2010 accf donors - Allegan County Community Foundation

ACCF
Allegan County Community Foundation
Annual Report 2010
I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.
Maya Angelou
For good. For ever.
ACCF
Allegan County Community Foundation
Annual Report 2010
Dear Friends,
If we aren’t careful, the turmoil of the economy, the needs of our neighbors, local and afar, and the injustices we see around the
world can make us question; where is the good? Good news. Good people. Good change.
It is here. In Martin, Hamilton, Saugatuck, Allegan – all throughout Allegan County.
As you read through this year’s annual report. Look deeper. Each grant, project, and scholarship came to be because people care.
People care about what happens here in Allegan County. We award grants and scholarships because we know that families should
not go without food and shelter, children without education, seniors without opportunities and organizations without the ability to
provide. Each gift to the Allegan County Community Foundation supports our community. Every gift is appreciated and impactful;
no matter the size.
With Deep Respect,
Theresa Bray, CEO/Executive Director
To positively impact the Allegan County community through the
establishment and growth of permanently endowed funds.
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Board of Trustees
Committees of the Board
Paula Baker, President
TAG TEAM
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Hannah Schulz, Co-President
Hannah Kasprzyk, Co-President
Arista Sauceda
Alex Wittkop
Allie Thiel
Taylor Laird
Chuck Blades
Zach Moeller
Lexie McQueer
Megan Walli
Will Braschler
Kelsey Whitcomb
Cambria Whitcomb
Rob Marciniak
Steve Angle
Brian Marr
Nancy Fifelski
Tom Bos
Rob Marciniak, Vice-President
Steve Angle, Treasurer
John Mahan, Secretary
David Balas
Jodi White
Brian Marr
Lynn Etheridge
Mark Dobias
Nancy Fifelski
Hannah Kasprzyk, Youth Trustee
GROWTH COMMITTEE
Paula Baker
Jodi White
David Balas
John Mahan
Mark Dobias
Lynn Etheridge
Julie Abel
DISTRIBUTION
COMMITTEE
David Balas
Pam Tanis
Joyce Bruder
Mary Ann Moeller
ACCF STAFF
Theresa Bray
Lee Wittkop
Angie Brown
Hannah Schulz, Youth Trustee
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Allegan County Community Foundation
2010 ACCF DONORS
We are most effective when we work together.
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Allegan County Community Foundation
Legacy Endowment Fund
Allegan County Community Foundation
Operations Endowment Fund
Steve and Misty Angle
David Balas and Jim Sellman
Ruth Berkin
Gerald and Ann Bray
Joyce Bruder
Jacqueline Carey
David and Alverna De Visser
Carol and Bert Doeringer
Jean and Dick Doub
Norm and Nancy Fifelski
Sharon and Robert Goodrich
Karen Kalichman
Rob and Dawn Marciniak
Steve and Nancy McKown
Albert and Nioma Meshkin
David L. Ohmart
Steve and Tanya Sheridan
Dennis and Lindsey Smiertka
Steve and Jana Tibbitts
Jane Tice and Sam Goudy
John VanVoorhees and Joan Donaldson
John and Elizabeth Walstrum
Jodi and Todd White
Francis Zecklin
Anonymous
Paula and Phil Baker
Theresa M. Bray
Terry and Pam Johnson
Marsha and John Mahan
John and Peg Sanford (in honor of ACCF Board)
Dale and Lee Wittkop
Anonymous
Memorials
Ronald Francisco (Janiece Magee)
Mary Ann Moeller (Don Moeller)
Allegan County Community Foundation
Youth Endowment Fund
Theresa M. Bray
Allegan County Medical Care Facility
Memorials
Liz Y. Krause (Lewis A. Krause)
ALLCOPS Criminal Justice Professional
Scholarship Endowment Fund
Marsha and Clifton Fisher
ALLCOPS Criminal Justice Professional
Scholarship Non-Endowed Fund
Frank Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fleming
Mr. Gary Hetrick
Blaine Koops
Jennifer Mitchell
Diane and Mike Morton
Bart and Sheila Shaw
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2010 ACCF DONORS continued
Allegan Area Arts Council
David Lerner (honoring Gwenn Stevenson)
Allegan Crisis Center
Endowment Fund
John and Esther Klug
Allegan Tigers Athletic
Scholarship Fund
Michael Andrysiak
Paula Andrysiak
Steve and Misty Angle
Gary and Karen Brinks
Chris and Jennifer Conrad
Tony and Kathy Coopmans
Becky Corbett
Melissa Dekkinga
Jay and Lori Drozd
Gary and Connie Ellis
Michael Evans
Sharon Fales
Josephine Farrer
Jack and Maureen Godfrey
Melissa Grimes
Bob Hoyt
Andra Lang
James Mallard
Jacalyn and Everett McIntire
Catherine McManus
Lori Ott
Grandma ‘P’
Ron and Cathy Rapa
Jeff and Susie Schreur
Cindy and Jon Swagler
Cindy and Jon Swagler (honoring Kristin
and Travis Pennock)
Lynn Taylor
Cindy Tibbitts
Kimberly Wildeboer
Dale and Lee Wittkop (honoring Coach
Tony Fales)
Julie Ziemelis
Memorials
George Babcock (Rob Truax)
Keep Your ArtsAlive! Allegan
County Sponsors
Phil and Paul Baker
David Balas and Jim Sellman
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Bentley’s Antiques, Etc.
Theresa and Vince Bray
Angie and Bob Brown
Joyce Bruder
Grace Capelleti
Jacqueline Carey
Chemical Bank
Del sol Saugatuck
designsmith
Marc and Kathy de Waard
The Dunes Resort
Sharry & Loy Eddy
Marsha and Clifton Fisher
Flegal and Tibbitts CPAs
The Fly Inn Restaurant
Glenn Fowler
Mimi Gabriel
James Grant
Catherine and Robert Green
Connie and Tom Haan
Harding & Hill, Inc.
Haworth Corporation
Charles and Betsy Hill
Donor-Advised Fund
JabberDesign
Liz Kraus
Diana and Frederick Lloyd
Lois Lugten
John and Marsha Mahan
Kevin Martin
Mary Mason
Max Mattson and Bud Baty
Julie McKeever
NAXOS Group
SABA (Saugatuck Area Business
Association)
Shoreline Realtors
Star of Saugatuck Boat Cruises
Jane Tice
John and Elizabeth Walstrum
Western Michigan Financial Services
Jodi and Todd White
Linda Wilcox
ACCF
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Dale and Lee Wittkop
Anonymous
Memorials
Judy Oberholtzer (Bill Oberholtzer)
Keep Your ArtsAlive! Voters
Heather Abbott
Julie Abel
Biruta Abuls
Janet Alm
Kenneth Altman
Anna R. Anderson
Kristin Armstrong
Tim Arthur
Valerie Atkin
Marilee Awe
Chara Awolfe
Gail Babel
Honorable William Baillargeon
Paula and Phil Baker
Shirley Baker
David Balas
Kenneth Balder
Randy Bassin
Annette Bates
Dan and Sarah Bates
Austin Belschner
Nancy Benedetti
Gale Berens
Anita Berger
Sara Beugen
Diane Bible
Cindy Bilich
Dave Billings
Alexa Birkham
Dale and Joyce Blanchard
Judith G. Boelman
Martha Boetcher
Walt Boettcher
Kay and Jerry Bollinger
Sue Bombardt
Mary Ann Boreczky
Carmen Bornais
Boskage Commerce Publications, Ltd.
Wilson E. Boughton
David and Marilyn Boyce
Gerald and Ann Bray
Theresa and Vincent Bray
Alan Brinkman
Pat Broadhurst
Ginny Bronson
Carolyn Brooker
Bob and Angie Brown
Jay Brown
Linda Brown
Lorraine M. Brown
Joyce Bruder
Donna Bruinsma
Carol Bryer
Honorable Michael L. Buck
Marlene Buckles
Sue and Mike Buese
Becky and Jim Burnett
Brian Burt
Linda Burton
Linda Busch
Sandra Busscher
Keith Butcher
John Byrne
Kimberly Caines
Janet Campagnoli
John and Joanne Campbell
Robert Cannell
Grace Cappelletti
Jacqueline Carey
Peter Carney
Patricia Carr
Phillip and Virginia Caruso
Linda Chambers
Ann Chandler
Susan Christman
Zaidos and Donna Church
Tom and Linda Clark
Louise Clawson
Dean Clendenin
John and Jan Collins
Sue Commissaris
Judy and Joe Compagnoni
Ed Cone
Greg Cone
Loretta Cone
Robin Conley
Carrie Cook
James and Virginia Cooper
Tara Cornelius Reece
Barbara Crandell
Sue Dangremond
Penny Dardis
Penny Davis
Marc and Kathy de Waard
David and Shelley DeBoer
George B. Delano
Sandy Demyanovich
Chris Denny
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2010 ArtsAlive! Voters continued
Lee Derksen
Christopher Derry
Jean Diem
Carol and Bert Doeringer
James and Bethany Doerr
Sharalyn Downing
Jacque Drobny
Kirstin Dunlop
Cathy Dunn
Krystal Dutkiewicz
Patsy R. Dutton
E.J. Hart Jeweler
Joanne Eavey
Dina Ebeling-Hestera
Elizabeth Eckhardt
Sharry and Loy Eddy
Penny Edmison
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Edris
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Edwards
Nancy Eggleston
Kim Enders
Trudi Engelbrecht
Sylvia Erbe
J.H. Esterline
Paula Fenstermaker
Sandra Fiebiger
Brad Fisher
Lauraann Fisher
Marsha and Clifton Fisher
Laura Flemming
Lewis and Elizabeth Fletcher
Meredith L. Fletter
Glenn Fowler
Penny Francisco
Barbara Freeland
Barbara Freese
Friends of the Otsego Library
Friends of Ransom Library
Marlin and Zea Fry
Mimi Gabriel
Carolyn Galazka
Ed Galka and Larry Holland
Lynn Gardiner
Tony and Carol Garofalo
Bob and Bobbie Gaunt
Cynthia Genung
William W. Gibson
Tom and Diana Gilmer
Margaret Gipson
Dr. and Mrs. George E. Girouard
Pamela Gleason
Tony and Pat Gless
Susan Gorgas
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Grant
Cathy and Robert Green
Colin Gregory
Paul Gregory
Donna Groninger
Virgil Gulker
Connie and Thomas Haan
Anna Haffner
Marcia Hageman
Gregory Hamill
Karl and Paula Hanft
Jude Hardin
Rhonda Harlow
Kevin Harness
Sarah Harris
Jerry and Sandy Hartman
Sara Haveman
James and Charlene Hawkins
Barbara Hawthorne
Lori Hayward
Mr. and Mrs. Burke Hazelrigg
Nancy Heilig
Jon Helmrich
Kelli Heneghan
Robert Hennip
William Hess
Martha Hesse
Charles and Betsy Hill
Rodney Hill
Julie Hislop
Anna L. Holland
Marie Holland
Dennis Hollar
Susan Hollar
Theresa L. Hollowell
Marilyn Hough
Douglas Howell
Becky Howrigon
Clara Howrigon
Christine Hren
Cindy Hunt
Judy Hunt-Jaeger
HyTech Spring and Machine Corporation
Jennifer Hunter
ACCF
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Thomas D. Hutchings Jr.
Ardelle Hutchinson
Vicki Isola
JabberDesign
Sally James
Barbara Jirgens
William T. Johnson
Mary Jones
Mike Jones
Carolyn Jordan
Harold and Nancy Josephson
Nancy Kaiser
Curtis Kamman
Carolyn Kana’an
Matt and Mary Kasprzyk
Thelma Kasprzyk
Julie Kechele
Irene Keur
Deb Kingsley
Debi and Rob Kirsch
Lee Klade
Kathleen Klage
Gloria Klinger
Joni Knight
Vicki Knuckles
Paul Koestner
Beverly Koller
Laura Krause
Linda Krogman
Michael and Marlene Kules
Thomas and Geraldine Kurdelski
Tom Lange
Maryln Langeance
Mary Jane Laninga
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Laverack
Ann Leavell
Gail Lewis
Liz Lewis
David and Diane Linder
Deborah Lingerfelt
Frederick and Diana Lloyd
Kim Loftus
Kate Long
Doug and Bonnie Lowe
Ken and Tootie Lowerack
Ashley Ludema
Sally Lundeen
Gordon Lunt
Lorraine Maag
John and Marsha Mahan
Dr. Ken and Dian Main
Merle Malmquist
Derrick Mancini
Erin Mann
Nathan Mann
Sarita and Cary Mannaberg
Dave Marsac
Catherine Martin
Kevin Martin
Jim Maschke
Lana E. Mason
Bob and Mary Mason
Max Matteson
Joan McCarn
Bobbie McCraven
Mary McCreadie
Rachel McDaniel
Jeff McElwee
Michael K. McGeever
Richard D. McGhee
David McGinn
Roy Mc Ilwaine
Jacalyn and Everett McIntire
Teresa McKay Adams
David McKeever
Joe and Julie McKeever
Jim Meles
Samuel Meredith
Nancy Meyaard
Barbara Michaels
Dean Michaels
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Milbocker
Patricia Miles
Paula Mintek
Derek Minter
Noel and Betty Jane Mohberg
Pam Monroe
Katherine Moore
Patricia Moore
Don Morris
Ron Mrozinski
John Mulay
Judy Munn
David Nagel
NAXOS Group & Stamas Family
Beverly Nederhoed
Lacy Nelson
Roger and Patricia Newbauer
Tracie Nicholson
Al and Eleanor Nielsen
Virginia Nightingale
Thomas Noble
Anne Nolan
Jeanette Norquist
Viola Novicki
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2010 ArtsAlive! Voters continued
Lyneta Nowak
Wilma Nunemaker
Stevan Oakley
Judy Oberholtzer
Leonora A. Opperman
Peggy E. Otto
Marni Owens
Thomas Owens
John C. Pahl
Patricia Pallett
Linda Palmer
Leonard Palombi
Lisa Pashak
Patricia Peden
Betsy J. Peraus
Ann Perrigo
Maryrita Peters
Allen and Terri Philley
Sarah Poll
Barb and Jeff Polonowski
Debra Post
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Post
Jennifer Prichard
Susan Priller
Deanna Prins
Blake and Amanda Puente
Debra Quade
Janet Ragainis
Melissa Ramirez
Rapa Electric
Ron and Cathy Rapa
Riley Richards
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Barbara Richlich
Charles and Patricia Rickett
Mary F. Riemersma
Donna Robar
Linda Roberts
Les Roell
Mary Rounds
Rubinkam Galleries
Steve Rubinkam
Ewa Rudnicki
Melissa Russell
Stephanie Sabin
Tammy Sakon
Larry and Kay Salo
Lynda Sandberg
Lisa Sapper
Robert Sarro
Laurel Scalia
Mary Schaf
Janet and Fred Schmidt
Nancy Schmitt
Moselle Schoenfelder
Elwood Schwartz
Kevin Schwartz
Debbie Scooneas
Jim Sellman
Mark Semear
Charles Setter
Helen Setter
Charlaine Shack
Dan and Sandy Shanahan
Bart and Sheila Shaw
Dick and Marty Shaw
William Shearer
Lucille Schiffer
Glory Simon
Abbe Siver
Stephanie Small
Eula Smith
Judith and Benjamin Smith
Sandra Smokoska
Joe Somodi
Ed Spicer
Prudence A. Stack
M. Ruby Steketee
Chesterine Sterner
Jim Straub
Vance and Marian Swope
Lea Tanaka
Scott Taylor
Jan Teter
Donna Thayer
Jack and Susan Thiel
Tibbitts Financial Consulting
Jana and Steve Tibbitts
Jane Tice and Sam Goudy
Peggy Toothman
Debby Topliff
Joni Van Den Bos
Mary Van Heest
Michael Van Meter
James Vanderkodde
John VanNieuwenhuyzen
Kirk and Peggy VanOrder
Carol Verhage
Erin Vito Cruz
Carol Vogeler
George Waden
Durenda Walker
John and Elizabeth Walstrum
Ann Wanetik
Naomi Weaver
Gayle Weber
Robert Welch
Tonya Wesche
Douglas West
Dan Wester
Sarah Wester
Jim and Sandy Wheat
Ken and Glynis Whitcomb
Jodi and Todd White
Edward Whitney
Ryan and Molly Wieber
Suanne Wierenga
Linda L. Wilcox
Patricia D. Wilcox
Nicolaas Wilkins
Ginger and Russ Wilkinson
Karen Willey
Robert and Diana Williams
Bernie Winkel
Jim and Jo Ann Winkel
Sandra Withee
Stacey Withee
Dale and Lee Wittkop
Susan Wray
Carl and Barb Wrobleski
Kathy Wycoff
Shannon Zabaldo
Elizabeth Zadny
Lynda Zimmerman
Joe and Liz Ziolkowski
Many Anonymous Donors
2010 ACCF DONORS
Bloomingdale Area Community
Endowment Fund
Paula Geschwind
Bloomingdale Area Community
Non-Endowed Fund
Bob and Kathy Richardson
Bloomingdale Area Schools
Foundation Scholarship Fund
Bloomingdale Area Schools Foundation
Thomas N. and Juanita A. Bos
Family Scholarship
Tom and Nita Bos
Children’s Museum of Fennville
Endowment Fund
Jack and Susan Thiel
Dale and Lee Wittkop
Memorials
Ross and Edna Alexander (Don Moeller)
Christian Neighbors SE
Endowment Fund
Stephanie A. Marcoux and Bob Ruthruff
Nathan and Deborah Mattson
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Murdock
Supporters of Judge William A. Baillargeon
Jerry Tollas
Anonymous
City of Allegan - Griswold
Auditorium Endowment Fund
Griswold Auditorium (Allegan’s Got Talent
Proceeds)
Wings of Hope Hospice (Cabaret Proceeds)
Dale and Lee Wittkop
Anonymous
City of Allegan - Wellness
Endowment Fund
John and Debbie Mellein
Jack and Susan Thiel
Center for Women in Transition
Endowment Fund
David Balas
David Lerner (honoring Charity Olson)
Jodi and Todd White
Allegan County Food Pantry
Collaborative Fund
Barbara Reed
Bart Shaw
Glenn School Endowment Fund
Ed and Kelly Gregory
Col. Richard C. Higgs USMC (ret)
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2010 ACCF DONORS continued
Glenn School Non-Endowed
Fund
Liz Morrie Non-Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Plainwell Education
Endowment Fund
Sally Sotos
Peggy Stauter
Jacalyn and Everett McIntire
Wynn and Rose Morrie
Brian Burt
Richard E. Sanderson
Glenn School Math and
Science Fund
Otsego District Library Irene Galloway Fund
Perrigo Charitable Foundation
Friends of the Otsego Library
Allegan Area Educational
Services Math and Science
Fund
Memorials
George and Joyce Galloway
(Mildred Strand)
Perrigo Charitable Foundation
Plainwell Music Society
Endowment Fund
Maurine and Virgil Williams
Anonymous
Otsego Public Schools
Endowment Fund
Plainwell Veterans’ Memorial
Endowment Fund
Donna Fisher
Charles and Betsy Hill Donor-Advised Fund
Richard Hughes
Anonymous
Jerome and Judith Bohl
Lou and Cathi Deschaine
Tom and Diana Gilmer
Winkel Funeral Home
Jim and Jo Ann Winkel
Anonymous
Outdoor Discovery Center
David Lerner
Liz Morrie Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Plainwell Community
Center Endowment Fund
Love, INC Endowment Fund
Thomas and Charlott Housman
John and Esther Klug
Silas Mulder
Bryan and Carol Taylor
Martin Area Resouce Center
Endowment Fund
Jacalyn and Everett McIntire
Wynn and Rose Morrie
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Memorials
Irvin and Eleanor McCullough
(Bob Meyers)
Memorials
Jacalyn and Everett McIntire
(Olga A. Forstner)
Gale Morrie and Peter Forstner
(Olga A. Fostner)
Paul and Sarah Engelmann
Tony and Pat Gless
Memorials
Suzanne Baker (Melville R. Shook)
Memorials
Patricia Jackson (Frank Russell Jackson)
Susan Kandell (Jacob Kandell)
Mary Pott Education
Endowment Fund
Lloyd and Linda Koopman
Mary Pott Education
Non-Endowed Fund
Doug and Jan Schrotenboer
Paul and Karalyn Voorhorst
Memorials
Lois Lugten (Mary Pott)
Mrs. Una Voorhorst (Mary Pott)
Paula Wassink (Mary Pott)
Saugatuck Douglas Area
Community Fund
David Balas and Jim Sellman
Suzanne Dixon
Sharon and Charles Edris
Jeanne and Jim Hess (honoring Jim Sellman
and David Balas)
Robert P. Lembeck
Saugatuck Douglas Educational
Foundation* Endowment Fund
*New Name: Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
John and Judy Anthrop
David Balas and Jim Sellman
Andrew and Kate Bartlett
Bill and Sue Bundy
Thelma and Fitz Coghlin
Anne Corlett
Jane and Doug Finn
Bob and Bobbie Gaunt
Robert Hanes
Steve Hutchins
Kathleen Klage
Douglas and Bonnie Lowe
Bob and Mary Mason (honoring Mr.
and Mrs. Chuck Rickett)
Joe Milauckas
Mill Pond Realty
Daniel Norbeck
Erik Peterson
Albert Shaneen
Dick and Marty Shaw
Michael Shaw
Steve and Tanya Sheridan
Elizabeth TerHaar
Timothy J. Travis
Jodi and Todd White
Dale Winter
Timothy Wood
Anonymous
Memorials
Harvey Busscher (Joyce M. Busscher)
Peter and Fran Mocini (Ben Mocini)
Saugatuck Douglas Educational
Foundation* Non-Endowed Fund
*New Name: Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Thelma and Fitz Coghlin
Haworth, Inc.
Patricia McVea
Jim and Karen Steiger
Taste of Saugatuck
Mike and Kris VanLoon
Saugatuck Douglas
Educational Foundation* - Rick
Modrak
Endowment Fund
*New Name: Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Kathryn Hobbs
Saugatuck Douglas
Educational Foundation* Rick Modrak Non-Endowed
Fund
*New Name: Saugatuck Scholarship
Foundation
Kathryn Hobbs
Saugatuck Douglas
Educational Foundation* Sutton Stevenson Fund
*New Name: Saugatuck Scholarship
Foundation
Memorials
Ron and Sandy Collins (Sutton
Stevenson)
Jack and Phyllis Streidl
Scholarship Fund
Memorials
(Phyllis Streidl)
Ellen and Peter Altmore
Jack and Ann Anderson
Don and Reva Aukerman
Glenn and Del Beier
Rose Bourdages and Family
Dr. and Mrs. Howard Bruggers
Dolores Buffenbarger
Jerry and Marge Bultema
JoAnn Burchett and Mary Lou Silver
Mr. Thomas E. Burchfield
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2010 ACCF DONORS continued
Sharon C. Christiansen
Wendy Colich
Dr. and Mrs. John Collins, Jr.
Darren and Jennifer Conklin
Beth and Rich Cook
Jim and Diann Danhoff
Dawson Elementary School
John Del Monte
Linda Del Monte
Mr and Mrs Thomas A. Del Monte
Julie, Mike and Lori DiLucchio
Jim and Sue-Ellen Edmonds
Mary Jaene Edmonds
Jim and Kay Fahselt
The Falan Family
Jerry and Marilyn Fenner
Michael and Kim Foster
Martha Fuce
Shirley Galliher
Rose Mary Gazella
Mr. and Mrs. David Giesbrecht
Joe and Linda Gless
Cora Lee Greenburg
Donna Groninger
Patricia Hall
Robert Hayes
Christine Hobbs
Dorothy Hoke
Carolyn Howard
Marshall Howrigon
Mary Ida and Harry Hunt
Jon F. Jameson
Frank and Jamie Jeremy
John and Doris Koeugh
Mike Kilbourn and Martha A. Wintermeyer
Mary and David Kleinbrink
Nancy Kortokrax
Dr. David Koth
Ed and Pauline Lacey
Mary Larson
Wayman O. and Bernice C. Leftwich
Linda Lishawa
Jeanette Lombardi
Mike Lude
Ron Lude and Barbara Mohaupt
Marilyn and Al Maass
Laura MacDonald
Marsha and John Mahan
Jackie and Everett McIntire
Andrew and Sherry Miller
Matthew B. Miller
Rian and Paula Mintek
James E. Misner
Tom C. Moon, Ph.D.
Paul Morrow
Wilson and Maybelle Munn
Larry and Patsy Nyberg
Janice Park
Dan and Ann Pell
Jack and Susan Pell
Plainwell High School Class of ‘57
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ploof
Randi Price
Thomas and Joy Richmond
Thomas M. Rizzo
G. Philip and Ellen Robertson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ross
Jerry and Kathy Rossow
Dale and Ellen Rowe
Hal and Jeanne Sands
Peter and Patricia Sangalli
Lucille Schiffer
Dr. and Mrs. James D. Sell
Robert and Theresa Shave
Richard Shumate
Paul and Shelley Simons and Family
Jim and Carol Smalley
Floyd Solt and Anne P. Couture
Bill and Mary Streidl
Jock and Gigi Streidl
Anne Swartzlander
Bill and Pat Switzer
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Swope
T.A.S.C. of Plainwell
Dick and Margaret Tanner
Gordon and Colleen Thor
Dr. Bob and Shirley Topp
Elizabeth Troman
Nan Vincent
Donna J. Walcott
Melissa Warner and Richard Holst
Ruth C. Warren
Doug and Joan White
David and Patricia Wishart
Esther L. Wyman
Norman Young
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Jack and Phyllis Streidl
Endowed Scholarship Fund
Sylvia’s Place Endowment
Fund
Thomas E. Burchfield (In honor of
Forrest and Gretta Burchfield)
Ronald Lude (In honor of Elsie Lude)
Jerome and Judith Bohl
Steve and Nancy McKown
Jodi and Todd White
Ruth A. Vander Ark
Memorials
(Phyllis Streidl)
Becky and Jim Burnett
Burnett, Kastran and Klein PC
James P. Daleiden MD
Irv and Elaine Figel
Tony and Pat Gless
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Hershey
Terry C. Highfield
Tom and Rosie Hunter
Walt and Cheryl Kaechele
Francis and Ruth J. Kellner
James and Marilyn Lamborn
Jennifer and Robert Loftus
Jacalyn and Everett McIntire
Robert and Nan McLelland
Mr. James E. Misner
Tom and Martha Phillips
Mike and Kathryn Schiffer
Charlotte and John Tetzlaff
TAG Team Scholarship
Theresa M. Bray
United Way Endowment Fund
Sharon and Charles Edris
John and Ester Klug
Jack and Susan Thiel
Mary Loretta Walsh Memorial
Endowed Fund
Memorials
Patricia and George Edwards
(Mary Loretta Walsh)
Every effort has been made to accurately acknowledge those who contribute to the Foundation.
If we have made an error please notify us and accept our most sincere apology.
Mary Loretta Walsh
Memorial Non-Endowed
Fund
Loretta Walsh
West Michigan Glass
Art Center Endowment
Fund
Duane Feldman and Paula Shane
William Crispe Endowment
Fund
Jerome and Judith Bohl
Tony and Pat Gless
Anonymous
Memorials
Irvin and Eleanor McCullough
(Gordon Thor)
Wings of Hope Endowment
Fund
Steve and Nancy McKown
Rian and Paula Mintek
Dave and Deborah Nightingale
Jack and Susan Thiel
Ms. Linda L. Wilcox
Dale and Lee Wittkop
Wings of Hope Hospice and Palliative Care
Memorials
Alison Thor (Gordon Thor)
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Allegan County Community Foundation
2010 ACCF GRANTS
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection
of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal
of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world
a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social
condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.”
�
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Legacy Grants (for non-profits)
Allegan County Food Pantry Collaborative - $1,781
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired - $3,150 Support for Allegan County residents with vision loss
Center for Women in Transition - $1,386 - Client assistance
Christ Community Church, The Vine - $1,050 - Food pantry
Christian Neighbors, West - $1,500 - Food pantry
Family Planning of Allegan County - $5,030 - Clinical services,
counseling, health screenings, etc
Housing Resource Center of Allegan County - $6,300 Transitional housing
Hungry for Christ - $6,300 - Operating expenses
Love INC - $2,100 - Life Skills program
Pathways, Michigan - $2,625 - Mental health services to those on
Allegan County Community Mental Health waiting list
Safe Harbor Children’s Advocacy Center - $5,250 - Forensic
interview program
St. Vincent de Paul - $5,250 - Food and client assistance
Sylvia’s Place - $5,775 - Operational expenses
Wings of Hope Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc - $15,750 End of life pain medication
Total Legacy Grant Awards - $63,247
TAG Grants (for non-profits serving
youth)
Adventist Community Services - $3,500 - Diapers, socks
and underwear for children
Center for Women in Transition - $1,500 - Girls on the
Run
Children’s Museum of Fennville - $3,000 - Operating
expenses
Allegan County Community Mental Health, Pro
Youth Team - $1,500 - Anti-drug and alcohol work
with peers
Family Planning of Allegan County - $3,162 - Provide
presentation materials to teachers, plus testing and
treatment of sexually transmitted infections in teens.
Housing Resource Center of Allegan County - $1,500
- Personal items for children in homeless families
Hungry for Christ - $5,900 - Operating expenses
Safe Harbor Children’s Advocacy Center - $5,500 Prevention programs and Stewards of Children
program
Saugatuck Center for the Arts - $1,500 - Children’s
film festival
Sylvia’s Place - $847.99 - DVD players and educational
set of DVDs
Wings of Hope Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. $6,000 - Seabiscuit program
Plus additional projects initiated by the TAG Team:
Youth Leadership Conference, community service
activities, and various youth events
Total TAG Grant Awards - $36,750
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2010 ACCF GRANTS continued
Legacy Grants $63,247
TAG Mini-Grants (Initiated by youth)
Hill Donor-Advised Grants $23,225
Allegan District Library - $400 - Bookshelves for Teen Corner
of library
Allegan Youth Literacy Competition - $400 - Middle School
competitive writing contest
Donor-Advised #1 Grants $7,326.43
TAG Team Grants $36,750
Total TAG Mini-Grant Awards - $800
TAG Team Mini-Grants $800
Charles & Betsy Hill Donor-Advised Fund
Children’s Museum of Fennville - $2,000
Christian Neighbors, SE - $3,000
Hungry for Christ - $1,000
Plainwell Community Center - $3,000
Plainwell Music Society - $3,000
Safe Harbor Children’s Advocacy Center - $2,750
Sylvia’s Place - $1,225
United Way - Imagination Library - $1,500
William Crispe Community House - $3,500
Wings of Hope Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. - $2,250
Walsh Memorial Fund Grants $10,000
TAG Team Mini-Grants
$800
Walsh Memorial Fund
$10,000
Hill Donor-Advised
$23,225
Legacy Fund $63,247
Total Hill Awards - $23,225
Donor Advised #1 Fund
Allegan County Medical Care Community - $1,426.43
Love INC - $5,900
Donor-Advised #1
$7,326.43
Total Donor Advised #1 Grant Awards - $7,326.43
Mary Loretta Walsh Memorial Fund
Sylvia’s Place - $10,000
Total Walsh Awards - $10,000
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TAG Team
$36,750
“The Impact of Giving”
Grant that empower women and girls: Sylvia’s
Place and Center for Women in Transition.
Grants that help families remain
in their homes, improve their
quality of life and relieve financial
burdens: Love, INC, Housing
Resource Center, Pathways,
Christian Neighbors SE and
Christian Neighbors Douglas,
and St. Vincent DePaul.
Grants to serve the
homeless: Sylvia’s Place
and Housing Resource
Center.
Grants that tackle literacy and
literature: Imagination Library, Allegan
District Library and Allegan Youth
Literary Competition.
Grant that address hunger:
Allegan County Food
Pantry Cooperative, Christ
Community Church,
Hungry for Christ, and
Christian Neighbors (SE &
Douglas).
Grants that support the education,
safety and welfare of our children:
Sylvia’s Place, CWIT, Safe Harbor
Children’s Advocacy Center,
Children’s Museum of Fennville,
Adventist Community Church,
Pro-Youth Team, Family Planning
of Allegan County, and Saugatuck
Center for the Arts.
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Allegan County Community Foundation
2010 ACCF SCHOLARSHIPS
Over $100,000 was awarded to 57 scholars from throughout Allegan County.
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Allegan Tigers Athletic Scholarship
Liz Morrie Scholarship
Hannah Schulz
Lucas Bartz
Kristin Pennock
Kristin Pennock
Margaret Allen Scholarship
Alyssa Gorby
Jonathan Christman
Walter Pabis
Scott Pokornowski
Danielle Dawson
ALLCOPS Scholarship
Dekota Tatrow
Taylor Forrest
Allegan Area Educational Service Agency
Perrigo Math & Science Scholarship
Justin Burgwald
Chelsea Hunt
Russell “Bud” Blanz Scholarship
Cole Hoyer
Amanda Clark
Clint J. Cook
William “Bill” Lake Scholarship
Alicia Carson
Hannah Rall
Zachary Reinmuller
Marshall Wixom
Autumn Bartz
Matthew Douglas
Chathlyn Feetwood
Lauren Nadeau
Angel N. Page
Stacia Peterson
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Formerly: Saugatuck-Douglas Educational Foundation
Named Scholarships
Whitney Williams
Alice Clark & Mary Wark
Christian Birky
Alice Clark, Garden Club & Saugatuck
Scholarship Foundation
Madeline Finn
Alice Clark & Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Megan E. Kupres
Alice Clark
Mary VanAlten
Butler and Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Alyssa Masters
Mary Wark
Amanda Moore
Mary Wark
Joseph Broderick
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Kylie Broderick
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Michael Piggins
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Elizabeth Behre
Mary Wark
Emily Zeeff
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Amanda Onken
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Therese Herrick
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Carmen VanDine
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Jessica Klaus
Rick Modrak & Saugatuck Scholarship
Foundation
Kyle Beery
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Nathan Winter
Mike Marsh, Sutton Stevenson & Saugatuck
Scholarship Foundation
Sigmund Steiger
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Sarah Shanahan
Mary Wark & Saugatuck Scholarship
Foundation
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SCHOLARSHIPS continued
Named Scholarships continued
Halie Williams
Rebecca Christopher
Shelby Gort
Carl W. Valentine
Alexander Hammond
Kolin V. Kazen
Ethan Lievense
Kelsey M. Van Loon
Peter Wiley
Kaylea W. Sanford
Katrina Phillips
Sabrina Phillips
Jayson J. Mocini
Colin A. Hutchins
Tyler Phillips
Kyle E. Moeller
Emily Zigterman
Emma Schoenfelner
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Saugatuck Scholarship Foundation
Jack and Phyllis Streidl Scholarship
ACCF
Tyler Tran
Samantha Hartman
TAG Team Scholarship
Nathan Winter
Alison Goyings
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while in this region.
West Michigan Cultural Trails (WMCT)
2010 brought the initial grant cycle to Allegan County for collaborative projects that align with the West
Michigan Cultural Trails mission to “cultivate, promote and preserve the region’s cultural economy”.
West Michigan Cultural Trails has been working to bring awareness to the businesses in the region that
reflect the values of “handmade, homegrown and possess a flavor that is unique and authentic to the
region”. In the first grant cycle, collaborations between non-profits and businesses were formed.
Three projects were awarded grants of $1,000 each.
Allegan Chamber of Commerce
Partners: Specialty Shops of Allegan [Antiques Etc., 3-D Beads, Water Street Place Antique Mall, B & C
Emporium, Beneath the Trees Gallery & Studio, Sharon’s Quilts & More, Marr Haven, Starry Night Gallery, Reflexions Plus and DC Designs.
The grant provided funding for the launch of a website that promotes and highlights our artisans, our
heritage, our history and our beautiful hometown atmosphere and culture.
Fennville Chamber of Commerce
Partners: Blue Coast Artists [Lattner Studio, Blue Star Pottery, Khnemu Studio, Blue Roan Studio,
Lakshore Textiles and Lake Effect Pottery]
Blue Coast Artists was the first group in the region to promote cultural heritage tourism through a
defined tour. This self-guided experience offers a unique look into the studios of working artists. By
partnering with the Fennville Chamber of Commerce, the promotion and marketing of the 22nd Annual
Blue Coast Artists Fall Tour of Studios will reach audiences that the Blue Coast Artists have yet to reach.
The grant supports the enhanced, combined marketing efforts of the Chamber and partners.
Lakeshore Harvest Country
Partners: Blue Coast Artists, Overhisel Orchards and Improvisational Farmer
The marketing of a collaborative brochure that highlights local farms, vineyards, artists and studios
was funded by a WMCT grant. The brochure promotes the Southwest region of Allegan County as a
destination for both agri-tourism and cultural tourism. It enables even small “off the beaten path”
artisan and farmers to be easily “found” by tourists who seek cultural experiences while in this region.
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Allegan County Community Foundation
2010 ARTSALIVE
“I must study politics and war, that my sons may study mathematics and philosophy...
in order to give their children the right to study painting, poetry, music and
architecture.”
–John Q. Adams
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s
During the 2008 and 2009 grant cycles the Foundation narrowed the focus of awards
to target services aimed at homeless prevention, homeless services, food pantries and
the vulnerable populations within our community. In doing so, the organizations that
bring arts and culture to our lives have survived in the background. But not very well.
Donations and grants to the arts/culture community have gone down by as much as
80%. Simply to keep the doors open, a number of these organizations have laid off
staff, stopped paying staff or are cutting back on hours and services.
The thought of losing any of the organizations that provide artistic and/or cultural
education and entertainment is of great concern to the Foundation. To bring
awareness to the situation facing our arts and culture organizations, the
Foundation developed Keep Your ArtsAlive!.
ArtsAlive! is a competition that increases visibility of those non-profits that enrich
our lives through the provision of or access to music, dance, visual arts, and historical
education. In addition to increasing visibility, ArtsAlive! is meant to encourage the
public to vote with their dollars for organizations they are not willing to lose. Every
vote cost one dollar and each dollar went back to the organization that received
the vote.
Votes Tallied: $24,333
Prizes for the top five organizations with the most votes: $20,000
Votes were received from 14 states.
Over 500 people voted in the first Keep Your ArtsAlive! Arts and Cultural Competition.
Children’s Museum of Fennville
Mason Street Warehouse
Waterfront Film Festival
Mid-Lakes Chorus (Sweet Adelines)
Allegan Area Arts Council
VOTES: $4,486 + $4,000 in prize money!
VOTES: $3,981 + $4,000 in prize money!
VOTES: $3,208 + $4,000 in prize money!
VOTES: $2,572 + $4,000 in prize money!
VOTES: $1,524 + $4,000 in prize money!
Participating Non-Profit Arts
& Cultural Organizations
Children’s Museum of Fennville
Mason Street Warehouse
City of Allegan’s Regent Theatre
Allegan Area Arts Council
Mid-Lakes Chorus – Sweet Adelines
Otsego District Library
Allegan District Library
Waterfront Film Festival
Otsego Area Historical Society
Plainwell Music Society
Saugatuck Douglas District Library
Plainwell Arts Council
Allegan County Historical Society
Leighton Township Library
Dorr Township Library
Allegan Area Arts Council
Ransom District Library
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Allegan County Community Foundation
STATE OF THE FOUNDATION
All financial information (990, 990-T, audits, etc.) are available upon request.
Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a
company work, a society work, a civilization work.
Vince Lombardi
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Allegan County Community Foundation
Based on date from January – December 2010
Comparison data: January – December 2009
Comparison data: January – December 2008
2008
Assets: (Y-End Balance):$8,933,810
Rate of Return: -25%
# of funds held: 107
# of funds receiving gifts: 49
New Donors: 81
New Donor Gifts: $146,987
Total Gifts: $219,181
Credit Card Gifts: $3,725 (24 gifts)
Credit Card Fees: $ 429.40
Checking interest earned: $1,755.37
2009
$ 11,380,564
22%
108
33
81
$ 867,313
$1,059,094.47
$
4,700 (19 gifts)
$
379
$
891
2008
Grants:
Legacy: 24 organizations - $164,560
TAG: 12 organizations - $37,413
TAG Mini-Grants: 7 groups - $6,420
Hill Donor-Advised: $19,750
Walsh: $10,000
Donor-Advised #1:
Scholarships awarded:
2009
15 organizations $97,077
8 organizations $17,807
5 groups $1,443
$25,150
$10,000
$ 9,000
2008: $86,590
Planned Giving: (known to ACCF): $11,000,000
2009: $65,670
2010
$12,735,851
10.5%
111
48
479
$ 34,147
$227,584.45
$ 14,233.88
$
387
$
434
2010
15 organizations - $69,247
11 organizations - $33,910
2 groups - $800
$23,000
$15,000
$ 7,326.43
2010: $100,206
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Allegan County Community Foundation
2010 PLANNED GIVING
“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do
for others remain as your legacy.”
Kalu Kalu
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The Value of Planned Gifts
Ethol Stone
His gift of $1,200,000 in 1964 established the Allegan County Community Foundation. Without his insight into what an endowment could
do, Allegan County non-profits would not have had the millions of dollars in grants over the last 57 years. Generations of families have
benefitted from this gift. Generations more will benefit. All because
Mr. Stone had a vision; plan a gift that would multiply its’ value
for ever. He exemplified for good, for ever long before it was a talking point of community foundations far and wide.
Margaret Allen Scholarship Fund
Margaret was a high school math teacher at Allegan High School. Her love for young people and math was evident to anyone who knew
her. Shortly after Margaret passed away the Allegan County Community Foundation received word that Margaret had left her estate to
the Foundation for the purpose of a scholarship. Margaret’s planned gift provided over $1,200,000 for the establishment of the
scholarship. To date it has provided more than $90,000 in education for Allegan High School graduates.
Elaine Hobbs
Working with her attorney, Elaine structured her planned gift to benefit the children of Allegan County. She trusted that challenge to the
members of the TAG Team. Elaine’s gift was her estate. Her home was paid for and she had left her friends and relatives the sentimental
items of importance. After the sale of the house, the TAG Team received $120,000 and dedicated an annual amount for youth leadership
opportunities.
Giving Options for Immediate or Planned Gifts
• Cash/Check/Online
• Marketable Securities/Appreciated Stock/Mutual Fund Shares
• Charitable Gift Annuities
• Real Property
• Insurance Policies and Proceeds
• Retirement Assets
• Planned and Testamentary Gifts
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ACCF
Allegan County
Community Foundation
524 Marshall Street
Allegan, MI 49010
www.alleganfoundation.org
Annual Report 2010
For good. For ever.
www.alleganfoundation.org