Freshwater’s progress is powered by the generosity and commitment of our donors, members and institutional partners. Every gift – whether from individuals, foundations, businesses or event sponsors – directly strengthens our ability to protect and restore the waters that sustain our communities. This collective support fuels vital research, education, policy work, and on-the-ground programs that advance a healthier, more resilient future for all who depend on clean and abundant freshwater.
Thank you to the following calendar year 2025 donors and institutions who invested so generously in Freshwater.
*Special thanks to our board members and staff.
Individuals
Alden and Elizabeth Abraham
Cheryl Adolphson
Betsy Aird
Kathleen and Gerard Albanese
Bruce Almquist
Diane Amundson
Sue Amundson
Janet Anderson
Dale Anderson
Julie Anderson
Karen Anderson
Theresa Anderson-Kentner
Elizabeth Andress and Steven Solbrack
Gail Antonson
Michael Armer
William S. Arnold
John Bagley
Todd Balan
Gary T. Bank
Allison Barna
Candy Barthel
Malcolm Bastron
Tom and Marilyn Bayer
Linda Bechtold
Amy Beckman
Lynn Belgea
Carolyn Belle
Ron and Mary Ann Bergantine
Philip Beto
Robert C. Betsinger
Mr. Roger Betz
Jerry and Barb Beutel
Michelle Biros
Margaret L. Birse
Jeffrey Bjorgo
Elizabeth Nguyen Black
Brad Blackett
Temple Blackwood
Peggy Bleskacek
Kerry Jung Bogenreif
Todd and Terry Bolin
Elizabeth Bona
VickiJoy Bonk
Margit Bonnema
Katherine Braeunig
Linda Bristol
Blyth Juli-berg Brookman
Jay Broton
Rosemary Broughton
Tim Brown
Robert Brown
Danielle Brown
Craig Buchholz
Kate Buckley
Sheri A. Buller
Linda Burke
Linda Burns
Elizabeth Caballero
Shelley Caldwell
Andrew Calkins
Celia Cameron
Jim and Patty Carlen
Pamela Ann Carlson
Elizabeth Carreno*
Heather Carver
Gail Cederberg
David Cera
John Chandler
Karen Chandler and Craig Schulz
Paul and Kristina Chellsen
Dennis J. Chirhart
Brent Chouanard-Nguyen
Lois Christian
Lela Clark
Jason Clay
Beth Cleary
Brian Cloherty
Roy Close
Barbara Cohen
Gregory Cole
Joe Collins
Cinda Collins
Frank Copple
Jaron Cramer*
Stoddard Crane and Margaret Lanik
Debra Cree
Mike and Becky Creglow
Lana Crowley
Lee and Anne Cunningham
Mary Olson-Curran
Jake Dalbec
William D'Amour
Don Davies and Mary Rice
Anita Davis
Richard L DeBeau
Ann Decker
Adam DeHaan
Gail Delaney
Kathleen Delaney
Ann Delgehausen
Carmel DeMaioribus
Jon and Sharon DeVries
Suzanne Dicks
Karl Erik Diekman
Mary Doerr
James Donehower
Chad Donnelly
Ed Donoghue
Pat Donohue
Britta Dornfeld
Allan Douglass
Robin and Wendy Draves
Krista Drury
Nancie Duffy
Debra Dunn-Silis
Dirk Durant
Patrick Durkin
Eric Eckman
Rebecca Edberg
Eric O Ellefson
Chris Ellis
Beverly Elmer
Carol Eloranta
Brett Emmons
Paul C. Enenbach
Christopher Engelhart
Daniel Engstrom and Barbara Coffin
Kirk and Sheila Enzenauer
Paul and Liz Erdmann
Sally Erickson
Ruth Erickson
Judith Erickson
Charlene Erickson-Knox
Kelly Eshleman
Bret Ethier and Pat Michie
Leslie Everett
Roland and Victoria Fabia
Karen Fadden
Chris and Paul Felling
Richard Felstul
Anne Finch
Robert Finley
Richard G. Fish
Maura Fitzgerald
Julie and Todd Fliflet
Paul and Donna Floyd
Julie Foiles
Mary and Richard Fowler
Brad Frago
Stephen and Monica Frytak
Sandy Fuhrman
Chris Fuller
Kristian Gaasland
Eileen and Frank Gaede
Pieter Gagnon
Charles Gagnon
James Gagnon
Fred and Barb Gaiser
Tamara Gallagher
Diane G.
Allison Gannon
Sandy Gappa
Clayton A. Gearhart
Nancy Geiger
Lisa Genis and Steve Pratt
Gail Gieseke
Eileen Gilbert
Eric Goad
Stanley and Luella Goldberg
Barbara Golden
Dale Gormanson
Mark Granlund
Virginia Graves
Cathy and Jim Gray
Brad Palmer Gray
Larry and Alice Greenbaum
H. Greenberg Consulting
Charlie Greenman
Anne Marie Gromme
Bert and Susan Gross
Gretchen Hagen
Patricia A. Hagen
Evans/Hahn Family
Anita J. Hall
Ms. Heidi Haltson
Angie Hames
Lois Hamilton
Dr. Holly Hamilton
Larry Hanke and Roberta Rott
John Hanson
Kevin Bruce Hanstad
James S. Hartung
Lyth Hartz
Hathaway Family
Martha Head
Brian Heinis
Arun Hejmadi
Marylee A. Hendricks
Ellen Heneghan
Stephanie Hiatt
Curtis Hillstrom
Shelley Hines
Ashley Hollins
Amanda Holloway
David Hoppenrath
Renee Valois and David Housewright
Richard and Anne Hovland
Barbara Huberty
Theresa Huffman
Rebecca and John Hulden
James Hunt
Steve Huot
John and Jan Iverson
Linda Janni
John Jaschke
Christine Jenkins
James Jessop
Holly Jett
Suzanne Jiwani
Mary Jodeit
Keith Joseph Johansen
Jonathan Johnson
Jeffrey Johnson
Kent Johnson
Katherine Johnson
Rebecca Marie Johnson
Jane Johnston
Carrie Jones
Blaine and Lee Jones
Justin and Jen Kader
Catherine Kangas
Beth Kayser
Louisa Keleher
Kelley Family
Alison Kennedy
Ann Kessen
Elizabeth Kidd
Christina Kitts-fallon
Larry Klueh
Jodi Knott
Stan Knudsen
Dale Knudsen
Diana Koehler
Carol Koepke
Carol Konkol
Jill Koosmann
Sandy Korlath
Rodney Kosloski
Peggy Kotila
Wes and Deirdre Kramer
Suan and Stephen Kreitz
Judith and David Krohn
Donna Krueger
Erinn Kunik
Christina Kunz
Leah Kuypers
Janelle Kuznia
Lori Lagergren
Malin LaLonde
Thomas Lang
Susan Lange
Robert Larson
Gretchen Laundry
Vicki Lee
David and Ruth Legvold
Tracy and Todd Leivermann
Linda Lenc
Diane E. Lentsch
Ms. Barbara Leppke-Hennig
David and Candy Leuthe*
Bernard Lewellin
Deborah Liang and Matthew Tillotson
David Lick
Lynn Liedman
Andrew Lilly
Mary Lilly
John Lindstrom
Richard Lines
Ali Ling*
Michael Listiak
Sam Lobby*
Joseph Lofgren
Diane Lokken
Francie Lovejoy
Michael Lovett
Anne Lowe
Charles N. Lucas
Jennifer Lucus
Nancy Lundberg
Katherine Macke
Andrea Mackie and Dennis Roberston
Aquady and Nick Mahlberg
Michael R. Majerle
Jim Manolis
Richard Manser
Josephine Marcotty*
Sam Marquardt
Christy Marsden
Dennis Martenson
Fabiola Martinez
Linda Marzinske
Nancy and Mike Mason
Amy M.
Vanessa May
Terin Mayer
Silas McAghon
Stephanie McCorkell
Susan McKim
S McKusick
Luann McMahan
George Meados
Janet Meehan
Matthew Messerschmidt
Greg and Kristen Meyer
Cheryl Meyer
Bonnie Meyers
Kathleen Mickelsen
Barbara Miller
Sandra Miller
Mancel Mitchell
Glenn Moerke
Michael Mollberg
Eric Monson
Jim Moore
Betsy Moran-Johnson and Brian Johnson
Kerry A. Morgan
Boomer Moritko
Suzanne Morze
Thomas Mundahl
Andrew Myers
Heidi Myers
Larry Narhi
Phyllis G. Narveson
Sarah Nassif
Sharon Natzel
Linda Neilson
Bonnie A. Nell
Linda Nelson
Marcia Nelson
Janet Nelson
Karen A. Nelson
Tom K. Nelson
Brian Nemeth
Daniel Nesler
Lara Newberger
Raymond Newman
Jill Nielsen
Sue Nissen and Randy Holst
Nolan Family
Marlene Nordstrom
Mark Nupen
Rita M O'Connell
Stanley Oczkowski
Sarah Oebser
Jesse Okie and Mary Harrington
Leif Olmanson
Caitlin Olson
Margaret Owen
Ronald Owings
Valerie Pacioni
John Packard
Laura Pagano*
Norm Page
Erin Painter
Teika Pakalns
Edna Pampy
Larry Paulson
Dave Paulson
Randy Paulzine
Jeff Pearson
James and Sandy Perkins
Carol Perron Levin
Shawn Person
Jack Pichotta
Cordelia SC Pierson
Jodi Polzin
Cynthia Pratt
Richard Prins
Kelly Ptacek
R. Pulsipher
Rebecca Quaid
Brad R. Quarberg
Stephanie Radel
Timothy Rahe
Eric Ramberg
Stephen Rawlins
Jane Reckow
Victoria Reinhardt
Elaine Reuss
Suzanne Rhees
Don Richard
Robert Richardson
Victoria Rico
Steve Riedel
Jon Riggs
Carolyn Riley
Patrick Rivard
Jamie Robertson
Donna Rodel
Natalie S. Roholt
Charlene Roise
Ruth Romano
Mike Rood
Nancy L T Rosenbower
Alane and Jim Ross
Larry Hanke and Roberta Rott
Lori's Filters and Stuff
Margaret Royer
Cathy Rucci*
Deborah Ruf
Joshua Ruhnke
Christine and Karl Ruser
Paul and Pat Sackett
Susan and Jeff Saffle
Yvonne Salmonson
Anabel Sanford
Leanne and John Savereide
Debra Schley
Fred Schreiber
Patricia Schultz
Michele Schultz
Thomas and Kyle Schulz
Nathaniel and Christine Schutta
Jane Schwartz
Juli Schwartz
Barbara Scott
Tera and Mark Scovill
Kathylynn Sedro
Steve Seidlitz
Tony Sexton
Charley Shaffner
Allison Shaw
Nathan and Becky Sheldon
Aaron V. Shukla
Elizabeth Jennings Sibbring
Jay Sieling
Raymond Simon
Paul Sitz
Linda Skallman
Tom and Gai Skramstad*
Stephen Slocum
John Smekofske
Luke Smith
Peter Snyder
Judith Sobolik
Hollie Sobotta
Scott Solomonson
Margaret Splittgerber
James Srnec
Mary Stadick
Laura M Staffon
Thomas Stamps
James Steenburgh
Claire Steinberg
Craig Stilen
John Linc and Deb Stine
Amy Stocking
Michelle Stockness*
John and Nancy Stoklosa and Cole
Allen Stolee
TJ and Natasha Stroebl
Melani Sullivan
Paula Sunde*
Shari Sutor
Alexander Swenson
Chester Swenson
Mr. Merle Sykora
Nathan Tangen
Andrew Tate
John V. Taylor
Bill Tews
Doug Thomas
Kimberley Thompson
David Thorne
Patricia Tieskoetter
Stephen Tillges
Cathie and David Tilman
Tavia Tindall
Mary Tingerthal
Linda Tinsley
Andrea Tommerdahl
Lauren Tran
Richard Trapp
James A. Trenda
Patricia Trocki
Chi-Ming Tseng
Myrtle Turnquist
Michele Tÿburg
Steven Underhill
Mary Vanderwerp
Elizabeth R. Vavra
Robert Veatch
Barb and Doug Veit
John Velin and Jane Harper
Christine Vesper
Ms. Diane Vig
John Vuchetich
Alexandra Wagman
Ron Wahlberg
Mark Wallin
James Warner
M Warwick
Andrew Wattenhofer
Aleta Wegner
Michael Welch
David and Judith West
Ivy Wheeler
Nienke Wijnia
Elizabeth Wilcox
Thomas Willkomm
John Wilm
Trent Wimmer
Sheila Winderlich
Michael Wolesky
John and Dana Wood
Ruth Woods
Steven and Susan Woods
Wesley Workman
Lynn M. Wrabek
Mark Wuollet
Amy and Larry Yeske
Deborah A. Zachman
Martha Zemur
Steve and Susan Zimmerman
Roy Zimmermann
Institutions
ADP
Athwin Foundation
Baird Foundation, Inc.
Bame Foundation
Barr Engineering Co.
Bolger, Inc.
Bolton & Menk
Broadcom Inc.
CenterPoint Energy Foundation
Compass Capital Management, Inc.
Culligan Packard
Davey
EOR
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
GF Building Flow Solutions fka Uponor
Great Lakes Protection Fund
HDR Engineering
ISG Engineering
Jeffers Foundation
The Joyce Foundation
R. Laurenz Publishing Inc.
LWV Upper Mississippi River Region
St. Paul and Minnesota Foundation
Suntide Commercial Realty
Third Space Theater
Tradition Wealth Management
Xcel Energy Foundation
Zero Max
Tribute & memorial gifts
Cinda Collins in honor of Mary Lilly
Pat Donohue in honor of Henry Miller
Amy Maurer in memory of Jennifer White Young
Janet Meehan in memory of Greg Meehan