The Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids
Salutes Our Donors


On behalf of the Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids, we would like to sincerely thank our many loyal and generous friends for their support in 2010. The following list reflects gifts made from January 1 to December 31, 2010.

What's Your Art?
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Kate Pew Wolters Fund/Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Wege Foundation
Frey Foundation
Dick and Betsy De Vos Foundation
Steelcase Foundation

Arts Education Funding Pool
Amway
Ted and Brenda Frey
Keller Foundation
Mercantile Bank of Michigan

Annual Campaign

Benefactors

Judi and Ken Carpenter
Sarah and Fred Steiner
Kate Pew Wolters

Angels
(to the top)
Eunice M. Bolt Living Trust
Dan and Pam DeVos
DeWitt Barrels
The Loutit Foundation
Donald and Doris G. Griffith Foundation
John R. Hunting
DTE Energy Foundation

Partners
(to the top)
Anonymous
John R. Bertsch
The Blodgett Foundation
Founders Bank and Trust
Irwin Seating Company
Michael and Sarah Julien
Leonard and Eileen Newman Fund
Stella and Charles Royce
Marilyn Titche
Jill and Chris Van Antwerp
Barbara Van Ess, Friend Foundation
Vogt Foundation

Sponsor
Anonymous
BISSELL Inc.
Marjie and Dan Gell
Catherine and Ken Ehrenberger
Albert and Eloise Engel
Dr. Laurence Feenstra
Robert Goodrich
Keeler Foundation
The Korff Foundation
Calumet Building Group
Overhead Door Co. of Grand Rapids
Jack and Mary Morrison
Thomas and Jill Newhouse
Rhett and Jeralyn Pinsky
Jerome and Judy Subar
Chemical Bank West
Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Vruggink

Platinum
(to the top)
John and Carol Beernink
Dr. Stephen and Julie Dalm
Chuck and Barb Fisk
Inta Grace
Jenn Groendyke
Marjorie Kuipers
Hank and Liesel Meijer
Caroline and Eric Older
Maria Rydstedt
Susan Schalon
John and Jo-Ann Van Reeuwyk
Gary and Janice Walker
Gloria Yff

Gold
(to the top)
Anonymous
Richard Lich and Suzanne Butler-Lich
Dan and Dawn Carter
Bob and Ann Cooper
Phillip and Julie Croll
Jonathan and Linda Damon
John and Rene Darling
Marjorie Daverman
Howard and Verna De Haan
Tuti and Pete DeMaagd
Dan and Kate Diedrich
Patricia H. Edison
John and Sydney Edlund
Paul A. Hense, CPA P.C.
Margaret Hoats
Dirk and Victoria Hoffius
Richard and Anne Horvitz
Win and Kyle Irwin
Susan K. Jones
Debbi and Tim Kiekover
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Kimball
Diane and Mike Kroll
Art Lane
Willard and Carolyn Larkin
Harvey E. Lemmen
Richard Logan
Heidi and Branden Lyon
Tower Pinkster Titus-Grand Rapids
Martha and Steve McMurry
Gary and Susan Milligan
Kim S. Mitchell
Valerie Nelson and Donna Bowyer
Linda B. Patterson
Mr. Michael Puerner
Leonard and Carol Radecki
Richard A. Roane
Cheri and Dan Stanton
Jim and Karen Stokes
Bruce and Mary Tinker
Daniel L. and Betsey M. Tinkham
Matt and Lois Tomasiewicz
Lewis and Norma Van Kuiken
Werner and Marianne Veit
Lois Word

Silver
(to the top)
Tina Afendoulis
Anonymous
Mary Appelt, MD
Dorothy Armstrong
Paul and Marty Arnold
Robert and Patricia Beadle
John and Pat Bergstrom
Dr. and Mrs. William H. Beute
Fred and Gina Bivins
Lynne Black
Tom and Sandra Blackwell
Conrad and Molly Bradshaw
Jim and Joan Buchanan
Lucy and Chuck Caldwell
Greg and Mary Carnevale
Mr. and Mrs. James Casey, Jr.
Dr. John English and Aina Clay
James U. Collins, M.D.
Tim and Laurie Daum
Toni and Sam De Luca
Dennis M. Echelbarger
Dr. and Mrs. Roger Edvenson
Thomas M. Edwards
Jeanne A. Englehart and Jack L. Novick
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Faber
Hank and Marcia Fairchild
Diane S. Farage
Ralph and Maureen Fischer
Lynn and Alice Francis
Tracy, Inc.
Don and Laurie Gardner
Dr. and Mrs. James Gunn
Bluma and Don Herman
Norm and Deane Horne
Dolores and Norbert Hruby
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip R. Jacobus
Julian and Judith Joseph
Mr. and Mrs. Haig Kassouni
Elizabeth and Donald Klopcic
Jane and Jim Knack
Nick and Pat Kokx
Thomas H. and Anne Gerth Logan
Arend and Nancy Lubbers
Elizabeth and Jerry Lykins
Gail and Michael Madura
Hugh and Georgia Makens
Mrs. Frances Maycroft
Edie McCargar
Nancy and Corky Mroczkowski
Lynn and John O'Donnell
Nancy Peters
Stephen and Marcia Peterson
Ed and June Prein
Robert and Ethel Richards
Dave and Laurie Russell
Stuart K. Saints
Elizabeth Sarafis
Dr. and Mrs. Donald C. Schek
Charles G. Schoenknecht and Ward Paul
Gail O. DeYoung and F. Jay Schoettley
Ms. Hermina Sikkema
Jay and Helen Smith
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Southwick
Jean P. Springer
Rose A. Stein
Sterk and Company, P.C.
Rosalynn Stuart
Gregory and Audrey Sundstrom
Karen K. Sweet
John and Suzanne Tiemstra
Elaine Van Kley
Vera and Dean Van Velsen
Lois Waldecker
Barbara S. Wepman
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Wieland
Carolyn Wills
Dick and Barbara Young
Dr. and Mrs. Zigfrids Zadvinskis
Watkins, Ross & Co.

Family
(to the top)
Chris and Phyllis Afendoulis
Terrance and Sandra Bacon
Lori Baker
Charles and Rebecca Bocskey
Mary L. Bowman
Carol Campbell
Barbara Klein and Charles Chanter
Marti Childs
Robert and Jacqueline Chovanec
Louise and John Edison
Greg and Kathy Forzley
Walter and Susan Freihofer
Richard and Linda Glaser
Paul Kellermann and Pat Hartsoe
Paul Hesse and Maria Royce Hesse
Raymond and Ellen Johnson
Marcae Manting Johnson
Natalie and James Kerby
Katie and Bob Kimball
Abraham and Sylvia Krissoff
Barry and Sheryl Lilly
Ray and Nancy Loeschner
Ms. Bucky Love
James and Jane M. Maksymowski
Chet and Elaine Maternowski
Jeff and Jane McGookey
Twink Frey and Jim McKay
Martin and Enid Packard
Angela and Sixto Placencia
Patrick and Lynne Marie Quinlan
Alwyn and Chris Rougier-Chapman
Ms. Linda Samuelson
Ken Schmidt Productions
Evelyn Searl
Norma and Robert Semeyn
Mrs. Albert P. Smith
Howard and Juanita Thompson
John and Cheryl Tully
Gordon and Jorene VanOtteren
Shirley and George Van Oeveren
Mr. and Mrs. Max G. Willwerth

Friends
(to the top)
Mrs. Doris A. Anderson
Anonymous
Lawrence M. and Mary E. Austin
Robert and Linda Barlekamp
Henry and Ruth Baron
Willa and Roger Bauer
Darlene Berghorst
Robert and Janet Bond
Charles and Gretchen Bouwsma
Robert C. Byrens
Dr. and Mrs. Edward O. Cox
Mary Elizabeth Davis Trust
Vineta L. Elliott
Jean Enright
Maurice and Sara Fetty
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Gaebel
Paula Gaylord
Gloria Gregory
Catherine B. Haney
Garrett Hanson
John and Bernadine Hedrick
Dawn Highhouse
Mark and Candace Hinshaw
Mary Hogan
Bill and Sue Hondorp
Bruce Honholt
Don and Lois Jandernoa
Ruth Kemp
Maureen Ketchum
Bruce F. Klein-Wassink
Harold Marks
Marian A. Meehleder
Tom and Lynne O'Rourke
Steven Parsh
Allen and Charline Rice
Jim Saalfeld
Carol Brauer Schmidt
Mary Jane Schmidt
Dr. and Mrs. William Sprague
Mary and Richard Stevens
Phyllis Van Andel
Steve and Viola Van Der Weele
Michael and June Vanderveen
Erma and John Wilcox

Others
(to the top)
Anonymous
Bill and Judi Babel
Mary S. Bell
Charles and Marcia Bertsch
R.L. and J. Briggs
Thedis DeWitt
Nancy L. Douglas
Eileen Duty
Joan R. Dyer
Jeffrey and Sheila Frank
Mr. and Mrs. O. Nathan French
Barbara and Lawrence Fritz
Robert Israels
Ms. Mary Jean Jennings
Andy Koning
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kovats
Ken and Ruth Lobbes
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Lorch
Wendy Marty
Frederick H. Olert, Jr.
Barbara A. Rapaport
Dr. Monique Salinas-Stauffer
Mary R. Savage
Nicholas and Nancy Valenziano
William and Yvonne Van Ee
Lorraine Wood
Thomas Wysocki

ArtPrize Preview Party Sponsors
(to the top)
Cooley Law School
DTE
Ferris State University
Varnum
Ticket Buyers:
Tina Afendoulis
Jeff and Tammy Ammon
Anonymous
Lawrence M. and Mary E. Austin
Don Burke
Richard Lich and Suzanne Butler-Lich
The Cameron Foundation
Marla Carew
Dan and Dawn Carter
Rob and Diane Collier
Bob and Ann Cooper
Kelly Crosse
Mimi Cummings
Toni and Sam De Luca
Dick and Betsy De Vos Foundation
Janet Dosenberry
Catherine and Ken Ehrenberger
Jodi Elsen
Jean Enright
Kathryn E. Fore
Marjie and Dan Gell
Mark and Barbara Gerson
Sarah and Tom Gleason
Jenn Groendyke
Paul A. Hense, CPA P.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Hill
Susan K. Jones
Debbi and Tim Kiekover
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Kimball
CJ Kruska
Marjorie Kuipers
Jeff Lambert
Ms. Terri L. Land
Willard and Carolyn Larkin
Heidi and Branden Lyon
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Mann
Wendy Marty
Jim Maskell
Candace Matthews
Twink Frey and Jim McKay
Jim and Marie Preston
Loren and Dian Rupke
Jane Siegel
Diana Sieger
Judith E. Snow
Cheri and Dan Stanton
Michele Suchovsky
Ann and Bill Thomas
Applause Catering + Events
Bruce and Mary Tinker
Jill and Chris Van Antwerp
Barbara Van'tHof
Dorothy Williamson
Lois Word

In-Kind Support
(to the top)
Amway
Highland Group
JimNixon.com
Oswaldo Garces
Printech
Sanchez Bistro
WGVU



We strive to be complete and accurate when we acknowledge our donors. If we have made an error or have omitted someone, please forgive us for the inaccuracy and contact Caroline D. Older, Ph.D at 459-2787 or via email.

The Arts Council also has an agency endowment fund at the Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Should you be interested in creating a long-term legacy of arts-giving through your estate or through living-trust opportunities, please contact us.

For more information, please contact Executive Director Caroline D. Older, Ph.D at 616-459-2787.



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