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Founding Sponsors

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Founding Members

Thank you to our founding members, who recognized the need for a strong, unified voice advocating or nonprofits in Iowa and understood that strong relationships, networks, and capacity-building supports allow nonprofits to be more and do more. 

Nonprofit Organizations

  • 99 Unlimited - Dave Price

  • AARP Iowa - Melissa Schlosser

  • After Cancer - Erin Sullivan Wagner

  • Ahrens Park Foundation - Chad Nath

  • Americans for Independent Living - Teresa Tjaden

  • Animal Lifeline of Iowa, Inc. - Martha Wittkowski

  • Anonymous Donor

  • Association of Youth Development and Enrichment - Preston Bell

  • Azania Academy - Janaine Lee

  • Backyard Abundance - Fred Meyer and Anne Ventullo

  • Better Ballot Iowa - Amy Brown

  • Better Together Community Development

  • Corporation - Cady Gerlach

  • Black Hawk County Gaming Association - Emily Hanson

  • Bravo Greater Des Moines - Sally Dix, Julia Franklin, Megan Hanson, and Amy Saylor

  • Can Play - Dylan DeClerck and Ryan McCall

  • Cedar Falls Schools Foundation - Monica Boyer

  • Cedar Valley Angels - Derek Kimball

  • Cedar Valley Arboretum and Botanic Gardens - LuAnn Edmonds

  • Cedar Valley's Promise - Brenda Loop

  • Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault - Stephanie Henrich

  • CFNEIA - Terry Gaumer

  • Children and Family Urban Movement - Rudy Trejo

  • Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation - Julie Gosselink

  • Community Colleges for Iowa - Emily Shields, Katrina Callahan, Monica Clark, Monique Ellefson, Donna Knox, and Roy Salcedo

  • Community Foundation for Western Iowa - Donna Dostal and Cathy Wright

  • Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines - Ellie Burns, Sarah Cahill, and Haley Sloss

  • Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine - Marci Clark, Amy Henson, Lynsey Krusie, Ellie Moore, and Julie Yoder

  • Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa - Sloan Alberhasky, Laurie Everhardt, Jenna Flugum, Shanda Hansen, Derek Kimball, and Angie Widner

  • Compeer of Johnson County - Sarah Ross

  • Creative Habitat - Rebecca Wolford

  • Des Moines Area Religious Council - Matt Unger, Leslie Garman, Rebecca Whitlow, Amanda Parkins, Joe Dolack, Luke Elzinga, Carl Evans, and Blake Willadsen

  • Des Moines Curling Club - Christa Lautner

  • Eat Greater Des Moines

  • Eddies Teddies Incorporated - Eddie Etsey

  • Eureka Moon Farm - Mandy Webber

  • Everybody Wins! Iowa - Karen Ligas, Jordan Mains, and Anna Sunstrom

  • EyesOpenIowa - Kristin Fairholm

  • FAMILY, Inc. - Kimberly Kolakowski

  • Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way - Randy Kuhlman

  • Foster Grandparent Program of Carroll County - Terri Taylor

  • Foster SQUAD - Traci Schermerhorn and Kate Pauly

  • Friends of Lakeside Lab - Emily Baker

  • Friends of the Family - Ben Brustkern, Madison Gaffney, and Alyssa Trapp

  • Golden Magnolia Sanctuary - Laura Sivels

  • Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa, Inc. - Rachel Hesse

  • Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation - Amy Blanchard and Nicole Brua-Behrens

  • HACAP - Jane Drapeaux

  • Healthy Birth Day, Inc. - Mandee Bose, Sarah Coleman, Colleen Dougherty, Amanda Fletcher, Kimberly Isburg, and Carol Millar

  • Heistand Family Foundation - Deb Sprecker

  • Houses into Homes - Salina McCarty

  • IAMNCC - Adia Zeman Theis

  • Idea Bright - Jordan DeGree

  • IMPACT Community Action Partnership - Anne Bacon, Julie Heck, Jennifer Heithoff, Lana Shope, and Terri Speirs

  • Impactful Opportunities With Athletes Foundation - Travis Gorsch

  • Iowa Minnesota Campus Compact - Rob Barron, Riah Coley, and Kara Trebil-Smith

  • Iowa CareGivers - Diana Findley

  • Iowa City Free Lunch Program - Kai Kiser

  • Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault - Sonci Kingery, Josh Opperman, Keshia Palmer, Kelsi Roby, and Julie Wooden-Kean

  • Iowa Community Action Association - Tiffany Keimig, Kyrstin Delagardelle, and Katherine Riley Harrington

  • Iowa FBLA - Kent Storm

  • Iowa Giving Crew - Tiffany Hermsen

  • Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition - Deborah Krauss

  • Interfaith Power Light - Irene DeMaris

  • Iowa Mediation Service - Kiley Fleming

  • Iowa Museum Association - Cynthia Sweet

  • Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center - Brenda Steinmetz and Paul Thelen

  • Iowa Primary Care Association - Tami Gillmore, Kelly Hannan, Katie Owens, Betsy Richey, and Aaron Todd

  • Iowa Public Health Association - Kim Novy, Lina Tucker Reinders, and Elizabeth Faber

  • Iowa Rural Development Council - Bill Menner

  • Iowa Shrine Bowl Games, Inc. - Crystal Hensing

  • Iowa Statewide Independent Living Council - Amy Robasse and Marie Ugorek

  • Iowa Travel Industry Partners - Chelsea Lerud

  • Iowa Women's Foundation - Deann Cook

  • IowaCASA - Alexis Karumuna and KellyMarie Meek

  • John Stoddard Cancer Center - Tristan Carman

  • Johnston Partnership - Andrea Cook and Katelyn Howe

  • Leader Valley Foundation - Nicole Hackman and Melissa Reade

  • League of Women Voters of North Iowa - Jessica Tierney

  • Loving Tanner - Danielle Franck

  • Lutheran Services in Iowa - Sarah Green

  • Mainframe Studios - Sabrina Carper and Lani Eclatt

  • Mid-Iowa Health Foundation - Denise Swartz

  • Midwest Honor Flight - Aaron VanBeek

  • Miracles in Motion Therapeutic Equestrian Center - Deb Leichsenring and Tess Bracher-Dorrington

  • Multicultural Development Center of Iowa - Tracy Jon Sargeant

  • Muscatine Diabetes Project - Kimberly Seligman

  • NAMI Dubuque - Britni Farber

  • NAMI Iowa - Ryan Crane and Bethany Kohoutek

  • NAMI Johnson County - Mary Issah

  • NEIFB - Michael Weiss

  • NIACC Volunteer Services - Michael Weiss

  • North Iowa Area Community College - Krista Kitsworth

  • North Iowa Mutual Aid - Natasha Marquis

  • Northeast Iowa Community College Foundation - Anna Berns

  • Northeast Iowa Food Bank - Jarden Feigenbaum, Becca Huber, Erin Kedrowski, Rhonda McBride, Mackenzie Mogren, Barbara Prather, Tyson Roberts, Alisha Rulapaugh, and Katelyn Steen

  • Northeast Iowa RSVP - Deana Hageman

  • Oakridge Neighborhood - Teree Caldwell-Johnson

  • Okoboji Foundation - Mindy Gress

  • One Iowa - Courtney Reyes

  • Outside The Box - Jake Hall

  • Parenting Way Inc. - Sue Renfrow

  • Parlay Consulting Firm - Beth Morrissette

  • Pella Regional Foundation - Jenny Hesseltine

  • Pella Regional Health Center - Andrea Barker

  • Project Iowa - Julie Fugenschuh, Mary Kelley, Jamie Loggins-Evans, Gaby Palacios, Lance Webber, and Chris Noth

  • Quad Cities Community Foundation - Daisy Cordelia Moran

  • Refugee Immigrant Voices in Action - Henny Ohr

  • Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Carroll County - Stacy Venteicher

  • Safe Families for Children - Carla Tripp

  • Sankofa Outreach Connection - RaQuishia Harrington

  • Sankofa Sankore Leadership Academy - C. Negus Rudison-Imhotep

  • Share Good - Marjorie Mass

  • Society For Youth Inc. - Zach Frantz

  • Southern New Hampshire University - Claire Butler

  • Spencer Chamber of Commerce - Sheriffa Jones

  • Spirit of Okoboji - Angela Cook

  • Stanley Center for Peace and Security - Keith Porter, Alex Leites, Kelsey Paul Shantz, Krista Regennitter, Mark Seaman, and Jennifer Smyser

  • Summer of the Arts - Lisa Barnes, Christopher Cervantes, Eric Johnson, and Andrea Truitt

  • Table to Table - Nicki Ross

  • The 712 Initiative - Sheryl Garst

  • The Larrabee Center - Jessica Gulick

  • ThreeHouse Collaborative Campus Ministry - David Glenn-Burns and Ross Helgevold

  • Thriving Families Alliance - Patricia Russman

  • TRAIL of Johnson County - Bob Untiedt

  • United Way JWC - Michelle R McGraw

  • United Way of Muscatine - Mindy Hoon and Shane Orr

  • United Way of the Great River Region - Mike Greenslaugh

  • Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley - Jake Bass, Lauren Finke, Jean Seeland, and Kelsey Umthun

  • Waterloo Schools Foundation - Hannah Luce

  • Waverly-Shell Rock Area United Way - Jill Krall

  • Wings2Water - Julie Kraft

  • Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Des Moines - Candice Revita-Ramirez, and Amelia Klatt

  • Young Women's Resource Center - Kari Zimmerman

  • Youthful Generations - Shamekia Harston

  • YSS - Andrea Allen

College & Universities

  • Des MoinesArea Community College Foundation - Tara Connolly and Breck Hunt

  • Grinnell College - Monica Chavez-Silva, Susan Ferrari, Cindy Schaus, Sarah Smith, and Melissa Strovers

  • Institute for Decision Making - Andrew Conrad

  • University of Iowa, Tippie College of Business - Kenneth Brown

  • University of Iowa Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center (LAWINRC) - Paul Thelen

  • University of Northern Iowa - Drew Conrad, Julianne Gassman, Kristian Kofoot, Jennifer Onuigbo, Skyler Ramsey, and Bre Sadler

  • Wartburg College - Kristin Teig Torres

Government Entities

  • East Central Iowa Workforce Development Board - Elizabeth Rodriguez and Phyllis Wood

  • ISU Extension and Outreach - Polk County - Paul Gibbins

  • Volunteer Iowa - Michelle Raymer, Mary Sheka, Betsy Shelton, and Julie Struck

Individuals & Businesses

  • Aubrey Alvarez

  • Regenia Bailey,Bailey Leadership Initiative, LLC

  • Jill Barr

  • Josey Bathke, University of Iowa

  • Joseph Benesh, The Ingenuity Company

  • Lori Blachford

  • Jesse Bolinger

  • Willard L. Boyd III, Nyemaster Goode, P.C.

  • Nadine Brock

  • Rachel Bruns, America's Service Commissions

  • Amie Buckley, Families Helping Families of Iowa

  • Kirsten Case Fuller, Amplify Impact Consulting, LLC

  • ​Ashley Christensen

  • Michelle Cole

  • Tom Colvin, Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Inc.

  • Tiffany Crider-Jensen

  • Carlyn Crowe

  • Doug Dietrich

  • Chad Driscoll, America's Service Commissions

  • James Dykeman, Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

  • Mandy Engel-Cartie, Girls Inc. of Sioux City

  • Sara Ernster

  • The Fellowship Cup - Lindsey Ford

  • Peter Gerlach, Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

  • Trace Hoekstra, Kitchen Sink Communications

  • Chelsea Jacobsen

  • Kourtney Kirkpatrick, Anawim Housing

  • Amanda Kline, Girl Scouts Of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Inc.

  • Mason Koelm

  • Jessica Lang

  • Sydney Marshman, Home Modifications Iowa

  • Veyda Matos

  • Sharon Miller

  • Anna Nalean

  • Erin Nelson, University of Iowa

  • Sara A. Peterson, Sara Peterson Consulting

  • Jessie Phillips, Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Inc.

  • Jessica Richter, FORVIS LLP

  • KC Routos, Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Inc.

  • Bethany Snyder, Snyder Strategies, LLC

  • Brett Stiles

  • Nate Summers, UMB Bank

  • Lane Till, Capture Management Solutions

  • Deborah Thompson, DHT Consulting Training

  • Michelle Thompson

  • Karen Trotter, Iowa Historical Foundation Iowa

  • Lisa Truong

  • Mackenzie Walters, StoryStruck Marketing

  • Sara Welch, Speak Action, LLC

  • Dylan White

  • Andrea Wright

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