Our supporters make it possible for the Alliance for the Great Lakes to lead on clean water protection at the local, state, and regional level. We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to all the donors Thank You From the Alliance Board and Staff Everywho supported Dollar our work in ourMatters 2018 fiscal year (September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018). Listed below are donors who contributed $1,000 or more, but every gift is appreciated and makes a difference in The Alliance for the Great Lakes would like to recognize retiring members of protecting the Great Lakes. our Board of Directors for their years of service: Rachel Schneider and Tom CORPORATE/FOUNDATION/ Charitable Trust Headquarters Elizabeth Crown and Bill Wallace Denbow. We would also like to extend a warm welcome to our new members, LocalFrechette Family FoundationActions, OceanLarge Conservancy Impacts.Kay Hoida Dawson Kimberly Hill Knott, Candace Jeffers LaRochelle, and Susan McDermott, Freudenberg Help e.V. * Sears-Swetland Family Foundation Susan and Jeff Pearsall who were elected in November 2019. We are continually grateful for the Gino’s East * Speaker Family Foundation Joan Rothenberg and Kenneth Walchak WhenGrosvenor I Capital look Management, at the challenges L.P. Southeast facing Michigan our Stewardship work protecting Ron the and Verna Lou Smith Gift Fund leadership and commitment of our distinguished Board of Directors. GreatHealth Partners Lakes, from toxic algal Coalition blooms that jeopardize our drinking HSBC Stratosphere Networks $5,000-$9,999 BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAFF Hunterwater Family and Foundation wildlife to the catastrophicWisconsin Coastal threat Management of invasive Program AsianJeff and Annette Adams Sue Conatser, Chair Joel Brammeier, President & CEO IndianaCarp, Department it can be of Naturaloverwhelming. Wisconsin Our Maritime work Museumis cut out for us,Anonymous to say (2) the least,Resources especially * when Great Lakes and clean water protectionsCrane Charitable Fund Kathryn Bryk Friedman, Vice Chair – Policy Molly Flanagan, Chief Operating Officer National Oceanic and Atmospheric $1,000-$2,499 Madelon Gay Dolan are under attack. But I also see how time and again, local actions Stephen Brewster, Vice Chair – Development Mary Barton, Vice President, Development Administration * Accuradio LLC Judith Engelberg canONXRT have far-reaching, positiveAT&T Employeeeffects Giving on theCampaign Great Lakes.Whitney and Aaron Fershee Frank Washelesky, Treasurer Jennifer Caddick, Vice President, Communications ORGANIZATIONAL DONORS Prince Charitable Trusts Baker & McKenzie LLP Jannotta Family Fund David Schmahl, Secretary & Engagement 250,000+ Robinson Industries Bayview Mackinac Race I was reminded of this more than ever this past year. In November, we lostKunkel our Family Charitable Fund Aveda Salons Sehgal Family Foundation Busch Systems Robert and Linda Lanphier Adrienne Dziak, Nominations Chair Kirsten Ballard, Digital Communications Coordinator Barbara Ann Steel Charitable Foundation Charles Stewart Mottfounder, Foundation * Lee Botts, who dedicated her life toClimate the Great Ride Lakes. She set theJamie modern and Todd Mayer Joel Brammeier, President & CEO Olga Bautista, Community Planning Manager, Grand Victoria FoundationGreat * Lakes movementWal-Mart Stores on Inc. its path, deliberatelyDePorre moving Family Foundation the effort forwardKristina one Pierce day, Southeast Chicago The Joyce Foundation * Dewoskin/Roskin Foundation Rachel Schneider and Jeffrey Davis one action at a time. We are forever grateful for Lee’s work and honored to have Karalyn Berman, Development Coordinator $5,000-$9,999 The Donnelley Foundation Joyce and Charles Solberg Lauren Bigelow $100,000 - $249,999been a part of herDelta legacy. Institute EarthShare Janice A. Stull Claire Castleman Todd Brennan, Senior Policy Manager The Brookby Foundation John Dykema and Michelle Maly-Dykema EarthShare Michigan Justin and Ashley Ziemba The Crown Family * Family Foundation EarthShare Ohio Aaron Fershee Anna-Lisa Castle, Water Policy Manager Today, when I hearMarshall about and Jamee a community Field Family Fund putting the Great Lakes and clean water at Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Environmental Consulting & $2,500-$4,999 Crystal M.C. Davis, Director of Policy and Fund for Lake Michigan * Quentin James Foundation* the center of decisions, I remember Lee setting Technology, that expectation Inc. as if it wasDarcy obvious Adams Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage Strategic Engagement Fred A. and Barbara M.all Erb along. Family Lee was a remarkable example of howFirst Congregational one person’s Church steady of Wilmette persistenceAnonymous Kimberly Hill Knott Foundation District Fitch Ratings Nate Drag, Water Policy Manager Michael and Michael Bagley Thomas Langmyer The George Gund Foundationcan improve theJohnson lives Ohana of millions. Charitable Foundation Gold Mine Jewelry Nick Bothfeld and Bobbie Brown Tyrone Dobson, Senior Volunteer McDougal Family Foundation The Robert A. and Shirley J. Jones Good Heart Work Smart Foundation Candace Jeffers LaRochelle Foundation Kevin Cahill Engagement Manager Hopleaf Bar I believe this year’sLee Family annual Foundation report shows how Lee’s passion reverberates aroundSue Conatser and Thomas Terry Susan McDermott $50,000-$99,999 ITC Inc. Daniel Duggan, Finance Coordinator McCaffery Interests Paul and Diane Culhane Altria Group the Great Lakes today. We’re sharing the storiesJPMorgan of localChase Good community Works leaders who Jo-Elle Mogerman Janet Fairley Kelly Farley, Finance & Operations Director Paul M. Angell Familyare Foundation building powerfulMiller, Cooper new & Co., coalitions Ltd. in Green Employee Bay, northern Giving Program Ohio, Chicago, and Motorola Solutions Foundation Stephen Fredman and Buzz Patterson Great Lakes Commissionbeyond. * They are leading the clean water movementJunior Achievement from of theMichigan ground up. Barbara Black-Fredman Judy Freed, Senior Marketing Manager Oppenheimer Family Foundation Great Lakes Jeff Pearsall Herman Miller Foundation Generation IV Charitable Trust Patagonia Chicago Lakeshore Foundation Luz Gomez, Office Manager JPB Foundation through the Funders’ The Jenny Giving Fund Laura Rubin Network for Smart Growth and Red Oak Foundation Donald Learner Family Foundation One person, one town, one state can make a difference and turn the tidesErik to Knudsen Jonathan Heuring, Foundation & Corporate Livable Communities River Network Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Vanessa Tey Iosue a healthier Great Lakes. We’ve seen it time and time again. Thank you to ourBarbara and John Kowalczyk Giving Manager Michigan City Sanitary District * RMB Capital Management Mission Accounting, Inc. Annie Mahon Michigan Departmentgenerous of donors,The Herbertvolunteers, & Nell Singer advocates, Foundation andMizuho community USA Foundation partners of who are joining Angela Larsen, Director of Planning Meredith Miller Environmental Quality * The Siragusa Family Foundation Mizuho Americas James Griffith, emeritus us in this Great Lakes movement. We can only do our work because of yourKatherine Newhouse Katie Larson, Education Manager MillerCoors * Tucker Ellis LLP Nicolet National Bank Duncan Stuart Pisces Foundation support. Thank Theyou. Waterwheel Foundation, Inc. Parker Hannifin Katrina Naeve, Donor Database Coordinator Ronald Sylva ScottsMiracle-Gro Company * Patagonia Aaron Vangetson Alexandra Novak, Community Planning Searle Funds at The Chicago $2,500-$4,999 Pearsall Family Foundation Community Trust Frank L. Washelesky Manager, Detroit Local Actions, Accenture LLP Elizabeth, Allan and Warren Shelden Solberg Manufacturing Inc. Alexandria Bay Chapter of the Fund Anthonia Ogudipe, Water Policy Analyst University of Illinois at Chicago Foundation for Community Betterment Carl and Barbara Stanley 1997 $1,000-$2,499 Charitable Trust Cynthia M. Ackerman Olivia Reda, Volunteer Engagement Associate Joel BrammeierAMLI Residential Large Impacts. $10,000-$49,999 Anonymous Uncle Dan’s Outdoor Store William and Diane Allen Alphawood FoundationPresident & CEOClif Bar & Company Winnetka Garden Club Anonymous Anonymous (2) Illinois Tool Works Foundation Yanfeng Automotive Interiors Neva and Ned Asplundh Barefoot Wine & Bubbly JP Morgan Chase Employee Giving Jack and Janis Bails 150 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60601 Bell’s Brewery, Inc. Program INDIVIDUAL DONORS Lauren Bigelow Brunswick Public Foundation, Inc. The Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. & Natalie Black $50,000+ John and Laurel Bobrowich 312-939-0838 [email protected] 2019 Annual Report Buchanan Family Foundation Kohler Foundation for Giving Back Searle Family Trust Nancy Boltrick www.greatlakes.org City of Gary Redevelopment Commission The Libra Foundation Matthew C. Brett and Emily Monnelly The Comer Family Foundation The Longview Foundation $10,000-$49,999 Noelle Brock CHICAGO • BUFFALO • CLEVELAND • DETROIT • MILWAUKEE Conant Family Foundation MB Financial Bank, N. A. Anonymous The Greg and Anna Brown Family Fund Driscoll Foundation Moosejaw Stephen and Alisoun Brewster Kevin and Kristi Brown Elizabeth Morse Genius National Wildlife Federation Conrad Family Fund Rita Buczynska Photos: LLOYD DEGRANE www.lloyddegrane.com © 2019 All rights reserved. Our supporters make it possible for the Alliance for the Great Lakes to lead on clean water protection at the local, state, and regional level. We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to all the donors Thank You From the Alliance Board and Staff Everywho supported Dollar our work