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Annual Report

Our 2022 Annual Report showcases the amazing progress we’re making to opening our doors. Plus, we celebrate the more than 250 individuals and organizations who’ve generously supported our fund-raising efforts.

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Honor Roll of Donors

Legacy Circle

$1,000,000+

Barbara & Rollie Anderson
Coborn Family Foundation
Cross Works Foundation
McDowall Company (John & Cherie McDowall)

Leadership Trust

$500,000 to $999,999

Anonymous
Mike & Karel Helgeson
Tom & Janet Grones
Tom & Joyce Schlough

Memory Makers

$100,000 to $499,999

BCI Construction
Bremer Bank
Capital One N.A.
Charlotte Stephens
Country Hearth Breads
Sue Shepard & Don Helgeson
Initiative Foundation
Main Street Economic Recovery Program Grant
Dr. John & Joyce Matsuura
Minnesota Humanities Center
Minnwest Bank
Sysco
Todd Zaun

Adventure Guide

$50,000 to $99,999

Bob & Lysa Neitzke
Charles Ehlen
Dick and Mimi Bitzan Family Fund of Central Minnesota Community Foundation
Dick & Mimi Bitzan
Glen Palm & Jane Ellison
Microbiologics

Creators Club

$10,000 to $49,999

Anonymous
Central Minnesota Community Foundation
Donna Kuhl & John Mahowald
Dorothy Gorecki
Elizabeth Brunsvold
Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Pierz
Granite Charitable Great River Children’s Museum Fund
Greg & Janet Reigstad
Jeff & Melinda Gau
John & Mary Weitzel
John Wertz
Louise Muggli
McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
Morgan Family Foundation
Bob & Penny White
Robert Keck
St. Cloud Scheels
SCR (Saint Cloud Refrigeration)
St. Cloud Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Clinic
Theodore & Andrea Truitt
United Way of Central Minnesota
US Bank

Great River Supporters

$1,000 to $9,999

Albertville Lions Club
Benevity
Bob and Mary Kovell Fund of Central Minnesota Community Foundation
Central Minnesota Arts Board
Clyde Lewandowski
Janet & David Tilstra
Dede & Tom Leither
DLMC Foundation
Erickson Electric
George & Shirley Torrey Advised Fund of Central Minnesota Community Foundation
Jerry Von Korff
Heidi Everett & Emil Towner
Jami Bestgen
Janet and Tim Wensman Family Fund of Central Minnesota Community Foundation
Jill Amsberry
Joel & Aimee Miron
Katherine Hlavac
Deb & Larry Campbell
Lathrop GPM LLP
Linda McNelly
Lions Club Monticello
Matthew & Lyndsie Erlandson
Lynn Miller
Marie Ellis
Mónica Segura-Schwartz
Nicholas & Bernice Reuter
Norie and Bob Mahowald Fund of Central Minnesota Community Foundation
Nurturing Possibilities
Optimist Club 35131 Saint Cloud
Paul Wenner & Toni Reif
Rinke Noonan
Ryan & Megan Welty
Sandra Reese
St. Cloud Reading Room Society
Dr. Stephen & Beth Cragle
Steven & Joan Vincent
The Giving Block
Thomas & Sandra Lanz
Vicky & Pat Welty
Vince & Cassie Miles
Western Pacific Distributors, Inc.
Wolters Kluwer
Xcel Energy Foundation

Partners in Play

Up to $999

Alecia Miller
Alexandra Vetrovsky
Alison & Paul Ward
All Saints Academy
All State Traffic Control
Amanda Johnson
Andrew & Samantha
Grimsley
Ann & Steve Harrington
Anne Leonard
Annette Gill
Annie & Michael DeBevec
Anonymous
Aric Putnam
Barb & James Wilmesmeier
Barbara and Dennis
Gregory Fund
Barbara Blattner
Becca & Ben Gill
Becky Coborn
Ben Walz
Beth Thieschafer
Bette Schmit
Bill & Jessie Erickson
Bill & Linda Meier
Blake Hanson
Bob Caddy
Bonita & John Benschoter
Brian & Karen Cash
Brianna McDonald
Bridget Reigstad
Bruce Broman & Evelyn Erickson
Bryce & Paul Zabinski
Buddy King
Caroline Stanhope
Carie Essig
Catherine Olesen
Chad Marolf
Charles Villette
Chelsea Kilanowski
Chevy’s Pit LLC
Chris LeDuc
Chris Thoemke
Christine Gould
Christine Metzo
Cody Ford
Credential Check Corporation
Crystal Rangel
Cynthia Beckman
Dan & Michele McAnally
Darin Seaman
Dave & Linda Pelzer
David Ellison
David Jordheim
David & Kristi Laliberte
David Mohs
David & Gay Noack
David Schlough
Deborah & Matthew Ferrell
Deborah Biorn
Debra Carlson
Debra & Gregory Schmit
DeGraaf Financial
Delisa Green
Diana Cook
Diane Larson
Dianne Tuff
Don & Jenny Fortner
Donald J. Bitzan
Dustin & Kimberly Vaverek
Elizabeth Loring
Ellen Kearns
Embracing Mother’s Nature, LLC
Emily & Karl Fischer
Emily & Willie Swanson
Erin Bitzan & Eamon Walsh
Florence & Ganard Orionzi
Fred & Cathie Wemlinger
Gary & Jane Marsden
Gearbox Functional Creative
Give to the Max (MightyCause)

Heather Allen
Heather Concannon
Home School Association
Hour Glass Cleaners
Impact Minnesota
inktothepeople.com LLC
James Twohy
Jan Sorell
Janet Ross
Jayne & Tommy Balicky
Jennifer Mueller
Jennifer Thompson
Jennifer Wonsever
Jessica Krull
Jessica Zack
Jill & Robert Haak
Jim & Jan Davis
Jo & Mark Eichler
Joan Blaska
Joan Marie Pickard
Joanne John & Elizabeth John
Joel & Susan Shobe
John & Bonita Benschoter
John Miller & Sandy Bot-Miller
John & Linda Peck
Jon & Joy Ruis
Jonathan Skaalerud
Joshua Johnson
Jovana Marinovic
Judith Pittaway
Judith Bond
Judy Morris
Julian & Susan Luetmer
Julie Weitz
Julie & Bruce Busta
Julie & Brian Johnson
Karen & Brian Cash
Kari McDermid
Karlee Olson
Katherine Matthew
Kelli Mrozek
Kelly Gully
Kendra Norton Dando & Michael Dando
Kerri Zenner
Kim & Duane Koepp
Kirk Jeffrey & Frances Long
Kristine Smith
Kyle & Natasha Chapman
Kylie & Clay Conover
Laraway Financial Advisors, Inc.
Laura & Wes Schoenherr
Laurel Merten
Laurie Tritabaugh
Lee & Val Gladitsch
Lexann Reischl
Leyda Antunez
Linda Allen
Linda Henrichs
Linda Perrington
Lindsey Kramer
Lions Club Saint Cloud
Lisa Schleicher
Lisa Schreifels
Liz & Nate Stunek
Lori Traut
Louise Goetz
Lucy & Michael Bauer
Lucy Lang
Lynn Conklin
M. L. Renslow
Marcia A. Summers
Marge Bates
Mark Johnson
Mark & Susan Larson
Marsha Mort
Martha Ewing
Martha Hoodecheck
Mary Davis
Mary Beth Megarry
Mary Dwyer & Jonathan Fribley
Mary Gilles
Mary Kay Hicks
Mary Lou & Gerald Lenz

Mary Ness
Mary Pierce-Slocum
Mary Wagner
Matthew Luczak
Melissa Fagerness
Melissa Woods
Michael Bitzan
Mike & Amanda Tucker
Miles Psychological Services, LLC
Moms Club of Sartell/Sauk Rapids
Network for Good
Nick & Andrea Wells
Nicki Stemper
Nicole Reuter
Norlin G. Boyum
Paige Christensen
Patricia & Richard Hart
Patrick Henry & Pat Welter
Patty & Thomas Murn
Paul & Rachel Krahn
Peggy Wilson
Peter & Janelle Johnson
Pierz School District 484
Pure Prairie Farms Inc.
Rachel Wocken
Realife Cooperative at Mueller Gardens
Rick & Joanna Harig Philanthropic Fund
Robert Bayne
Robert & Mary Bellmont
Robert Thienes
Ronald & Barbara McKeever
Ronald Germundson & Becky Pansch
Rose &Phillip Kunkel
Rotary Club Great River
(Sauk Rapids-Sartell)
Roxanne Boelter
Ruth & James Larson
Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra
Saint Mary’s Cathedral
Sally Hanson & Sara Hanson
Sam Calvert
Sandra Hansen
Sandra Williams
Sara & Darren McKeever
Sara Mohs
Sarah & Stuart Young
SCAREAM (St. Cloud Area Retired Educators)
Scott & Lynn Holmvig
Scott Rand
Shane Zabinski
Shannon Vadnie
Shauna & Darin Seaman
Sheldon Ehlenberg
Stasia Mock
Stearns County Soil & Water Conservation District
Steve & Linda Saupe
Steve Lanz
Steven & Julie Begich
Steven & Brenda Joul
Stuart Rothenberg
Supported International Parenting, LLC
Susan Severt
Tara Brown
Thomas Allen
Thomas Hartmann
Tiffany Korver
Tiffany Stang
Tommy Vongkhamdy
Tony Jarousek: Allstate Insurance
Tracie Linden
Walmart
Wanita & Jack Parker
Warren & Jacquelyn Bradbury
Wendy Wiehoff
Josh & Whitney Orn

*Denotes in-kind contribution