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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)
  • Anne Bokhoven
  • Bill and Helen Brantley
  • Tom Carpenter
  • Marta Codina and Jim Bruno
  • Cathie Conley
  • Kenton and Christine Coons
  • Richard and Ruth Davitt
  • Gladys M. Ferguson
  • Marla and Ronald Franklin
  • Howard Frazier
  • Elizabeth Frink
  • Marylin A. Gorham
  • Barbara and Dale Henning
  • Dwight and Patricia Hicks
  • Roger and Sharon Hogle
  • Betty Jean Hotchkin
  • William and Barbara Keck
  • Gary Kloppenburg
  • Anne Koth
  • Rob and Glenda Kretzinger
  • Mary Langdon
  • Sarah Langdon
  • Everett Laning
  • Rebecca Lodge
  • Lavone Mann
  • Charlotte Maples
  • John and Jan Mechem
  • Elodie Morrison
  • Bonnie Murphy Morrow
  • Lois Priest
  • Beverly Radcliffe
  • Melvin L. and Jacquelyn S.* Rambo
  • Eleanor Smith
  • Katherine Sopasakis
  • Ramona and Jerry* Sorensen
  • Ann Spencer
  • Rich and Kim Willis
  • John and Anna* Woolson

Donors of Distinction

WesleyLife recognizes living donors and organizations with a lifetime giving total of $100,000 or more through 2024 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 (4)
  • Andringa Family Foundation
  • Athene
  • Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company
  • Baker Group
  • Suzie Glazer Burt
  • Casey's General Store, Inc.
  • City of Des Moines
  • Clinton County Development Association
  • Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
  • Kenton and Chris Coons
  • The Coons Foundation
  • Corteva
  • Crossroads Health Foundation
  • Kay and Mark* DeCook
  • Delta Dental of Iowa
  • DeWitt Bank & Trust
  • Roy and Averyle Ehrle
  • Ernest & Florence Sargent Family Foundation
  • Jane and Joseph* Evanovich
  • First Central State Bank
  • Ron and Marla Franklin
  • The Fred Maytag Family Foundation
  • Gabus Family Foundation
  • Geisler Penquite Foundation
  • Marylin A. Gorham
  • Sandy and Bruce* Heerema
  • Barbara and Dale Henning
  • Steven and Karen Herwig
  • Roger and Sharon Hogle
  • Fred and Becky Hunt
  • Hy-Vee
  • Invest DSM
  • Iowa Annual Conference of the UMC
  • Iowa Mutual now Encova Insurance
  • Jasper Community Foundation
  • Kemin Industries
  • Tom and Linda Koehn
  • Kresge Foundation
  • Rob and Glenda Kretzinger
  • Steve and Cathy Lacy
  • Mary Langdon
  • Marion County Bank
  • Marion County Community Foundation
  • Maytag Corporation Foundation
  • Meals on Wheels of America
  • MidAmerican Energy Company
  • DJ Newlin
  • Pella Community Foundation
  • Pella Corporation
  • Pella Regional Health Center
  • Polk County Board of Supervisors
  • Stan and Gayle Poortinga
  • Prairie Meadows Race Track & Casino
  • Precision Inc.
  • Principal Financial Group Foundation Inc.
  • Riley Family Foundation
  • Ruan Family Foundation
  • Smith Family Foundation
  • State of Iowa
  • Wayne and Nancy Stuedemann
  • Alan and Myrna J. Tubbs
  • United Way
  • Unity Point Health
  • Lois and Bob* Vermeer
  • Vermeer Charitable Foundation
  • W.T. and Edna M. Dahl Trust
  • Washington County Riverboat Foundation
  • Wellmark Foundation
  • William A. Steele Foundation, Inc.
  • Craig Witte and Ann Abplanalp
  • Mark and Marsha Witte

 

Annual Giving Circles

We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals and organizations for their 2024 contributions to WesleyLife. The donor levels include all gifts and pledges made from January 1 through December 31, 2024.

Visionary
$500,000+

  • The Fred Maytag Family Foundation
  • Mary Langdon

Humanitarian
$250,000 - $499,999

  • Anonymous
  • Athene
  • Kenton and Christine Coons
  • The Coons Foundation
  • Geisler Penquite Foundation
  • Roger and Sharon Hogle

Century
$100,000 - $249,999

  • Casey's General Store, Inc.
  • Gabus Family Foundation
  • Barbara and Dale Henning
  • Steven and Karen Herwig
  • Jasper Community Foundation
  • Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc.
  • Schiller Family Foundation
  • Vermeer Charitable Foundation

Founders
$50,000 - $99,999

  • Anonymous (2)
  • Chris and Danaca Barton
  • Ernest & Florence Sargent Family Foundation
  • Ron and Marla Franklin
  • Jeffrey and Jodi King
  • Bess B. LeGrand* Estate
  • Tim Onnen
  • Prairie Meadows Race Track & Casino
  • Cora Wagner* Estate

Keystone
$25,000 - $49,999

  • Bill and Helen Brantley
  • Ruth Brockman*
  • Marlene Chumley
  • Corteva
  • FNNB Foundation
  • Lee Gray
  • DJ Newlin
  • Donald and Mary Newton
  • Gayle and Stan Poortinga
  • Stan Thurston Family
  • Rae Elaine Tobis*
  • Kay Ward
  • Wellabe

Patrons
$10,000 - $24,999

  • Anonymous
  • American Heart Association
  • Richard and Bonny Bartelt
  • Lonnie and Connie Barton
  • Karen Clark
  • Sharon DeCook
  • In Memory of Edith Ann Desing,
    from Bill and Laura Crist, and Martha Crist 
  • Roy and Averyle Ehrle
  • EMC Insurance
  • F&G
  • First Interstate BancSystem Foundation
  • Michael and Barbara Kaldenberg
  • Anne Koth
  • Joanne Lorence and John Otto
  • Robert and LaRue Maddox
  • Jack and Sandy Nichols
  • Norman and Eloise Rinderknecht
  • Paul and Dianne Ruggle
  • Sammons Financial Group
  • Jean Schnell
  • Schuchmann Family
  • Nellie C. Stewart* Estate
  • Lois Vermeer
  • Wellmark Advantage Health Plan, Inc.
  • Wesley Acres Resident Council

Sustainers
$5,000 - $9,999

  • Tom Carpenter
  • Cass County Community Foundation
  • Nathaniel and Mary Doddridge
  • Gertrude Ellyson*
  • Fareway Stores, Inc
  • Halcyon House Employee Division
  • Nikki Hauck
  • Nick and Dee Henderson
  • David and Cyndy Hill
  • Rebecca A. Kenton and Steven D. Kent*
  • Steve and Diane Knight
  • Rob and Glenda Kretzinger
  • Nixon and Virginia Lauridsen
  • Glenys and David* Lynch
  • Donald and Rebecca* Magruder
  • Carlton Peterson
  • Chad and Lauren Rasmussen
  • Riley Family Foundation
  • David and Jeanette Saurman
  • Margaret Severino
  • Lee and Gayle Stertz
  • Arthur and Sara Sundstrom
  • Jayne Tyler
  • Brent and Esther VanderWaal

Guardians
$2,500 - $4,999

  • Anonymous (6)
  • Sophia S. Ahmad and John Helmich
  • Bankers Trust
  • Christopher and Debbie Brown
  • Corky Classen
  • Kari Cooling
  • Barbara Quijano Decker
  • Fredrick and Arlene DeVries
  • Patrick and Catherine Edwards
  • David and Connie Freiermuth
  • Karen Hawkins
  • Kathleen A. Heinzel
  • Amy and Steve Hutchins
  • Janet Linn
  • Luella Berglund Fund
  • Lutheran Church of Hope
  • Lewis and Janel* Markwood
  • Marshall Furniture
  • Cathy S. and M. Wayne Martin
  • Helen Moorehead
  • Ardis Morgan
  • Robert and Rita Murray
  • Newton Clinic PC
  • Richard and Jane Nyswonger
  • Dennis and Sandra O'Brien
  • PEACE, Charlie Legacy Fund
  • Allison and Christopher Pendroy
  • Ruan Family Foundation
  • James Rush
  • SCHEELS
  • Travis and Janet Simpson
  • Betty Speas
  • Jan Straub
  • Howard Van Zee
  • Marvin and Kristy VanDerWiel
  • Paul Weinberg
  • West Bank
  • Rich and Kim Willis
  • Sarah J. Wilson* Trust
  • Craig and Angie Wittenberg

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