Our Donors

The Foundation appreciates the gifts and contributions that help achieve the mission of building community endowment and enhancing the quality of life for the people of our region. We are deeply grateful to every donor who supports the work of the Foundation in Muskegon County to effect positive change through grantmaking and leadership on key community issues.

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MAJOR BENEFACTORS

$4,000,000 OR MORE
One Anonymous Donor

$3,000,000 OR MORE
Mr. Paul C. Johnson*
W.K. Kellogg Foundation

$1,000,000 OR MORE
Eunice Bush* Bequest
Curtis and Lucille Chambers
Credit Bureau of Greater Muskegon
Ms. Alta Daetz* Bequest
Mr. Robert E. Diman* Bequest
Florence Gause Bequest /Hume Home
A. Harold Frauenthal*
Goodwill Industries of West Michigan, Inc.
The Harvest Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Hilt
Dr. William G. and Kathleen L. Jackson
Jasam Foundation
Mr. Henry J. Klooster*
Mr. Carl H. Orton*Bequest
Mr. and Mrs. G. William Paine
Nancy Poppen*
Sherman R. Poppen
Ms. Doris Sagala*
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas* Seyferth
Ruth Skwarek* Bequest
SPX Corporation
Starduster Unitrust
Fanny Steketee* Bequest
Mr. B. A. Westgate*

$500,000 OR MORE
Alcoa Howmet
Ms. Edith Anderson Estate*
Mr. Chris Anton*
Betten Automotive Group
Leonard and  Edna Blomdahl* Bequest
Buitendorp* Bequest
Mrs. Donald B. Birtwistle
Gary Bogner
Mrs. Lillian Boonstra*
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Byam
The Violet and Lawrence Collins* Music Foundation
City of Muskegon
Collins Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Eklund, Jr.
Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore Council
Charles and Jesse Goodnow Bequest*
Julia Hackley*/City of Muskegon
John and Linda Hilt
Florence Kiskey*
Dr. and Mrs. Sidney A. McKnight Jr.
Mercy Health Partners
Michigan Community Foundations' Youth Project
Ms. Mary H. Murphy* Bequest
Muskegon Conservation District
Muskegon Museum of Art
Muskegon Public Schools
Victor and Helen Pyle*
Mrs. Jane M. Ruthkoski Estate*
Ernest Settle* Bequest
J. Daniel and Mavis Thill
Corky and Robert Tuttle*
Mr. Edwin Valentine* Bequest
Ms. Rena Westerville* Bequest

$250,000 OR MORE
One Anonymous Donor
Mrs. Virginia Beardsley
Mr. Willard J. Bosma*Bequest
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bowen
Ms. Margaret A. Busch* Bequest
John and Nellie Bytwerk*
Child and Family Services Trust
The Columbus Foundation
Community Church
Community Foundation for Mason County
Council of Michigan Foundation
K. Wayne and Joyce Dulyea Sr.
Foundation For Muskegon Community College
Bessie Gray*Trust
Julia Hager* Trust
Dave and Chrissie Hall
Harbor Steel & Supply Company
Gladys and Fred Hawley Bequest*
Martha and Jack Hilt*
Norma Jean and Joseph* Horan 
Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Johnson II
Edward G.* and Daisy M. Krautheim
Mr. William R. Lathers* Bequest
Metalworks, Inc.
Mrs. Betty M. Morrison*
Muskegon Catholic Education Foundation Fund
Muskegon City Teachers Clubhouse Committee
Muskegon County Medical Society
Muskegon Rotary Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Rasmussen
Mr. and Mrs. Milan S. Reed Sr.
Gordon E.* and Antoinette C. Reynolds
Mrs. Nancy Rubinsky*
Mr. and Mrs. Lee R. Schoenherr
Ruth and John Schrier, Sr.
Ms. Shirley M. Smedley*
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Smith
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Mr. Stanley Sutherland*, Jr.
Temple B'Nai Israel
United Way of the Lakeshore
Shaw and Betty Walker Foundation
The Wege Foundation
Western Michigan Christian High School
Rosalie and Paul Youngberg Bequest*

$100,000 OR MORE
One Anonymous Donor
Tim and Mary Lou Achterhoff
AeroVision International
Mr. and Mrs. B. Dennis Albrechtsen
Chuck and Gloria Alstrom
Evelyn P. Alstrom*
Mr. Elmer L. Andersen*
Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Andersen
Mr. Thomas W. Anton
Mrs. Ingrid M. Ashley*
Robert and Norma Bazzett
Mrs. Paul Bergmann*, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Betten
Birtwistle Family Foundation
David C. and Sandra R. Bliss
Jon R. and Jane S. Blyth
Ms. Almeda Boulton Bequest*
Dr. and Mrs. J. Max Busard, MD
Sidney Bush* Trust
Calvary Church
Calvin Christian Reformed Church
Mr. Leo Campbell*
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Chinworth
Dr. and Mrs.* Robert W. Christie
Mrs. Bettye Clark Cannon
Mrs. Robert E.* and Betty N. Cope
County of Muskegon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Cutler
Mr. Peter C. Damm
Nell & Lowell B. Dana
Mr. and Mrs. Harmon B. Deal Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat O. Donahue
Mr. J. Paul Dunworth*
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Enders
ESCO Company, LLC
First Christian Reformed Church
First Congregational Church
First Presbyterian Church
Mr. A. J. Flogge
Mr. Richard Charles Ford
Forest Park Covenant Church
David H. and Sandra P. Gibbs
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Gossett
Greater Muskegon Service League Foundation
Mrs. Roberta Greinke* Bequest
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick F. Grice
Mr. Richard W. Hain*
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hansen* Bequest
Mrs. H. Andrew Hansen*
Harbor Hospice
Harbor Unitarian Universalist Congregation Church
Mr. and Mrs. Al Hardman
Hines Corporation
Mr. Alex Homberger*
Dave House Family Foundation
James P.* and Florence Jackson
Bob & Louise Jewell
Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Johnson
Mrs. Lavornia Julian* Estate
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Keessen
Mr. L. Herb Kersman*
Eleanor Kidwell* Trust
Kiwanis Club of Muskegon, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Kraft
Mr. John E. Kuieck*Bequest
Lakeside United Methodist Church
Mr. Everett J. Liebetreu* Bequest
LOVE INC of Muskegon County
Ludington Area Schools
Ludington Beverage Company
Manistee Sunrise Rotary Club
Mary Maykol*
Mr. John Medendorp*
Dr. Daniel C. Mixer
Augusta A. Moran*
Mr. Ernest Moylan*
Ralph L. Muller*
William Munroe Friends of the Disabled
Mrs. Margaret Murdoch*
Muskegon Chronicle
Muskegon Civic Theatre
Muskegon Friends of the Disabled
Muskegon Progress & Development Fund
Robert and Kay Neal
Newkirk Electric Assoc.
Nichols
Oceana County Medical Care Facility
Patrick J. O'Leary Foundation
Gerhard O. and Doris E. Olsen*
Debbie & Stephen Olsen
Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Olthoff
Mr. Howard F. Oosterhouse*Bequest
Mr. and Mrs.* T Operhall
Paine Family Foundation
Peter Pavlich* Trust
Ms. Mary C. Payne
Pentwater Public Schools
Dr. & Mrs. Richard W. Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Peterson
Quigg Family Advised Fund
R. Covell Radcliffe* Bequest
Rosamond Ramey Estate*
Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Rasmussen
Ms. Nan J. Riekse
Dr. Harry W. Robinson*
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Rosen
Sappi Fine Paper
S. D. Warren Company, Division of Scott Paper Co.  
Dr. Emil Shebesta* Estate
Bob and Merle Scolnik
Richard and D.J. Shantz
The Shaw and Betty Walker Foundation
Shelby Public Schools
Mrs. Rosaline Smith*
St. Catherine's Church
St. Gregory's Episcopal Church
Mr. Darl Staley*
State of Michigan
Mr. Peter Turner
UBS Financial Services, Inc
Verizon
VNS Homecare and Hospice, Inc.
Joseph Warmbier* Bequest
Waters Broadcasting Corp.
Ms. Catherine M. Watters and Mr. Mark H. Reed
Webb Chemical Service Corporation
West Michigan Symphony
Robert and Ruth Wheaton*
Mr. Fred W. Wilder
Richard and Marilyn Witham
Dr. Winston (Woody)* and Jan R. Wood
John and Kathy Workman

$50,000 OR MORE
Two Anonymous Donors
Ms. Lilyan Abrham* Bequest
Mrs. Rolland H. Achterhoff
George & Josephine Anacker
Ted and Francine Anton
The ARC Muskegon
Mr. and Mrs. Ted G. Arens
Chris and Melissa Baker
Leon (Jerry) & Linda Bakke
Mr. Elmer A. Bandgren* Bequest
Mr. Douglas Bard
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie L. Barnes
Harold E. Bowman M.D.
Dr. Helen and J. Fred Boyd*
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corp.
Mr. Hugh H. Campbell*
Dr. John R. Carney
Central Community Church
Beatrice V. Cheasley* Estate
Consulate General of Israel
Louise Cryderman*
Mrs. Roland* Damm
Richard* and Helen Daron
Jean Ford Deal
Bessie  and Harry J. Delaney Bequest*
Ms. JoAnn DeVries
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 43
Jean Douma
Kelly and Pauline Dunsmore Bequest*
Fab-Lite Inc.
First Baptist Church of Muskegon
First of America Bank - Muskegon
Friends and Family of William T. White
Dr. Frank W. Garber*, III Bequest
Geerpres, Inc.
GTE Foundation
Hackley Heritage Association
Hardman Construction Inc.
Hart Public Schools Scholarship Fund
Mr. Don Harwood*
The Herrick Foundation
Holland USA
Hooker/De Jong Architects & Engineers
Hume Home
Jackson-Merkey Contractors, Inc.
Jewish Community Council of Detroit
Rev. Moses J. & Mrs. Eula Jones*
Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes, Inc. 
Dr. Dick and Lynn Kamps
Claudia Kerr-Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne D. Kohley
O. Frank Kyes*
Mr. Floyd A. Kuehnl
L-3 Combat Propulsion Systems
Lakeshore Lung Society
Landman, Latimer, Clink & Robb
Dorothy Liechti* Bequest
S.J. and Jeanette C. Linck, Jr.
Frances J. Lindstrom
Edith and Jack Lipman
Dr.  L. L. Loder*
Mr. Rudolph Lonnee*
Ludington Rotary
Manistee County Library
Jean* and Clarke Manning
Mason County Central Schools
Robert* and Angeline McKinley
Jim & Shirley Meeks
Meijer, Inc.
Mercy Health Partners
Merrill Lynch
Michigan State University
Mr. and Mrs. Peter* and Cathy Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Miller
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Morava
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morgenstern
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Mrs. Carol Johnson Munroe*
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Munson, Jr.
Muskegon Aerie #668 Fraternal Order of Eagles
Muskegon Christian Schools, Inc.
Muskegon Community College
Muskegon County Medical Society Alliance
Muskegon Rotary Club
Muskegon Sport Fishing Association
Muskegon Surgical Associates
Muskegon Y's Club/YFCA of Greater Muskegon
National City Bank
Mr. Gerald Nehra & Ms. Peggy Jensen
Nelson Neighborhood Improvement Association
Roxzena Nelson*
Dan & Kendra Olsen
Ms. Inez Lundwall Ortquist* Bequest
Mrs. Dora E. Peterson*
PNC Bank
Quality Stores, Inc.
Ms. Harriett Reid* Bequest
Rotary International Muskegon
Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Ryke
Sailor Classic
Sand Products Corporation
Mrs. Neil Sanders
Leora Schillaci
Jack Schimke*Estate
Dr. William Schroeder, Jr.
Roger Schwer
Shape Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Sheridan
Ms. Marcia K. Singer*
Mr. Joel Singer
Ms. Laurel B. Singer
Mr. Mitchell Singer
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Slater Bequest
SPX Foundation - Matching
Mrs. James Stevenson
Dr. and Mrs. Leland L. Swenson*
Dr. John G. Thompson and Ms. Suzanna Anstine Norbeck J.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Tjarksen
Mr. and Mrs. Alan G. Toxopeus
Lawrence and Ann Trygstad
Mr.* and Mrs. Stanley R. Tyler
Robert and Joyce Veltman
Vikings Linne' Lodge #57, I.O.V., Inc.
James Waters
Mark Waters
Nancy Waters
Mrs. Mary Jean Waddell
Ms. Isabelle M. Wathen*
West Shore Cardiology Consultants, P.C.
West Shore Committee for Interfaith Dialogue
Whitehall District Schools
George M. Wickstrom
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wiener*
Andrew* and  Sue Wierengo
Wilbur Products, Inc.
Richard & Judith Wilcox
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Wilson
Zonta Club of Ludington Area

$25,000 OR MORE
Three Anonymous Donors
Mr. Michael Acton
AgeWell Services
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer L. Andersen
Eunice Andersen
Ms. Clita R. Anderson*
Barbara and Stanley Stanley Andrie Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Anton
Arcadia Township
Francis and Caroline Baker
Jeanne* and George Bartlett
Mr. and Mrs. H. Edward Bauer
Mr. Wilfrid T. Berg* Estate
Bernard and Catherine Berntson
Marion or Marlene Betten Foundation
Charles and Marian Beukema*
Mr. Archie A. Blood Jr.
Mrs. Dorothy E. Boyden*
Roger Brink 
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Brown
Mr. Roy R. Burch
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Buterakos
Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Campbell
Cannon Muskegon
Capital Region Community Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Peter E. Carmody
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Carmody
Harold W. and Erma W. Charter * Bequest
The Chicago Community Trust
Raymond and Teresa Cioe* Bequest
City of North Muskegon
Cole's Quality Foods Inc. 
Comerica Bank
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Community Promotions, Inc.
Community United Methodist Church
Consumers Energy Foundation
Mr. Jack V. Cooper
Dr. Donald and Nancy Crandall
Dr. Thomas C. Crawford
Lewis G. and Margaret R. Curtis Bequest*
DaySpring, Inc. 
CWC Casting Division
Janet B. and John M.* Day
Delta Foundation
Detroit Youth Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Jan L. Deur
Ms. Lila E. DeYoung
Ms. Norma J. DeYoung
DTE Energy Foundation
Eagle Alloy Inc. 
Richard and Lynne Edlund
Mrs. Kathryn A. Eklund*
Mrs. Alyce Erickson Estate*
Every Woman's Place
Excel Propane Company
Mrs. M. Elizabeth Eyke*
Ms. Mary A. Eyke*Bequest
Mr. James J. Farkas*
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Farmer, Jr.
FloraCraft
FMB Lumberman’s Bank
Fort Wayne Jewish Federation
Ms. Dorothea A. Fraser
Fremont Area Community Foundation
Fruitport Education Foundation
FWG Foundation
Ruby and Robert E. Garrison, Jr.*
Dr. and Mrs. Carl Gebuhr
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
Great Lakes Castings
GTE Foundation
Jim & Sally Gunberg Family
Harp Scholarship Fund
Hart Lions Club
Mrs. Robert Herrick*
The Hilt Foundation
Mary S. and David W. Hogan
Ms. Doris-Jane Horton Estate
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hovey*
Huntington National Bank
Mr. Warren E. Hutchins
Ms. Helen A. Hutt*
Imagine Fund
Investment Property Associates, Inc.
Indian Summer CO-OP
The Jewish Federation
Mr. Richard H. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Johnson
Dale  and Wilma Johnson
Mrs. Kathleen Joy
JSJ Foundation
Kaufman Foundation
Kaydon Corporation
Mrs. Henrietta J. Kibbey*
Fabian Knizacky
Berniece F. Krause
Mr. Eugene R. Kuhne*
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kuznar
Ms. Marlene A. Ladd
Lague Newman and Irish
Land Conservancy of West Michigan
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Laskey
Dr. Emil J. Lauretti* Trust
Mrs. Meriam B. Leeke
Ted and Linda Leibole
Mr. Michael Leslie
LHS Sports Boosters
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Ms. Helen J. Lind
Little River Casino Resort
Lorin Industries
Skip and Joy Lothmann
Ludington Petunia Parade
Ludington Waterfront Sculptures Task Force
Ms. Joan Majeski
Manistee County
Manistee Intermediate School District
Ben and Ruth Marcus*
John H. & Jessie I. Martin
Mason County Walleye Association
MasterTag
Mr. Larry J. McFarren*
Ms. Chris A. McGuigan and Mr. Gary T. Neal
Emma McMillan*
Memorial Medical Center
Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Merkey
Susan W. Meston
Michigan Spring & Stamping
Miss Michigan Scholarship Pageant, Inc.
Dr. Jack & Doris Mixer
Dr. John and Carolyn Mixer
Mona Shores Education Foundation
MSU Alumni Assoc./Oceana & Mason County
MSU Alumni Club of Muskegon County
Muskegon Heritage Association
Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Inc.
Marion G. Newlun Bequest*
Trevor Nichols*
Northern Machine Tool Company
Nugent Sand Company, Inc.
Oleson Foundation
Onekama Consolidated Schools
Chuck & Glenna Paukstis
Veronica Petty & Steve Bawks
Mr. Nick Pool*
Rev.* and Mrs. Phil Porter, Jr.
Mrs. Lawrence D. Poulson
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Price
Nikki  Privacky*
Quality Tool & Stamping
Rick and Mary Ann Randall
Reeths Puffer School District
L.G. Reid Family
Reid Tool and Supply Co.
Dr. and Mrs. James Rice
Douglas Rosen Fund
Sandcastles Children's Museum
Mr. and Mrs. William* H. Schimanski
Scott Paper Company Foundation
Seng Crane & Excavating Inc.
Ruth and Don Seyferth*
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick G. Shafer
Shelby Rotary Club
Shelby State Bank
Mrs. Dorothy H. Sheets
Mrs. Margaret M. Sherman*
Shoreline Sport & Spine, P.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Somsel
Dr. and Mrs. F. Remington Sprague
Ms. Marjorie M. Stauffer
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Stone
St. Paul's Altar Guild
State of MI Dept. of Environmental Quality
Mrs. Bert Stevens*
Joan Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Swanson
Mrs. Bernice L. Sydnor
Dr. Dan and Ann Tabor
Teledyne Continental Motors
Trinity Lutheran Church
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas U. Tuttle
Tyler Sales Co., Inc.
Stanley R. Tyler Charitable Fund, Inc.
The University Musical Society of U of M
Frank Valenta* Bequest
Paul J. and Joan Valliere
John C. and June M. Vandervelde*
Bill & Betty Vanderweele, Sr.
VanKampen Boyer Molinari Charitable Foundation
Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP
George F. Wagoner
Ms. Stella Warber*  Bequest
Mr. Peter M. Wege
Samuel L. Westerman Foundation
Western Michigan's Cherry County Playhouse
Wesco, Inc. 
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Westgate
Margaret White 
Leland E. and Marian R. Wilson
Melvin and Thomas Witt
Women's Division of the Chamber of Commerce
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Zayko
Zonta Club of Greater Muskegon
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