from a Donor Advised fund between July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023 supporting the Fund For Community Good, Fund for Education, Fund for Engagement, Fund for Prosperity, Fund for the Environment, Fund for Health or Fund for Neighborhoods. CURTIS WYLIE LEVEL In 1958, a significant bequest from Curtis Wylie transformed the Community Foundation, dramatically increasing our ability to support local nonprofits. David and Mary Annis .Anonymous (3) . Ms. Rita D. Balczak* and Christine Lehman . Roger* and Willa* Bauer . Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Berger . Betsy Borre . Tom and Gale Czerwinski . Bill and Margie Darooge . Laura DeVos . Gail O. DeYoung and F. Jay Shoettley . Bill and Kay Farr . Gussie Farris . Brad and Jeanie Friedland . Margy Jones . Carol Karr and Kevin Briggs . Stephen Klotz Family . Mr. and Mrs. William J. Lawrence III . Paul and Nora LeBlanc . Ms. Emily Loeks . Suzie Mackeigan . Tom Merchant . Terry McGovern and Carol Paine-McGovern . Bob and Marcy Roth . Curtis and Colleen Ruppal . Anne and David Sauber . Robert E and Marcia L Schaub Family Foundation . Diana R. Sieger . Judy Subar . Doug and Alix Thompson . Martin and Louise Timkovich . Betsey Tinkham . George and Kerstin Trowbridge . Frank and Sharon Van Haven . Phil and Kathy Vogelsang . Marilyn and Garrett Zack
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JIM CARPENTER LEVEL A former Trustee, advocate and enthusiastic supporter, Jim epitomized loyalty and service. He catapulted the Community Foundation’s growth and public image and was instrumental in starting the giving groups “Friends” in the late 1980s. Rick and Loy Adamy . Mr. William E. Alt . Mark Anderson . Anonymous (5) . Paul and Marty Arnold . Claudia Bajema . Laurie Finney Beard . Jesse M. Bernal . Lynn Bowers . Jim and Susan Brown . John and Sheila Buchanan . Anna Moore Butzner . Kyle and Juliann Caldwell . Jim and Pat Clay . Tom and Jan Czerney . Ron and Jeanne DeWaard . Martha and Nick Dewey . Marilyn Dooge . Beth and Ross Dornan . Jason and Stephanie Doublestein . Mr. and Mrs. David Edwards . Jean Enright . Kenneth and Claire Fawcett . Mary and Bill Ford . Jeffrey and Sheila Frank . Peter and Lori French . Heather and Sam Fox . Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Gleason . Ken Grashuis and Lori Lockyear . Jackie Haveman and Nathan Dwiri* . Jeannie Hosey and Tony Travis . John and Janyce Huff . Katherine Humphrey . Carlton and Wendy Jackson . Cherry and Phil Jacobus . Laura Jeltema .Joseph and Elizabeth Junewick . Marilyn Knol . Ron and Bonnie Kopp . The Kresge Foundation . Janet M. Krueger and Bruce Goodman . Christopher Barnes and Jessica Lalley . Arend and Nancy Lubbers . Judge Bill and Paula Murphy . Dr. Tony and Linda Nemec Foster . Mark and Janet Nisbett . Timothy J. and Debra D. O’Rourke . Larry and Jean Pinckney . Claudia and Joe Pohlen . Scott and Heather Pruski . Daniel and Judy Rau . Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Rice . Sally and Larry Robson . Marjorie and Bud Roegge . Steve and Amy Ruis . Jerri Schroeder . Mary Reagan Shapton and Bob Shapton . Eric and Amy Smith . Nick Thole and Amy Turner-Thole . Amanda and Scott Thomas .Dave Thompson . Peter Turner . Selene Van Vleck . Douglas and Kathy Vance . Collin Veele . Gary Walker . Elizabeth Welch and Brian Schwartz . Ms. Connie Wenger . Drs. Chad and Kathy Williams . Jeff and Janet Williams . Robert C. Williams . Susan Wittenbach . C. Christopher and Carol Worfel . John S. and Kathleen B. Woudstra . Ms. Laura A. Young . Joan and Jim Zawacki . Robert J. Zylstra PATRICIA “PAT” EDISON LEVEL Pat was a former trustee, who served as the first female board chair and first female executive director. She maintained her commitment to the Community Foundation as a donor and dear confidant. Anonymous (2) . Joel Bair . Darlene Berghorst . Louis and Linda Berra . Lynne Black . John Braley . Andrew and Janay Brower Rick and Willow Chapla . Molly and Colin Chelovich . Craig and Alison Clark . Jennifer and David Deamud . Tina Freese Decker and Jason Decker . Barbara DeMoor and Clive Morris . Nancy L. Douglas . John H. Edlund . Ben Emdin . Jeanne Englehart and Jack Novick . Gail and James Fahner . Barbara Bradley and Ronald Feenstra . Paula and Michael Freed . Ms. Joan M. Garety . Freddie and Cynthia Gladyness . Dr. Thomas Gribbin . Daniel Grzywacz and Holly Westhouse . John and Gwen Hibbard . Jeff Hill . Jane Hondelink . Steven and Joan Huyser-Honig . Jenifer Jackson . Larry Jewell and Janine Jewell . Paul and Beth Kelly . Vicki and Tom Kimball . Doug and Pat Klein . Jim Knack . Chris and Amy Knape . Ron and Jeanne Koehler . Douglas and Louann Kohlbeck . Cris and Tom Kutzli . Ray Loeschner . Dayle Maples and David Kampfschulte . Ron Marsteiner . Michelle McHale-Adams and George Adams . Angel Mendiola-Riggs and Lance Riggs . Mr. David W. Morgenstern . Matt and Stephanie Muscat . Bob and Margaret Nault . Gary and Peg Novosad . Joan Panopoulos . Heather and Stephen Paterson . Kathleen Stewart Ponitz . Martha J. Porter . Jim and Marie Preston . Mary Zoe Remien . Dale and Sherri Remmelts . Dr. Patrice Riga . Richard A. Roane and Leandro Robles . Lisa Marlene Rose . Carlos Sanchez and Lynne Pope . David Sarnacki and Bridget Flynn . Rana and Joseph Schwartz . Melissa A. Seguin . Shaun and Ruth Shira . Brent and Diane Slay . Corinne Sprague . Steven A. Starnes . Craig and Cheri Stein . Rick and Sue Steketee . Stan and Norma Sterk . Susan A. Stoddard . Robert and Megan Streng . Lawson and Suzanne Sutherland . Lon and Sandy Swartzentruber . Elliot Talen . Aaron Terpstra and Berniz Constanza Terpstra . Claude and Sharyl Titche . Wayne Titche . Philip and Diane Tower . Robert and Beth Townsend . Rick Treur . Lita Trevino . Joan Fox Turrentine . Hattie Van Haaften . Mr. and Mrs. Rodney J. Van Tol . Lorrie and Dave Vander Ark . Jaye VanLenten and Janette Tazzia . Ben and Emily VerWys . Marilyn Vineyard .Joy Whitten and Jeff Williams . Elan Winterberger . Mary