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Transforming through Generosity

Recognizing those in our giving circles and their commitment to the WesleyLife mission.

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The Legacy Circle

The Legacy Circle includes those who have named WesleyLife and/or one of our communities or services in their wills or through other estate gifts. We are grateful that these generous individuals have chosen to impact vulnerable older adults and veterans beyond their lifetimes.

If you have included WesleyLife in your will or estate plans and your name is not listed here, please contact us so we may thank and recognize you. We are honored to do so.

Learn more about ways to include WesleyLife Foundation in your will.

  • Anonymous (5)
  • Shirley and Duane Acker
  • Bill and Helen Brantley
  • Tom Carpenter
  • James Morrison Collier
  • Cathie Conley
  • Richard and Ruth Davitt
  • Gladys M. Ferguson
  • Marla and Ronald Franklin
  • Howard Frazier
  • Elizabeth Frink
  • Jim and Evelyn Gore
  • Marylin A. Gorham
  • Dale and Barbara Henning
  • Dwight and Patricia Hicks
  • Betty Jean Hotchkin
  • William and Barbara Keck
  • Alberta and Burt* Kisling
  • Gary Kloppenburg
  • Helen Kooistra
  • Anne Koth
  • Rob and Glenda Kretzinger
  • Mary Langdon
  • Everett Laning
  • Rebecca Lodge
  • Lavone Mann
  • Jack and Charlotte Maples
  • John and Jan Mechem
  • Elodie Morrison
  • Lois Priest
  • Beverly Radcliffe
  • Melvin L. and
    Jacquelyn S.* Rambo
  • Dorothy Riddle
  • Eleanor Smith
  • Katherine Sopasakis
  • Ramona and Jerry*
    Sorensen
  • William Tomlinson
  • John and Anna* Woolson

Donors of Distinction

WesleyLife recognizes living donors and organizations with a lifetime giving total of $100,000 or more through 2023 as Donors of Distinction. By achieving this level of giving, these donors have demonstrated trust in and commitment to the mission, vision, and values of WesleyLife.

  • Anonymous (3)
  • Andringa Family Foundation
  • Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company
  • Baker Group
  • Clinton County Development Association
  • Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
  • Corteva
  • Delta Dental of Iowa
  • DeWitt Bank & Trust
  • DeWitt Community Hospital Foundation
  • Ernest & Florence Sargent Family Foundation
  • First Central State Bank
  • Gabus Family Foundation
  • Geisler Penquite Foundation
  • Iowa Annual Conference of the UMC
  • Kemin Industries
  • Kresge Foundation
  • Marion County Bank
  • Marion County Community Foundation
  • Maytag Corporation Foundation
  • Meals on Wheels of America
  • Pella Community Foundation
  • Pella Corporation
  • Pella Regional Health Center
  • Polk County Board of Supervisors
  • Prairie Meadows Race Track & Casino
  • Precision Inc.
  • Principal Financial Group Foundation Inc.
  • Ruan Family Foundation
  • Smith Family Foundation
  • The Coons Foundation
  • United Way
  • Unity Point Health
  • Vermeer Charitable Foundation
  • W.T. and Edna M. Dahl Trust
  • Washington County Riverboat Foundation
  • Wellmark Foundation
  • William A. Steele Foundation, Inc.
  • James Morrison Collier
  • Kay and Mark* DeCook
  • Roy and Averyle Ehrle
  • Suzie Glazer Burt
  • Sandy and Bruce* Heerema
  • Roger and Sharon Hogle
  • Fred and Becky Hunt
  • Tom and Linda Koehn
  • Rob and Glenda Kretzinger
  • Steve and Cathy Lacy
  • Mary Langdon
  • Stan and Gayle Poortinga
  • Wayne and Nancy Stuedemann
  • Alan and Myrna J. Tubbs
  • James R. and Dottie* Tyler
  • Bob* and Lois Vermeer
  • Craig Witte and Ann Abplanalp
  • Mark and Marsha Witte

Annual Giving Circles

We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals and organizations for their 2023 contributions to WesleyLife. The donor levels include all gifts and pledges made from January 1 through December 31, 2023.

Future pledge installments are recognized in the year they were originally committed.

Visionary
$500,000+

  • Mary Langdon

Humanitarian
$250,000 - $499,999

  • Anonymous
  • Kenton and Christine Coons
  • Roger and Sharon Hogle
  • The Coons Foundation

Century
$100,000 - $249,999

  • E.G.* and Mary Jean* Faust
  • Barbara and Dale Henning
  • Steven and Karen Herwig
  • Hy-Vee
  • Invest DSM
  • Cora Wagner* Estate

Founders
$50,000 - $99,999

  • Anonymous (2)
  • Gladys Austin Bloodworth*
  • Ron and Marla Franklin
  • Gabus Family Foundation
  • Genesis Foundation

Keystone
$25,000 - $49,999

  • Beal Derkenne Construction
  • Bill and Helen Brantley
  • Corteva
  • Philip Dorweiler*
  • Arlene Hamilton
  • Bess B. LeGrand* Estate
  • Merchants Bonding Company Foundation
  • Kay Ward

Patrons
$10,000 - $24,999

  • Anonymous
  • American Heart Association
  • Richard and Bonny Bartelt
  • Marlene Chumley
  • Cathie Conley
  • Kari and Wes Cooling
  • Roy and Averyle Ehrle
  • First Interstate BancSystem Foundation
  • Geisler Penquite Foundation
  • Halcyon House Employee Division
  • Sheri Horner
  • Anne Koth
  • Sarah Langdon
  • Meals on Wheels America
  • John and Jan Nichols
  • Allison and Christopher Pendroy
  • Prairie Meadows Race Track & Casino
  • Norman and Eloise Rinderknecht
  • Karen Silverberg* Estate
  • Nellow C. Stewart* Estate
  • Todd and Michelle Tanner
  • The Dorsey & Whitney Foundation
  • The Leuthold Family Foundation
  • Wellmark Advantage Health Plan, Inc.
  • Wesley Acres Resident Council

Sustainers
$5,000 - $9,999

  • Duane and Shirley* Acker
  • Paul and Nancy* Burrow
  • Chad and Lauren Rasmussen
  • Kay and Mark* DeCook
  • Nathaniel and Mary Doddridge
  • EMC Insurance Foundation
  • Jutta Hansen
  • Sandy Heerema
  • Nick and Dee Henderson
  • Molly Holck-Nolin and Karl W. Nolin
  • Deborah Hunt Repp
  • Amy and Steve Hutchins
  • Loral Kirke
  • Rob and Glenda Kretzinger
  • LDJ Manufacturing, Inc.
  • Glen and Laura Lewis
  • Chris and Dixie McCormick
  • Jan Miller Straub
  • Lana and Arlyn Nelsen
  • Pella Community Foundation
  • David and Jeanette Saurman
  • Scheels
  • Jack Schreiber
  • Brent and Esther VanderWaal
  • Lois Vermeer

Guardians
$2,500 - $4,999

  • Anonymous (2)
  • Bankers Trust
  • Margo and Don Blumenthal
  • Frances Boesel
  • Robert and Beverly Bole
  • Jeanine and Robert Carithers
  • Thomas Carlson
  • Corky Classen
  • Barbara Decker
  • Arlene and Fredrick DeVries
  • Shannon and Adam Draayer
  • Luella Berglund Fund
  • Lora Gladwin
  • Heritage House Resident Association
  • Alice Hesse
  • Horton-Robinson Construction
  • Jake's Lawn & Landscape LLC
  • Janet Linn
  • John Otto and Joanne C. Lorence
  • Lutheran Church of Hope
  • Robert and Rita Murray
  • Richard and Jane Nyswonger
  • Dennis and Sandra O'Brien
  • Ilean Olson
  • Peace Charlie Legacy Fund
  • Carlton Peterson
  • Nancy Ross
  • Ruan Family Foundation
  • James Rush
  • Schiller Family Foundation
  • Vivian Selecman
  • Travis and Janet Simpson
  • Wilbur and Rebecca Smith
  • Rosemarie Staebell
  • Lisa and Sam Van Maanen
  • Loren and Darlene Van Zanten
  • Howard Van Zee
  • Marvin and Kristy VanDerWiel
  • West Bancorporation Foundation, Inc.

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