2004 Gifts and Grants Received
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 2004 Gifts and Grants Received

It is with great appreciation that we recognize these individuals, communities, businesses and other funding partners for their contributions this past year.  It is through the generosity of these contributors that the Southwest Minnesota Foundation's initiatives are made possible.  This list reflects donations and grants received between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2004.  We believe this list to be accurate and complete.  However, if we have inadvertently omitted your name, please accept our sincere apology and contact us as soon as possible so we can correct our records.

SWMF General Endowment Donors

SWMF Program Donors

Appleton Community Foundation Donors

Appleton Flags of Honor Donors

Brad Behrends Memorial Fund Donors

Business, Arts and Recreation Center (BARC) of Windom Endowment Fund Donors

Connecting Youth and Business Fund Donors

Dawson Boyd Alumni Association Endowment Fund Donors

Dawson Community Foundation Donors

Heron Lake-Okabena Community Foundation Donors

Hutchinson Community Foundation Donors

Hutchinson Hospice Endowment Fund Donors

Jackson County Central School Foundation Donors

Litchfield Area Community Foundation Donors

Luverne ISD#2184 Foundation Donors

Madison Community Foundation Donors

Milan Community Foundation Donors

Minnesota West Technical College and Small Business Management Fund Donors

Mountain Lake Area Foundation Donors

Paul and Alma Schwan Aging Trust Fund Donors

People Helping People Nursing Scholarship Endowment Fund Donors

Pipestone Area Educational Enrichment Foundation Donors

Sneer Family Fund Donors

Steve and Judy Harder Family Fund Donors

Tyler Area Community Foundation Donors

Worthington Area Foundation Donors

 

 

SWMF GENERAL ENDOWMENT DONORS

           

  • Eleven Anonymous Gifts

  • Audrey J. Adolphson

  • Agralite Electric Cooperative

  • Agri-Energy, LLC

  • Altimate Medical, Inc.

  • Anderson Chemical Co.

  • Arnold Anderson

  • Diana and John Anderson

  • Garrett Anderson

  • Mason Anderson

  • Ron Anderson

  • Arv-Hus Museum

  • Atwater State Bank

  • Bernadette and James Berger

  • Barbara Berkenpas

  • David and Ramona Berry

  • Big Stone County

  • Winthro C. Block

  • Michael and Patricia Boehme

  • Tom and Sue Brakke

  • Bremer Bank, National Association

  • Bremer Trust, N.A. - Marshall

  • Bremer Trust, N.A.

  • Russell and Carolyn Bremner

  • Bromelkamp Company

  • Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center, Inc.

  • Doug and Loni Bultman

  • Robert and Marsha Bunger

  • Connie and Cec Burchill

  • Thomas Burich

  • Robert and Brenda Byrnes

  • Casualty Assurance of Granite Falls, Inc.

  • Center National Bank - Litchfield

  • Chippewa County

  • Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company

  • D. M. Christensen

  • Citizens Bancshares of Hutchinson, Inc.

  • Citizens Bank & Trust Company

  • City of Adrian

  • City of Balaton

  • City of Bird Island

  • City of Chandler

  • City of Currie

  • City of Danube

  • City of Eden Valley

  • City of Ivanhoe

  • City of Jasper

  • City of Litchfield

  • City of Madison

  • City of Milroy

  • City of Minneota

  • City of Mountain Lake

  • City of Murdock

  • City of Olivia

  • City of Sacred Heart

  • City of Walnut Grove

  • City of Wanda

  • City of Watson

  • City of Willmar

  • Concorde Bank

  • Connie and Tim Connell

  • Patrick K. Costello

  • Cottonwood Building Center, Inc.

  • Michael and Nan Crary

  • Wilt and Betty Croonquist

  • Dawn and Gabriel Berry

  • Florence Chard Dacey

  • David and Cecelia Danahar

  • Joyce and Arnold Dass

  • Lea and Meridee Dobberstein

  • Steve  and Suellen Dusek

  • Jeff and LeeAnn Ettinger

  • Fahey Sales Agency, Inc.

  • Farmers & Merchants State Bank

  • F&M Bank of Clarkfield and Granite Falls Bank of Granite Falls

  • Nancy and Marc Fasching

  • Federated Rural Electric Association

  • Federated Telephone Cooperative - Chokio

  • Paul E. Fellows

  • First Independent Bank of Balaton

  • First Security Bank - Hendricks

  • First State Bank - Okabena

  • First State Bank Southwest

  • Andrea Fox and Steve Jensen

  • Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Freese

  • Liz and Tim Frisbie

  • Carl and Marilyn Gates

  • Carl "Pat" Gates

  • Claire and Jo Gerber

  • Glen's Food Center

  • Goldleaf Financial, LTD.

  • George and Diane Gordon

  • Robert Gunther

  • Jeffrey and Diane Gunvalson

  • Kent Gustafson

  • Jeff and Kristine Haag

  • Sheldon and Margery Haaland

  • John and Donna Haines

  • Randy and Cindy Hartquist

  • Hector Economic Development Authority

  • Henle Printing Company, Inc.

  • Glen and Jacqueline Herfurth

  • Heritage Bank, N.A.

  • Wilbur and Dorothy Hintz

  

  • Jeff and Anne Holcomb

  • Tom and Sharon Hollatz

  • Gregory and Lynn Holmstrom

  • Bonetta Hoogeveen

  • Eugene Hook

  • Hutchinson Economic Development Authority

  • Hutchinson Technology, Inc.

  • Hutchinson Telephone Company

  • ISD #2190 - Yellow Medicine East

  • Jackpot Junction

  • Jackson County

  • Steve and Karen Jacobson - In Memory of Harlan Nieuwbeerta

  • Bob and Rhonna Jarchow

  • Donald and Judy Jarner

  • Kandiyohi County

  • Nancy Kaping

  • Ruth Ann Karty

  • Philip Kelly

  • Jim and Sue Keul

  • Dennis and Alma Klute

  • Ralph and Beverly Knapp

  • Stan and Teri Knutson

  • JoLynn Kosek

  • Robert and Helen Krinke

  • Lac qui Parle County

  • Lake Region Bank

  • Arvid Larson

  • Judy and Allan Larson

  • Nancy Larson

  • Robin Stegner and Scott Larson

  • Juanita and David Lauritsen

  • Lee Express Lines, Inc.

  • Sarah and Nathan Libbon

  • Lincoln County

  • Jackie and Lindon Turner-Lovsness

  • Marketing Concepts of Minnesota, Inc.

  • Dr. Phil and Jean Maus

  • The Mc Farland Company

  • Lynne McLaughlin

  • Mease & Trudeau, Inc.

  • Meeker County

  • Janet and Benny Menton

  • Minnwest Bank - Ortonville

  • Carol and Richard Morgan

  • Francis and Hon Mortier

  • Murray County

  • Margie and Bret Nelsen

  • Mr. Jan Nelson

  • Nester & Nester, PLLP CPA

  • Ron and Julie Noyes

  • Daryl E. and Ann Marie Olson

  • Mark W. and Marianne Ossenfort

  • P.N.E., Inc.

  • Marlin Paradis Agency

  • Becky and Jerry Parker

  • David and Kyong Paskach

  • Brian and Wendy Pederson

  • Ann and Dave Peterson

  • Debra and George Peterson

  • Gene and Marlene Platt

  • Prairie Sun Bank - Milan

  • Project Turnabout Addiction Recovery Center

  • Greg and Barbara Raymo

  • Red Star Creative

  • RedBall, LLC

  • James and Mary Redfield

  • Cris and Linda Remucal

  • Renville County HRA/EDA

  • Sherry and Bruce Ristau

  • Sherry and Bruce Ristau - In Memory of Hugh Wegner

  • Rock County

  • Christie Rock

  • Joe and Betty Roers

  • Linda Rossow

  • Craig and Karen Rubis

  • Rebecca Ruppert

  • Conrad and Judy Schmidt

  • Gladys Schumacher - In Memory of Edith and Milton Fox and Russell Schumacher

  • Renae and Don Shields

  • Donn Sjolander

  • Theresa Smidt

  • Dr. George Smith

  • Gregory J. Soukup

  • Michael and Elizabeth Struve

  • Swift County

  • The McKnight Foundation

  • Adella Theis

  • Randy and Tara Thompson

  • Marshall and Maylon Thorstad

  • Sara and Steve Titus

  • Tuesday Breakfast Club

  • United Prairie Bank - Madison

  • Florence Vance

  • Tom and Janet Vandendriessche

  • Wabasso Economic Development Authority

  • Laura and Dion Warne

  • Lyle and Cheri Weismantel

  • West Central Tribune

  • Westlund Associates, Inc.

  • Alvin and Rose Wiens

  • Dr. Elton and Linda Wing

  • Amy Woitalewicz

  • Yellow Medicine County

  • Richard Zetah

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SWMF PROGRAM DONORS

  • Four Anonymous Gifts

  • Blandin Foundation

  • ISD #2689 - Pipestone

  • ISD #581 - Edgerton

  • Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development

  • MinnWest Corporation

  • Otto Bremer Foundation
 

  • Pipestone County

  • The Energy Foundation

  • The McKnight Foundation

  • The Sheltering Arms Foundation

  • U.S. Small Business Administration

  • USDA

  • Willmar Noon Kiwanis Club

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APPLETON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DONORS

  • Richard and Yvonne Anderson

  • Chris and Brenda Domeier - In Memory of Martin Albers

  • Chris and Brenda Domeier - In Memory of Marg Halbur

  • Daniel and Cindy Enke

  

  • James and Sydney Massee

  • Dr. Rudy and Barbara Ronning

  • Jeremy Schmidt

  • The Appleton Project

  • Janine and Brian Wojtalewicz

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APPLETON FLAGS OF HONOR DONORS

  • Philip and Ruth Anderson - In Memory of Burdette "Pat" Holthau

  • Philip and Ruth Anderson - In Memory of Charles Brown

  
  • Philip and Ruth Anderson - In Memory of Robert Hayes
  • Appleton High School Class of 1937

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BRAD BEHRENDS MEMORIAL FUND DONORS

  • Foot Locker Foundation, Inc.
   

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BUSINESS, ARTS AND RECREATION CENTER (BARC) OF WINDOM ENDOWMENT FUND DONORS

  • Phil Anderson
  • Evelyn Hammer
  • Cheryl Hanson
  • Janice Hartberg
  • Carol Hartman
  • Katie Hunter
  • Jim Krueger
  
  • Bob Lindeman
  • Tom Muller
  • Cathy Peterson
  • Mary Lou Peterson
  • Mike Schwalbach
  • Betty Wipf

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CONNECTING YOUTH & BUSINESS FUND DONORS

  • A & B Business Equipment, Inc.

  • Affiliated Community Medical Center

  • AGCO Corporation

  • Bremer Trust, N.A. - Marshall

  • Bremer Bank, N.A.

  • Case, CNH America of Benson

  • CenturyTel, Inc.

  • Community First National Bank

  • Conway, Deuth & Schmiesing, PLLP

  • First State Bank Southwest

  • Fulda Area Credit Union

  • Fulda Lions Club

  • Tom and Cheryl Hoff

  • Gary and Marie Hoffman

  • Hussong Manufacturing, Inc.

  • Jackson Chiropratic, PA

  • Jennie-O Turkey Store

  • Lakefield Standard

  • Dr. Gregory Lecy

  • Lyon Financial Services, Inc.

  • Material Distributors, Inc.

  • John V. and Esther McLaughlin Foundation
  

  • Midwest Wireless

  • Nobles-Murray Rural Electric Trust

  • Olson & Johnson International, Inc.

  • Sue Peters

  • Pipestone County Medical Center

  • Sioux Valley Canby Campus

  • South Shore Care Center

  • Southwest/West Central Service Cooperatives

  • State Bank of Lucan

  • State Bank of Taunton

  • The First National Bank of Brewster and Brewster Agency

  • The Livewire Printing Co.

  • The Schwan Food Company

  • Town and Country Home Extension

  • Wendy Traxler

  • United Way of Lyon County

  • United Way of Worthington Area

  • Weiner Memorial Medical Center

  • Wells Fargo  Bank Minnesota, N.A.

  • Allan and Nancy Woitaszewski

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DAWSON BOYD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ENDOWMENT FUND DONORS

  • Virginia Baker

  
  • Leroy and Janice Olson

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DAWSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DONORS

  • David Baldwin

  • James and Caryl Bates

  • Tim and Ann Borstad

  • Deb Breberg - Breberg Agency

  • Kimberly Olson and Glen Carlson

  • Rueben Christianson

  • Jill Christie

  • Dawson Class of 1963

  • Ken and Sandy Club

  • David and Amy Dahl

  • Robert Darkow

  • Dawson Boyd Arts Association

  • Dawson Boyd Staff

  • Dawson Computer Systems

  • John and Effie Deno

  • Loren and Carole Femrite

  • Dan and Luanne Fondell - TAC Computers

  • Elizabeth Givens

  • Eleanor Globstad

  • Philip and Annabel Greseth

  • Glenn and Gyda Haugo

  • Paul and Peggy Hill

  • Nancy Jacobs

  • Jennie-O Turkey Store

  • Jeff and Carla Johnson

  • Gary and Ingrid Larson

  • Lee Express Lines, Inc.

  • Kenneth Lee

  • Jeff and Janet Liebl

  • Phil and Stacie Lienemann

  • Terry and Carol Litke

  • Jon and Deann Lund

  • Brad and Maggie Madsen

  • Dr. Phil and Jean Maus

  • Kristi Michaelson - In Honor of Gerald & Pat Michaelson

  • Jeffrey and Debra Moe

  • John and Eleanore Nordgaard

  • Kami Nordgaard
  

  • Russell and Sharon Olson

  • Sam and Mary Olson

  • David Pederson and Peggy Crosby

  • Mid Pederson

  • Kenwood and Diane Peet

  • Mary Peet

  • Glen and Dorothy Rakow

  • David and Phyllis Rian

  • Del, Denise, Jackie, and Chris Schaefer

  • Becki Schmidt

  • Carol Schoen

  • Thomas and Char Schutz

  • Mary Sherf - In Memory of Obert & Geneva Thompson

  • Roger and Ruth Solie

  • Roger and Ruth Solie - In Memory of John and Mary Solie

  • Duane and Hjordis Sommerfeld

  • Steen Security - Matthew Steen

  • Roger Strand

  • Jon and Stacy Stratmoen

  • Roger and Karen Strom - In Memory of Edna

  • Richard and Nicole Stulz

  • Daren and Nicole Swenson

  • Michael Thompson

  • Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

  • Elwood and Gloria Throndrud - In Memory of David Throndrud

  • John and GingerTollefson

  • John Tollefson

  • Valorie and J. Allen Tuff

  • Gaylord Twite

  • Keri Van Veldhuizen

  • Sharon Vick

  • Jon and Tammy Wager

  • Dianne and D.A. Wiegers

  • Greg and Lauri Wyum

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HERON LAKE-OKABENA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DONORS

  • Anonymous - In Memory of Clara Strickler

  • American Legion Auxiliary - Unit 608 Okabena

  • Norman and Marilyn Atz

  • Barbara (Hussong) Bailey -  In Memory of Nancy (Hussong) Clarno

  • Lance and Racqel Barthel

  • Mark Bartosh

  • David and LeeAnn Bauer

  • Ray and Mavis Baumgard

  • The Children of Frank and Lorinda Becker

  • Robert Bickner

  • Leann Bieber

  • Brian and Kimberly Bleess

  • Merme Bonnell

  • Lang and Jodi Bretzman

  • John and Rachel Bristow

  • Michael and Mona Buisker - In Memory of William Freking and Walter Liepold

  • Marvin and Marilyn Burmeister - In Memory of Herman and Alvina Ninneman

  • Eugene and Linda Caauwe - In Memory of Harold and Eileen Caauwe

  • Madonna Carlson - In Memory of Frank Foley

  • Craig Carlson - In Memory of Roxie Carlson and Loren Carlson

  • Darcy Carlson - In Memory of Victor Rossow

  • Thomas and Tresa Libra Casaletto

  • Derald and Darlene Christians

  • Monica  Collins - In Memory of Walter Kolander

  • Dan and Michele Cranston

  • Dean and Elaine Darling

  • Lloyd Jessen Family - In Memory of our Father, Lloyd Jessen

  • George and Collette Diemer - In Memory of Gayla Fitz Henry

  • George and Collette Diemer - In Memory of Loren "Lad" Rostomily

  • George and Collette Diemer - In Memory of Marian Pawlitchek

  • George and Collette Diemer - In Memory of Ramota Hartberg

  • Lavonne Donahue - In Memory of Jim Donahue and Harry and Esther Pratt

  • Arthur Drackley

  • Mr. and Mrs. William Eigenberg

  • Charles and Julie Engler

  • Dennis and Cheryl Erickson

  • Robert Ferguson

  • Roger Ferguson

  • Steven Ferguson

  • Zac Flatebo

  • George and Helen Freking

  • Jason Freking

  • John and Jodell Freking - In Memory of Ed Freking, Sr.

  • Dean and Ellie Funk

  • Dean and Dolores Garoutte

  • Carl "Pat" Gates

  • Arnold and Teresa Gehrls

  • Lynn Gehrls - In Memory of Kenneth Gehrls

  • Kevin Gunther

  • Robyn Gunther

  • Gary and Sandy Haberman

  • Richard Haberman

  • William and Christine Hagen - In Memory of Nellie & Edward Sauder

  • Roderick and Helen Hager - In Memory of Louis and Esther Hager

  • LaVonne Hagge

  • Maurine Hardke - In Memory of Maurice and Alice Hanson

  • Eric and Cheryl Hartman - In Memory of Virginia Hartman

  • Robert and Marilee Hartman - In Memory of Dale Wilson

  • Robert and Marilee Hartman - In Memory of Vernon Behrens

  • Lori Hawkins

  • David and Bonnie Henkels - In Memory of Margaret Olsem Kuemper

  • David Hensel

  • Heron Lake-Okabena Community Foundation

  • Dale and Mary Hesemann - In Memory of Elsie Preusss & Warren Sonntag

  • Dale and Mary Hesemann - In Memory of Wes Hotzler

  • HL-O Education Association

  • Mark Hotzler

  • Rodger Hotzler - In Memory of Westen Hotzler

  • Clyde and Beverly Hussong

  • Raymond Hussong - In Memory of Phyllis Vanderheiden Hussong

  • Steven and Barbara Hussong

  • Daniel and Debra Isaacson

  • Douglas and Cynthia Iverson

  • Karen Kallas

  • Vernon and Grace Kay

  • James and Joanne Kiesow - In Memory of Willard Kolander

  • George and Darla Kimmes - In Memory of Bill and Louise Libra

  • Arlene (Bayerkohler) Kise

  • Eldon Kolander

  • Susan Kolander

  • Martin and Virginia Krause - In Memory of Franklin Seydel

  • Maury and Christina Kuehl

  • Glenn Kuhnau

  • Lakeview Home

  

  • Gerald and Carol (Ferguson) Larson

  • Linnea Leopold

  • Jane Liepold - In Memory of Eugene and Clara Liepold

  • Larry and Jill Liepold

  • Steve and Barb Ludemann

  • David and Laurie Maras

  • Roger McNear - In Memory of Dr. George McNear, Jr.

  • Michael and Deanna McEachran

  • Donald and Darlene Meyer

  • Susan Michelau

  • Gary and Marless Milbrath - In Memory of Harold Milbrath

  • Robert and Jodie Milbrath

  • Ann Mathias - In Memory of Clo Freking

  • Brenda Damm-Morreim

  • Peggy Mortensen

  • Floyd and Agnes Nelson

  • Larry Nelson - In Memory of Bill Nelson

  • Okabena Legion Post #608

  • Marge and Jens Olmem - In Memory of Barb Olmem

  • Marge Olmem - In Memory of Willie Smith and Evie (Smith) Rickgarn

  • Rev. Andrew  Olsem - In Memory of Margaret Olsem Kuemper

  • Beverly Olson - In Memory of the Sievert Ancestors

  • Dale and Linda (Aden) Olson

  • Patty Olson

  • Roger and Sandra (DeFries) Oster - In Memory of Delbert and Frances DeFries

  • Bruce and Barbara Pederson

  • Leo Pelzel

  • Lyle and Sharon Peters

  • Verlene Place-Walsh - In Memory of Darold Place

  • Paul and Barbara Pohlman - In Memory of Weston Hotzler

  • John and Lesle Post

  • Gordon and Norma Powers - In Memory of Carl and Esther Ruckelshausen

  • The Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts