2020 Giving Societies

In 2020, our generous donors helped fund the Kalamazoo Literacy Council and its vision to empower adults to reach their full potential. We are very grateful for those who supported us:

Charles River Laboratories

Julie & Keith Lewandowski

The Burdick-Thorne Foundation

The H.P. & Genevieve Connable Fund

United Way of Greater St. Louis, Inc.

Burton H. and Elizabeth S. Upjohn Charitable Trust

Paula & Keith Aldridge

Hon. Jon Hoadley

Molitor Family Foundation

Eduardo Osorio

Helen Reinkensmeyer

The George B. & Louise B. Robeck Fund

The Project Group, Inc.

William & Melinda Scott

Tyler Little Family Foundation

Geralyn Adamski

Donald & Louise Berdahl

Michael Evans

Caroline Ham

Jack & Andy Hopkins

Innovative Analytics

Judith Kepler

Jim Medsker

Jean Runge

Connie Sandelin

Bruce & Katherin Shurtz

Robert & Susan Thayer

Marilyn Vineyard

Mary Jo Warwick

Herb Ayers & Beth Hartman

Sarah Bierema

Robert Borsos

Janet Bremer

Robin Byrn

David Chadderdon

Dawn DeLuca

William E. Dimond

Mary & Bob Doud

Fidelity Charitable

Leigh Arden Ford

Marjorie Kars

Gail Ledbetter

Melanie Manis

Mark & Donna Oudersluys

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program

Marie Rogers

Liz Semaan & Jacob Asperger

Paul Williams

Paul Yancho

Dr. Janice Brown

Marion Burkey

Elizabeth Burns & Roger Zinser

David & Kathleen Campbell

Jim & Carol Carter

Phyllis Chenery

Thom Coder

Dr. Frank J. Cody

Liz Colson

Suzanne Cook

Marge Davies

Mark & Diana Donovan

Danna Downing

Nina Feirer

Fetzer Institute Matching Gifts

Greg Fitzgerald

Emily Freed

David & Peggy Gaggi

Lorne Gearhart

Tom Hagadone & Pamela Miller

Molly Fitz Henry

Ginnie & Ed Hessler

Anna & Carl Ill

David Isaacson

Kalamazoo Community Foundation Matching Gifts

Jamie Kavanaugh

Ann Marie Kreuzer

Millie Lambert

Catherine Larson

James Melvin

Karina Ayn Mirsky, BBA, MA, ERYT

Vi Murphy

Catherine Niessink

Pamela F. Obed

Noel Ocen-Gorgone

Dr. Mark & Mrs. Natalie Jones Orbe

Joel & Florence Orosz

Don & Ann Parfet

Park Place of Kalamazoo, LLC

Ann Paulson

Jon Petro

Chris Praedel

Pamela Rups

David & Janet Scarrow

Carole J. & James R. Smith

Betsy Stalker

Eric Stewart

Alan Sylvester & Deborah Gang

Kathy & Tom Vance

Amy Upjohn & Brad Vandenberg

Tom & Olga Van Dis

Pamela Vanderklok

Sharon Williams

Mr. Roger Williams & Molly Williams Family Foundation

Derek & Adrienne Wissner

Janet Wolf

Perry Wolfe

Andrew & Rachel Worgess

Cameron Allen

Jo & Chet Arnold

Kelly Baird

Kimberly Bell

Jessica Bennane

Carol Burkhalter Marbach

Margaret Carr

Debra Driver Cassell

Allisa Chamberlin

Jill Chamberlin

Amy Chase

Jason Combs

Renee Cook

Donald & Kathy Cooney

Helen Coverdale

Nancy & Ron Crowell

Bernice Cunningham

Kay Ellen Davis

Sharon & Michael Downing

Bronwyn Drost

Rebecca Durkee

Elizabeth Emmons 

Hannah Evo

William & Sue Fales

Steve & Connie Ferguson

Kate Ferraro

Corrine Fisher 

Susan Fisher

Linda Gay

Marlin Gerber

Mary Gustas

Dan Haines

Judith Halseth

Janet M. Hamilton

Carolyn Hilgart

Vincent O. Hodge

Kym Hollars

Oliver Howell

Emma Humphries

George Hutter

Scott Ingold

Jerry & Barbara James

Judy Jolliffe

Kito Jumanne-Marshall

Joseph Kanamueller

Robert Kennedy

Sean Kidd

Toni Kowalski

Brian Kramer 

Gordon Kramer

Pamela Kramer

Sara Lacroix

Richard Liston

Monica Lloyd

Rick Lull

Cindy Lynn

Claudine Madi

Harry & Carol Madison

Ian Magnusson

Barbara McAllister

Charles Meiser

Marsha Meyer

Carol Miller

Mootika, LLC

Anne Mortensen

Helga Mortensen

Linda Mortensen

Brenda Murphy

Sarah Nicholson

Alex O’Bezil

Carla Obringer

Sally Pitt-Van Buren

Thomas F. & Mary J. Platte

Joy Price 

Lydia Ps

Steve Quarry

Tony Reetz

Jill Reid

Stacey Reinoehl

Arthur E. Roberts & Betty Lujan-Roberts

Mary Roberts

Phil & Ellen Robertson

Ann Rohrbaugh

Lindy Rose

Sam Rowan

John Satorius

Mark Schreffler

Rick & Marty Semaan

Barbara Sharpe

Mary Smyser

Vern & Lyda Stillwell

David Tacoronte

Stephen Thompson

United Way of the Greater Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region

Valhalla’s Gate Games

Courtenay VanderMolen

Sue & Ed Vanecek

Verondee’ Ventures, LLC

Jaqueline Wahl

Maggi & Roger Weinberg

Katie Weirick

William Wilford

Sonia Wilkerson

Kathryn Wittwer

Nicole Wong

Carolyn Wyllie

Corrine Wyman Fisher

Victoria Young

David Zolp