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Our Supporters
Government and Foundation Support
Sustaining Sponsors
Donors are listed for the donations made between between January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. Please accept our apologies for any errors or omissions. For corrections, please contact Andrew Leshovsky, Director of Development and Communications, at aleshovsky@gaimn.org.
Individual Supporters
$25,000 and above
Rick and Susan Spielman Family Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation in Memory of Ted Taylor
$10,000-$24,999
Anonymous
$5,000–$9,999
Mike and Pat Rose
Nancy and Rick Zinter
$1,500–$4,999
Todd and Laurie Brand
Ron Gerdes and Sue Saunders
Danika Hoffmann and Floyd Olive
Joseph and Katharine Huebsch
Marc and Kathy Manderscheid
Ronald Okenfuss and Jenneke Oosterhoff
William Schlichting and Steve Lenius
Gary Shipp and David Couillard
Arlette Siekmeier
Karla Wagner and David Dalum
$500–$1,499
Anonymous
Alexander Aavang and Amanda Hayward
John and Judith Anderson
Maurice Anderson and Tamara Buetow
Heino Beckmann and Darlene Sholtis
Fred and Nancy Behr
Steve Brinduse
Robert and Monika Burkhead
Eric Butler
Glenn and Ann Buttermann
Michael and Julia Costello
Dean Trisko and Bettina Dehnhard
Ryan and Jennifer Doubet
Georgia Finnegan-Saulitis and Erik Saulitis
Cindy and Donald “Skip” Garretson Jr.
Patrick Gearhart
James and Jackie Gruetzman
Erin Hart and Benjamin Langager
Carrie and Matt Hess
Louis F. Hill
Matthias and Sarah Hinrichs
Monika Hoffmann and Jim VanBuskirk
Beth and Kent Horsager
Michael and Cindy Huttner
Evelyn Klein
Jeff and Judy Koniges
Walter and Bernadette Kopischke
Lübbert Kruizenga and Herta Korfé
Andrew Leshovsky and Louis Berg-Arnold
Diana and Joel Levi
Steven Levitt and Susanne Neckermann
Martin and Penny Loso
Margarete Lucht
Karin and Robert Magill-Cuerden
Ben Marks
Dustin Massie and Kyle Knudsen
Chris & Chad Mezera
Ruth Ann Moldenhauer
Siglinde Moore
Rolf and Ingrid Muehlenhaus
Barbara Müller and James Coudron
Michael Oberle
Kevin O’Malley and Marcia Steyaert
Liz Pearson and Tim Moore
$100–$499
Anonymous
Matthew and Andrea Abeln
Stuart Ackman
Charles Alsip
Rudi and Diann Anders
Gretchen and David Anderson
Raymond and Yolanda Anderson
Jeana and Jerod Anderson
Harpo Anderson
Joel and Joyce Arney
Nate Atkinson
Ralph and Eileen Beha
Scott Bentrup and Emily Good
Herb and Lynne Benz
Janice Beyma
Daniel Quiros and Joyce Biagini
Marie Bibus
Rudy Borrmann
Nancy and Carl Bostrom
Brian Bottemiller and Michelle Klatt
Natalie and Eric Brace
Anita Bradshaw
Jorgen Brandt
Hans and Melanie Brase
Claudia and Tim Braun
Leni Broadhurst
Michael Brunsdale
Linda Budde
Philipp Burchartz
John and Heidi Burmis
Teresa Byers
Gayle and James Carlson
Steven Carlson
Michelle Carlson
Deb and Morry Cook
Eric Cooperstein
Cynthia Coulter
Joy and Michael Curtin
Antje Dammeier and Tim Plocienik
Gregory and Jessica Danzeisen
Helen Desens
Marjorie Deutsch
James and Josephine Diedrich
Helen Diehl
Werner Dittmann
Steven and Terry Dondlinger
Suzanne Ducker
Jonathan Duesman
Miles and Meghan Eakins
Barbara and John Edgar
Bill and Marian Eisenmann
Carol Engel
Evelyn and Roger Engle
Katrin Erdmann and Matthew Anderson
Lou Eschle
Tom and Linda Felling
Edward and Erin Fox
Lisa France
William and Bonnie Frels
Friedrich and Helga Gastreich
Christian and Lynsey Gausman
Jerry and Beth Geis
Maiken Givot
Seth Goodspeed
Jeffrey Gottwig and Cheryl Wason
James Graupner
Peter and Karyn Grebner
Sarah & Jason Greff
Emily & Michael Gröbner
Mary Jane Haemig
James Hamann
Paul and Diane Hanson
Felicity and Will Hanson
John and Claudia Harris
Jean Hartman
Jean Haskell
Laurence Hennessy
Donavon and Shirley Hess
James and Bettina Hixson
Waldemar and Carol Holznagel
Coralie Hunter
Theresa Huppertz
Joerg and Jill Hutmacher
Richard Irmiter
Rainer Jaeschke
Don and Pam Jakes
Suzanne Jebe
David Jenkins
Nancy and Ronald Johnson
Maria and Jason Kalin
Darla and Timo Kanning
Marita Karlisch
Sunny and Jeff Kase
Kathryn Keefer & Jeanie Kozar
Clayton Kemp and Richard Hinze
Don Keysser
Mary Kieffer
Glenn Klapperich
Darwin Kleeman and Susanne Pfeffer-Kleeman
Diane Klemenhagen
Ruth and Randolph Knoche Granheim
Kyle Johnson and Astrid Knott Johnson
Jochen Koenig
Michael and Marion Kohler
Jürgen Konczak and Silke Moeller
Axel and Gigi Kornfuehrer
Susan Kressin and James Radtke
Carla Krueger
Dieter Kurzweg
Barret Lane and Rev. Pamela Stalheim Lane
Patrick & Cynthia Lannon
Gregory and Mai Lauer
Michael Lilja
Katy Lindbald and John Harrer
Giles and Valva Lommel
Donna Long
Robert B Machel
in memory of Ron Machel
Joseph and Wendy Machlitt
Helmut and Mary Maier
Karen Manthe-Hogan & Tom Hogan
Jay Maruska
Kris Maser and Luther Amundson
Fred Matzer and Connie Nordstrom
Michael McGuire
Greg and Cheryl Meier
Bob Mendenhall
Carolyn Messbarger
Jean-Luc and Lindsey Mette
Stephen Metz and Diane Clayton
Robert and Suzanne Meyerson
Liesa Miller
Glenn Miller and Jocelyn Hale
Thomas and Cathy Miller
Joseph Milner & Kristjan Selvig
Larry and Cindy Mohr
Charles and Jodee Montreuil
William and Imelda Muggli
Daniel and Lynn Munson
Margit Myers
Erika Neidert
Gerald and Marlane Neuman
William Nicol and Lisa Windmayer
Bill and Sandy Nietz
Michael and Sandy Nollan
David and Billie Novy
Wm Floyd Olive Jr
Bonnie and Brian Olson
Michael and Joan Opitz
Gerald and Barbara Oppermann
Chris and Laurie Paidosh
Helga Parnell
Kurt and Caroline Partoll
Carla and Scott Passon
Arthur Paulson
Ruth Pechauer and Michael Wallace
Ferdinand and Gisela Peters
Joanie Putz
Carol Randall
Tara Rasch
Greg and Kimberly Rathmann
Ericka Readel
Cynthia Reimers Erickson & Leroy Erickson
Nancy and Laurence Reszetar
Christi Richmond and Carmen Sander
Steve & Dixie Riedel
David and Mary Robinson
Mary Jo and Kurt Roth
Heike Rucker
Julian Salyer
Camille and Mark Sampers
Larry Sanderson
Arline Satrom
Merlin & Jill Schlichting
Julie Schlueter Engen & Gary Engen
Robert Schmitt
Charlotte Schu
Udo and Monika Schulz
Brent Schulz and Sonia Aamodt-Schulz
Diana Schutter and Richard Radder
Steven Schwanke and Rebecca Kurtz
Judy Schwartau
Robert and Barbara Sherman
Barbara Sletten
William Smith
Christopher Smith & Mary Lund
Laura Smith and Paul Christianson
Karen and Kenneth Smith
Dean and Cindy Snowberg
John and Sherri Sole
Jackie and Robert Sorenson
Ruben and Dorothy Soruco
Marc Spielman
Mary St. Marie
Andrew Staab and Kristin Flom
Alvin and Cindy Stabenow
Richard and Jeanette Staiert
Mark and Kelly Staller
Beau and Chelsea Stead
Jörg and Mary Steinbach
Donald and Maryann K. Stevens
Valerie Stoker
Sonja and Howard Stover
Joan Strobel
Andrea Struss and David Royce
Mark and Susan Stutrud
Joseph and Mary Sullivan
Janice and Jerry Swanberg
Steve Swisher and Emily Waymire
Charles Swope
Marie-Luise Teigen
Stephanie Tesch
Irma Thies
Allan and Valerie Thoennes
Christa Tiefenbacher-Hudson
Elizabeth and Dean Van Hoever
Tim and Lisa Voit
Verena Walther
Nicholas Wander
Keith and Barbara Watschke
Scott Weiland
Cody Wendlandt
Gerry and Kristine Wenner
Adina & Draeke Weseman
Fritz West
Alan Wichman and Rita Wilczek
Peter and Sue Wickert
Gerry and Barb Wildes
Gary and Jana Williams
JoAnn Winter
Susan Wolf
Scott Wolf
Susan and Terry Wolkerstorfer
James and Lynda Wolter
Manfred and Sieglinde Wormuth
Chad & Bre Yeager
Jan and Jon Zeipen
Mary Zellmer-Bruhn and Peter Bruhn
Gerald and Lois Zimmermann
Cleo Zinas and David Simmer
Elaine Zitzman
$50–$99
Steve and Rhonda Affield
Carrie and Reed Ackerman
Paul Allen and Rose Hennessy Allen
Carol Sue Allin
David and Nora Altenburg
Shari and Marvin Alvarez
Robert Axtmann and Cara Thalhuber
Jeremy Babcock
Stefanie and Matthew Bauer
Danielle and Brock Behling
Courtney and Timothy Beran
David and Diana Betts
Mike Bierlein
Bruce and Irene Bjorklund
Wayne Bjorlie
Phyllis and John Blees
Bill Boosman
Sandra Brick
Randy Brisk and Dan Lideen
Nina Broadhurst and Michelle Kvasnik
Mark and Amy Brown
David and Julia Brueske
Abbey and Nicholas Bryduck
Charles and Lauren Bublitz
Eberhard and Erne Bulach
Philip Burfeind
Siri Caltvedt
Ellen & Floyd Carlson
Carmen Carruthers
Kia Cashman
T. Clemen
Brian and Patricia Curtice
Matthew and Ines Davis
Krista and Greg Debelak
James and Rose Marie Degerstrom
Gustav, Jr. and Audrey Degler
Ann Delgehausen and Jim Kolmer
Phillip & Allison DeLisle
David & Amy Deutschman
Angelika and Woodie Dixon
Patrick and Kirsten Donaldson
Benjamin and Rebeccah Downs
Michael and Diane Dummer
Brigitte Edstrom
Ariel and Aaron Engler
Laurie & Russell Erdman
Tom and Kathi Evans
Nicole and Andrew Falk
David and Linda Fernelius
David Fettig & Nancy Baldrica
Brian and Lucie Freedman
Heather and Colin Gardner
Nicholas Gardner and Dr. Teresa Sanislo
Brian and Lisa Garrity
Aaron and Amy Gjerde
Bob Gjorvad
John and Arielle Goebel
Ehrhard and Bonnie Goebel
Antone and Mary Gregory
Matthew Haas
Chris and Lucy Hahn
Colleen Halpine
Susan & Jason Harens
Shanta Hejmadi
Ruediger and Nikole Held
Norma Henning and Michael Pettit
Tom and Jeanine Hess
Toby Hillmann and Heather Nordby
Andreas and Jennifer Hochrein
Agnes Hoffman
Laurie Hartman and Jake Holdreith
Heike and Donald Hommes
Penny Hudson-Dobbins & Mariele Dobbins
Randall Jacobs
Nicole and Andy Jung
Lisa and Ted Kerner
Paul and Ann Kloth
Wyn and James Knittel
Ulrich Köster and Elizabeth Kautz
Anne and Stefan Krause
Sapna Kumar and Matt Sayler
Alejandra and Roland Lang
Mara Lawler Mounkine and Vladimir Mounkine
Marian LeConte and Sally Woodring
Michael Leitch and Evan Glodowski
Margret Lemkins
Scott and Shelly Leshovsky
LeRoy and Sharon Looser
Nancy Lueke and Ted Pawlicki
Norman Lynskey
Teresa and Mark Manzella
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3M Foundation
Ameriprise Financial
Ecolab Foundation
General Mills Foundation
KPMG Foundation
Land ‘O Lakes
Medtronic Foundation
Microsoft
Minneapolis Foundation
RBC Wealth Management
Securian Foundation
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
Tennant Foundation
Thrivent Financial Foundation
Wells Fargo
Joe Plante and Eric Neumann
Karola and Thomas Rauer
Andrew Reeher
Paul and Joyce Riedesel
Florian and Sheree Schattenmann
Doug Scheunemann
Evelyn Schlichting
Janet and Thomas Scott
Renate Sharp
William and Virginia Simek
Susan and Richard Spielman
Paul and Fran Stachour
Lisa Steidl and Bryan Wyberg
Bryan and Kim Volk
Felix and Sarah Volzing
Barbara Widmer
Paul and Helga Wittig
JeriLynn Young and Darrick JensenRuth Ann Moldenhauer
Siglinde Moore
Rolf and Ingrid Muehlenhaus
Barbara Müller and James Coudron
Michael Oberle
Kevin O’Malley and Marcia Steyaert
Liz Pearson and Tim Moore
Joe Plante and Eric Neumann
Karola and Thomas Rauer
Andrew Reeher
Paul and Joyce Riedesel
Florian and Sheree Schattenmann
Doug Scheunemann
Evelyn Schlichting
Janet and Thomas Scott
Renate Sharp
William and Virginia Simek
Susan and Richard Spielman
Paul and Fran Stachour
Lisa Steidl and Bryan Wyberg
Bryan and Kim Volk
Felix and Sarah Volzing
Barbara Widmer
Paul and Helga Wittig
JeriLynn Young and Darrick Jensen
Rudolf and Catherine Martignacco
Shellie & Steve Matthes
Magdalene Mau
Judy and David McElyea
Nancy and Daniel McGuiness
Suzanne and Mark McInroy
Denise McMullan
Sally and Josh Messner
Douglas and Jill Mezera
Michelle Mick
Michael and Sarah Miziorko
Ingrid Moe
Jeanne Nagel
Gudrun Nordby
John and Stacy Nordstrom
Aaron and Veronica Oja
Suzanne Okeson and Greg Skogen
Wade & Kathleen Olsen
Steven Opheim
James and Margaret Parsons
Vincent and Inge Frank
AJ and Jennilee Plehal
Stephan & Marion Potyondy
Erik and Lynndelle Pratt
Ellie Purdes
Desdamona Racheli and Brent Langley
John Jr. and Judy Reiter
Deidre Renchin & Charles Zimmerman
Vicki and Terrance Renslow
Bettie Reuther
“Alex & Jake Richmond”
Hilke Riechardt-Martinez and Vincent Martinez
Vern and Kendal Riediger
Scott and Shelley Rische
Justin and Veronica Rodell
David Rompa & Willie Grant
Dan Rooney and Lisa Guyer-Rooney
Dean and Marguerite Rosenow
Molly Ruggles
Zohar Sachs and Burckhard Seelig
Jeannette and Todd Sample
Mike and Tammi Sand
Brad Schafer
Angie and Andy Schatschneider
Stephanie and Stuart Scheu
Dean Johnson and Jacqueline Schluter-Johnson
Donald and Ursula Schmeling
Marie Schmidt
Rudy & Susan Schnasse
Rolf and Renata Scholtz
Cheryl and Mel Schrader
David Schultz
Kathy Sicard
Emily Joan Smith and Jeffrey Stout
David Sorteberg & Jill Beguhn-Sorteberg
Fiete and Libby Stegger
Delano and Kay Stein
David Steinberg
Corryn Stelflug & Zachary Evans
Pete Sturmfels
Josh Suess and Darcy Buchholz-Suess
Roopa and John Berzins
Selmer Syverson and Alice Bahls-Syverson
Alyssa Taiber
Megan and Ben Tedder
Matthew Teichert
Russ and Hannelore Tempelman
Anita Terry and Kevin Harding
Mariann Tiblin
Margie Tomsic & Stephen Schellenberg
Vija Treibergs
Thomas Ulmen
Brenda Van Dyck and Eric Robinson
Aaron Verdell Call and Nicole Call
Tim and Randi Vergin
Mathias and Kelli von Heydekampf
Tracie Vranich & Steve Schmidt
Susanne Wagner and David Motley
Emily Wallace
Jacob Walls and Jade Tittle
Marty Watson and Fred Schwartz
Yvonne Webb and Joseph Toussaint
Elizabeth Wegele
Lisa Westberg
Haley Wiederhold
Andrew Will-Holmberg and Kate Anders
Donn Wilson
Dina Wolkoff
Curtis and Anne Yoakum
Brahim and Patrice Zabeli
Cory and Carol Zupfer
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Brueske’s Bread
Condor
Legacy Production Group
Hohenstein’s
Jägermeister
Summit Brewing Company
Walter’s Recycling & Refuse
Donors are listed for the donations made between between January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. Please accept our apologies for any errors or omissions. For corrections, please contact Angela Skrowaczewski , Director of Development and Communications, at askrowaczewski@gai-mn.org.
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Aki’s BreadHaus
Amber Tree
Brueske’s Bread
Bunzlau Polish Pottery
Burbach’s European Pancakes
Evelyn Klein
German Specialty Imports
Germanic Genealogy Society
Greenheart Exchange
Isabel Vollenweider
John Hein
Lübbert Kruizenga
Mary Zimmerman
Minnesota United FC
MN Bratwerks, LLC
Nacel Open Door
Nuttin’ Like It
Pommern Regional Group
Ruhland’s Strudel Haus
SS 3G Crafts
TCGIS Twin Cities German Immersion School
Together Time Designs
Venus Spaetzle Haus
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American Council on Germany
Barbara Müller, Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany
German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, MN Chapter
German-American Heritage Foundation
Global MN
Goethe-Institut Chicago
Mancini’s Rathskeller
Pommern Regional Group of Minnesota
Schmidt Brewing
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
University of St. Thomas
Wolfgang Mössinger, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany
World Without Genocide
Wunderbar Together, Germany and the US
Special Thanks
Barbara Müller, Honorary Consul to the Republic of Germany
Mark Ritchie, Global Minnesota
The Strege Family
Dr. Juliane Schicker, Carleton College, University of Minnesota