Chairman’s, Director’s, and Patrons’ Circles

We are extremely grateful for the leadership of the following donors, whose unrestricted support represents the highest level of annual giving to Mia.

Chairman’s Circle

$50,000 and above

  • Leslie and Mark Aksomitas
  • Lewis Baskerville
  • Mary Dunnavan and Roger Gross
  • Susan Dunnavan and Terry O’Neill
  • Edward and Maria Gale
  • Drs. Carl and Holly Jones
  • Diane and David Lilly
  • John and Nancy Lindahl Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation
  • Nivin MacMillan
  • Margaret Wurtele

$25,000–$49,999

  • Anonymous (2)
  • Susan and Richard Anderson
  • Elizabeth Andrus and Roby Thompson
  • Ford and Amy Bell
  • Sally and Maurice Blanks
  • Blythe Brenden-Mann Foundation
  • Bert and Susan Colianni
  • Page Knudsen Cowles and Jay Cowles
  • *Kitty and David Crosby – The Longview Foundation
  • Nancy and Rolf Engh
  • Gerald Erickson, Jr., and Ben Aguilar
  • *Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Erickson
  • Sheldon and Terry Fleck
  • Berit and Michael Francis
  • Peggy Grieve
  • Martha Head
  • Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad
  • Kathy and Al Lenzmeier
  • Martha MacMillan
  • *Samuel and Patricia McCullough
  • Nora McNeely-Hurley and Michael Hurley
  • Lucy Mitchell – The Longview Foundation
  • Ray and Mary Mithun
  • Leni and David Moore, Jr.
  • Sheila Morgan
  • Bob and Carolyn Nelson
  • Mary O. Olson
  • Noel Patterson
  • Brad Radichel and Rose Hoffman
  • *Paul and Mary Reyelts
  • Sandra and Thomas Schreier
  • Molly and Roger J. Sit
  • Mark and Jane Wilf Family Foundation

Director’s Circle

$15,000–$24,999

  • Martha and Bruce Atwater
  • Maria Bales
  • Ruth and John Bergerson
  • Betty Borman
  • Desirae and Justin Butler
  • Ken and Linda Cutler
  • Jane Emison
  • Gayle Fuguitt and Thomas Veitch
  • Bill and Penny George
  • Margot and Paul Grangaard
  • *Carol and Steven Gray
  • *Orville C. Hognander
  • Christopher and Kristy Howe
  • Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Kern
  • Ali and Jamie Lockhart
  • Angela and Patrick Mahoney
  • Cathy and John Muggee
  • Piyumi and Priyantha Samaratunga
  • Corey Sauer
  • Gail Sit
  • Betsy and Paul Von Kuster
  • *Betsy and David Weyerhaeuser
  • Karen and John Winkelman

$10,000–$14,999

  • Anonymous
  • Ellen Archibald
  • Susan and Doug Arndt
  • Julie and Doug Baker
  • Edward R. Bazinet Charitable Foundation
  • Barbara Burwell
  • Lynn Casey and Michael Thornton
  • Mary Crosby Dolan
  • Richard Erickson and Bonnie Bottoms
  • Shannon Evenstad
  • Kerry and Sky Fauver
  • Beverly and *Richard Fink
  • John and Sheila Folkestad
  • Rieke and Craig Hankins
  • Dean Hanson
  • John and Karen Himle
  • A. John and Ruth Huss
  • Susanne and Zenas Hutcheson
  • Emily and Charles Kelley
  • Jessamyn and Jacob Kerchner
  • Irvin Kessler and Barbara Anderson
  • Chad M. and Rafina Larsen/Larsen Fund
  • Celita H. Levinson
  • Bruce and Paula Lilly
  • Reid and Ann MacDonald
  • Siri and Bob Marshall
  • Rebecca Mason
  • Patrick Meenan and Julie Kral
  • Mahmoud and Nancy Nagib
  • Marilyn Carlson Nelson
  • Melanie Nelson
  • Katherine D. and Stuart A. Nielsen
  • Greg Page and Kathleen Blatz
  • Nancy McGlynn Phelps and James J. Phelps
  • Lewis and Connie Remele
  • Katie Simpson
  • Charles Sorenson
  • Miriam and James Stake
  • Tamarack Foundation
  • Kitty Taylor
  • John Thomson
  • Liz and Tim Welsh
  • Rosina Yue

Patrons’ Circle

$5,000–$9,999

  • Anonymous (3)
  • Woodbury H. and Cynthia Andrews
  • Betsy Atwater
  • Richard G. and Mary Lyn Ballantine
  • Charles and Sandra Blackman
  • Jane Robertson Blanch
  • Sandra M. and David M. Brown
  • Kathy Burns
  • John and Julie Butcher
  • Jeanne Corwin
  • Ellie Crosby – The Longview Foundation
  • Edward and Sherry Ann Dayton
  • Elisabeth J. Dayton
  • Douglas and Wendy Dayton Foundation
  • Hyacinth Diehl, Rebecca Murray, and Felicia DeSmith
  • David Doty
  • Mike and Kathy Dougherty
  • Elizabeth Driscoll
  • B.J. French
  • Martha Gabbert
  • Tim Grady and Catherine Allan
  • Bill and Barbara Harrison
  • Lorraine R. Hart
  • *Pat and Larry Hink
  • John and Kris Kaplan
  • Juliana Kelly
  • Nancy and Jared Kieling
  • Frances Kotsonas
  • Skip Krawczyk
  • Anita Kunin
  • Paulita LaPlante and Kerry O’Neill
  • Patrick and Brandi Leder
  • Scott and Niki Lindall
  • Katie and Phil Luber
  • Stephen and Kathi Austin Mahle
  • Sue Marmion
  • Susan and Thomas McCarthy
  • Carla McGrath and Cole Rogers
  • Mary McVay
  • Thomas M. Morin
  • David and Kathleen Mortenson
  • Benjamin and Robyn Murray
  • William Neumann and James Boyle
  • Nylene and Ray Newkirk
  • Dee Oliveira
  • Steve and Tamrah Schaller O’Neil
  • Tom Racciatti and Mary Davis Racciatti
  • Lawrence M. Redmond
  • Jeannine M. Rivet and Warren G. Herreid, II
  • David Robertson
  • Michael and Tamara Root
  • Mimi Sanders
  • Jeanne and Charles Scheiderer
  • Stephen Sefton
  • Elizabeth Short and R. Kirkland Cozine
  • William and Marcelyn Smale
  • Jacqueline Smith
  • Nancy Smith
  • Wayne Spears
  • Richard Swager
  • Mary Ann and David Wark
  • Cornie and Betty Ann Wiens
  • Eleanor and Frederick Winston

$2,500–$4,999

  • Anonymous (4)
  • Aileen Ahiskali and Scott Roby
  • Jennifer and Jeffrey Allen
  • Dr. Adrian and Mrs. Sally Almquist
  • Julianne Amendola and Dan Jensen
  • Suzanne Ammerman
  • Julie Andrus
  • Scott Appelwick and Edward Sootsman
  • Jerry L. Artz
  • Nannette Beckley
  • Carol and Judson Bemis, Jr.
  • Sue A. Bennett
  • Sean Blanchet and Robert Snell
  • Michael J. Blum and Abigail Rose
  • Cheryl Bock and Kevin Rehnberg
  • Philip and Linda Boelter
  • Dr. and Mrs. Michael Bromer
  • Suzanne Bross
  • Ellen Butler
  • Barbara and Michael Byrne
  • Joan and Gary Capen
  • Colleen M. Carey and Pamela Endean
  • Darlene J. and Richard P. Carroll
  • Joanne and Benton Case, Jr.
  • Kate Christianson
  • Christenson Family Fund
  • Cinda Collins
  • John Cook and Carolyn Burnett
  • Judith and Richard Corson
  • Deb Davenport and Stew Stender
  • Martha Dayton and Thomas Nelson
  • Peter and Anne Deanovic
  • Jo Debruycker
  • Karen and Leslie Desnick
  • David Dewey and Addy Lam
  • Devon and James Diebel
  • Sara and John Donaldson
  • F. Edmund Donoghue
  • Nathan Dungan and Susan Hawks
  • Dr. Mary Anne Ebert and Mr. Paul Stembler
  • Hugh and Joyce Edmondson
  • Scott and Tara Ehnes
  • Kristine S. and *Ronald A. Erickson
  • Jennifer Eukel and Kyle Reicks
  • Bill and Kathy Farley
  • Cathy and *Jack Farrell
  • Benjamin and Rebecca Field
  • Vickie and Anthony Foster
  • Eugene and *Mary Frey
  • Pamela and Mark Friedland
  • John and Jennifer Gay
  • Leland and Beverly Gehrke
  • Liliya Gokhberg
  • Dr. Stanley M. and Luella G. Goldberg
  • Michael and Elizabeth Gorman
  • Allison Greene
  • Hunt Greene and Jane Piccard
  • Kathy Gremillion
  • Jan Griffith and Edward Frohn
  • Roger Hale and Nor Hall Household
  • Lili Hall
  • Heidi Hardner and William Humphrey
  • Stefan and Lonnie Helgeson
  • *Don Helgeson and Sue Shepard
  • Steven and Melissa Helland
  • Richard and Carrie Higgins
  • Edwin and Libby Hlavka
  • Wayne and Dianne Hoeschen
  • Diane and Anthony Hofstede
  • Jean McGough Holten
  • Dorothy J. Horns, M.D., and James P. Richardson
  • Sally Hwang
  • Lucy Jones and James Johnson
  • Sam and Sylvia Kaplan Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation
  • Miriam and Erwin Kelen
  • Thomas and Janice Kelley Charitable Fund
  • Nancy and Peter Kelly
  • Rosemary Kessler
  • Lizzie and Zach King
  • Elizabeth and Steven Kipp
  • M. E. and Chris Kirwan
  • Beth Koepke
  • Lindsay Kruh
  • Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kunin
  • Jeffrey and Amy Anne Lassig
  • Dianne and *Daniel Latham
  • Kristin Lee and Mathew So
  • Nicolai Lewis
  • C.M. and Mary Lewis
  • Sheila and Stephen Lieberman
  • Dr. John C. and Searcy T. Lillehei
  • Winnie and Keith Lindstam
  • George Logan
  • Jean and Arnold London
  • Kathleen Lucas
  • Anna and Chris Lyon
  • David and *Mary Maas
  • Craig and Caroline Macleod
  • Jennifer L. Martin
  • Stephanie and Jason Matz
  • Susan and Edwin McCarthy
  • Rachel and Michael McGarry
  • Debbie McNally
  • Jeffrey C. Meehan
  • Ms. Frances Megarry
  • Drs. Mary and Joseph Meland
  • Christine Meuers
  • Carol and Mike Milligan
  • Sandy Morris
  • John L. and Christine Morrison
  • Katherine Murphy
  • Barry Murphy and Ruth Harvey
  • Richard and Nancy Nicholson, Nicholson Family Foundation
  • Jennifer Komar Olivarez and Enrique Olivarez, Jr.
  • Valdemar Olson
  • John and Marla Ordway Charitable Lead Trust
  • Brian and Julia Palmer
  • Jennifer and Charles Phelps
  • Brian Pietsch and Christopher Hermann
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pitschka
  • Dionette and Thomas Polacek
  • Maria and David Reamer
  • Kathryn and Stephen Remole
  • Nancy and Kevin Rhein
  • Sandra Roe
  • John and Lois Rogers
  • Phillip and Linda Rosso
  • Diane and Derek Rucker
  • Lee and Robert Rucker
  • Sarah Lutman and Rob Rudolph
  • Robert L. and Sharon G. Ryan
  • Sampson Foundation
  • Diane and Darryl Sannes
  • Michael Schoeberl and Megan Roach
  • Emily and Daniel Shapiro
  • Tom and Marlene Shaughnessy
  • Craig and Mariana Shulstad
  • Judy Simmons
  • Constance Sommers
  • Ken and Elena Sparling
  • Barbara H. Steiner and Tom Rassieur
  • Richard Summerlee
  • Alene and Anthony Sussman
  • Brian and Linda Tell
  • Kaimay and Joseph Terry, M.D.
  • Dr. Robert D. and Marilyn C. Thompson
  • Jean Thomson
  • Linda and Bob Tomaschko
  • Stephanie Van D’Elden
  • Fred Wall
  • Ruth and David Waterbury
  • Lora and Martin Weinstein, Leslie Hammons
  • Weiser Family Foundation on behalf of Irving, Marjorie, Jennifer, and Dana Weiser
  • Dr. Matthew and Shelly Welch
  • Carole Wiederhorn
  • Frances and *Frank Wilkinson
  • Marion and *Dave Williams
  • Philip Heffelfinger Willkie
  • Paul Wilmes
  • Susan and Steve Wilson
  • Nicole and Kirt Woodhouse
  • Brenda and Shay Wyley
  • Sharon Zweigbaum

Gifts received during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025
*Deceased as of November 14, 2025