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

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 Wisner . Jack and Andrea Woller . Gabriel Works . Bruce and LV Wynalda . Chelsie Wyse . Bruce C. Young . Joseph and Kelley Young

S. GEORGE GRAVES LEVEL Named to honor S. George Graves, who in 1923 gave the Foundation its first gift of $25. The modest contribution provided the catalyst for others to give.

The Afton Family . Amazon Smile Foundation . Anonymous (7) . Deborah Autman . Joanne Ayotte . Lori J. Baker . Brian and Deanna Bakker . Betsy and Jim Barton . Rob and Shelly Batterbee . Rosemary Bennett . Ken Betz* and Pat Brewer . Dr. William H. Beute . Ruth E. Bishop . Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Boerman . Jim and Mary Beth Bos . Bev Bouwens . Eric Bouwens and Yenching Hsu . Jonathan and Grace Bradford . Pat Brandel . Otto Brannum . The Honorable Winnie Brinks and Mr. Steve Brinks . Marie Burns . Marion Burns . Mr. Sylvester Bush . Danielle M. Buth . Gabrielle Calkins and Anne Thompson . Katharine Cangelosi . Phil and Caroll Catlett . Darlene Ceremello and Jessea Greenman . Bill and Christine Chappell . Tom and Natalie Chase . Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Chovanec . Stuart and Rita Citron . Dotti Clune and Jill Henemyer . Dr. Stephen and Mary Cohle . Rob and Diane Collier . John and Amy Collins . Ty Cook . Eva Aguirre Cooper and Dr. Jay Cooper . Ann M. and Robert P. Cooper . Janean and Michael Couch . Dr. Ed and Linda Cox . Laurie and Crawford Craft . Carol A. Crawford . Julie, Scott, and Annie Cress . Stacey Cronin and Todd Young . Marc and Linda Daneman . Allen and Vivian De Jonge . David and Bridget De Vos . Harvey DeMaagd . Bill and Carolyn DeNeut . Brian DeVree and Laura Cesa . Kelly Disser . Katherine Downes Lewis . Maureen Dreher . Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Dufendach . Bob Dunlap . Mr. Dennis Echelbarger . Laura Eddy . John and Louise Edison . Jay and Kim Egan . Marla Ehlers . Sky and Ashley Emaus . Cheryl and Bill Endres . Clare, Kaaren and Anna Fehsenfeld . Bill and Cecile Fehsenfeld . The Fernandez Family . Robert and Mary Ann Finn . Barb Forseman . Mary W. Forslund . Trace Frandsen . Kathleen K. Freeman . Mr.*and Mrs. David G. Frey . Fringe Benefit Group . Sara Furie . Ann Furtwangler . Margaret Gage . Alberta A. Garbaccio . James Gillard . Gary Goode . Marilyn and Ken Goodson . Gordon Food Service . Grosspointe Condo Neighbors . Rená* and Gary Guttrich . Sheryl Guzy . Brenda and Greg Hack . Haines Family . Dick and Bev Haines . Maureen P. Hale . Randy and Joan Hamstra . Betsy A. Hanisch . Dick Hansen . Kathleen Harley . Audra and Jeffrey Hartges-Stern . Paul and Peggy Haviland . Deacon James and Jean Hessler . David Hill and Elizabeth Kidd . James W. Hocum . Aunt Joyce and Uncle Bill Holdman . Dale and Karen Hooker . Richard and Anne* Horvitz . Humanity United . Laura and Tracy Inger . Robert and Paulette Israels . Jim and Janette Jackson . Richard S. Jackson Jr. . Karla Jaeger . Mrs. Lois Jandernoa . Matthew and Keri Jaynes . Grace and Clarence Joldersma . Judith Joseph . Steve and Joyce Kaiser . Mamie Kalliel . John Kershek and John Potter . Kristopher and Kathryn Kimball . Kurt and Randy Kimball . Bob and Rose Koepsell . Joshua Kofflin . Carrie Kolehouse . Jan Koopman . Dan Korobkin . John E. Kotwick . Anna and Jason Kraai . Jerry and Wendy Kregel . Mr. James J. Krupp . Mary and Jim Krzeminski . Moana Kutsche . Caitlin and Paul Townsend Lamb . Michael Layton . Ashley and Ryann Lee . Ping and Tim Liang . Thomas H. Logan . Marty and Cheri Luchtefeld . Doug and Deb Lunde . Peter Lundeen . Tracy Lunquist . Heather and Michael Lunt . Dr. and Mrs. Michael Mahacek . Jon and Mary Ann March . Pam and Tom Marcusse . Kathleen Markland . Ardath McCall . Carol and Mike Kemps . Barb and Bill McConnell . Janet McFarland-Idema . Richard A McGarrity and Noel L McGarrity . Brenda L. McKean . Andrew and Devyn McMahan . Linda Mears . Jason and Kate Meyer . Dr. Barbara Mieras . Traci Montgomery . Jim and Jeanne Montie . Julie and Joe Monzo . The Chris Morrow Family . James and Sherry Moyer . Tim and Lisa Mroz . Stephen and Rochelle Mudrey . Terri A. Mulligan . Peggy Murphy . Sharon Naughton . Gary and Pat Nederveld . Mr. and Mrs. Ken Nelson . Sheona Nidefski . Nancy Kehoe Nielsen . Thomas and Marcia Nobel . The O’Brien Family . Mary Ohm and Family . Stephen and Laura Olech . Enid Packard . Ann-Marie Palmo . Molly and Steve Parker . Jennifer A. Pascua . Ms. Linda B. Patterson . Ken and Jill Peirce . KJ Peltier . Angela Reyna Perez . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Persky . John L. Peterson* . Jim and Julie Petrie . Dave and Melissa Pettijohn . Bob and Marcia Pinder . Rhett and Jeralyn Pinsky . Jeffery and Lisa Poet . John Jay Poet . Marlowe Pranger and Melvina Vanderlinde . John and Ann Puckett . Nancy Reahm . Del and Dianne Rector . Hildi Reed . Nancy Reed . Thomas and Sherrie Renaud . Maureen Rice . Laura Rice-Oeschger and Brent Oeschger . Carlyn Richards . Huemartin Robinson II and Aminah Robinson . Brian and June Rudy . Rebecca and Dale Rynbrandt . Charles Sauber . JT Sauber and Family . Thomas Sauber . Eric L. Schellenberger . Harold C. Schmidt . Matt Schuller . Susie Schumaker . John Schuurman . Carolyn and James Schwinkendorf . Jean Scott . Dr. and Pastor Eugene M. Shatz . Lee Ann ShedleskiHolmden and David Holmden . Mark F. Sherwood and Saralyn Coupe . Eva Sitek . Hon Sara Smolenski and Linda Burpee . Libby Rector Snipe . Ivo and Vinka Soljan . Douglas and Laura Stark . Terrence M. Start . Deb and Fred Steketee . Steve Steketee . Susan and Daniel Stepek . Sue and Art Stern . Wendy Stock . Dennis and Deborah Sturtevant . Jenny, Jon, and Cameron Lucky Sullivan . Greg and Audrey Sundstrom . Frank Suskey . Eddie T.L. Tadlock . Beverly Thiel . James and Mallory Timyan . David and Diane Tongue . Jenine and Jose Torres . Carol L. Townsend . Mark K. Trego . Patti Trepkowski . Elizabeth Triezenberg . Anne Turner . U.S. Embassy in the Netherlands . Mrs. Joy Uddin . Rudy and Nancy Van Donk . Karl Van Harn and Joanna Bailey . Robert and Valorie Van Patten . Don and Ruth Van Stee . Lou VanderHave . Dan and Judy Vandersteen . Erica Curry VanEe and Brian VanEe . Kimberly VanHoek . Andy and Tracy Van Solkema . Mr. and Mrs. Matthew VanZetten . Varnum LLP . Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Ver Merris . Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Verburg . Joshua Verhulst . Voisard Asset Management Group . Gary and Bobbie Vruggink . Rob and Chris Wait . Anna and Chad Walker . Karen T. Ward . Mr. David Weinandy . Barbara Wepman . Tara Takken Westveer . Paul and Nola Wetherbee . Michael J. Whalen . Nancy Wierenga . Reneé Williams . Joan Wilson . Charles S. Winslow and Judy K. Sopeland . Jim and Connie Winter-Troutwine . Doug and Francesca Wiseman . Mr. and Mrs. Henry I. Witte . Gib and Barbara Wynn . Arlene and James Yost . Kurt and Sally Yost . Mr. John V. Zadvinskis . William and Dianne Zeman . George and Gretchen Zuiderveen . Betty Zylstra and David Baak

*Recently deceased

We go to great lengths to list each donor according to their personal preference. If you wish to have your recognition name listed differently or spotted a typo in your name, please accept our apologies and let us know by calling 616.454.1751 with any changes.