Schlitz Audubon 2022 Annual Report

Creating Community 2022 Annual Report

2022 BY THE NUMBERS

146,063 17,701 4,251 3,536 1,281 1,175 553 274 187 80 26 15

People reached through visits to the Center and outreach programming Hours contributed by volunteers Trees mapped through inventory project K-12 students experienced field trips or in-school visits free of charge Children enjoyed Schlitz Audubon Summer Camps Individuals reached through programming for people with specific needs Raptor programs presented at the Center and throughout the community Early learners reached through our Nature Preschool and Urban Outreach programs Different wild bird species documented at the Center Talontine's Day videos produced starring the Raptor Ambassadors Mussels in the Milwaukee River identified by citizen scientists Honorary and memorial oak trees planted

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center conserves our land’s diverse habitats on Lake Michigan and provides meaningful experiences and environmental education for all.

Thank you for helping us create community!

You, our donors, are an integral part of all we do at Schlitz Audubon. As you will read in the following pages, our accomplishments over the past year highlight how together we build a sense of community in our quest to bring the wonder of nature to all.

Against the beautiful backdrop of the Center’s varied habitats, we brought the joy of Shane Delsman, Board President, and Helen Boomsma, Executive Director birding to visitors and community members near and far this year. We increased the scope of spring birding programs, deepening people’s knowledge of the avian world and underscoring the importance of preserving native habitats.

We also celebrated our community of volunteers, many who together devote thousands of hours annually to the Center’s land restoration initiatives. These valuable volunteers include a core group, some who have been volunteering with us for more than two decades, as well as employees from a diverse cross-section of Greater Milwaukee companies.

The addition of Willow, a young, female Saw-whet Owl, enhanced our awe-inspiring raptor programs. Since joining us in early 2022, Willow has thrived as a feathered ambassador. She and our 14 other birds of prey help teach our community about their wild counterparts.

This past year we offered more nature-based programs and experiences to people with specific needs, including people with cognitive and physical challenges who are often unable to travel to the Center. With your support, we brought Schlitz Audubon programs to libraries, schools, and community centers, providing a comfortable and accessible way for a great many more people to engage with the natural world.

We are happy to share that for the fifth year in a row, we have received four stars from Charity Navigator, their highest rating. Thank you for entrusting Schlitz Audubon with your support and helping us share the wonders of nature with members of our community.

Shane Delsman Board President

Helen Boomsma Executive Director

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Creating Community | Sharing the Joy of Birding

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pring migration is the perfect time to spark the interest of a budding birder. The sweet songs of bright warblers carry down from the highest reaches of the canopy. Spiraling calls of secretive

thrushes emit from the understory. Staccato drumming announces the presence of stout woodpeckers as they search for insects on old-growth trees.

Drawing on this beautiful backdrop, Center educators connected more than 400 people with the joy of birding in spring of 2022, nearly quadrupling the number of spring programs offered in years past.

Beginning birding ID workshops gave hobbyists the confidence to begin calling American Robins, American Goldfinches, and Northern Cardinals by name, early morning bird walks led by seasoned birders took visitors on guided searches for likely species, and field trips gave participants the chance to experience some of the best birding hotspots in the region.

To complement this marked increase in programming, the Center also released a field guide and a suite of online offerings last spring. The comprehensive Birds of Schlitz Audubon folding pocket guide, curated by Schlitz Audubon staff, highlights 136 species one is likely to see on the trails at the Center both year-round and during migration. Online, our Bird Profile series highlights a species that is migrating through, breeding, or is a year-round resident of Southeast Wisconsin. Readers can learn about the appearance, diet, and nesting habits of species like Yellow-rumped Warbler and Green Heron, and even where and when they might be sighted at the Center.

Though education is always Schlitz Audubon’s primary focus, one online offering is pure fun: A feeder cam positioned outside the Great Hall of the Visitor Center ensures that any time of day, anyone can watch species like cheerful Black-capped Chickadees, feisty Blue Jays, and even tiny Ruby-throated Hummingbirds pursuing seeds, nuts, and sugar water.

Thanks to the passionate support of our donors, Schlitz Audubon shared the joy of birding with more people than ever last year and created new resources that will serve the community for years to come.

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Creating Community | Raptor Ambassadors Building Connections

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chlitz Audubon’s Raptor Ambassadors have been a source of wonder and inspiration for the community for more than 25 years. The most comprehensive program of its kind in Southeast-

ern Wisconsin, this premier collection is comprised of raptors: hawks, owls, eagles, and falcons, but also includes other birds such as a Turkey Vulture and an American Crow.

In early 2022, a pint-sized Northern Saw-whet Owl named Willow became part of Schlitz Audubon’s 15-member Animal Ambassador team. Her journey “home” to Schlitz Audubon exemplifies the power of community collaboration to benefit wildlife, and to help reinforce lessons about protecting the habitats we all share.

In October 2021, local couple Genie and Tom Smith found Willow lying immobile on the sidewalk near their home. They took her to the Wisconsin Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, where she was diagnosed with a non-reparable wing injury. The Humane Society recommended that Willow join the Raptor Ambassador team at the Center, and the Smiths in turn graciously sponsored her move, making a generous donation to support Willow's feeding, training, housing, and veterinary care at the Center.

Today Willow is thriving as one of our feathered educators, helping teach the public about her wild counterparts, underscoring the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems, and providing an awe-inspiring, up-close look at a live owl. Since she joined us in early 2022, Willow has already participated in 89 programs and met over 5,000 people!

Last year, the raptor team participated in more than 550 programs, reaching more than 59,000 people. From our majestic Bald Eagles holding court at the Wisconsin State Fair, to Tallulah the Turkey Vulture aweing students with her six-foot wingspan, our birds are touching the community almost every day.

We are so thankful for the dedicated efforts of the people who brought Willow to Schlitz Audubon.

We are honored to be entrusted to help share her story, and the stories of each of our Raptor Ambassadors, with the community.

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Creating Community | Volunteers Powering Conservation

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abitat restoration demands hard work and patience, and results are often visible only after years of labor. Thanks to the Center’s conservation staff past and present, and a community of

hundreds of volunteers, visitors today can witness dramatic changes across the Center’s 185 acres.

Volunteer land stewards devote thousands of hours each year to restoring the Center’s habitats. A core group, some of whom have been volunteering with us for more than two decades, work four mornings every week, year-round. In warmer months, their efforts are complemented by students or corporate work groups. This year, we were fortunate to host over 215 employees from corporations like Ever-Green Energy, Johnson Controls, and Kohl’s to assist with habitat restoration.

The Center’s Lake Terrace is a notable example of how our dedicated community of land stewards powers ongoing habitat transformation. Ten years ago, these flat meadowlands adjacent to Lake Michigan were dominated by white blossoms of non-native garlic mustard in May, followed by a wash of lavender dame’s rocket flowers in June. Now, spring ephemerals like Virginia waterleaf and bloodroot greet hikers early in the growing season, and the terrace is resplendent with plants like bergamot, joe pye weed, and flowering hyssop by late summer.

Beginning in 2014, land stewards began devoting hundreds of hours during June and July to battling invasive species on the 13-acre terrace. Center staff would run brush cutters eight hours a day in highly infested areas, and volunteers would hand pull invasives in high-quality pockets. This process was repeated for several years, until dominant invasives began to give way to reestablishing native species.

Today, invasive plants are hand-pulled by volunteers to protect the emergence of natives, a task that will need to be completed every spring. Yet work on the terrace no longer requires the enormous hours of years past, and volunteers are thus able to begin the slow, patient process of restoring new habitats.

Thank you to our community of hard-working volunteers who donated nearly 4,500 hours of their time to support conservation at Schlitz Audubon last year! This important work will have a lasting impact for many seasons to come.

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Creating Community | Programming for All People

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vital part of Schlitz Audubon’s mission is to provide inspiring environmental education for all people, a tenet that we take very seriously. This year, thanks to the support of our donor

community, we increased our free and reduced cost off-site programming to reach 1,100 people with specific needs across Southeastern Wisconsin.

Schlitz Audubon’s accessible programming supports individuals of all ages who have visual, cognitive, auditory, and mobility needs by providing them with a comfortable setting to engage with the natural world. Programs are hands-on, sensory learning experiences that explore an environmental theme. Non-sighted people who rely on audio communication are treated to the melodies of spring birdsong through a Joy of Birding program, while a group of highly sensory individuals may feel a riot of natural textures through Reptiles & Amphibians.

We work with caregivers prior to every program to learn the unique needs of the group, and then tailor the program to meet those needs.

Last year, for the first time, more than half of the Center’s accessible program offerings occurred off-site. Care facilities often lack high-capacity, safe transport vehicles or may require a high number of caregivers to facilitate travel to the Center for program participants. Thanks to generous donor support, we were instead able to bring environmental education to 21 partners in the community, strengthening relationships with organizations like St. Ann’s Center for Intergenerational Care, Balance Inc., and Village Pointe Commons.

We value sharing our programming in ways that meet the needs of specific community groups. We are so thankful for the partnership of the many organizations that allow us to conduct programming in their facilities, and the generous donors who make these programs possible.

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2021-2022 Financial Summary Friends of Schlitz Audubon Nature Center operates under a ground lease and management contract with the National Audubon Society (NAS). Under these agreements, the land and buildings remain the property of NAS, but the local board of directors has legal independence and fiduciary responsibility for the Center and its employees. The Center’s fiscal year ends on June 30.

Operating Revenue Contributions & Memberships

$1,369,271

Programs & Admission

$1,173,830

Retail (net) & Rentals

$566,598

Investment Income

$513,472

Other Total

$4,784 $3,627,955

Operating Expenses Education

$1,220,459

Conservation

$544,749

Preschool

$700,090

Administrative

$294,243

Fundraising & Membership

$267,774

Rentals

$293,625

Total

$3,320,940

Assets & Liabilities Total Assets Liabilities Net Assets

$7,135,296 * $854,546 $6,280,750

*Assets includes the Friends’ Investment Fund, which is managed by Robert W. Baird Co. Incorporated and had a year-end market value of $4,407,294. Funds in the amount of $322,597 were either permanently or temporarily restricted.

Other Funds (Not Included in the Center's Assets) The Center is the income beneficiary of an endowment owned

by NAS which is managed by Robert W. Baird Co. Incorporated, value of $4,193,331, and a trust fund owned/managed by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, value of $2,846,854.

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Thank you for making a difference!

Gifts listed here are monetary or in-kind contributions valued at $100 or more that were given during our 2022 fiscal year. $50,000 + Greater Milwaukee Foundation Pearl Weller Fund VFW Post #2923

$25,000 - $49,999 Anonymous Shelly and J.D. Culea Four-Four Foundation Gayle Grubisic Riordan Revocable Trust Katherine M. Smith Revocable Trust U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

$20,000 - $24,999 Anonymous Greater Milwaukee Foundation Cissy VD Bryson Fund Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Paul Matzner and Julie Armour Dorothy K. Vallier Foundation, Inc.

$15,000 - $19,999 Komatsu Mining Corp. Foundation Krause Family Foundation Nast Family Foundation National Fish and Wildlife Foundation David V. Uihlein Foundation We Energies Foundation

$10,000 - $14,999 Anon Charitable Trust Anonymous Antonia Foundation Jonathan and Abbey Bloom James E. Dutton Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation Mary Jane Ziska Memorial Fund Johnson Controls Foundation, Inc. Pollybill Foundation, Inc. Speaker Family Foundation Judy Van Till

$5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous (2) Michael Bamberger and Family Jane Bell Susan and Steve Bell Dr. Kathleen Bloom BMO Harris Bank

John C. Bock Foundation Brewers Community Foundation, Inc. Benjamin and Kristin Checota Estate of Ray Chin Marjorie L. Christiansen Foundation Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trusts Buffy and Steve Duback Greater Milwaukee Foundation Richard W. & Barbara F. Frank Family Fund Margarete and David Harvey Jewish Community Foundation Moshe & Debra Katz Family Donor Advised Fund Johnson Outdoors Kathleen Joynt Mary Beth Kilian and Gena Fischer-Kilian Kohl's Donald and Jill Miller Barbie Brennan Nelson and Chad Nelson Northwestern Mutual Foundation Diane K. O'Connor Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation Benjamin and Maria Rikkers Genie and Tom Smith Stackner Family Foundation Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust Christine Symchych and Jim McNulty Julia Aring Uihlein Viking River Cruises

$2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous (3) Leslie Arnold Augustyn Foundation Trust Baird - KLD Group Collina Foundation A Fund of Hamilton County Community Foundation Kathleen and Randy Dean Heidi and Brian Dondlinger Ever-Green Energy Kay Fine John Gebhardt and Deborah McKeithan-Gebhardt Tim Gerend and Sandy Hellman

Amy Giuffre and Anthony Fuerst Richard Glaisner Greater Milwaukee Foundation Cottrell Balding Fund Thekla P. Brumder Fund Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation Charles and Betsy Hoke Susan and Howard Hopwood Thomas and Pauline L. Jeffers Johnson Financial Group Mary and Ted Kellner Marge Kieckhefer Terry and Carole Knudsen Dan and Marie Kramer Nancy Laskin Richard and Sherry Lundell Mark Miller Milwaukee Tool Greg and Rhonda Oberland One Tree Planted Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD Puelicher Foundation, Inc. Rusinow Family Charitable Foundation Katie Smith Michael Uihlein Carol and Lee Wolcott

$1,000 - $2,499 A.O. Smith Foundation, Inc. Acupuncture & Holistic Health Associates Anonymous (4) Janie and Cliff Asmuth Babboni Photography Badger Meter Foundation, Inc. Baird Dr. Paul E. Barkhaus Barbara and Stephen Becker Robert Bell Thomas Bell Black Box Fund Susan and Fred Bliffert Kevin and Pat Campau Canopies Events with Distinction Carol A. Carpenter Jessica and Matt Carpenter Jack Carroll John and Wendy Cayer

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$1000 - $2499 continued Renee Clair Shane and Keri Delsman Bob Dohmen Art and Rhonda Downey Peter and Christine Duback Paul and Patsy Ellsworth Pamela Frank Barbara Nitchie Fuldner Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Dr. Gogan Robert and Joan Goodman Greater Milwaukee Foundation Marge & Fred Brossman Fund Cottrell/Jacobs and Housiaux Family Fund Edward Inderrieden and Jean Maier Fund Stratton Fund Erin and Craig Haan Hauske Family Foundation, Inc. Linda Hawkins Al and Kathy Hentzen Infinity Benefits Solutions Kathryn and Matt Kamm Kevin and Meg Kinney Jonathan Kushi and Yvonne Chiu James and Elizabeth Lange Dan Laubusch Dr. Rick and Roberta London Joan Lubar and John Crouch Bill Lynch and Barbara Manger Patricia Marek Linda Martin Renee and Tom McCutcheon John and Debbie McGregor Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols, S.C. Alyssa Moore and Tim Olson Linda and Jock Mutschler Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Nick and Shannon Offerman Leia and Brian Olsen David L. Olson and Claire Fritsche Orion Motors LLC Kristen and Benjamin Pavlik John and Debbie Pearce Sharon Petrie Pieper Electric Inc. / Ideal Mechanical Barbara Recht 12

Claudia Ruiz and Daniel Wiske Lorette Russenberger John Schaub Shantanu and Amanda Singh Estate of Patricia Smith David Snow Lindsay Stevens Richard and Linda Stevens Dr. Richard Stone Tall Guy and a Grill Rich and Anna Teerlink Renee Tegge Usinger Foundation, Inc. Brittany Vogt and Benjamin Uphoff Steve and Chris Weingarth West Bend Community Foundation West Bend Mutual Insurance Company Charitable Fund Wild Birds Unlimited - Mequon Ted Wiley Charitable Account Ann Williamsen Michael and JoAnn Youngman

$500 - $999 Amish Craftsmen Guild II Anonymous (4) Donald and Donna Baumgartner Bill and Betsie Berrien Holly Blake Deanna Braeger Charley and Heather Brennan Suzy and John Brennan Andrea and Dan Burkholder Terri and Mark Chelmowski Audrey and Mo Chowdhury Sid Clark Gerald Crueger Harry and Carolyn Easom Carl Eisenberg Albert J. and Flora H. Ellinger Foundation Susan Fink and Michele Dziaba Anne and Dean Fitzgerald William and Kari Foote Michael Franks and Julie Wojcik Tim and Elizabeth Garland Greater Milwaukee Foundation Coddington Family Fund Senn Family Fund Paul and Wendy Greeney Jon and Ann Hammes Marylis Hansen Celia Harvey and Jose Manuel Torres Leiton

Dan and Krista Hettinger Alicia Hunt and Anna Lusiak Kitty Kocol William and Linda Koenig John and Mary Kopmeier Megan Kraus Shirley Krug Victor J. Larson Dyan and Andy Lasar Ann Lucht LUMW Foundation Stephanie Lyons Guy and Mary McDonald Linda Mellowes Katie and Dan Milbeck Dennis Milbrath Bob and Linda Mlynarek Colin and Christiana Mooney Nicki and Chris Mueller Susan Nichols North Shore County Club Kathy Nusslock Judith Ormond John Oster Family Foundation Outpost Natural Foods Chad and Krista Pankop Robert and Margaret Patricelli Angela Pierro and Jad Donaldson Elizabeth Pierson Russ and Mary Margaret Pilling Anoop Prakash and Gita Sinha Nicole and Daniel Renouard Lee Riordan Lynn Rix Lynn Roginske Gayle Rosemann and Paul McElwee Julie and Mason Ross Karin Savage Donna and Michael Scaffidi Mary and Dave Scher Ali and Scott Schwebel Paul and Sheree Sienkiewicz Steve and Janet Silverman Craig and Hope Siverhus Greg and Nancy Smith Paul Stillmank and Maggie Cain Streich Family Foundation Benjamin P. Teich Tom and Pat Towers Lisa Trost Pam Uihlein Betsy Vokac and John Blanchard Ken and Barb Wardius

$500 - $999 continued Theresa Wells Susan Wernecke James B. Wigdale Adam Wilmoth and Stephanie Blake Richard and Kathleen Wirtz Wisconsin Athletic Club Elizabeth Wyatt Courtney and Billy Zlotocha

$250 - $499 Anonymous (3) Robert Amich Kathie and Tony Asmuth Cynthia Backhaus Franz F. Backus Linda Balfanz Emily Barrett Eric and Barbara Bay Aivars Bergmanis and Bonnie Ruel Peter and Sally Blommer Helen M. Boomsma Molly and Alexander Braid Kathleen and Richard Brehmer Jim and Diane Brown Candace and Mark Burger Judith and James Callan Kaylee Campbell Joe and Linda Cardinale John and Julie Carpenter David and Naomi Cobb Dan and Paige Conley Mary and James Connelly Courtyard Milwaukee Downtown Nancy Coyle Michael Curley and Janaki Shah Alberta Darling Don and Sallie Davis Dan Defnet Thomas Deimel Don and Mary Demet Tom and Mary Jo Dempsey John and Courtney Dewis Karl and Lisa Dickson John Dyer and Theresa Skrivseth Tracy Ann Eckes Johnson Henry and Judy Eckstein Evelyn Ericson Amy and Andrew Farkas Alex Feix First Stage Theater Academy FPZ, Inc. Scott and Sarah Frandle

Peter Friedlander Robin Fuchs Lori Gendelman Mark and Virginia Gennis Kristin and Mike Gies Sarah and Jim Gramentine Leonard and Kamari Green Therese Gripentrog and Scott Mittelstadt Claire and Glen Hackmann Robert Hagedorn David and Carolyn Haight Sue and Dan Haislmaier Barb Hamm Mark Hauer Heartland Advisors Peter and Amy Hellman Todd and Jody Herbert Michelle Herro Jeanne Hoff Sue B. Holcomb David and Beth Hoover Matthew Hron Judith Huf William and Barbara Hunt Fran and Eliot Huxley Jewish Community Foundation Abigail & David Nash Marilyn W. John Andrew Kaplan Susie Kasten Moshe and Debra Katz Tyler Killips Evan and Debbie Kirkstein Nancy and John Kirtley Zach Knudson and Sarah Pirkey Ben and Lee Kordus Lauren Krahenbuhl Mary Krall Richard Krueger Mary Pauly Lacy Foundation Mark Langholz Margaret Layde John Levendusky and Trisch Sayotovich Janet Loos Karen Luling John and Martha Lunz Marta Magnuson Gerald and Elaine Mainman Beth and Ken Martin David Mayer and Vincent Di Chiara Kelly McGuire Jennifer McIntosh Anne and Art Mees

Patrick and Piper Mehigan David Meissner Michael and Donna Miller Morningstar Golfers Club Mike and Babs Mortl Tom Moser David and Gail Nelson Terrance Nickasch and Karen Costello Calli Niemi Chris and Anne Noyes Geri G. and Marvin B. Olson Pabst Theater Group Kristie Paskvan Patagonia Chicago Dave and Louise Petering The Pfister Hotel Tom and Sheri Price Scott Proctor and Renee Jones-Proctor Harriet Purtell Bob Raffel and Christi Jost Timothy Read Eric and Laura Roberts Laura G. Rooney Robert J Ruemelin Kim Schardin Erna Schatzman Thomas and Judy Schmid Gail Schumann and Michael Switzenbaum Elizabeth Schwartz Annemarie Scobey-Polacheck and Bill Polacheck Jane Shero Jason and Laura Shimko Catherine Singer Robert L. Smith Jackie and Tim Stackhouse Mari and Nate Steinmetz Rob and Debbie Stern Jonathon Stone and Amanda Widing David and Tara Strong Katherine Strycker Mark and Amy Stueckroth Susie and Graham Taylor Meru Thakur Tom Tolan Christine and Todd Townsend Jennifer and Stephen Tuman Christine Valenti Sara and Jonathan Van Deurzen Lauren Volberding Rakesh and Laj Waghray

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$250 - $499 continued Cheryl Wahlberg Weyco Charitable Trust Noah Wise and Molli Rasmussen Laurel and Ron Woods yellow wood Jim and Claudia Youngquist Clare Zempel and Judy Zempel Herbert Zien and Elizabeth Levins

$100 - $249

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Anonymous (24) Gregory Adams Kristi and Jason Adyniec John and Kathlyn Albert Richard A. Albert Brian and Alycia Albin Leigh Albritton and Lee Bergquist Kristin Alderson Allstate Kathleen Alpren AmazonSmile David Anderson and Laura Petrie Anderson J. Stephen and Barbara Anderson Robert and Anne Anderson Michael and Mary Ann Apfeld Jane Appleby Joe and Karen Arcara Donna Lee Arentson Estate Bettina Arnold Kyle Arpke Robert Asti Scott Bahr and Margaret Wenger Pat Bakula Anne and Jeff Ballentine Jessie and Chris Banaszak Andrew and Donna Barnes Adam Barraza and Emily Lindman Caroline Barrow Bartolotta Restaurants Will Baurecht and Helen Bannan-Baurecht Robert and Polly Beal Ann Becker and David Muschler Jill Becker Elizabeth Bedwell and Greg Capper Edward Benck and Kathleen Egan-Benck Cindy Benning Thomas and Patti Benson Bentley's Pet Stuff - Grafton Lauren Bergendahl Dr. Gerry and Mrs. Sue Berman

Carolyn Berry Carmen Berte and Sarah Berte Betty Brinn Children's Museum Ann Binzak Andy and Jenny Bird Bittercube Bitters Mel Blanke and Kathleen Roberts Mary and Shai Blasberg Bert Bleke Bruce and Melissa Block Lucy and Michael Bloedorn Bookworm Gardens Jeri Bonavia Matthew and Lindsay Bosler Catherine Bostwick John W. Brahm Joe and Karen Branch Judith and Arlin Brannstrom Sue Braun Jeff and Laura Bray Michael Briselli and Jeannee Sacken Jamie Bruchman Ken and Lucille Buchholz Buckley's Restaurant & Bar Dan Burkhardt MacKenzie and Dane Button Eddie Camara Sharon and Mark Cameli Margaret Canary Captain's Walk Winery Angela Carollo and Peter Layde William and Nancy Carpenter Dr. B. L. and Margaret Charous Diane Chesko and Karly Chesko Wilkins Shidi Chesser Don Chevako Peter Chiu Christ Episcopal Church Erik and Lone Christensen Paul Christensen Kari and Joe Cincotta Barbara B. Collings Bill Collins Amy and Dennis Connolly Gerry and Heidi Connolly Shannon L. Cooper Anne Courtney John and Catherine Crichton Laura Crum Frances H. Curtis Sandy and Jean Custer Joanne Danforth and Stewart Edwards

David and Patricia Daniels Lindsey and Carl Davis DDK Marketing Ellie and Julian De Lia Jerry Dent Terese M. Dick Amy and Jim Dodge Anita and Merrick Domnitz Doubletree Milwaukee Downtown Nancy Drewek Margot Dunn Michael and Kathy Dwyer Susan Dykes and Christopher Williams Early Music Now Julianna Ebert and Frank Daily Robert Edgecombe Matthew and Katrina Ehresman Heather Eiden Erik Eklund and Elisabeth Koerner Ernst and Christiane Endres Don and Barbara Enns Elizabeth S. Ericson Dan and Kay Esposito Joan Fagan and David R. Cross Barbara Farhad Susan Farrell Feed Bag Pet Supply Co. Suzan and Thomas Fehring Kaylan Fenton and Manish Pant Ranée and Brenton Field A. Christine Fieldbinder Tom and Mousie Fitzgerald Five O'Clock Steakhouse Kevin Flaherty Susan Flaherty Jacek Flejsierowicz John and Lauren Focht Fool's Errand Foster Family Foundation Howard Frankenthal Family Foundation Sue and Tim Frautschi Grace Fuhr Rob Gardenier and Lori Morse Gardenier James and Jean Garfield Jim Gay and Linda Robinson-Gay Stephen and Pam Geimer Melissa Gibson and Ross Freshwater Richard and Beverly Gieringer Steve Giles and Jennine Pufahl Greg and Sandra Gleisner

$100 - $249 continued Jackie and Mark Gold Larry and Geli Golopol Goodkind Bay View Renae Gorder and Matthew Krajewski Steve and Anne Gorzek Allison Grabowski Graphics Distribution, Inc. Green Bay Packers - Give Back Tom and Linda Griggs James R. Grill Zachary and Karin Groh Erwin Gross Helene and Steve Gyarmaty Keith and Ann Hacker Jim and Laura Hahn Brad and Nancy Halfman Richard Halfman Donna Hammes Edward J. Hammond and Marcia P. Brooks Ryan and Kathryn Hanley Dayten Hanson and Susie Lamborn Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva Mark and Julia Harrington Mark and Nancy Harris Toby Harris Bryanna Hathaway Chris Hawley Jason Heindel and Dyanna Czeck Paul and Lois Heiss Eric and Linda Hersh Jenny and Bob Hillis Hilton Garden Inn Susan and Marc Hinkley Jeff Hoole Mark and Mary Horowitz Houseman & Feind, LLP Paul and Gail Hughes Peter and Paul Hundt James Huston and Theresa Miller William Huth Infinity Beverages Philip and Jane Islo Nancy Jacobs Eric Jakubowski and Angela Tonozzi Grace Janik and Bill Matthaeus Jewish Community Foundation Margery H. and Irvin M. Becker Donor Advised Fund David Moss & Colleen Beaman Donor Advised Fund

Jeremy Jensen and Christina Dittrich Luke and Heidi Jeter Betsy Johnson Jennifer Johnston Andrew and MacKenzie Julian Kahner, Mann & Kailis, S.C. Louisa Kamps Laura Kapp and Andy Manning Suzette and Steven Kappes Joe Karpfinger and Craig Thelen Ken Kehl and Diane Dembroski Jackie and Al Keltner Gwynne Kennedy and John Diclemente Demaris Kenwood Dorothy Kerr Connie Kieckhefer Maryglen and Robert Kieckhefer Kilwins Milwaukee - Bayshore Mark and Bridget Kirkish Russell and Jean Kittleson Keavy Knauss and Michael Hayford W. David and Dedi Knox II Kent Knudsen Joanna and William Koehler Kopp's Frozen Custard Adel B. Korkor, M.D. David Korr and Jessica Franken John and Christine Kosma Koss Corporation Jenny and Joshua Kovach Bob and Sue Kowalsky Jim Krahn and Marjorie Schaefer Dennis Kuecherer William G. Kummer Anne Kumor Lake Geneva Ziplines & Adventures Leah Lalor Lisa and Curtis Landry Kevin Langreck Judy and Norm Lasca Cindy Lauwasser Tracy Lazarus Ann Lederman Ken Leinbach Brendan B. Leonard and Heather Pahl Michael and Annette Leroy Abby and Josh Leverenz Missy and Bill Levit Charles Libal Patrick and Karen Linnane Kelly and Sean Little

Nancy A. Lizdas Marcus and Barbara Low Christel Maass and Terry Rindt Steve Macek and Mary Sue Kristainsen Marcus Performing Arts Center Vicki and Robert Marx Patricia Matusiak Mark and Shepp McManus Mark and Nancy McQuide Pam Mehnert and Lisa Malmarowski Joe Meinecke Jennifer Mell and Mike La Montagna John Menzel Hilary Merline Michelle L. Merrell Barbara A Meyer Donna and Wilfred Miles Jim Millard James and Suzette Miller Lisa A. Miller Lori Miller Richard Miller and Cynthia Mieszala Milwaukee Ballet Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Milwaukee Community Sailing Center Milwaukee County Historical Society Milwaukee Film Milwaukee Public Museum Milwaukee Repertory Theater Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. Andrea Monicken and Jim Stollenwerk Elena Montano Betty Moran Matthew and Moira Moran Ellen Morgen Libbi Moriarty Mount Olympus Water & Theme Park Dennis and Jennifer Moze Brett Mueller Suellen and Lee Mueller Mitch Nelles Cindy and Jim Nelson Craig Nelson Danny and Nancy Nessman Elizabeth Neubauer Fred Neubauer and Tamara Francois-Neubauer Rebecca Neumann Merri and Tom Nichol Maryanne Niesen

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Haskell Noyes III and Margaret Noyes Michael and Kelly O'Brien Beverly O'Donnell Richard Ohly Dr. Marc and Donna Olsen Tracy Olson Pabst Mansion Dave Pacifico and Audry Grill Dan Pagliaro Parallel 44 Vineyard & Winery Amir and Jenna Patel Joe and Kathy Patton Annette Paul John and Diane Pearson Peckerman, Klein & Van Kirk, LLP Julie Pekarek Susan and Chuck Percival Brenda and John Perry Kris Peterson Marjorie and Jim Pines Rick and Joan Plumley Andrew Pokrass and Sharon Madnek Carole Poth Larry and Jeanne Prochnow Janine and Kevin Putzer Debbie and Tracy Quin Jay and Stephanie Radtke Arvind Rao and Renuka Jain Mary Ann Rasku and John Lannon Francisca Ratka Donna Recht Rick and Anne Reinders Bruce and Rita Resnick Jayne Roberts Arlene Roche Rocket Baby Bakery Reed Rodenkirch and Carla Minsky Christine and Dennis Romer David Rosenberg and Sandy Byrne Patricia Rothe Alex and Dr. Abby Rothstein Fred Ruenzel Holly Russek George and Nancy Ryan Samir and Svapna Sabnis Kristin and Margaret Salamone Kathy and Joseph Sauer Tom and Pam Schaefer Bob and Cato Schley Christine Schlosser Timothy G. Schlueter Denise Schmitt Rachel Schneider

Rodd and Andrea Schneider Thomas Schoenauer School of Rock Shorewood David and Sarah Schroeder Heather Schultz Philip Schultz and Melissa Mooney Colleen and Robert Schwartz Bob and Sally Schwarz Shannon Seavers John and Anne Seibel Robert and Kathryn Selingo SFC, Inc. Eric Shade Gregg and Gina Shaffer William and Katherine Shaffer Joseph and Merry Shane Korene Sheridan Judith L. Shirley Gigi and Mark Short Dale and Julie Shuster David and Rebecca Silber Mark A. Silverman and Maria S. Rodriguez Skylight Music Theatre Richard Slater Ed and Connie Smidebush Katherine Smith Joe and Terri Somers Richard Sorbello Peter Sorce Mark Spaeth Eileen Sperl Corry Stanley Barbara J. Stansberry Sam Starrett Sarah and Alexander Starrett Leonard and Dianne Stecklein Barbara Stewart Norman Stewart and Debra Salvo Jennie Stoltz Christopher and Suzanne Stone Stone's Throw Winery Erika Stueven Martin M. Suchocki Scott and Mary Sullivan Tait Szabo and Kristina Sasich William and Kathy Tarmen-Ramcheck Marci and Gary Taxman Carol Tennessen Maria Theisen and Steve Roda Nancy Thomadsen Scott Thompson David and Elizabeth Thuli

Sara Tomilin Jim and Cathy Toohey James and Gloria Tylicki Unpretty Gallery Kevin and Nancy Urbani Nick Urbanik Fritz and Nicki Usinger Thomas and Mary Uttech Josie Vallone Matthew Van Stappen Melinda and Christopher Vernon Visual Image Photography Alicia Vogel Anne and Frederick Vogel III Von Stiehl Winery Mark Wade and Jody Byers Andrea Wagoner and Roger Ruggeri Eido and Michelle Walny William Waltenberger Michael Wanger Tim and Stacy Ward Michael Wasechek Karen and Thomas Watson Tim and Lorraine Wayman Charles Weber and Elissa Lenkin-Weber Suzy and Jerry Weisman Marie Weiss Mark Wente Greg Wersching Philip Wheatley Therese A. Wick Terry and Carol Wilkins Shirley Wilkinson Michael and Catherine Williams J. Michael and Peggy Wilson Peter and Ann Wilt Carol Witt Joyce Wolburg James and Derethia Wortman George Wright Wy'east Pizza Allen Young Mary Jo Zachow and Bethany Kempfer Jessica Zalewski Dawn and John Zandt Katherine Zens Eric Zentner and Jenna Kunde Rebecca and Michael Zimmer Vicki Zipf Zoological Society of Milwaukee Clarice B. Zucker

Evergreen Society Helen Boomsma Carol A. Carpenter Margarete and David Harvey Patty Kugel Victor Larson

Jack and Janice McHugh Pollybill Foundation, Inc. Susan Reichard Jeff Rusinow and Jen Ellis Judy Van Till

Thora M. Vervoren Bethany Way Thompson Carol and Lee Wolcott Ed Zieve

We invite you to consider becoming part of the Evergreen Society, a small group of visionary benefactors who cherish nature and conservation, and who have included Schlitz Audubon in their estate plans. The Evergreen Society recognizes and honors donors who will help advance the mission of Schlitz Audubon though their estate plans.

Planned gifts can be made through bequests, retirement plans, charitable remainder trusts, life insurance policies, or appreciated assets. Even if you feel you only have modest means to share, you can still include Schlitz Audubon in your will—you need only believe in our mission. Together, we will decide which aspect of the Center means the most to you, and we will ensure that this area will benefit from your interest. This may include our land conservation efforts, our award-winning preschool, our celebrated Raptor and Animal Ambassador Program, or our nature-based educational programs with offerings for all ages and abilities.

Learn more by contacting us at giving@schlitzaudubon.org or calling 414-352-2880 x122 today!

Board of Directors as of June 30, 2022 Officers Shane Delsman President Benjamin T. Pavlik Treasurer Jane B. Bell VP – Development John Schaub VP – Governance Aliah Berman Past President

Directors Renee M. Clair Heidi Dondlinger John E. “Jack” Gebhardt Amy Giuffre Therese Gripentrog Evan Kirkstein Jonathan T. Luljak Barbie Brennan Nelson Leia C. Olsen Sanderson S. ‘Andy’ Read Benjamin F. Rikkers Jeff Rusinow Lindsay Stevens Carol Wolcott

Past Presidents John H. Kopmeier, Jr. Philip R. Smith Dennis L. Fisher Terrence K. Knudsen Thomas J. McCutcheon Thomas B. Fitzgerald Randolph H. Dean Stephen F. Geimer Thomas J. Drought David K. Hoover John S. McGregor Margarete R. Harvey Timothy J. Gerend John Grunau Aliah Berman

Director Emeritus Dorothy K. Vallier (1920-2013) Honorary Directors Edwin P. Wiley

Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of our donor list.

If you find an error, please contact us at (414) 352-2880 x237 to make a correction.

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