NMF Giving Circle
Northwest Minnesota Foundation’s Giving Circle members are individuals and businesses that care deeply about Northwest Minnesota and want to support the continued well-being of the region—helping to sustain the place we call home.
Thank you
Our Giving Circle members are valued partners in all that we do. To honor and thank you for your important gifts, Giving Circle members are recognized at our events. We strive to keep you informed through our website, newsletters, and annual report about the progress your gifts are helping us to build better lives throughout the region.
The NMF Giving Circle includes the following levels:
Circle of Leadership — Lifetime gifts of $1,000,000 or more
- Richard Hebert
- Arnold F. Lund, Sr.
- William S. and Margaret W. Marvin
- Jane B. and Arthur I. Snustad
- George W. Neilson Foundation
Circle of Community Champions — Lifetime gifts of $500,000 or more
- H.C. Bill and Jessie Baer
- Joe and Amy Cass
- Mark and Peggy Hewitt
- Sam and Peg Johnson
- Susan I. Marvin
- Bob Naylor
- Eldor and Stella Omdahl
Circle of Vision — Lifetime gifts of $100,000 or more
- Maggi Adams
- Gene and Mary Aho
- Larry and Diane Altringer
- Bemidji Area Library Foundation
- Bemidji Curling Club
- David and Linda Bergeron
- Kevin and Renee Brauer
- Kevin and Ann Cease
- Citizens State Bank of Roseau
- Crookston Blue Line Club
- Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation
- Jess and Wanda Dishman
- Frances Drivold
- Engelstad Family Foundation
- Lyle H. Engelstad
- Sam and Jane Evans
- Estate of Esther Instebo
- Estate of Lois Ludwig
- Fertile Lions
- First National Bank of Bemidji
- First National Bank of Bemidji Foundation
- Robert F. and Marian Foley
- Alan K. Goldberg and Kay Udey
- Orin and Marjorie Green
- Estate of Gaylord A. Gunderson
- Estate of John and Faye Hedin
- The Hellekson Family/Courage North
- Eleanor and Russell Jeske
- Dorrance H. Johnson
- Mary and Robert Johnson
- Robert C. and Mona Rae Johnson
- Joseph and Janice Lueken Family Foundation
- Paul and Gloria Kaste
- Kris Fontaine Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Leonard J. and Rosemond Kucera
- Anita “Neen” Lillquist – Neen’s Future in Space Scholarship
- The Marvin Companies
- Frank and Margaret Marvin
- Jake Marvin
- Tom and Marilyn Miller
- Chan Moon
- Estate of Betty Murray
- Mississippi Headwaters Blood Bank
- Norman County Historical Society
- Keith and Eva Olson
- Otter Tail Power Company Foundation
- Paul Bunyan Communications
- Polaris Foundation
- Polaris Industries
- Polk County Agricultural Fair Association
- Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
- Red Lake Gaming Enterprises
- Red River Valley Development Association
- Sanford Health
- Security Bank USA
- Elsie Semrau
- Dannette Smith
- Sons of Norway Vinland Lodge 1-193
- Jim Stordahl
- Estate of Charles Swanson
- TDS Trucking, Inc.
- TEAM Industries Inc.
- TEAM Foundation
- Merril Thiel and Ruth Howe
- Phil and Gloria Thompson
- LuVerne Trogstad
- Ole and Ruth Tweet
- John and Mavis Wahlberg
- Wells Fargo Foundation
- White Earth Nation
Circle of Generosity — Lifetime gifts of $25,000 or more
- AgCountry Farm Credit Services – Fargo
- Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
- Dennis Aguiar
- American Crystal Sugar Company
- Estate of Richard E. Anderson
- Arvig
- James and Cathy Atkins
- Jay and Lin Backstrom
- City of Badger
- Bagley ISD #162
- Mildred Beckstrom Estate
- Beltrami County
- Beltrami Electic Cooperative, Inc.
- Bemidji All School Reunion
- Bemidji Area Take a Kid Fishing
- Bemidji Downtown Alliance
- Bemidji Jaycees
- BGMR Volleyball
- Big Sand Lake Association
- Big Valley 4-H Cluster Fair, Inc.
- David and Christine Billion
- Bluestem Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation
- Border Bank of Badger
- Border Bank of Greenbush
- Bremer Bank of Crookston
- Bremer Bank of Warren
- Estate of Martha Carlisle Larsen
- Carrington Memorial Trust
- Charles H. Casey and Barbara Muesing
- Central Boiler, Inc.
- Cheryl and Ken Ellegard Foundation
- Christian Transport, Inc.
- Marilyn Chruszch
- City of Greenbush
- Clearbrook-Gonvick ISD #2311
- CoBank
- Russell and Inez Coenen
- City of Crookston
- Crookston ISD #593
- Stephen M. Dale
- Susan Dearholt
- Deerwood Bank
- Jean Dickinson
- DigiKey Corporation
- Dondelinger Foundation
- Allan and Judy Dragseth
- Bryron and Carolyn Eeg
- Emma Howe Memorial Foundation
- Enbridge, Inc.
- Essential Health
- Falls Citizens Scholarship Foundation
- Farmers Union Oil Co. of Warroad
- Fertile Fire Fighters Relief Association
- Fertile-Beltrami Booster Club
- First Care Medical Services Foundation
- First National Agency Bagley, Inc.
- Dr. Bruce D. Falk and Mary Jo Falk
- Marcia Folland
- Friends of Itasca State Park
- Friends of Rydell and Glacial Ridge Refuges Association
- Mark Frosaker
- Diane and Lyle Fuchs
- Mike and Connie Gasper
- Estate of John Gemesi
- Muriel B. Gilman
- GoldPine Home Beltrami, Inc.
- Grace Lake Watershed Improvement Association
- Granite Equity Partners, LLC
- Granite Partners Foundation
- City of Greenbush
- Greenbush Community Partners
- Greenbush Coop Grain and Seed
- Greenbush Women of Today
- Steve and Georgia Gullickson
- Kenneth and Cathy Jo Gunvalson
- The Guthrie Theater
- Ila Hagen
- Bruce and Aase Hamnes
- Hartz Foundation
- Dinah Heneman
- Leslie and Patricia Howard
- Hubbard County COLA
- Hubbard County Historical Society
- Hugo’s
- Shawn Hunstad
- Jon Isackson
- Carolyn Jacobs / Carolyn F. Jacobs Culture and Humanity Fund
- John Jensen
- Jeff Johnson
- John and Carole Johnson
- Marie and David Johnstad
- Joseph Urdahl Memorial Foundation
- Karlstad Eagles Aerie No. 3486
- Garth and Colleen Kaste
- Kinship of the Park Rapids Area
- Kittson Memorial Hospital Association
- Mary Jo Klinger
- Knife River Materials
- LaBine Family Fund
- Jay LaBine
- Lake of the Woods County
- LakeWood Health Center Foundation
- LePier Oil Co.
- Andrea LeVasseur
- Lake of the Woods County Historical Society
- Kevin Lien
- Cindy Lueth
- Ray Lutovsky
- Madsen Family Charitable Fund
- Mahnomen ISD #432
- Mary Lou Marchand
- Minnesota Title & Abstract Co.
- Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.
- Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society Inc.
- MN Wheat Research & Promotions Council
- Craig and Linda Morgan
- Rae Murray
- National Indian Gaming Association
- Debra Nelson
- Estate of Melford Nelson
- William and Eloise Nelson
- North Country Snowmobile Club
- Arnold Ochs
- Keith and Missy Okeson
- Holly Olson
- ONEOK, Inc
- John and Eloise Ostrem
- James and Nina Palubicki
- Park Rapids Educaiton & Activities Foundation
- Sherry and Neal Pederson
- Ted Pederson Estate
- Franklyn and Winnie Pelawa
- Wilson and Lynn Persinger
- Dwight and Kathy Peterson
- Gary and Patty Purath
- R & Q Trucking, Inc.
- Red Lake County
- Red River Valley Christian Camping Association
- Patrick Riley and Natalie Roholt
- RiverView Healthcare Associaton
- City of Roseau
- Roseau Area Friends of the Library, Inc.
- Roseau County
- Roseau Eagles Auxiliary
- Roseau Rams Hockey Association
- Roseau Realty Co., Inc.
- Stuart and Sue Rosselet
- Rotary Club of Bemidji
- Rotary Club of Thief River Falls
- Kim Rue
- Rural Cellular Corporation
- Homer and Esther Saetre
- Estate of Sylvia Sande
- Sand Hill Settlement Historical Society
- Sanford Bagley Medical Center
- Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
- St. Mary’s Mission School
- Stephen American Legion Post 390
- Stotlman Farms
- Daniel and Jodie Strem
- David and Virginia Strem
- Ryan and Kylie Strem
- Donald and Ellen Strickler
- David and Susan Sumner
- Thief River Falls Area Community Theater
- Thief River Falls Rotary Club
- Robert and Sarah Thompson
- Ultima Bank Minnesota
- United Valley Bank of Mahnomen
- University of Minnesota – Crookston
- University of Minnesota Foundation
- Upper Red Lake Area Association
- Veterans Memorial North Country Detachment #585
- Rick and Nancy Vyskocil
- West Polk County FSA Office
- Win-E-Mac Alumni Association
- Women’s Foundation of Minnesota
- Douglas and Robyn Wonnenberg
- Younggren Farms
- John Youngren
Circle of Belonging — Lifetime gifts of $10,000 or more
- Ace on the Lake
- Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union
- Altru Health System
- American Crystal Sugar Company – Crookston
- American Federal Bank of Crookston
- American Legion #27
- American Legion Post #16
- American Legion Post #14
- American Legion Post 88 Gambling Fund
- American Legion Post #31-Isaccson-Bjorge
- Earl and Janice Anderson Family
- Steven and Hollilynn Anderson
- Michael and Jeanie Andringa
- Bad Axe Lake Association
- John Baer
- Bagley Elementary PTO
- Bagley Rotary Club
- Rick and Helga Bauerly Family Fund
- Charles and Gayle Baxter
- Beito Foundation
- Bemidji Area Shooters Assn Inc
- Bemidji Chorale, Inc.
- Bemidji Dental Clinic
- Bemidji Parks & Trails
- Bemidji Veterinary Hospital, Inc.
- Jennifer Benjamin
- Paul and Jody Benshoof
- Connie and Norm Berg
- Helen Bergland
- Jeffrey and Sandra Bjorkman
- Blessed Sacrament Church
- Border Bank of Roseau
- Kenneth and Annette Borowicz
- Robin and Karen Brekken
- Brost Chevrolet, Inc.
- C & M Ford Sales, Inc.
- Calgary Flames Hockey Club
- Bob and Becky Cameron
- James Cameron
- Wesley and Ruth Cameron
- Shannon and Julie Carlson
- CHS Ag Services Warren
- City of Bemidji
- Estate of Robert Clark
- Mark Claussen
- Clearwater County Historical Society
- Clearwater Health Services Aux
- Clearwater-Polk Electric Cooperative
- Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Bemidji
- Comstock Construction, Inc., of Fergus Falls
- Tim and Linda Conely
- Crookston Figure Skating Club
- Crookston Implement Company
- Crookston National Bank
- Crookston Valley Cooperative, Inc
- Crookston Youth Basketball Association
- Crown Holdings LLC
- Dave Cuperus and Stephanine Cuperus
- Dahlgren & Company, Inc.
- James and Janet Dale
- Les Dale
- Tim and Linda Daugherty
- Francis and Colene DeBoer
- Dee, Inc.
- Delta Kappa Gamma Mu Chapter
- Dessert Family Charitable Fund
- Don Diedrich
- Tony Diffley
- Paul and Jodi Dragseth
- Darlene Dvorak
- Duane A. Stubson Trust
- East Polk Heritage Center
- Jack and Audrey Eickhof
- Enbridge, Inc.
- Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.-Corporate
- Exposure Marketing & Promotion
- Cam and Jan Fanfulik
- Mark Farabee
- Farmers Union Oil Co of Oslo, Warren, and Argyle
- City of Fertile
- Fertile-Beltrami Food Shelf
- Fertile-Beltrami Public School
- First National Bank of Bagley
- First National Bank of Walker
- First State Bank of Bigfork
- Kyle Fodness
- Robert and Mary Foley
- Cathy and Jerry Forgit
- Foss Architecture & Interiors
- City of Fosston
- Fosston ISD #601
- Frandsen Bank & Trust
- Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Home
- Michael and Dawn Ganje
- Garfield Lake Ice Racers Club, Inc.
- Dorothy Gehrke
- Giziibii Resource Conservation & Development Assn
- John and Danielle Golden
- Gourmet House
- Timothy Graupman
- Greenbush American Legion Post #88
- Greenbush Veterinary Clinic, Ltd.
- Bryan and Victoria Grove
- Grygla/Gatzke ISD #447
- Dan and Audrey Haag
- Ethel Hanson
- Harbott, Knutson, Larson & Holten, P.L.L.P.
- Evan Hazard
- Heartland Christian Academy
- Hedeen Charitable Trust
- Carter and Florence Hedeen
- Roger and RuthAnn Helgeson
- Helping Unify Bagley
- Faith and Neil Hensrud
- Pam Heteen
- Higgins Heating, AC & Refridgeration, Inc
- Steven and Jill Hill
- Hogberg-Gerszewski A Legion Post #353
- Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation, Inc.
- Jody and Kenneth Horntvedt
- Ritch and Kelly Houge
- Hubbard County Parks & Recreation
- J.A. Wedum Foundation
- Louise Jackson
- Jerome J and Ursula Choromanski Family Foundation
- Sandra Johanning
- Calvin and Cleo Johannsen
- Dean and Sharon Johnson
- Deane and Jill Johnson
- Paul Johnson
- Steven and Donna Johnson
- Andrew and Krista Johnstad
- Steven and Brenda Joul
- Estate of Kathleen Jule Meyer
- City of Karlstad
- Kaste Seed, Inc.
- Calvin and Janet Kehr
- Tom and Carol King
- Knights of Columbus Council #1544
- Kraus-Anderson Construction Company
- KROX-AM
- Jerry and Ginny Kruger
- Neil Kruger
- Franklin and Diane Labadie
- Lee LaBine
- Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
- Janice Lenhart
- Les’s Sanitation
- Leon Township
- Michael and Sue Liapis
- Bernice Lindell
- Darrell Lindgren
- Susan Lisell
- Little Sand Lake Association
- Tim and Carrie Lundgren
- Mark T. and Christine Rustad Maassel Family Fund
- Mahnomen Health Center
- Roger and Sandy Malm
- Catherine Marchand and Lewis Crenshaw
- Mark and Jean Larson Family Fund
- Markit County Grain, LLC
- Christine Marvin
- Maureen and Paul Marvin
- Robert Marvin
- Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
- Mattson Pharmacy, Inc.
- Maynard’s Plumbing & Heating
- Paul and Susan McNelly
- MDU Resources Foundation
- Bruce and Elizabeth Meade
- Rick and Jan Meier
- Mercedes Benz Club
- Middle River Community Club
- Middle River Sportsmen’s Club Inc.
- Midwest Minnesota Community Dev Corp
- Dan and Jolene Mikkelson
- Steve and MaryAnn Miller
- Mississippi Music
- MN State Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence
- Dave and Darlene Moland
- Alvina and Ronald Morrison
- Morrison Family Education Fund
- Naylor Heating & Refridgeration
- James Naylor
- Naytahwaush Night Riders Sno-Club
- Richard Nelson
- Jim Neuenfeldt
- Curt Neumann
- Noah Insurance Service
- Peter and Laurie Nordquist
- Nortech Systems, Inc.
- North Central Chapter #7 Disabled American Veterans of MN
- North Star Electric Cooperative Inc
- Northern Minnesota Wild Rice Producers, Inc.
- Northern Roots Insurance Agency LLP
- Northern State Bank of Thief River Falls
- Northland Community & Technical College
- Northwest Minnesota Arts Council
- Northwest Regional Library
- Robert and Phyllis Nowacki
- Greg and Beth Oja
- Michael and Cynthia Olson
- Olson & Sons Excavating
- Otter Tail Power Company Crookston
- Robert H. Paine & Tiffany Baer-Paine
- Tim and Kim Persson
- Dean Peterson
- Jean Peterson
- Willaim and Carol Pierskalla
- Pinnacle Marketing Group
- Nick Plencner
- City of Plummer
- Polk County Recorder
- Potato Lake Association Inc.
- Potlatch Deltic
- Red Lake Falls Sportsman Club
- Red Lake Ride
- Red River State Bank of Halstad
- Red River State Bank of Fertile
- Beatrice Ricke
- Darrell and Kim Rindy
- Roseau County Senior Medical Travel Program
- Roseau County Veterinary Clinic
- Roseau Fire Dept Relief Association
- Roseau Youth Hockey, Inc.
- Colleen and Gary Sacks
- Flavia Sagedahl
- Richard and Clarice Satterlund
- Nicholas and Amy Schaffer
- Gerald Schnabel
- David and Anita Scribner
- Security State Bank of Warroad
- Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
- Shooting Star Casino
- Marty Sieve and Colleen Shannon
- Smith Charitable Fund
- Sovde Enterprises, Inc.
- Maurice and Carolyn Spangler
- St. Joseph’s Area Helath Services
- Stephen Lions Club
- Daniel and Vicki Svedarsky
- Michael and Shannon Tangen
- TDS Equipment, Inc.
- Thief River Falls Public Schools ISD #564
- Mark Thorson
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans – Lake of the Woods
- Titan Machinery
- Todavich Electric, Inc.
- Scott and Jean Tollefson
- Tonja M. Reed Rev. Living Trust 12/7/21
- Town of Sinnott
- Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc
- Caryl Turnow
- Christopher and Darla Twomey
- Ucare
- United Valley Bank
- United Valley Bank – Argyle
- University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- US Bank of East Grand Forks
- John and Janice Vallager
- Valley Med Flight, Inc.
- Valley Plains Equipment – Jamestown
- Larry and Linda Vatnsdal
- VFW Post 8754
- Walk to Remember
- Walmart Store #4244
- Warren Pharmacy, Inc.
- Warren Pony Booster
- Warroad Heritage Center
- Warroad Historical Society
- Warroad Women of Today
- J.A. Wedum Foundation
- Paulette E. Welle
- Wells Technology
- West Fraser
- Jim and Karen White
- Widseth Smith Nolting & Assoc., Inc
- Tara and Eric Wolff
- Wolff and Simon Real Estate
- Janice Younggren
- Deb Zak
- Zieglar Cat
- Loren, Deb & Ron Zutz Joint Venture
- JoAnn Zutz
