Honor Roll of Donors (2024)

2023 Honor Roll of Donors

2023 Honorariums

2023 In-Kind

2023 Matching Gifts

2023 Memorials

2023 Partners

Legacy Society Planned Gifts

Trees Forever Named Endowment Funds

2023 Honor Roll of Donors

$50,000+

CRST International Inc.

Hall-Perrine Foundation

ITC Midwest

Linn County Board of Supervisors

Transamerica Foundation

$20,000-$49,000

Big Grove Brewery

Cargill

GreenState Credit Union

Kate Foster Hawkins

Margaret Polson

$10,000-$19,999

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)

Charlie & Pat Becker

Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust

Jacque & Denny Holloway

Linn County Board of Supervisors

Solar Quest Foundation

U.S. Bank

West Bend Foundation

$5,000-$9,999

Accenture LLP

Douglas & Charla Boe

Diamond V Mills

Samuel & Diana Jones

Kyle & Sharon Krause

McIntyre Foundation

Guy Oseary

Sara Rynes-Weller

Sallie Streib

Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C.

Roman Terrill & Judy Decker-Terrill

Wells Fargo

$1,000-$4,999

Anonymous

Bradley & Riley PC

Shoshanna Bernstein

Backpocket Brewing

City of Marion

Collins Aerospace

Chris & Breanne Costa

Elizabeth Daly

Scott & Charlotte Gunnufson

Tom Hadden & Tina Mowry Hadden

Karen E. Hansen

Kimm Harris

Brad & Jade Hart

Carol Hills

International Flavors & Fragrances

Doug & Diane Kopp

Charlene Lange

Bob & Sue Latham

Kim Lehrman

Ken Lowder

Lynn Manternach & Tim Wigans

George & Janelle McClain

Matthew McNeill

Gina Messamer

Eileen Miller

Kiley & Carry Miller

Susan Moore

Ronald & Suzanne Neil

Jim & Jeanna Newcomb

Scott Packard

Point Builders Inc.

Shannon Ramsay & Thom Hall

Richter Family Foundation

Rinderknecht Associates, Inc.

Ryan Companies US, Inc.

Stamats Communications Inc.

Eric Schmidt

Steve Jayne & Karen Shaff

Josh Shields

Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PC

Anne & Bill Stamats

Joanne Stevens

Lori & Brian Tomasek

Ulteig

Margo & David Underwood

United Fire Group

Urban Forestry Organization

VenuWorks of Cedar Rapids

Dennis & Kristine Woodruff

Fred & Joann Zehr

$500-$999

Lu & Bill Barron

James Beranek

Pamela Betzel

David Blankenship

William Blohm

Ann Champion

Coldwell Banker Hedges Realty

Dave & Jeanne Collins

Nathaniel Curl

Anne & Joe Dols

First Presbyterian Church Iowa City

M.L. Folkedahl-meehleder

David Gerleman

Teri Gibson

Marilyn Gott

Pat Graves

John Green & Christine Grealish Green

Charlotte Grover

Emilie Hansen

Richard & Julie Hanson

Hills Bank & Trust

Bill & Rosie Hochstetler

IMT Insurance

Judson Isebrands & Sharon O’Leary

Larry James

Roger & Joyce Jensen

Patricia & James Jones

Dylan Kimsey

Linda & James Kipp

Denise Klemp

Bob Kollmorgen

John Linge

Deanna & Mark Long

Nancy Lynk

Marlene Michel

Lyle Moen & Nancy Rash

Gayle Morgan

John Morrissey

Chris Morse

Jim Nitzschke

Nancy Owen

Evan Perry

Phil & Jeanine Pfister

Amy Reasner

Ken & Lynne Reimers

Deb Roman

Ronald Schulz

Mike Simonson

Marilyn Sippy

Gary & Patricia Stenzel

Grant & Thressa Thompson

Union-ho*rmann

Martin Vanroekel

Village of Cambridge

Russell Wall

Brian & Deane Watters

Karen Weld

Shirley Welte

Andrew Wiebold

Julie Zimmerman

Dennis & Elaine Zuber

$200-$499

Kate Anderson

Slaton Anthony

Lou Antico

The Morton Arboretum

Helen Arnold

Dave & Barb Balster

Jann & Gordon Baustian

Tom & Kelly Belin

James Bell

Frank Bellon, Jr.

Daphna Ben-Chaim

Elizabeth Bergeron

Dolly & Dave Bergmann

Richard Bradford

Diane Zaerr Brenneman

Rebecca Brimeyer

Leo Buzalsky

Sherry Byrd

JoAnn Cain

Bob & Martha Chleborad

Alan & Gail Clark

John & Pat Clausen

Jill Coffman

Lissa Dodington

Roxana Duncan

Pat Ehlinger

Loren & Patricia Flater

William Follows

Jonathan Gano

Sarah Gardner

Lori Garth

Linda & David Gobberdiel

Galen Graber

Evan Haack

Jody & Shawn Harmsen

Ed & Marlene Hayek

Kathy & Carl Hays

HBK Engineering

Linda Head

Jane Hemminger

Christine & Stephen Hensley

Barbara Hochstetler

James Holcombe

Howard Cox

Robert & Karen Hoyt

Iowa 350

Deborah Jacobs

Mike & Patsy Jensen

Jill Jones

Randy & Donna Kasch

Molly Kempf

LeRoy & Susan Kester

Deb Krebill

Dale & Helen Kueter

Colleen Kutcher

David & Patricia LaRonde

Ken & Lorie Leo

Kyndra Lundquist

Patricia Lynk

Gary Mason

Patricia McConnell

Marde & Joe McConnell

Annora McDougall

Marian & Richard McMullen

Meld Marketing

Kimberly Menke

Gale Mote

Carylann Mucha

John & Marcia Myers

Linda & Henry Nicholson

Wyatt O’Connor

Renee Otto

Greg Peiffer

Barbara & Philip Peterson

Sylvia & Edward Popelka

Heidi Rafferty

Dick & Janet Ransom

Raygun

Joseph & Lynn Razo

Mark & Carol Sanderson

Mercedes Santos

Nathan Savin

Dennis & Peggy Schneider

Mark Seidl

Robin & Kurt Sempf

Virginia Shepherd

Steven Sheridan

Richard & Diana Sloan

Virginia Soelberg

Chuck & Deborah Spencer

Christine Stahl

Debra Stantic

Doug & Carol Struss

Nina & Carl Swanson

Wanda & David Thackery

Dan Thorpe

Tom & Karen Tjelmeland

Ruth Van Tol

Nate Walker

Devin Wever

Alice Wilkinson

2023 Honorariums

Honoree/Honored by

Ben Abriol
Shannon Ramsay & Thom Hall

Maury Betzel
Pamela Betzel

Margaret Birmingham
Shannon Ramsay & Thom Hall

Buz Brenton
Jane Hemminger

Nate Collins
Meld Marketing

Swati & Arvind Dandekar
Jan & David Monk

Ed & Heather Leighton-Diek & Family
Karen Weld

The Jones Family
Mercedes Santos

Jason Flater & Family
Richard Johnson
Virginia Shepherd

Jamie & Tim Champion & Family
Karen Weld

Pat & Loren Flater
Richard Johnson
Virginia Shepherd

John P. Freese
Marilyn Freese

Marilyn Langhurst
Diane & Franklin Olsen

Lindsay Leahy
Brooke Fitzgerald

Susan Lunning
Lissa Dodington

Carole Marsh
Nancy Lynk

Jeffrey May
Linda Fitzgerald

Jan Monk
Marilyn & Gary Langhurst

Lisa Oberreuter
Lissa Dodington

Caroline & Wyatt O’Connor
Veronica Groesbeck

Diane Olsen
Sallie Streib

Charlie P.
Edward & Nina Wunderlich

Tree Planters!
Bill Helm & Peggy Helm-Quest

Christopher Purdy
Sharlyn Stewart

Jess & Jason Reichart
Pamela Betzel

Polly Reuling
Margaret Polson

John T. & Martha R. Richter
Richter Family Foundation

Christina Santos
Mercedes Santos

Maria Olivia Santos
Mercedes Santos

Ruel & Mary Ann Santos
Mercedes Santos

Carla Scholten
Barb Grabner-Kerns

Bill Stamats
Stamats Communications, Inc.

Jama & Doug Stilwell
Richard Johnson
Virginia Shepherd

Harry Stine
Jane Hemminger

2023 In-Kind

Nancy Andreasen

Antique Archaeology

Apple Creek Kennel

Big Grove Brewery

Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust

Terri Crumley

DoubleTree by Hilton

Dwell Home Furnishings

Fiber Heart Yarn

Frydae

Jeff & Elisa Geneser

Teri Gibson

Goldfinch Tap & Eatery

Green Acres Storage

Christine & Stephen Hensley

Hy-Vee, Inc.

Jen Hunt Photography

Judson Isebrands & Sharon O’Leary

Jeff Jensen

Mark & Michelle Jensen

Krause Plus

Audree Larson

Lynn Manternach & Tim Wigans

Marion Chamber of Commerce

The Marion Merchant

George & Janelle McClain

PaulFam, Inc.

Debra Powers

Shannon Ramsay & Thom Hall

Raygun

Rexco Equipment, Inc.

Scout of Marion, Inc.

Mike Silva

Staged Dwellings

Harry Stine

Grant & Thressa Thompson

Lori & Brian Tomasek

Margo & David Underwood

UnityPoint St. Lukes Hospital

Uptown Coffee Company

Miranda Von Ahsen

Voss Pecans

Rick & Jan Worcester

2023 Matching Gifts

Donor/Matched By

Charles Dudak
Linda Kipp
Douglas Kopp
Brad & Sarah Morgan
Robin & Kurt Sempf 
Douglas Struss
Devin Wever
Alliant Energy Foundation  

Kate Anderson
Evan Haack
Principal Financial Group

Dalton Clark
Ryan Companies

Richard Bradford
Randy Brown
Leo Busalsky
Clara Garman
Kevin Hasselquist
James Holcombe
Angela Arnold Meyer
Connor Moore
Andrew Wiebold
Collins Aerospace

Chuck Spencer
Growmark Foundation

Mark Underwood
Synchrony Matching Gifts Program

Zachary Cloe
Adam Cosody
David Larsen
Semir Sehic
Lamarcus Tatum
Microsoft

McKenna Bernard
Medtronics

Deb Zylstra
Pella Rolscreen Foundation

Jay Vonderhaar
Wellmark Foundation

Gregory Peiffer
Wells Fargo Foundation

2023 Memorials

Honoree/Memorialized By

Therese Anderson
Nancy Wauters

Barb Appleget
Tom & Karen Tjelmeland

Judy Armon
Alice Wilkinson

Danny B
Chelsea Legner

Dave Bartemes
Shannon Ramsay & Thom Hall

Richard Bascom, Sr.
Margaret Birmingham
Shannon Ramsay &
Thom Hall
Deb Roman

Dorothy Beardsley
John & Nancy Sadler

Mark (Vito) Bertuli
Alan & Gail Clark

Shirley Biggert
Shannon Ramsay & Thom Hall

Joan Blohm
Dr. William Blohm

Sandra Boe
Nancy Lynk
Shannon Ramsay &
Thom Hall
US Bank Commercial, North Central Plains Division

Maureen Boston Boots
Deb Krebill

Tim Broderick
Patricia Lynk

Bill Bulman
Margaret Birmingham

Amy Buzalsky
Leo Buzalsky

Angie Caldwell
Margaret Birmingham

Robert Carroll
Ross George

Lyle DeGraw
Rosemary DeGraw

Charles Delfs
John & Pat Clausen

8-10-2020 Derecho
William Krier

Savitri Devi
William Krier

Richard Divishek
Tom & Karen Tjelmeland

Brenda Downing
Shannon Ramsay &
Thom Hall

Lola Darlene Dryden
Debra Powers

Vivian Durham
Nancy Miller

David Einhorn
Erik Jaffe

Margaret Evans
Jerry & Sue Green

Terry O. Farmer
Deb Krebill

Debbie Fluegel
Donald Anderson
Anonymous
Nancy Beadle & Jim Probst
Margaret Birmingham
Meredith & Dan Borchardt
Connie Byrd
Michael Chevy Castranova & Lisa Williams
Bonnie Dubois
Diana Embry
Jan Gibson
Barb Grabner-Kerns
Kimm Harris
Carol Hubbard
Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Society
Nancy Lynk
Ric MacDonald &
Elizabeth MacDonald-Gray
Lynn Manternach & Tim Wigans
Master Gardners & Master Naturalists
Eldon & Kathryn McKie
The Morton Arboretum
Karan Parmele
Shannon Ramsay &
Thom Hall
Patty & Jerry Reisinger
Marilyn Schmidgall
Douglas Smith
Matt Spitsen
Carole Teator
Ruth Uhlman
Margo & David Underwood
Village of Mackinaw
Scott Wirtjeswor
Karen Zuckerman

Sue Ford
Deb Krebill

Roy Melvin Freese
Deb Freese

Charles Gaffney
David & Martha Booth

Jean and Lee Garrett
John & Pat Clausen

Travis Gethmann
John & Pat Clausen

Susan Glaza Gordon
Sarah Glaza
Deb Roman
Beverly Stevenson
Ramona Thomas

Rufus Greer III
Marcus Greer

Kay Gunnison
Shannon Ramsay &
Thom Hall

Bob Hale
Nancy Collins

David L Hannon
Beverly Hannon

Derek Hansen
Suanne & Max Huffman

Stephanie Harders
John & Pat Clausen

Kim Harms
Patricia Lynk

Del Hartle
Emily Johnson

Kate Foster Hawkins
Mckenna Bernard

Char Hawks
Miriam Dunlap &
David Larson

Ted Healey
Elizabeth Bergeron
Mary Cannon
Elizabeth Erdahl
Mary Guthrie
Terry Heller
Patricia McConnell
Mary Claire Potter
Amy Shuttleworth &
Ben Trachsel
Susan Toussaint
Sandy & Brandt Worley

Gary Heineman
Gary & Gayle Bahlmann

Gerald Fay Henderson
The Holub Cousins

Jared Hills
Shannon Ramsay &
Thom Hall

Murlene Hinricks
Rose Sullivan

Richard Hunter
Stephanie Browning

John Jackson
Randy Tresnak &
Susan Kuba-Tresnak

Marian Jacobs
Nancy Lynk

June Johannsen
John & Pat Clausen

June Klinefelter
John & Pat Clausen

Pat Klopfenstein
Scott & Charlotte Gunnufson
Shannon Ramsay &
Thom Hall

Bradley Koelper
Nancy Koelper

Jerrill Kolker
Glenda Davis

Richard Koppes
Therese Volk

Kurt Kruger
Jerry & Sue Green
Shannon Ramsay &
Thom Hall

Larry Kutcher
Mary Ann Flanagan
Sarah Gardner
Erin K. Green
Vicky Hoffman
Brian Kinney
Colleen Kutcher
Stuart Levi
Lori K. Levine
Guy Oseary
Michael van Reekum
Donna Stephenson
Lisa Sterbakov

Roger Lande
Sarah Lande

Larry Larson
Jerry & Sue Green

Carolyn Leary
Derek Leary

Mike Less
Lisa & Jim Renfer

Ellie Litschewski
Deb Roman

Martin Joseph Lysakowski
Helen Arnold

JoAnn Maas
John & Pat Clausen

Beth Mann
Nancy Koelper

Tracey Manternach
Lynn Manternach &
Tim Wigans

Chelsea McCallum
Lindsay Anaya

Rick Moen
Shannon Ramsay &
Thom Hall

Jo Moore
Deb Krebill

Glen Muters
Mary Andrus

Stacy Nuss
Gary & Gayle Bahlmann

John Petrick
Ann Koppenhaver

Dr. Larry Pipkin
Patricia Roloff

Clara Pleis
John & Pat Clausen

Tyler Reid
Ashlynne Clark

Darren Reimers
Ken & Lynne Reimers

Joe Richardson
Wendy Heck
Patricia Richardson

Carolyn Rickels-Port
Shannon Ramsay &
Thom Hall

Steven Rohweder
John & Pat Clausen

Bonnie Schliemann
Mary Coan

Dennis John Schmidt
Eric Schmidt

Judy Shaffer
Shannon Ramsay &
Thom Hall

David Slaughter
Deborah Jacobs

Donald Stagg
Tom & Karen Tjelmeland

Robert “Jiggs” Stonewall
John & Pat Clausen

Jeff Struck
Deb Roman

Karen Swindler
Margaret Birmingham

Patti Thacker
Deb Roman

Don Uhl
Debra & Ron Shields

Judy Van Dyk
Erica Nelson

Marilou Vernon
Shannon Ramsay &
Thom Hall

Bill Vogl
Deborah Jacobs
Tim & Chris Miller
Julie & Thor Rastetter

Everett Weaver
Deb Krebill

Irene White
David & Martha Booth

James Whitson
Shannon Ramsay &
Thom Hall

Bill Wiest, Jr.
Patricia Cornelius
Steve Gerdes
Sonia Gove
Melissa Street
Anne Tetzlaff

Mary Kay Williams
Carylann Mucha

Herbert Allen Wilson
Nathan Savin

Sharon Zahn
Ruth Bradley &
Bruce Tarwater

Brian Zimmerman
Julie Zimmerman

2023 Partners

Alliant Energy

American Forests

Black Hills Energy

City of Des Moines

City of West Des Moines

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Invest DSM

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Iowa Finance Authority

Iowa State University

Living Roadway Trust Fund

One Tree Planted

US Forest Service

USDA Forest Service

Legacy Society and Endowment Gifts

Legacy gifts are planned gifts that eventually become part of the endowment through a bequest. Gifts to the endowment go directly into a managed trust and immediately start earning income for planting projects. (*Deceased)

Anonymous

Steven K. Ashland Estate*

Elizabeth Daly

C. Alice Donaldson Trust*

Ann Wallace Fleming*

James Fluck and Julie Scott

Kate Foster Hawkins*

Irene M. Haerther Trust*

Kimm Harris

Harland Hetzler*

Jaqueline and Dennis Holloway

Roger and Marianne Hunt

Roger and Thea Leslie Fund

Martha Lundberg Estate*

Cheryl Lychwick

Nancy Lynk

Janice K. Mackenzie Estate*

Robert E. Margroff Estate*

Christopher Morse

Shannon Ramsay and Thom Hall

Patty and Jerry Reisinger

James Fluck and Julie Scott

Jack Shaffer*

Marilyn Sippy

L. Duane Weber

Trees Forever Named Endowment Funds

Funds held by the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation or the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines.

Marty Andreas Estate

Gordon & Jann Baustian

J.C. (Buz) & Sue Brenton

Des Moines Trees Forever

Kate Foster Hawkins Estate

Trees Forever Friends (multiple donors)

Robert J. & Sue Latham

Lyle Moen & Nancy Rash

Shannon Ramsay & Jack Shaffer

Trees Forever Scholarship (Margo & Dave Underwood)

L. Duane Weber

Lucille Weisert Pollinator Buffers Fund

Honor Roll of Donors (2024)

2023 Honor Roll of Donors

$50,000+

2023 Honorariums

2023 In-Kind

2023 Matching Gifts

2023 Memorials

2023 Partners

Legacy Society and Endowment Gifts

Trees Forever Named Endowment Funds

References