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
- Arnold F. Lund, Sr.
- William S. and Margaret W. Marvin
- Jane B. and Arthur I. Snustad
- Richard Hebert
- 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
- Maggie Adams
- Gene & Mary Aho
- Larry and Diane Altringer
- Bemidji Area Library Foundation
- Bemidji Curling Club
- Kevin and Renee Brauer
- Kevin & Ann Cease
- Citizens State Bank of Roseau
- Crookston Blue Line Club
- Jess & Wanda Dishman
- Frances Drivold
- Engelstad Family Foundation
- Lyle H. Engelstad
- Sam & Jane Evans
- Estate of Esther Instebo
- Estate of Lois Ludwig
- Fertile Lions
- First National Bank Bemidji
- Robert F. & Marian Foley
- Orin & Marjorie Green
- Estate of Gaylord A. Gunderson
- Estate of John & Faye Hedin
- The Hellekson Family/Courage North
- Eleanor & Russell Jeske
- Dorrance H. Johnson
- Mary & Robert Johnson
- Robert C. & Mona Rae Johnson
- Joseph & Janice Lueken Foundation
- Paul & Gloria Kaste
- Kris Fontaine Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Leonard J. & Rosemond Kucera
- Anita “Neen” Lillquist – Neen’s Future in Space Scholarship
- The Marvin Companies
- Frank and Margaret Marvin
- Jake Marvin
- Tom & Marilyn Miller
- Estate of Betty Murray
- Mississippi Headwaters Blood Bank
- Keith & Eva Olson
- Otter Tail Power Company Foundation
- Polaris Foundation
- Polaris Industries
- Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
- Red Lake Gaming Enterprises
- Red River Valley Development Association
- Elsie Semrau
- Sons of Norway Vinland Lodge 1-193
- Jim Stordahl
- Estate of Charles Swanson
- TEAM Industries employees
- TEAM Foundation
- Merril Thiel & Ruth Howe
- Phil & Gloria Thompson
- LuVerne Trogstad
- Ole & Ruth Tweet
- John & Mavis Wahlberg
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
- James & Cathy Atkins
- Arvig
- Jay & Lin Backstrom
- City of Badger
- Bagley ISD #162
- Beltrami County
- Beltrami Electic Cooperative, Inc.
- Bemidji All School Reunion
- Bemidji Area Take a Kid Fishing
- Bemidji Curling Club
- Bemidji Downtown Alliance
- Bemidji Jaycees
- BGMR Volleyball
- Big Sand Lake Association
- Big Valley 4-H Cluster Fair, Inc.
- Bluestem Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation
- Border Bank of Badger
- Border Bank of Greenbush
- Bremer Bank of Crookston
- Bremer Bank of Warren
- Charles H. Casey & Barbara Muesing
- Central Boiler, Inc.
- Cheryl & Ken Ellegard Foundation
- Marilyn Chruszch
- City of Greenbush
- Clearbrook-Gonvick ISD #2311
- CoBank
- Russell & Inez Coenen
- City of Crookston
- Susan Dearholt
- Delta Dental of MN Foundation
- Jean Dickinson
- Dondelinger Foundation
- Allan & Judy Dragseth
- Bryron & Carolyn Eeg
- Emma Howe Memorial Foundation
- Falls Citizens Scholarship Foundation
- First Citizens Scholarship Foundation
- First Care Medical Services Foundation
- First National Agency Bagley, Inc.
- First National Bank of Bemidji
- Marcia Folland
- Friends of Itasca State Park
- Friends of Rydell and Glacial Ridge Refuges Association
- Mike & Connie Gasper
- Muriel B. Gilman
- Grace Lake Watershed Improvement Association
- Granite Equity Partners, LLC
- Greenbush Community Partners
- Kenneth & Cathy Jo Gunvalson
- The Guthrie Theater
- Ila Hagen
- Bruce & Aase Hamnes
- Hartz Foundation
- Dinah Heneman
- Pam Hetteen
- Leslie & Patricia Howard
- Hubbard County COLA
- Hubbard County Historical Society
- Hugo’s
- Shawn Hunstad
- Jon Isackson
- Carolyn F. Jacobs
- John Jensen
- Jeff Johnson
- John & Carole Johnson
- Joseph Urdahl Memorial Foundation
- Karlstad Eagles Aerie No. 3486
- Garth & 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
- LOW Historical Society
- 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 & Linda Morgan
- Rae Murray
- National Indian Gaming Association
- William & Eloise Nelson
- North Country Snowmobile Club
- Keith & Missy Okeson
- Holly Olson
- ONEOK, Inc
- John & Eloise Ostrem
- Park Rapids Educaiton & Activities Foundation
- Paul Bunyan Communications
- Franklyn & Winnie Pelawa
- Wilson & Lynn Persinger
- Dwight & Kathy Peterson
- Gary & Patty Purath
- R & Q Trucking, Inc.
- Red Lake County
- Red River Valley Christian Camping Association
- Patrick Riley & Natalie Roholt
- RiverView Healthcare Associaton
- City of Roseau
- Roseau Area Friends of the Library, Inc.
- Roseau County
- Roseau Eagles Auxiliary
- Roseau Rams Hockey Association
- Roseaul Realty Co., Inc.
- Stuart & Sue Rosselet
- Rotary Club of Bemidji
- Rotary Club of Thief River Falls
- Kim Rue
- Rural Cellular Corporation
- 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
- Donald & Ellen Strickler
- David & Susan Sumner
- Thief River Falls Area Community Theater
- Thief River Falls Rotary Club
- 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
- West Polk County FSA Office
- Win-E-Mac Alumni Association
- Women’s Foundation of Minnesota
- Douglas & Robyn Wonnenberg
- Younggren Farms
- John Youngren
Circle of Belonging — Lifetime gifts of $10,000 or more
- 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
- Earl & Janice Anderson Family
- Steven and Hollilynn Anderson
- Michael & Jeanie Andringa
- Bad Axe Lake Association
- John Baer
- Bagley Rotary Club
- Rick and Helga Bauerly Family Fund
- Charles & Gayle Baxter
- Beito Foundation
- Bemidji Area Shooters Assn Inc
- Bemidji Chorale, Inc.
- Bemidji Parks & Trails
- Bemidji Veterinary Hospital, Inc.
- Jennifer Benjamin
- Paul & Jody Benshoof
- Connie & Norm Berg
- Helen Bergland
- BGMR Volleyball
- Jeffrey & Sandra Bjorkman
- Blessed Sacrament Church
- Border Bank of Roseau
- Kenneth & Annette Borowicz
- Robin & Karen Brekken
- Brost Chevrolet, Inc.
- C & M Ford Sales, Inc.
- Calgary Flames Hockey Club
- Bob & Becky Cameron
- James Cameron
- Wesley & Ruth Cameron
- Shannon & Julie Carlson
- CHS Ag Services Warren
- City of Bemidji Parks & Recreation
- City of Fosston
- 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
- Crookston Figure Skating Club
- Crookston Implement Company
- Crookston National Bank
- Crookston Valley Cooperative, Inc
- Crookston Youth Basketball Association
- Crown Holdings LLC
- Dave Cuperus & Stephanine Cuperus
- Dahlgren & Company, Inc.
- James & Janet Dale
- Les Dale
- Stephen M. Dale
- Francis & Colene DeBoer
- Dee, Inc.
- Deerwood Bank
- Delta Kappa Gamma Mu Chapter
- Dessert Family Charitable Fund
- Don Diedrich
- Tony Diffley
- Digi-Key Corporation
- Paul & Jodi Dragseth
- Darlene Dvorak
- East Polk Heritage Center
- Jack & Audrey Eickhof
- Elmo Foundation
- Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.-Corporate
- Exposure Marketing & Promotion
- Dr. Bruce D. Falk & Mary Jo Falk
- Cam & Jan Fanfulik
- Mark Farabee
- Farmers Union Oil Co of Oslo, Warren & Argyle
- City of Fertile
- Fertile Fire Fighters Relief Association
- Fertile-Beltrami Public School
- First National Bank of Bagley
- First National Bank of Walker
- First State Bank of Bigfork
- Kyle Fodness
- Robert & Mary Foley
- Foss Architecture & Interiors
- Fosston ISD #601
- Frandsen Bank & Trust
- Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Home
- Diane & Lyle Fuchs
- Michael and Dawn Ganje
- Garfield Lake Ice Racers Club, Inc.
- Dorothy Gehrke
- Giziibii Resource Conservation & Development Assn
- John & Danielle Golden
- GoldPine Home Beltrami, Inc.
- Gourmet House
- Granite Partners Foundation
- Timothy Graupman
- Greenbush American Legion Post #88
- Greenbush Women of Today
- Bryan & Victoria Grove
- Grygla/Gatzke ISD #447
- Dan & Audrey Haag
- Ethel Hanson
- Harbott, Knutson, Larson & Holten, P.L.L.P.
- Evan Hazard
- Heartland Christian Academy
- Carter & Florence Hedeen
- Roger & RuthAnn Helgeson
- Helping Unify Bagley
- Faith & Neil Hensrud
- Higgins Heating, AC & Refridgeration, Inc
- Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation, Inc.
- Jody & Kenneth Horntvedt
- Hubbard County Parks & Recreation
- Calvin & Cleo Johannsen
- Dean & Sharon Johnson
- Paul Johnson
- Steven & Donna Johnson
- Steven and Brenda Joul
- City of Karlstad
- Kaste Seed, Inc.
- Calvin & Janet Kehr
- Tom & Carol King
- Knights of Columbus Council #1544
- Kraus-Anderson Construction Company
- KROX-AM
- Jerry & Ginny Kruger
- Neil Kruger
- Franklin & Diane Labadie
- Lee LaBine
- Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
- Janice Lenhart
- Leon Township
- Michael & Sue Liapis
- Bernice Lindell
- Darrell Lindgren
- Susan Lisell
- Little Sand Lake Association
- Tim & Carrie Lundgren
- Mark T. & Christine Rustad Maassel Family Fund
- Mahnomen Health Center
- Roger & Sandy Malm
- Catherine Marchand & Lewis Crenshaw
- Mardag Foundation
- Mark & Jean Larson Family Fund
- Markit County Grain, LLC
- Maureen & Paul Marvin
- Robert Marvin
- Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
- Mattson Pharmacy, Inc.
- Paul & Susan McNelly
- MDU Resources Foundation
- Bruce & Elizabeth Meade
- Rick and Jan Meier
- Middle River Community Club
- Middle River Sportsmen’s Club Inc.
- Midwest Minnesota Community Dev Corp
- Dan & Jolene Mikkelson
- Steve & MaryAnn Miller
- MN State Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence
- Dave & 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 & Laurie Nordquist
- Nortech Systems, Inc.
- North Central Chapter #7 Disabled American Veterans of MN
- North Star Electric Cooperative Inc
- Northern Roots Insurance Agency LLP
- Northland Community & Technical College
- Northwest Minnesota Arts Council
- Northwest Regional Library
- Robery & Phyllis Nowacki
- Greg & Beth Oja
- Michael & Cynthia Olson
- Otter Tail Power Company Crookston
- Robert H. Paine & Tiffany Baer-Paine
- Tim & Kim Persson
- Dean Peterson
- Jean Peterson
- Willaim & 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 River State Bank
- Beatrice Ricke
- Darrell & Kim Rindy
- Roseau County Senior Medical Travel Program
- Roseau Fire Dept Relief Association
- Roseau Youth Hockey, Inc.
- Colleen & Gary Sacks
- Flavia Sagedahl
- Richard & Clarice Satterlund
- Nicholas & Amy Schaffer
- Gerald Schnabel
- David and Anita Scribner
- Security State Bank of Warroad
- Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
- Shooting Star Casino
- Marty Sieve & Colleen Shannon
- Smith Charitable Fund
- Sovde Enterprises, Inc.
- Maurice & Carolyn Spangler
- St. Joseph’s Area Helath Services
- Stephen Lions Club
- Daniel & Vicki Svedarsky
- Michael & Shannon Tangen
- Thief River Falls Public Schools ISD #564
- Mark Thorson
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans – Lake of the Woods
- Titan Machinery
- Todavich Electric, Inc.
- Town of Sinnott
- Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc
- Caryl Turnow
- Christopher & Darla Twomey
- Ucare
- United Valley Bank
- United Valley Bank – Argyle
- University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- US Bank of East Grand Forks
- John & Janice Vallager
- Valley Med Flight, Inc.
- Valley Plains Equipment – Jamestown
- Larry & Linda Vatnsdal
- VFW Post 8754
- Rick & Nancy Vyskocil
- Walk to Remember
- Walmart Store #4244
- Warren Pharmacy, Inc.
- Warren Pony Booster
- Warroad Heritage Center
- Warroad Women of Today
- J.A. Wedum Foundation
- West Fraser
- Jim & Karen White
- Widseth Smith Nolting & Assoc., Inc
- Deb Zak
- Zieglar Cat
- Loren, Deb & Ron Zutz Joint Venture
