Individual Donors

Your contributions to West Michigan Symphony help to sustain a vital community resource. Just over 60% of contributions to WMS during the 2019-20 season came from individual patrons, with the remainder generated from corporate and foundation support. We extend our deepest appreciation to you for helping make WMS a cultural touchstone in our community.

The listings below represent total pledges and gifts by each patron household from August 1, 2019 through July 31, 2020. This includes our Annual Fund, Education Fund, and other special initiatives. In particular, we wish to express our gratitude to Mike and Kay Olthoff for their support of our Year-End Matching Challenge.

We have given careful attention to ensure a complete and accurate list. Please notify us of any inaccuracies by calling 231.726.3231.

Donors

$10,000 and up
Anonymous
Jan Deur
Pat & Julie Donahue
Douglas & Janet Hoch
Mike & Kay Olthoff
Peter M Turner

$5,000-$9,999
Anonymous
Jon & Jane Blyth
Pete & Sherry Brown
George W & Lori Lynn Cannon III
William & Mary Lou Eyke
Bari Johnson
Buzz & Wendy Kersman
Scott & Donna Lachniet
John & Jessie Martin
Monica Morse
Joanna & Fred Norris
Steve & Deb Olsen
Mary L Price Fund of the
Community Foundation for Muskegon County (CFFMC)
Suzanne Richards & Lee Burlison
Jack & Becky Slimko
Dr Alan Steinman

$2,000-$4,999
Marilyn V Andersen
Cathy & Bernie Berntson Fund of the CFFMC
William & Susan Bissell
Andy & Beth Buelow
Michael Cerminaro DDS & Connie Verhagen DDS
Orville Crain & Susan Cloutier Crain
Marcia D’Oyly
Rob & Cathleen Dubault
Darcy Dye
Tilio Giacobassi Family
Michael Gluhanich
Keith Hopkins
Hugh & Barbara Hornstein
Stephen & Debra Jackson
Charles & Nina Johnson
Charles & Vivian Johnson
Barbara Kelso
Amy Klop
Daniel & Sheryl Kuznar
Barbara J Murphy
Bonnie Olson Memorial Fund
Sawyer Family Fund of CFFMC
Tom Schaub & Mary Price
Michael & Corina Soimar
Dr F Remington & Ginny Sprague
Susan & Stephen Struck

$1,000-$1,999
Anonymous
Allen & Sandy Beck
Susan & Frank Bednarek Fund of the CFFMC
Claudia Bryant
Gordon & Mary Buitendorp
Ardy Bulthouse Kroes
Bob & Charlotte Chessman
Allan & Anne Dake
Jackie Engel, CFP
Essex Family Fund of the CFFMC
Eugene Fethke
Carol Folkert
James & Susan Geisler
Don Goodman
Robert & Clara Harrell
Paul & Karen Jackson
Dr Beth Dunning Lower
Mark & Bonnie Meengs
Anne & Bart Merkle
Dr C Michael & Mary O’Brien
Mary Payne
Dr Richard W & Nancy J Peters
Gary & Beth Post
Bruce Reichardt
John Saling & Diane Fischer
David & Linda Taylor
Roger & Rebecca Tuuk
Norna Verplank
Robert & Nancy Voyt
Michael & Patricia Wade
JoLee Wennersten
Hazel Whittaker
Ellie Williams

$600-$999
Anonymous
Gary & Rhonda Bogner
Maureen Campbell
Ruth Clark
Dr Donald & Nancy Crandall
Kevin & Annette Even
Gwen Hoffman
David & Mary Hogan
Pat Hunt
Tom & Pat Johnson
Dr Ray & Betsy Komray
Kent & Charlotte Krive
Pete & Mimi Kunz
Garry & Charlotte Olson
Janet Payne
Denis & Barbara Potuznik
Dan & Sarah Rinsema-Sybenga
Jocelyn Shaw & Doug Hannink
Robert Strauss
Ann & Dan Tabor
Dr Jane L Toot
Richard & Marge Tourre
Marguerite & Kenneth Winter
Jane Wright
Jim & Linda Zolman

$300-$599
Chris Adams
Ross & Sandra Aden
Charles & Gloria Alstrom
Anonymous
Bruce & Paula Baker
Barbara Bates-Lalick & Martin Lalick
Paul & Grace Benedict
Heather D Brolick
Ron & Ann Marie Brown
Jack & Marilyn Brown
Ryan & Katie Bryker
Michael & Joanna Buboltz
Carol Burnet
Rudy & Pat Chmelar
George & Deborah Chmelar
Valerie & Fred Church-McHugh
Darlene Collet
James & Diana Cornell
William & Carol Cross III
Don & Kathy Dahlstrom matched by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Mary & Gust Danigelis
Joel & Linda Engel
Jerry Engle
Charles & Patti Fisher
Kurt & Cathy Forrest
Charles & Lynn Freeman
Ron Fritz
Evelyn Geile
Mary Anne Gorman
Bill Haug & Jane Curtis
Judy Hayner
Donald & Mary Henry
Patricia Hesling
Gwen Hoffman
Wilda James
Peter Kurdziel
Mr & Mrs Paul Ladas
Clara Lang
Richard Linebaugh
Michael Martin
Charles Matthews & Kay Cater Matthews
Cindy Mazurek
Paul & Winnie McNergney
Susan Meston
Don & Phyllis Monte-Holtrop
Scott & Janee’ Musselman
Chris McGuigan & Gary Neal
Hester P Newton
Dan & Kendra Olsen
Jim & Ruthann Olthoff
Jason & Jamye Olthoff
William & Gay Petersen
David & Beth Pickard
Roy & Britta Bujak Portenga
Margaret Price
Donna Little & Faye Redmond
David E & Georganna Rice
Joe & Paula Risselade
Duane & Susan Schecter
Jocelyn Shaw & Doug Hannink
George & Dottie Strabel
Bryce & Marti Tallant
Peter & Judy Theune
Carol Parker Thompson
George & Laura Thurlow
Tom & Liz Trzaska
Bruce & Nina Van Dop
Judy Wilcox
Jan Witt
Robert & Joanne Zayko

$100-$299
Ron & Nancy Anderson
Charles D & Laurel A Angus
Anonymous
Margo Atwell
Jerry & Barbara Bakker
Carl & Bonnie Bergman
Arthur & Marilyn Bolt
Bonnie Borgeson
Mary & Bob Boyer
Bob & Jan Brock
Greta Bushnell
Marie Bustin
Michael & Kristine Carpenter
Linda Caughey
Curtis Chambers & Diana Wojton
Dr Paul & Nancy Christie
Mike Ciulis
Joanne Cochrane
E Jane Connell & Steven W Rosen
David & Marie Culver
Bob & Ann Erler
Dale & Susan Ertzinger
Steve & Darleen Dangel
Greg & Judith DeWeerd
Karen & Herb Driver
Bruce & Esther Drukker
Dennis & Barbara Dryer
Janice Dyer
Amanda & Gregory Dykhouse
Harold & Mary Englund
Tim & Anne Erickson
Jacqueline Rose Fisher
Dale & Bridget Fox
Paula DeGregorio & Frank Galante
David F Gerdes & Carolyn Smith-Gerdes
Marjorie Gorajec
Marcia Grasman
LaDon Gustafson
Revs Susan & Jerry Hagans
Raymond Hamil
Helga Hamm
Dr & Mrs James Hegedus
Timothy Hicks
Thomas & Rita Higgins
Cornelia Holley
Kenneth Hoopes & Maria Ladas Hoopes
William Horne
Mary Anne & Thom Hornik
Mary Ann Howe
John & Jane Humphrey
Charles & Suze Huttula
Robert & Louise Jewell
Jim & Mary Malek
Don & Penny Johnson
Robert & Susan Johnson
David & Loretta Kasprzyk
David & Allison Keessen
Ed & Lynne Kinkema
Bruce & Mary Krueger
Joan La Mourie
Robert & JoAnn Landman
Bob & Pam Lascko
Phyllis Laurin
Joan Leder
Sandy Majeski
Donald R Matthews
Shirley McIntire
Alice Michaud
Rich & Teresa Micheil
Rhonda Myers
Ed & Ginevra Naill
Jan & Bill Naymick
Matt & Laurel Nease
Kathryn L Neumann
Leslie Newman
Perry & Deb Newson
Kay Ostrom
Richard A. Pardini
Thomas Pascoe
Irene Pierson
Albert & Elizabeth Posthuma
Sylvia Precious
Bruce & Shirley Privacky
Rev William Randall
Mike & Char Ratchford
Susan Rehrer
Randall & Gretchen Rhoades
Kenneth Robison
Brian & Sandra Roelof
Bruce & Judy Rollston
David Roodvoets
James M Rynberg
Bob & Bobbi Sabine
Richard & Jane Schneider
Gwynne & Steve Schoff
Michael & Debra Schubert
Glenn Sheathelm
Thomas & Suzanne Shepherd
Josh & Amy Silvis
Colleen & Joseph Skendzel
Helen & Jay Smith
Frank & Barbara Smith
Dar Smith
Joanie Smith
Hayden Smith
Annoesjka Soler
Vivian Sorden
Mort & Gayle Speck
Susan Sridharan
Anbritt & Darlene Stengele
Bill Papo & Julie Stewart
Leon & Zinnie Stille
Tom & Nanci Stone
Clifford & Lucia Storr
Verne & Janet Sutherland
Howard & Marilyn Swanson
Warren Tibbitts
Judith Tierney
Frank & Emma Peterson
Mary Towner
John & Barbara Usmial
John Van Walsum
Ed DeJong & Diane VanWesep
Becky Veltman
Dr Paul Voss
Bill & Shirley Walther
Jean & Craig Weirich
Dan & Nancy Weller
Harry & Julie Wierenga
Brewster & Mary Ellen Willcox
Paul & Sherry Wilson
Joe & Cindy Wolff
Duane & Laurie Wright
Douglas & Jennifer Zwemer

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National Endowment for the Arts