Expanding Opportunities 2019 Annual Report
Board of Directors as of June 30, 2019 Board Officers Aliah Berman President Benjamin T. Pavlik Treasurer Meg Kinney Secretary Jane B. Bell VP – Development Mark Siler VP – Governance John Grunau Past President
Current Board Shane Delsman Heidi Dondlinger John E. 'Jack' Gebhardt Timothy J. Gerend Amy Giuffre Matt Haas Margarete R. Harvey Kevin J. Kane Debra Katz Diane O'Connor Sanderson S. ‘Andy’ Read Benjamin F. Rikkers John Schaub Terence Siau 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
Director Emeritus Dorothy K. Vallier (1920-2013) Honorary Directors Edwin P. Wiley
Staff as of June 30, 2019 Michelle Allison Michaela Arndt Catherine Arney Carrie Becker Amanda Betette Jonathan Boettcher Helen Boomsma Jennifer Booth Jessica Buehler Jade Cashman Laine Cotteleer Patricia Darby Aubrey Ellickson Nora Fardella Jason Festerling Thomas Finley Zoe Finney
Jeffrey Gilardi Kyle Goergen Alexander Grill Danielle Gulke Lindsay Hayward Keith Helm Carrie Hiestand Jaimee Hills Spring Holz Houston Nicholas Holz Houston Marie Honel Christina Hughes-Schmid Collette Jarvela-Kuhnen Natasha Jewell Melanie Johnson Jacqueline Keltner Sayema Khatun
Jessica Knox Daniel Knuth Catherine Koons-Hubbard Laurie Lukaszewicz Lucia Macek Sandra Manning Craig Mattson Joyce Michelstetter Louis Miller Mary Mowbray Lindsay Obermeier Megan O'Grady Corinne Palmer Autumn Petri Nancy Quinn Donald Quintenz Lisa Randerson
Cassandra Rincon Michelle Rollins Michaela Rusch Jill Schanon Macek Shelby Shuster Andrew Shuster Madelyn Sislow Sarah Sloan Tess Stahler Jean Strelka Lisa Trost Megan Van De Kreeke Julia Weinberg Marc White
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center conserves our land’s diverse habitats on Lake Michigan and provides meaningful experiences and environmental education for all.
www.schlitzaudubon.org | 414-352-2880 | 1111 East Brown Deer Road | Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217
Thank you for helping us expand opportunities for our community! You, our donors, are an integral part of all we do here at Schlitz Audubon. We cannot thank you enough for your passion and dedication to our mission. Your support ensures that we do the best we can by our land and our people. We have the unique opportunity to carefully and deliberately create habitats of the highest
Aliah Berman, Board President and Helen Boomsma, Executive Director
possible quality here at Schlitz Audubon, and
to serve as a model for regional restoration work. This land, and the stewardship of it, in turn provides the backbone of our innovative education experiences. It also provides a beautiful, abundant setting where any visitor can just relax and enjoy nature. As you read the following pages, you’ll see how the special connections between our objectives of conservation, education, and experience are reflected in each of our highlight pieces: Summer Nature Experiences light a spark of passion in the youth who will become Earth’s future champions. Rare Habitat Restoration shows how work in our wet prairie is providing a unique opportunity for visitors to witness high-quality habitat and learn why its existence is crucial. Nature-Based Learning Leaders highlights how our teaching philosophy—that young children learn best through inquiry and play in nature—is growing beyond the Center to inspire educators throughout the region. Finally, Enriching Animal Encounters illustrates how we’re even improving habitats indoors to provide meaningful new experiences for visitors. Your support, by giving us room to grow and thrive, allowed us to take our mission to the next level during the 2019 fiscal year. We’re looking forward to an amazing 2020!
Aliah Berman Board President
Helen Boomsma Executive Director
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Expanding Opportunities | Summer Nature Experiences
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chlitz Audubon summer programming provides educational, physical, and social enrichment that keeps children engaged during their break from school. What’s better than catching frogs, paddling
a canoe, or hunting for fossils on the beach? Thanks to the support of our generous donors and community partnerships, Schlitz Audubon works with organizations like the Boys & Girls Club and Milwaukee Public Schools to serve students from across the economic spectrum throughout the summer months. Engaging with nature creates memories that will last a lifetime. Imagine a child’s excitement when looking eye to eye with a screech owl, or climbing our 60-foot observation tower to get what is sometimes a first-ever glimpse of Lake Michigan. During our Boys & Girls Club summer camp week, 25 children ranging in ages from four to 10 partake in such pivotal experiences. For these kids, summer visits to Schlitz Audubon are more than just fun: they also provide a boost to students’ mental and physical development and increase their overall positive attitude toward the outdoors. Our collaboration with Milwaukee Public Schools Summer Academy offers another opportunity to reach more children from throughout the community. A free program for City of Milwaukee students, we offer camp-like learning experiences that help students retain skills they might otherwise lose during summer break. We keep students busy, engaged, and enthusiastic by featuring a different theme every week, such as pond life or geology. Not all of our summer fun takes place at Schlitz Audubon. A special subset of Summer Academy students are part of the MPS Extended School Year (ESY) program, through which students with specific needs experience programs that help them maintain academic skills gained during the year. We work with children who have visual, cognitive, auditory, and other impairments in a comfortable setting to foster tactile learning—feeling the texture of turtle shells, examining the differences between feathers of different bird species, and smelling summer flowers. Between on-site and off-site programming, Schlitz Audubon facilitates nearly 900 student experiences through Summer Academy. Thanks to a special grant from Herb Kohl Philanthropies and other donors to our education programs, transformative summer opportunities are available for many of the students who need them most. Every kid deserves to experience Schlitz Audubon during this special season!
Your generosity impacts hundreds of students by fostering summer learning experiences at Schlitz Audubon.
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Expanding Opportunities | Rare Habitat Restoration
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e intentionally measure every conservation action we take at Schlitz Audubon by the impact it will have in the decades to come. Careful stewardship of our unique habitats both ensures
their long-term health and helps educate the next generations of those who will care for them. The establishment of our wet prairie is a prime example of this philosophy at work. Visitors traversing our new 1,570-foot Gateway Trail have the unique opportunity to witness a wet prairie, one of Wisconsin’s rarest habitats. Once abundant, this habitat type has been reduced to less than one percent of its original footprint across the state. The Gateway Trail is entered off our parking area, making this special habitat extremely easy to access. Observation of wet prairie in our region was previously much harder to accomplish: the next closest example is nearly 50 miles from the Center. With the new trail, our prairie can be accessed by anybody—whether on foot, stroller, or wheelchair—in mere minutes. The Gateway Trail was intentionally designed for easy access while still maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem. After a wetland delineation in 2017, it was determined that 23 acres, or about 16% of Center habitat, is wetland. Visitors can recognize that they’re traveling through wetland by the presence of boardwalks. These help prevent disturbance to sensitive plant and animal populations while providing an elevated view of our distinctive habitats. The boardwalk view of the wet prairie is spectacular, showcasing a mass of tall sedges and grasses punctuated by plants associated with wetter habitats, like Joe Pye Weed, Boneset, and Turtlehead. Ongoing restoration will continue to increase its splendor in years to come. This year alone, staff and volunteers installed 4,000 plants throughout the prairie, like Glade Mallow, Prairie Violet, and Swamp Milkweed, that will attract and sustain the native pollinators that rely on them. Thanks to our many conservation project funders, transformations like this one are occurring across the Center. Together we will restore and protect Wisconsin’s natural heritage for generations to come.
Your generosity allows the Center to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of all of our diverse habitats.
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Expanding Opportunities | Nature-Based Learning Leaders
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ne of our most important objectives as an environmental education organization is to spark children’s curiosity about the natural world. We can ensure that this spark ignites and contin-
ues to grow by providing teachers with tools to effectively integrate hands-on environmental education into their everyday classrooms. Our dual philosophy of supporting both students and teachers in environmental education informs our teaching methodology for students of all ages. Through our Urban Outreach Program, a preschool partnership with Next Door Milwaukee and Malaika Early Learning Center, we not only provide nature programming for students, but also one-on-one interactions with educators. Through face-to-face planning meetings with teachers we evaluate the effectiveness of our programs, discuss curriculum, and brainstorm ways we might bring more nature into school classrooms. At the elementary level, our on-site field trips and in-school assembly programs are designed to correlate to Next Generation Science Standards and meet STEM requirements. These programs, on topics including Lake Michigan, birds of prey, and other subjects, complement and enhance grade-specific science curriculums. Before- and after-program study materials assist teachers in further meeting their required science standards. Our involvement with the nature-based education movement also extends beyond our own unique offerings. In 2018, Catherine Koons-Hubbard, our Nature Preschool Director, founded the Wisconsin Nature-Based Early Childhood Association (WiNBECA) as a collaborative of educators and administrators working in nature-based early-childhood education. This group provides resources for those looking to start their own nature-based programs, as well as for those wishing to incorporate more nature into their existing curricula. We’re also proud to have received a 2019 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, earned for our leadership in providing hands-on learning and environmental literacy for early childhood. Thanks to our donors, more students, both here at Schlitz Audubon and throughout the greater Milwaukee community, are establishing a life-long affinity for nature. Donor support of our educational program gives us the flexibility to take a holistic approach to teaching, and allows us to lead from the forefront of the environmental education movement as nature-based early childhood education expands nationwide.
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Expanding Opportunities | Enriching Animal Encounters
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e strive to provide exceptional experiences for visitors to deepen their relationships with nature and to cultivate future stewards of the natural world. Our Animal Ambassadors are
central to these efforts, and over the past year, we are excited to have initiated a comprehensive plan to enrich and enlarge our animals’ presence in the Great Hall. By providing new, state-of-the-art housing and more opportunities to interact directly with the animals, we are significantly increasing learning opportunities for visitors. Animals are sensitive to changes in their environments and are an important gauge of the health of the ecosystems we all share. As part of our education team, they help us provide information about habitat concerns and other issues facing many species today. Though we’re in the first phases of implementation, big changes have already taken place. Thanks to an anonymous donor, the Center’s beloved Snapping Turtle, Emerson, has a new home! At 530 gallons—nearly double the size of his previous tank—Emerson’s new digs feature a river rock substrate, a boulder-like basking platform, and a waterfall filter system. By mimicking a natural environment, we’re providing Emerson with a healthy, enriching habitat, while also giving visitors a better look at the behavior of his wild counterparts. Over the course of the year, visitors have also had more opportunities to interact with our entire Animal Ambassador team in the Great Hall. In 2018, volunteers spent 675 hours fostering personal interactions between our animals and nearly 10,000 visitors! Today, a visit to our Great Hall can include feeling the smooth skin of one of our Corn Snakes, getting face-to-face with Boxy the Box Turtle, or marveling over our Blue-tongued Skink, Grover. These initiatives have brought renewed energy to our Great Hall, and there are more exciting changes to come. The majority of our Animal Ambassadors currently spend their "off" hours in a private location, but our goal is to increase each animal’s visibility by building each a healthy habitat in public view. More than 100,000 visitors pass through our Great Hall annually, and the bolstered presence of our ambassadors will give us ample opportunities to spark engagement between humans and animals each year.
Your generosity provides quality habitats for our Animal Ambassadors and increases our capacity to educate visitors.
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2018-2019 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 Programs & Admission Retail (net) & Rentals Investment Income
$1,050,939 $1,112,878 $609,161 $509,560
Other Total
$9,518 $3,292,056
Operating Expenses Education
$1,198,472
Conservation $602,572 Preschool Administrative
$611,103 $309,797
Fundraising & Membership
$285,617
Rentals
$228,615
Total
$3,236,176
Assets & Liabilities Total Assets Liabilities Net Assets
$5,755,651 * $684,672 $5,070,979
*Includes the Friends’ Investment Fund, which is managed by Robert W. Baird Co. Incorporated and had a year-end market value of $4,583,232. Funds in the amount of $445,424 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 $4,428,703, and a trust fund owned/managed by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, value of $2,857,929.
Thank you for making a difference! Connections to the natural world have the power to create truly transformative experiences. With your generosity, we've invited the community to discover nature. Your gift is valuable and directly supports our mission-driven work. Gifts listed are for $100+ and were given during our 2019 fiscal year. $20,000 + Anonymous (2) Four-Four Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation Pearl Weller Fund Margarete and David Harvey Greg and Rhonda Oberland Brico Fund Margery Holley Uihlein Fund Dorothy K. Vallier Foundation, Inc.
$10,000 - $19,999 Anonymous (2) Antonia Foundation Alvin & Marion Birnschein Foundation, Inc. Jonathan and Abbey Bloom BMO Harris Bank Brewers Community Foundation, Inc. Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust Friends and Family of Molly Malone Greater Milwaukee Foundation Kopmeier Family Fund Mary Jane Ziska Memorial Fund Herb Kohl Philanthropies Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Johnson Controls Foundation, Inc. Joy Global Foundation Nast Family Foundation Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation Susan Strecker Christine Symchych and Jim McNulty Judy Van Till We Energies Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999 Bader Philanthropies BDO Jim and Jane Bell John C. Bock Foundation Brookby Foundation Christin Cleaver Gardner Denver
Greater Milwaukee Foundation John C. and Harriett Cleaver Fund Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Harley-Davidson Foundation, Inc. Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Krause Family Foundation Joan Lubar and John Crouch Diane K. O'Connor and Richard A. Sachs, Jr. Speaker Family Foundation Bert L. and Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust Rudolph Sundberg David V. Uihlein Foundation Julia Uihlein Viking River Cruise
$2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous (3) John and Maija Bentley Aliah and Eric Berman Benjamin and Kristin Checota Marjorie L. Christiansen Foundation Heidi and Brian Dondlinger Steve and Buffy Duback Fiduciary Management, Inc. Tim Gerend and Sandy Hellman Amy Giuffre and Anthony Fuerst Greater Milwaukee Foundation Northwoods Foundation Fund Green Bay Packers Foundation Matthew and Victoria Haas Brad and Nancy Halfman Charles and Betsy Hoke Johnson Controls, Inc. Johnson Financial Group Moshe and Debra Katz Ted and Mary Kellner Kevin and Meg Kinney Terry and Carole Knudsen Nancy and Arthur Laskin Richard and Sherry Lundell Sarah and Chris Meuler MillerCoors Northwestern Mutual Foundation Linda and Timothy Pankow
Pollybill Foundation, Inc. PPC Foundation Puelicher Foundation, Inc. Andy Read and Suzy Hauske Benjamin and Maria Rikkers Rusinow Family Charitable Foundation Stratton Foundation Sweet Water - Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust We Energies Carol and Lee Wolcott
$1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous (4) A.O. Smith Foundation, Inc. Janie and Cliff Asmuth The Augustyn Foundation Trust Badger Meter Foundation, Inc. Lisa and Souheil Badran Robert W. Baird & Company Foundation Helen M. Boomsma Suzy and John Brennan Angela and Jeff Burke Carol A. Carpenter Chipstone Foundation Matt Copps Shelly and J.D. Culea Randolph and Kathleen Dean Shane and Keri Delsman Bob Dohmen Earthshare Wisconsin Carl Eisenberg Kay Fine Foley & Lardner LLP Barbara Nitchie Fuldner John Gebhardt and Deborah McKeithan-Gebhardt Greater Milwaukee Foundation Marge and Fred Brossmann Fund Thekla Brumder Charitable Trust Cottrell Balding Fund Cottrell/Jacobs and Housiaux Family Fund Asher and Susan Nichols Family Fund
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$1,000 - $2,499 continued Claire and Robert Pfleger Charitable Fund Mindy and Scott Grenier Hauske Family Foundation, Inc. Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation A. L. Hentzen Family Foundation Howard and Susan Hopwood Kenneth and Mary Lee Jacobs Charitable Trust Kevin and Molly Kane Marge Kieckhefer Ashley and Mike Knutson Patricia Marek Marlo Foundation Darren and Michelle Mize Colin and Christiana Mooney Leah and Dan Murphy Northwestern Mutual Nick and Shannon Offerman Leia and Brian Olsen Eva and John Osborne Ozaukee Washington Land Trust, Inc. Kristen and Benjamin Pavlik John and Debbie Pearce Peck Foundation, Milwaukee Ltd. Vicente Reynal and Melany Arjona Katie and John Robinson John Schaub Terence Siau Mark and Inga Siler Phil and Katie Smith Dr. and Mrs. James W. Stone Michael and Peg Uihlein Ken and Barb Wardius West Bend Mutual Community Foundation West Bend Mutual Insurance Company Charitable Fund Claudia and Daniel Wiske Yabuki Family Foundation Caryl Zaar
$500 - $999 Krysta Abramowski Atid Properties Pat Bakula Donald and Donna Baumgartner Suzy and David Boerke Deanna Braeger Jodi Brandser Stacy Buening and David Heiny 12
Jeff and Babette Butler Kevin and Pat Campau Jack Carroll Terri and Mark Chelmowski Peter and Christine Duback Albert J. and Flora H. Ellinger Foundation Barbara Farhad Anne and Dean Fitzgerald Foster Family Foundation Garland Alliance, Inc. Julie and Brian Gilpin Robert Gleeson Greater Milwaukee Foundation Coddington Family Fund Frank and Elsa Sterner Family Fund Robert and Joan Goodman Bill Grady Paul and Wendy Greeney Claire and Glen Hackmann Jon and Ann Hammes Celia Harvey and Jose Manuel Torres Leiton Cathy and David Higgins Sue B. Holcomb Thomas and Pauline L. Jeffers Kathryn and Matt Kamm Kingfisher Foundation Gardner Denver Jonathan Kushi and Yvonne Chiu Arland Lamke Yakira Leevan Helen Loewi James and Kelli Lopina B. Lovrek LUMW Foundation Bill Lynch and Barbara Manger Steve Macek and Mary Sue Kristiansen Ann Ross Maciver Renee and Tom McCutcheon Patrick and Piper Mehigan MGIC Investment Alexandra Moede Mike and Babs Mortl Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin Network For Good Susan Nichols David L. Olson and Claire Fritsche Nick and Joyce Pabst Chad and Krista Pankop
Jim and Sharon Petrie Lane and Craig Pierce Russ and Mary Margaret Pilling Karen Plunkett Prairie Future Seed Co. Tom and Sheri Price Alan Purintun and Jane O'Meara Don and Patti Quintenz Ray's Wine Lee Riordan Lynn and Paul Rix Julie and Mason Ross Brian Russart Scott and Peggy Sampson Charitable Fund, Inc. John Shannon Jason and Sydney Shimko Steve and Janet Silverman Craig and Hope Siverhus Greg and Nancy Smith D. Gaynor Spence Sarah and Alexander Starrett Anne Tidmore and Jeff Schramm Tom and Pat Towers Usinger Foundation, Inc. Gary and Cynthia Vasques Family Foundation Richard and Kathleen Wirtz
$250 - $499 John and Kathlyn Albert Kathie and Tony Asmuth Franz F. Backus Barney Family Foundation Libby Barrow and Family Amy and Adam Bazelon Barbara and Stephen Becker Elizabeth Bedwell and Greg Capper The Bell Family Fund Adam and Rachel Bellmer Kyle and Laura Bentzien Aivars Bergmanis and Bonnie Ruel Marilyn Bontly Jeff and Laura Bray Jim and Diane Brown Bull and A Boy LLC John and Julie Carpenter William and Nancy Carpenter Caesar and Grace Castroverde Mary and James Connelly Gerry and Heidi Connolly Michael Curley and Janaki Shah Daniel and Jennifer Current
$250 - $499 continued Don and Sallie Davis Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Deguire Karl and Lisa Dickson Kellie and Jim Doll Roman Draba Alex Feix RaneĂŠ and Brenton Field Sarah Fierek and Nathan Brenneman Scott and Sarah Frandle Jason Gerlach Laura and Alex Graf Sarah and Jim Gramentine Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grunau Punkaj Gupta and Stefanie Dorner Helene and Steve Gyarmaty Sue and Dan Haislmaier Barb Hamm Elizabeth and Daniel Handle Dale and Sara Harmelink Peter and Amy Hellman Jeanne Hoff Eli and Elizabeth Howayeck Carol Hubbard International Assocation of Avian Trainers & Educators Abigail & David Nash Donor Advised Fund Laci Kazan and Stephen Scharch William and Linda Koenig Brenda Kozinski Kuhl Family Charitable Fund William & Mary Lacy Foundation Mary Lacy Brett and Helena Laven Richard and Meredith Lincoln John and Martha Lunz Doug MacNeil Ray and Dawne Manista Sue Martin Joe Meinecke Linda Mellowes Michael and Donna Miller Christopher and Sarah Miorin M J E, Inc. Steven R. Molkentine David and Gail Nelson Jon Neumann and Laura Shipley Tuyen Nguyen-Hoye Christina and Steve Novak Chris and Anne Noyes Robert and Christine Nuernberg
Jan Pritzl and Karen A'rowan Scott Proctor and Renee Jones-Proctor Nancy and Shawn Quinn Bob Raffel and Christi Jost Elizabeth Residence Bayside Anne and Don Robertson Rachel Roller and Brian Nickerson Robert J Ruemelin Pamela and Kelly Ruschman Mike Scheske and Michaela Johnson Thomas and Judy Schmid Doug and Sue Schmidbauer Gail Schumann and Michael Switzenbaum Jane Shero Matt and Kristen Simon Catherine Singer Meghan and Drew Slocum Bruce and Janine Smith Ken and Cardi T. Smith Robert L. Smith Nita Soref Richard and Linda Stevens Martin M. Suchocki Mera Thakur Thomas and Mary Uttech Betsy Vokac and John Blanchard Elissa Lenkin-Weber & Charles Weber Alberta Whitaker Craig Wilson and Sarena Goldstein Robin Wilson and Peter Foote Ned and Mary Witte Yellow Wood Jim and Claudia Youngquist Herbert Zien and Elizabeth Levins
$100 - $249 Acupuncture & Holistic Health Associates Robert T. Adlam, MD, FACP Adventure Rock Indoor Climbing Richard A. Albert Mary Albrecht Karen M. Amundson Rachel N. Anastasi Robert and Anne Anderson Michael and Mary Ann Apfeld Kathleen Arenz Susie and David Arnold Steve and Amy Bachman
Scott Bahr and Margaret Wenger Janine and Jeff Bamberger James Banach Andrew and Donna Barnes Bartolotta Restaurants Baskin Robbins Eric and Barbara Bay Robert and Polly Beal Ann Becker and David Muschler Bel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee Edward Benck and Kathleen Egan-Benck Wendy Beneke Bentley's Pet Stuff - Shorewood Bentley's Pet Stuff - Grafton Betty Brinn Children's Museum Ann Binzak Cheryl and Scott Bjornstad Black Shoe Hospitality Holly Blake Bruce and Melissa Block Lucy and Michael Bloedorn Boelter Superstore Helen Bolgrien John and Janet Bollow Carmen Bonanno Bookworm Gardens Catherine Bostwick Boy Scout Troop 530 Brett and Stephanie Boyer Bradford Renaissance Portraits Corp Jessica and Matthew Braeger John W. Brahm Joe and Karen Branch Kent and Jennifer Brase Breadsmith Ms. Christy Breihan Mark and Cheryl Brickman Anne Brower Brown Deer Lanes Michael and Anne Marie Bula Francis Buss and Kathleen Dolge Cafe 1505 CafĂŠ Corazon-Riverwest Sharon and Mark Cameli Capital Brewery Bobbi and Jim Caraway Central Waters Brewing Co Charles Allis Villa Terrace Museums M. and B.L. Charous Peter Chiu Circus World Museum Foundation 13
$100 - $249 continued Colectivo Coffee Barbara B. Collings Comedy Sportz Cooper's Hawk Winery Anne E. Cornell COSTCO - Menomonee Falls George Courtis Andrea and Steve Cramey Creative Enterprises Mr. and Mrs. John B. Crichton Frances H. Curtis Sandy and Jean Custer G. Allen and Elizabeth Daily Doug and Mindy Davies Thomas Deimel Dick and Dayle Dieffenbach Discovery World Science and Technology Center Dominican High School Doubletree By Hilton Milwaukee Downtown Jean Downie Nancy Drewek Tom and Bette Drought Mr. John Dunn Michael and Kathy Dwyer John Dyer & Theresa Skrivseth EAA Headquarters Early Music Now Harry and Carolyn Easom Julianna Ebert and Frank Daily Mr. Kevin C. Ehlers Elements Massage-Mequon Elmaro Vineyard Elizabeth Lee Elser Barbara and Bob Elsner Erehwon Mountain Outfitter Elizabeth S. Ericson Evelyn Ericson Erik of Norway Escape Mke Dan and Kay Esposito Wes and Bonnie Falk Nora and Mark Fardella Karen Fee Megan and Brian Fifarek First Stage Katie and Douglas Fisher Tom and Mousie Fitzgerald Five O'Clock Steakhouse Joan Flaaten Marcia and Tom Flanagan 14
James P. and Barbara J. Flint Florentine Opera Company John Florsheim and Lindy Yeager John and Lauren Focht William C. and Kari H. Foote Stacey and Ken Force Susan Forrer Fox Point Federated Garden Club Charles Fox FPZ, Inc. Howard Frankenthal Family Foundation Peter Friedlander John and Paula Friedman Robin Fuchs Jill Gahn James and Jean Garfield Mark and Virginia Gennis Rebecca and Mark George Donna and Michael Geraci Tracy Geimer Kristin and Mike Gies Steve Giles and Jennine Pufahl Jeanne M. Gilly Thomas and Gail Gitzlaff Katie and John Glaser Glaze! Pottery Greg and Sandra Gleisner Mr. and Mrs. David Goelzer Jackie and Mark Gold Steve and Anne Gorzek Dan Goyette and Kathy Falk Great Lakes Distillery Green Bay Packers-Give Back James R. Grill Steven Grobschmidt and Tamara Lange David and Betty Groenewold Mr. and Mrs. Doyne M. Haas Robert Hahn Richard Halfman Karen Halliburton and John Banzhaf Edward J. Hammond and Marcia P. Brooks James and Mary Hanin Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva Mark and Julia Harrington Jerry and Cathy Harrison Brian Harnett Michael and Lisa Hatch John and Grace Haydon Kathryn and Aron Hayek Julie and Don Heeg
Richard and Joyce Heier Paul and Lois Heiss Chuck Henderson Diana Hierlmeier Jenny and Bob Hillis Hilton Milwaukee City Center Historic Milwaukee, Inc. Barbara Hollenback Erika Holtz and Kristy Caira David Hoogerland Mary Hope Alice Horton Judith Huf Catherine Hulder and Ernie Gauger Fran and Eliot Huxley Infinity Benefits Solutions Philip and Jane Islo J.K. Lee Black Belt Academy Nancy Jacobs Carolyn Jacobus Jewish Community Foundation Margery H. and Irvin M. Becker Donor Advised Fund Cydney Donor Advised Fund Gabriel Donor Advised Fund Avrum and Danette Lank Donor Advised Fund Levine Mackey Donor Advised Fund Saffro and Levy Family Fund Gary A. & Amy B. Stein Donor Advised Fund Richard and Susan Strait Fund William & Nicole Teweles Donor Fund Ms. Patti Johnson Just Coffee Cooperative Michael and Linda Katz Ken Kehl and Diane Dembroski Mary and Ted Kellner Lee Ann Kelnhofer Carolyn Kenney-Carter and Richard Carter Demaris Kenwood John and Suzanne Kessler Marian Kieckbusch Connie Kieckhefer Nancy Kirtley Michael Klein and Maureen McLaughlin Klein W. David and Dedi Knox II Kent Knudsen Marie Kohler and Brian Mani Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kordus
$100 - $249 continued David Korr and Jessica Franken John and Christine Kosma Koss Corporation Jim Krahn and Marjorie Schaefer Mary Krall Christine Krueger Ken and Lori Krueger Richard Krueger Lori Kuchta Dennis Kuecherer Anne Kumor Heather Lacroix James Laev Lakefront Brewery Robert Lamp Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lancina Steve and Addye Largent Douglas and Linda Larsson Judy and Norm Lasca Jay and Heidi Laurila Ann Lederman Eleanor Lee John Levendusky and Trisch Sayotovich Missy and Bill Levit Virginia Linabury and Robert Welker Bryan Lisowski Little Switzerland Natalie Lloyd-Jones Janet Loos Marcus and Barbara Low Lowlands Group Lulu and Joel Lubbers Lynden Sculpture Garden Jasun and Jill Macek Sandy and Steve Manning Aglaia Marami Rosie and Matt Marotz Thomas and Martha Marx Rori and Michael Matousek Kayla McCann Jasna C. and Michael McCormick Jere D. McGaffey Patrick and Jennifer McGraw John and Susan McKay Kris and Karen McKinney Mark and Nancy McQuide Meridian Industries, Inc. Michelle L. Merrell Barbara A Meyer
Jim Millard J. Donna Miller Richard Miller and Cynthia Mieszala William and Patricia Miller Milwaukee Admirals Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Milwaukee Community Sailing Center Milwaukee Food & City Tours Milwaukee Kayak Company Milwaukee Public Museum Milwaukee Repertory Theater Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. Ms. Susan Mischler Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory Margaret and Mark Mittelstadt Lance Miyasaki Lynn S. Modrow Andrea Monicken and Jim Stollenwerk Jan and Bob Montgomery Morningstar Golfers Club Kate Moss Bill and Peggy Mulligan National Audubon Society Angela K. and Gregory T. Nelson Tamara Francois-Neubauer and Fred Neubauer New Glarus Hotel Restaurant and Chalet Landhaus Inn Debra and Peter Newman Newport Shores Next Act Theatre Maryanne and Dan Niesen Kristin and Ryan Nord Northleaf Winery Nourish Natural Products John and Lynese Nowak Robert Nunnemacher Kathy Nusslock Joelyn and Dale Olen Geri and Marvin Olson Orange Theory Fitness Oro Di Oliva Tony Ostry Outpost Natural Foods Ozaukee Skateland David and Mindy Palay Richard and Cindy Palmersheim
Beth Partleton Joe and Kathy Patton Milos Pavlovic Angela Peardon Jane Peiffer Mrs. Barbara Pelton Joan Peterson Tom and Nancy Phillips Marjorie and Jim Pines Pink Lemonade Salon and Spa Meg Pirics Potawatomi Hotel and Casino Audrey Potter and Santa Consiglio Present Music Larry and Jeanne Prochnow Elizabeth Quann Radisson Milwaukee West Betty Jane Rafenstein Arvind Rao and Renuka Jain Timothy Read Richard Reed John and Jennifer Reisel Renaissance Theaterworks Riverside Theater Eric and Laura Roberts Richard and Patricia Roberts Rockin Jump-The Ultimate Trampoline Park Rockwell Automation Matching Gift Program Lynn Roginske Laura G. Rooney David Rosenberg and Sandy Byrne Chip and Joanne Roska Alex and Dr. Abby Rothstein John and Jennifer Rothstein Randall Rowlett and Linda Zetley Fred Ruenzel Lorette Russenberger Jon and Dawn Sagrillo Saz's Hospitality Group Janet Schade and Elisabeth Watts Phyllis Scharner Erna Schatzman Terry and Kevin Scheu Kathleen Schinner Bob and Cato Schley Katy and Matt Schneider Rodd and Andrea Schneider Kevin and Carol Schuele Heather Schultz Truman and Barbara Schultz 15
$100 - $249 continued Carl W. Schwartz Judy Schwenker Deena Shaar Gregg and Gina Shaffer William and Katherine Shaffer Denise and Jim Shaw Shedd Aquarium Alan Shlimovitz and Susan Marcus Parker and Joan Shriver Shully's Cuisine and Events David and Karen Sislow Thomas Skupniewitz Sky Zone Richard Slater Sara Sloan and Danny Pirtle Harold and Donna Smith Sam Somers Peter Sorce Mark and Tricia Spaeth Thomas and Janet Spero Splash Studio Sprecher Brewing Company Barbara J. Stansberry Martie Stevens Gillian Stewart and Barbara Diaz Norman Stewart and Debra Salvo Dr. James and Cynthia Stoll Streich Family Foundation Barbara Sullivan Dave Sunderland Sunset Playhouse Inc Duane Swank Taliesin Preservation Target - Grafton Target - Waukesha Kossow
Target - Wauwatosa Target - West Milwaukee Susie and Graham Taylor M. and G. Tempel Susan Templar Carol Tennessen Joyce and Charles Tiber Betsy Tillman Lisa Trost and Laurel Doak Nick W. and Kathleen H. Turkal Twisted Path Distillery Peter and Pam Uihlein Union House Restaurant University of Minnesota Monarch Lab Unpretty Designs Tom Urben Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Usinger Jamie and Lisa Valenti-Jordan Brian and Tricia Vanevenhoven Maureen Vento Melinda and Christopher Vernon Villa Bellezza Winery & Vineyards Visual Image Photography, Inc. Christina Wabiszewski Cathrine and Robert Wagner Andrea Wagoner and Roger Ruggeri Cheryl Wahlberg Jonathan and Carol Wall Eido and Michelle Walny Michael Wanger Tim and Stacy Ward Ward's House of Prime James Watson and Alice Marie Phipps
Waukesha Civic Theatre The Waxwing Tim and Lorraine Wayman Steve Weingarth Bridget and Erik Wessel Carl and Alison Whitney George Whyte Therese A. Wick Wild Birds Unlimited Terry and Carol Wilkins Ann Williamsen Wilmot Mountain Peter and Ann Wilt David Winter and Rene Maersch Winter Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. Kim and Jim Wong Woodman's Food Markets, Inc WorkWise LLC Lucy Wyka Allen Young George Yu and Melissa Newhall Mary Jo Zachow and Bethany Kempfer Ronald and Melanie Zacker Joseph and Patricia Zancanaro Joy Zedler Norma Zehner Ryan Zhu Zoological Society of Milwaukee Marc and Janet Zylstra
Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this list. If you find an error, please contact us at (414) 352-2880 x237 to make a correction.
Evergreen Society The Evergreen Society recognizes donors who include Schlitz Audubon Nature Center in their wills or trusts. Making a planned gift will create a lasting legacy for future generations to experience the Center. If you have included Schlitz Audubon in your estate plans and are not on the list, please contact the Development Department. Helen Boomsma Carol A. Carpenter Mrs. Lawrence E. Demmer Margarete and David Harvey Jack and Janice McHugh
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Pollybill Foundation, Inc. Susan Reichard Jeff Rusinow and Jen Ellis William J. Seidler Patricia L. Smith
Judy Van Till Thora M. Vervoren Edwin "Ted" Wiley Carol and Lee Wolcott Ed Zieve
Building Capital Campaign 2019 marks the 16th Anniversary of the Dorothy K. Vallier Environmental Learning Center, Wisconsin’s first Gold LEED-certified building. We’d like to thank and acknowledge those who contributed to its construction. A.O. Smith Foundation, Inc. Janie and Cliff Asmuth Badger Meter Foundation, Inc. Robert W. Baird & Company Foundation Donald and Donna Baumgartner Sally Bentley Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Deanna Braeger Jodi and John Brandser Russell and Joanna Bratt Joan and Fred Brengel Family Foundation Suzy and John Brennan Brico Fund, Inc. Brookbank Foundation Barbara Buzard Charter Manufacturing Co. Foundation Christin Cleaver Estate of Lori Clements Barbara and Michael Corriveau Victoria Dargis Wanda Davies Family Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation Randolph and Kathleen Dean Edward U. Demmer Foundation Mae E. Demmer Charitable Trust Mrs. Lawrence E. Demmer Derse Foundation, Inc. Christopher and Deanna Doerr Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trusts Tom and Bette Drought Steve and Buffy Duback Albert J. and Flora H. Ellinger Foundation Mathilde & Albert Elser Foundation Pat Emerson Ralph Evinrude Foundation Dennis and Eileen Fisher Thomas and Mousie Fitzgerald Mrs. Robert Foote Suzy and Byron Foster Mrs. Karen H. Friedlander Barbara Fuldner John Gebhardt and Deborah McKeithan-Gebhardt Stephen and Pam Geimer Nancy and Dave Glassner Barbara Brumder Buzard Fund Greater Milwaukee Foundation John C. and Harriett Cleaver Fund Cottrell Balding Fund Franke Idea Fund Charles V. & Carol F. James Foundation Halbert and Alice Kadish Fund
Kopmeier Family Fund Trostel Family Fund Glenn and Denise Goergen Greater Milwaukee Foundation Robert and Mimi Habush Edward J. Hammond and Marcia P. Brooks Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation Hentzen Coatings Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Cathy and David Higgins Hinrichs Foundation, Inc. Betsy Horsfield HUD - Office of Administration The Frieda and William Hunt Memorial Trust Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Jansen Construction, Inc. Joseph Johnson Charitable Trust Johnson Controls Foundation, Inc. Stella H. Jones Foundation Terry and Carole Knudsen Koss Foundation Krause Family Foundation The Kresge Foundation Martin and Cindy Kummer Arthur and Nancy Laskin Mary and Jim LaVelle Margaret Layde Jack and Phoebe Lewis Mr. George Locher Helen L. Loewi Loomis-Sayles & Co. Inc. Janet Loos Lubar Family Foundation M&I Foundation, Inc. Sam and Dave Macklem Mr. J.C. MacNeil, Jr. Maihaugen Foundation Marquette Medical Systems Foundation Matrix Foundation Thomas and Renee McCutcheon Patti and Jack McKeithan Richard and Bonnie McMicken The Meehan Family Foundation MGIC Investment Milwaukee Audubon Society George and Julie Mosher Mary Mowbray and Roland Schroeder V. Frederick Nast, Jr. Northwestern Mutual Foundation Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation Jeffrey and Genevie Osborn
Mr. William F. Pabst Park Bank Foundation, Inc. Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation Melitta S. Pick Charitable Trust Bruce and Candy Pindyck Pollybill Foundation, Inc. Robert and Sally Probst Puelicher Foundation, Inc. Linda and Blaine Rieke Rockwell Automation Will Ross Memorial Foundation Rusinow Family Charitable Foundation Jean Schloegel Thomas and Judy Schmid Sophie Y. Schroeder Charitable Trust Walter Schroeder Foundation Douglas and Eleanor Seaman Charitable Foundation Thomas and Mary Spies Bert L. and Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust Joan and Jack Stein Foundation Frank and Elsa Sterner Barbara Stover Stratton Foundation Mrs. Marie A. Tallmadge Tamarack Petroleum Company, Inc. Trainer Family Foundation Robert and Mary Trainer Mr. and Mrs. George H. Uihlein David and Julia Uihlein Michael and Peg Uihlein Mike and Sandra Uihlein Peter and Pam Uihlein Reven Uihlein-Fellars and Reed Fellar US Bank Private Client Trust Dorothy K. Vallier Foundation, Inc. Rick Loth - CDL Family Office Services Judy Van Till Frederick and Anne Vogel R & B Wagner Wendy and George Walcott We Energies Foundation Barbara and Richard Wenninger Frank L. Weyenberg Charitable Trust Kathy and Tom Wigdale William and Gillian Wigdale Edwin Wiley Robin Wilson and Peter Foote Mr. Charles F. Wright Zaun Memorial Foundation, LTD. Ed Zieve
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