2023-24 Donors

The SEED Foundation is honored to recognize those contributors who donated to the Foundation’s 2023-24 Annual Campaign. To contribute to our annual campaign fund, you may donate online.

Tax ID Number: 04-3750042

Champions ($3,000 & above)

Kevin & Tracey Barrett
Angela & Steven Beckert
Jonathan & Debbie Eder
Kristy & Ian Elfe
Peter & Sarah Hammond
The Lozier Family
James & Betty Jo Nelsen
Melissa & Eric Nelsen
Tricia Ognar
Bob Smith & Sarah McEneany
Melanie & Russell Wasserman
Christin & Oscar Wille

Promoters ($1,000 – $2,999)

Anonymous
Jason & Sarah Babcock
Michael & Jennifer Bjornstad
The Eileen & Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation
John Florsheim & Lindy Yeager
Brian & Hillary Cothroll
Amy & Andrew Farkas
Kelly & Reuben Fortier
Jack & Kathy Linehan
Randolph Lipchik & Ravenna Helson
The Nickolaus Family
Jake & Kristen Reynolds
Jennifer & David Sanders
Hanna & Eric Seegers

Advocates ($500 – $999)

Tom & Kathy Alpren
The Begel/Bodendein Family
Laurie Burgos
Steven & Ryan Dubner
Ryan & Carman Empey
Lori Erickson & John Bell *
Kristin & Alec Fraser
Chris Grota & Rich Merkel
Patrick & Marguerite Hammes
Lisa & Bill Kovalcik*
Suzanne & Bart Lundy
Robert & Rebecca Osborn
The Mielnicki Family
Kathryn Perrone’s mother in memory of Kathryn Perrone
The Sichmeller Family
Rebecca & Brad Simenz
Joan Spector
Matthew & Kelly Taylor
Len & Susan Weistrop

Supporters ($100 – $499)

Anonymous
Vincent Adesso
David Anderson & Laurie Petrie Anderson
Greg Anderson
Nathan & Sandra Aspenson
Mary Jo & Ed Baisch
Stephen Bleksley & Margit Schatzman
Jennifer Bardeen & Bryce Nelson
Zachary Bendinger
Neal & Beth Berger
Berry Family
Mary Best & Daniel Shuurman
Priya Bhatia & Pratik Patel
Michael & Rosie Bredeck
Elisabeth & Flint Bridge
Michael & Ann Brose
Brown-Knoernschild Family *
Adam Burns & Liz Escobar
Ryan Calton
Will & Mo Carollo
Jolien & Jean Creighton
Mary Daly
Cliona Draper & Joel Rast
David & Roberta Drews
The DuBois Family
Ellen & Fred Eckman
Heather Cook Elliott
Mike & Lynn Ewing
Michael & Nina Fierro
Susan Forbes
Jeffrey A Frank
John & Jane Frederick
Heidi Frenzel & Scott Gronert
Rick Frohling & Kristina Somers
Carol Gallagher
John Grove & Nancy Bornstein
Guo’s Family
Mark Haftarski
Leila & Joe Hanson
Doris & Ed Heiser
Megumi & Dietrich Hemann
John Heywood & Gretchen Miller
Cecilia Hillard
Megan & Steve Huse
Stephanie Jacob & Scott Tisdel
Bill & Kathy Kean
Michael & Sarah Keefe
Chase & Sandy Kelm
Paul & Jill Keuler
Liz Klem
Russ & May Klisch
Mike Kodner
Kathryn Krieg
John Larsen
Norm & Judy Lasca
Jim & Cathy Lathrop
Sarah & Will Lehmann
The Leppert Family
Hope & Rob Longwell-Grice
Larry & Charlene Lynch
The Mambu Rasch Family
The Marschka Family
Cindy & Kevin Mathews
Timothy & Catherine Mattke
Julia & Eric McNally
Nancy & Chip Morris
Jim Mileham
Isabel & Richard Muirhead
Bill & Diedre Nelson
Molly & James Norris
Thomas & Patricia O’Brien
Rich & Ann Piehl
Dick & Penny Podell
David & Angie Price
James & Sheila Richards
Maggie & Jamie Reeve
Mark & Laurine Sanders
Kate & Jeff Schmidt
Kurtis & Noelle Shanks
Michael & Sheila Skauge
Minna Nathan Smith & Mark Smith
Don & Cathy Sorensen
David & Mary Jo Thome
Peter & Anne Traudt
Donald & Melody Weyer
Max Wellenstein & Patty Sibbernsen
Greg & Carol Holley Wille
Bob Wrenn & Margaret Hickey
Dr. David Vinson
Tina Yen & JD Optekar
Paul Zovic & Joanne Lipo-Zovic

Partners (Up to $99)

Anonymous
Mark & Jo Ann Bishop
Zahava Blumenthal
Lana Cramer & Keith Schmitz *
Ann Drescher
Connie Gavin & Robert Rothacker
Lyanne Halverson
John W Hanin
Helen Lambron
Lisa Larson
Mariann & Lou Maris
Chris N McAuliffe
Hayley & Adam Nathan
Gopinath Palanimanickam
Jesse Perez
Ray & Kay Pollen
Homer Sambar
Victoria Strohfeldt
Anne Wright

Memorial Donations

In Loving Memory:
Elmer “Jake” Jacobson
Chris N. McAuliffe
Mark & Jo Ann Bishop
Michael & Ann Brose
Lana Cramer & Keith Schmitz
Ellen & Fred Eckman
Connie Gavin & Robert Rothacker
Lyanne Halverson
Nancy & Chip Morris
Laura Rooney
Minna Nathan Smith & Mark Smith
Victoria (Brandenberg) Strohfeldt, Class of ’81

Foundations, Corporations, and Organizations

Baird Foundation
Brat Shorewood
Buttermint & Black Shoe Hospitality
City Market
Cloud Red
Corner Baker Café
Crestone Construction
C-viche
Culver’s
Fidelity Charitable
Harry’s Bar & Grill
Jewish Community Foundation
Northwestern Mutual
nvisia, LLC
Sage Legal Group, Megann Hendrix
Schwab Charitable
Three Lions Pub
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha Counties
United Way Tocqueville Society

*Educate Forward Endowment Fund donations