This listing includes cash donations and pledge payments received in fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024). 

Key: * = Deceased; ^ = Volunteer in fiscal year 2024; ° = Staff in fiscal year 2024.

$1,000,000+

Sharon^ and Chester^ Ellingson, III  

K.A.H.R. Foundation  

$500,000 - $999,999

Suzanne and Paul Hanifl/The Paul and Suzanne Hanifl Foundation  

$100,000 - $499,999

Jim^ and Carmen Campbell / The Campbell Foundation  

Dianne and Craig Fields  

Flint Hills Resources 

Bob and Celeste Rekieta  

$50,000-$99,999

Ken^ and Linda Cutler  

John and Paula Kelly  

Mark C.^ and Dawn Larsen / Larsen Fund  

Margaret Wurtele  

$25,000-$49,999

Greg Page and Kathleen Blatz  

John and Jean Geisler / Geisler Family Foundation  

Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation 

$10,000-$24,999

Carey Becker and Jeff Walker  

Peter Maritz and Charlene Jundt^  

David and Nancy^ Nordmeyer  

Joseph and Sara Pohlad  

$5,000-$9,999

Wendy Dayton  

Eric^ and Tammy Galler  

Krysia and Larry Nagel  

Jennifer Shomenta Maki and Dave Maki   

Jim and Jan Zicarelli  

$1,000-$4,999

Grace Chou^ and Jason Suss / Suss and Chou Charitable Fund  

Litton and Anne Field  

Randall^ and Loree Flick  

John and Suzanne^ Gappa  

Steve and Jenny Gullickson  

Jana^ and Stephen Johnson  

Virginia and Andrew Kass  

Todd and Kim Larsen / Larsen Fund  

Arlo and Janice Pannkuk  

Quannah Parker-McGowan and Conor Green  

William and Deborah Tomczyk  

Josh, Elizabeth and Ava Velasquez  

Brian Kleinke and Erin Winchell  

These individuals have included the Minnesota Zoo Foundation in their planned giving.

Key: * = Deceased; ^ = Volunteer in fiscal year 2024; ° = Staff in fiscal year 2024.

Anonymous (7)  

Bradley C. Boardman Memorial Endowment Fund 

Gifts were made in honor of the following individuals in fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024).

Key: * = Deceased; ^ = Volunteer in fiscal year 2024; ° = Staff in fiscal year 2024.

Jacquie Allen 

These donors made gifts of goods or services valued at $1,000 or more during fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024). 

This listing includes Individuals and Family Foundations who donated to the Annual Fund in fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024). Giving totals include cash donations, pledge payments, and matching gifts. Beastly Bash tickets and auction purchases are not included.

Key: * = Deceased; ^ = Volunteer in fiscal year 2024; ° = Staff in fiscal year 2024.

$100,000+
Sharon^ and Chester^ Ellingson, III 

K.A.H.R. Foundation 

$50,000 - $99,999

Jeannine Rivet and Warren Herreid II 

$25,000 - $49,999

Jim and Carmen Campbell / The Campbell Foundation 

Ellie Crosby^ / The Longview Foundation 

Edward and Sherry Ann Dayton 

Nathan Johnson 

Mark C.^ and Dawn Larsen / Larsen Fund 

Peter Maritz and Charlene Jundt 

$10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous (3) 

Kari and Cody Blotske/Arneson Family Fund 

Peggy Burnet^ 

Should be listed as the Charles H. Clay Family Trust 

Connie Crane and Doug Rausch 

Ken^ and Linda Cutler 

Leanne Edberg 

Jay and Christine Ford 

Phil^ and Vicki Gaarder 

Blake^ and Lori Grams 

Joyce Huff 

John and Yvonne Huizinga 

Michelle and James King 

Julie Kunkel^ and Tom Hall 

Kathryn and Doug Larson 

Jared Linsly^ and Marisa Cuneo-Linsly 

David and Anne Luther/Luther Automotive Foundation 

Rebecca and John Mason 

Jim Mayer and Rochelle Gunn 

Mark and Katie Mortenson / Mortenson Family Foundation 

Luke^ and Laura Motschenbacher 

David and Nancy^ Nordmeyer 

Jeri^ and Dale Peterson / Matrix Foundation 

Sean Pirtle and Jane Cady Pirtle^ 

Lynne Rasmussen and Brian O'Connell 

Bob and Celeste Rekieta 

Kathy Rice and Greg Loek/Loek-Rice Fund 

Becki Sanford 

Stephen and Karen Sanger / Sanger Family Foundation 

Larry Stoller^ and Meleia Jordan^ 

Christopher and Cally Swanson 

Nancy Sweet 

Jean Taylor^ / Jean M Taylor Family DAF 

Karel M. Weigel 

Susan and Steve Zimmerman 

$5,000 - $9,999

Anonymous (2) 

Mary Arneson 

Melanie and Mark Baumhover 

Ford and Amy Bell/The James Ford Bell Foundation 

Tracy Berg / Berg Giving Fund 

Buscher Foundation 

Megan and Brian Caauwe 

Dr. Ivy Hill Celender 

Phil and Donna Dobrzynski 

Alan and Lollie Eidsness 

Misty Engler Daleiden and Mike Daleiden 

DeAnn Everson and Douglas Opheim 

Eric^ and Tammy Galler 

John and Suzanne^ Gappa 

Steven and Jennifer Gullickson / Gullickson Family Fund 

Raymond Hall 

Elizabeth Horst and JP Gresh 

Leigh^ and Judy Johnson 

Martha MacMillan / Martha E. Bennett Irrevocable Trust 

Wendy Madden and Jess Mingo 

Lori Marco 

Thomas and Susan McCarthy / The S. and T. McCarthy Fund 

Mary McVay 

Eric Michael 

Tim Mulcahy^ and Cate Curry 

Gerald Oppermann 

Buzz and Carolyn Pierce / Buzz and Carolyn Pierce Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation 

Janice Post-White and Duane White 

Joanne and Jonathan Rogoff 

Susan Scheefe / Scheefe/Schmitt Family Charitable Fund 

Becky and Mike Stinson 

Kristin^ and Lee^ Strom 

Sarah and James Vandenberg 

Dick Vogel^ and Pat Slaber / Pat Slaber & Dick Vogel Charitable Fund 

Suzanne and Gerald Wood / Peace of Mind Veterinary Care  

Margaret Wurtele 

Howard Wittels* 

$2,500- $4,999

Anonymous (4) 

H. Brewster and Martha Atwater / Prospect Creek Foundation 

Katie and Looe Baker/Cornwall Foundation 

Marcia Bell and Peter Rosendahl 

Judi Blankenbaker 

Thomas and Linda Bluml 

Boyd Willams Fund 

Will and Judy Branning 

Susan Carlson^* 

Donna Daubendiek and Robert Samuelson 

Aimee^ and David Dayhoff 

Tom Eickhoff/Eickhoff Charitable Fund 

Kenneth Epstein / Epstein Family Charitable Fund 

Mike and Dawn Erlandson 

Kory and Randy Eylmann 

Robert^ and Gretchen Freeman 

Michael and Kelly Garrison 

Ray and Marian Gritche 

Jim and Nancy Guerino 

Martha Head/Head Family Foundation 

Johanna Hillard 

Stanley and Jane Hooper 

Rachel and Michael Hughey 

Bruce E. and Terry* L. Hutchins 

Barbara B. Jackson 

Franz and Kersten Jevne/Edward Dayton Family Fund 

Alan and Judith Johnston 

Keith and Karen Kaestner 

John and Paula Kelly / Kelly Family Fund 

Greg and Gail Kenton 

Wendy and Don Kitzmann 

Karen Knott and Soni Olson 

Earl and Heather Krueger 

Derek and Leslie Kuehn 

Laura and Scott Kuhlman 

Edward and Pat Kuklock 

Nancy and Kelly^ Lee 

Scott and Nancy Lindall 

Arnold and Jean London 

Richard and Juanita Luis 

Susan and Edwin McCarthy 

Susan Mellman / Sue Mellman Charitable Fund 

Marsha^ and Herbert Miller 

Scott and Sarah Morgan 

Susan Morisato and Tom Remec / Susan Morisato & Thomas Remec Charitable Gift Fund 

Linda Moser 

Susan Muench 

Amanda and Campbell Mulfinger 

Krysia and Larry Nagel 

Seth and Elizabeth Nelsen 

David and Billie Novy 

Jeremy Olson 

Cassandra and Philip Ordway / Nushka Fund 

Quannah Parker-McGowan and Conor Green 

Kelly M Pearson Giving Fund 

Kent^ and Kristina Peterson 

Brian, Laura, and Thomas Plantenberg 

Jeff and Kathy Rulland 

Beth Ryan 

Nancy Sand^ 

David Schmidt^ and Sara Klasky^/Schmidt Family Fund 

Robert and Kari Sentz 

Jennifer Shomenta Maki^ and David Maki 

Benjamin Speakman and Sigrid Rea 

Douglas Taylor 

Saul Taylor 

Annette and Jim Trinkle / Brady-Trinkle Memorial Fund 

Stephanie and Erik Tulgren 

Virginia Turba 

Rita Vallet 

Edy Ward* / Edy Ward Charitable Fund 

Thomas Webster and Zachary Hardin / The Hardin-Webster Charitable Fund 

R. Kirk and Angela Weidner 

$1,200 - $2,499

Anonymous (11) 

Michael Abegg 

Jacob and Kacie Albee 

Max and Kimberly Alschlager 

Nancy and Bill Althoff 

Anne and Gary Anderson 

Jenny and Erik Anderson 

Christopher and Michelle Barrie 

Tina and Adam Barylak 

Abby and Joseph Bathel 

Lucas Baze 

Mathew Beaulieu 

Carey Becker and Jeff Walker 

Jocelyn and Austin Bell 

Cassie Bjorkstrand 

Leigh and Patrick Blankenship 

Judy and Bob Blomquist 

Michael Blum and Abigail Rose/The Rum Fund 

Brigid Bonner / Brigid Bonner DAF 

Debbie Bonner 

Susan Boren and Steve King / Seba Fund 

Brett Borgstahl and Katie Dudenas 

Carol V. Bossman 

Anh and Paul Bostel 

Gary Boyd and Barbara Williams 

Ronald and Dorothy Boyum 

Charles and Alice Bresnahan 

Sharra and Erik Brockman 

William Brody and Bronwen Cound / William J. Brody and Bronwen L. Cound Fund 

Gregory Brown^ 

Andrew and Louise Carrane 

Kara and Joshua Carter 

Richard Carthaus 

Jeff Cassady and Travis Clemens 

Leslea and John Caswell 

Shirley Chambers and Felicia Ahrens 

Heather and Nick Christianson 

Thomas Christianson 

Karen and Jim Clapper / Clapper Charitable Giving Fund 

Cathy^ and Roger Clauson 

Elisabeth Comeaux° and Dan Dressen 

Rebecca Crooks-Stratton^ and Daniel Stratton 

Darryl Cuddy and Kristin Ruble 

Les and Dawn Dahlberg 

Ed & Pam D'Avignon 

Rebecca and Scott DeGroot 

Louis and Gia DeMedici 

Moriah Demers and Patrick Moore 

Mary and Jason Detherow 

Bob^ and Linda Ditmore 

Nicole and Marc Dockter 

Mary C. Dolan / The Longview Foundation 

Mindy Dragisich and Brad Walz 

Kevin and Carrie Duncan 

JoAnn L. Durham 

Robin and Pam Ehrlich 

Anita Eickstead / Anita Eickstead Charitable Fund 

Jen and Tad Ellinwood 

Noelle and Justin Ellis 

Adrienne and Joshua English Scrimshaw 

Jessica and Adam Erickson 

Shannon Evenstad and LeAnne Mahoney 

Stephen and Laura Feltes 

Blayne Field and Kelsey Zielke-Field 

Casi Finstad 

Alida and Michael Fischbach 

Erin and Corey Flath 

Jamie Flaws° and Nathan Haler 

Randall^ and Loree Flick 

Wendy and Doug Frakie 

John° and Anita Frawley 

Mark and Joan Frey / The Mark & Joan Frey Charitable Giving Fund 

Richard and Barbara Gabriel 

Ganser Fund 

Christine and Rod Garbe 

Karen Garvin and Jan Brundige 

Justin and Amber Gehring 

Duane Gorder 

Terah° and Todd Grace 

Rob and Jenn Graff 

Helen Grant 

Amy and Stephen Graves / Graves Family Foundation 

Sarah Griffiths and Barbara Delaney 

Daniel and Diane Hallberg 

Thomas and Elizabeth Hanly 

James and Ashley Hansen 

Diane M. Hanson 

Tone' and Paul Hanson 

Valorie and Jerry Harlow / Harlow Family Charitable Fund 

Jody and Elizabeth Hassing 

Jennifer and Eric Hathaway 

Carla and Corey Haugen 

Michelle and Corrie Haux 

Van Zandt and Elizabeth Hawn 

Roberta W. Hedge 

Joel and Deb Hendrickson 

Kenneth^ and Jean Henningsen 

Nicole and Shannon Henry 

Greg and Cathy Higgins 

Jeffrey W. and Sue T. Hine 

Libby and Ed Hlavka/The Alces Trust 

Scott Hoffman 

Joseph and Jamie Homme 

David and Kathleen Ingraham 

Susie and Steve Jedlund 

Warren and Barbara Jeffers 

Catherine and Jason^ Jennings 

Paul and Angie Jeyaraj 

Jana^ and Stephen Johnson 

Julie Johnson and Tammy Swick / Johnson Swick Fund 

Mark Robert Johnson 

Ginny Kaiser 

Joe and Cathy Kalkman 

Stuart Kane 

Debra Karger 

Chris, Katie, and Riley Karow 

James Kaufmann 

Emma and Ethan Kaul 

Catherine^ and Paul Kibbe 

Angie and Jeremy King 

Eric and Katherine Kirchner 

Steven and Jan Kirchnr / The Steven L. & Jan L. Kirchner Family Foundation 

Peter and Dana Kirwin 

Vickie Klang and Ellen Neubauer 

Catherine and Brad Kline 

Richard Kline 

Gregory and Nicole Knudtson 

Randy Knutson^ 

Anna Kokayeff 

Ted and Marjorie Kolderie 

Erik and Cheryl Kolz 

Chuck and Jill Koosmann 

Rahul Koranne^ and James Watchke-Koranne 

Kayla Kortan and William Counter 

Diane^ and Larry Kouba 

Valerian and Carolyn Kuechle 

Susan and Don Kunelius 

Brian and Michelle Landon 

Julie and Barry^ Landy 

Julie Lange and Ryan Kilbride 

Josiah Lanska and Jill Gibson 

Ms. Susan M. Larkin^ 

Marilyn^ and Curt Larsen 

Mengting Lee and Justin Riddle 

Peter Lee and Wenlan Cheng 

Laura Leonhardt 

John and Vicky Lettmann / Lettmann Foundation 

Lori A. Litan 

Jennifer and Jeffrey Little 

Allison Loosbrock 

Laraine MacKenzie 

Jessica Madole° and Mark Spickelmier 

Lee and Sue Maggs 

David and Kari Marsch 

Chris Martin 

Thomas and Rebecca Mattison 

Renee and Rob Maul 

Matthew and Alex McCarthy 

Andy McConnell 

Richard McFarland/McFarland Family Fund 

Lisa and Mike McGinn 

Mary Ann McNeil and David Higgins 

Andrew and Sarah Meister 

Greg and DeLonne Miller 

Theresa Mish 

Leona and David Moore 

Josh More 

Inar and Susan Morics 

Kent Mortensen 

Jon and Stacy Mrozek 

Jean and Donald Mueting 

Katherine B. Murphy 

Kelly Myers 

Michelle and Peter Nagel 

Craig Neff and Jane Friedmann 

John and Suzanne Nelson 

Nikki Nethercot-Niermann and Micah Niermann 

George and Susan Niece 

Timothy O'Connor and Charlene Goeman 

James and Sonja Odland 

Heather and Michael Olivier 

Carolyn Olson and Eric Brandes 

Jane and Keith Olson 

David and Laura Oman / Oman Family Charitable Fund 

Steele B. and Harriet V. K. Osborn / Osborn Family Charitable Trust 

Rebecca and David Pagel 

Nic Paulus 

Jon and Erin Penne 

John and Elizabeth Pepas 

MaryKay and Doug Pewowaruk 

Jon Pfannenstein 

Emily and Laura Pini-Fay 

Marcus and Alicia Ploeger 

Joseph and Sara Pohlad 

Marilyn and John^ Porter 

Vanessa and Marc Post 

Randall Propp and Randy Nelson 

Karen and James Quaday 

Brian and Dawn Quinn / Gift4Giving Program 

Amanda and Jared Raths 

Nancy Emerson Read 

James and Kahoru Reinert 

Matthew Rench and Charmaine Lee 

Gary and Marcia Richter 

Mike and Christina Ricke 

Brian and Calie Ries / Ries Family Foundation 

James and Suzanne Riesterer / Riesterer Family Charitable Fund 

Timothy and Carol Risdal 

Kelly and Rocky Robbert 

Melanie Robbins 

John Rodriguez 

Katie and Kyle Roggenbuck 

Sheila Rolf 

Brianne and Holly Rose 

RSTR Schouveller Family Fund 

Timothy and Pamela Rubash 

Michael and Mamie Ruhmann 

Alex and Allison Rykken 

Mark and Marianne Salter 

Sandy Scherb^ 

Michael and Cheryl Schilz 

John and Jennifer Schmidt 

Megan and Mike Schmit 

Jacalyn Schuetzle 

Andrew and Monica Schwarm 

Rachel and Timothy Scobie 

Karen and David Scott / David and Karen Scott Charitable Fund 

Stephen and Mary Beth Seidlitz / Steve and Mary Seidlitz Trust 

Jennifer and Greg Sell 

Susan Setina / Susan Setina Giving Account 

Steve Shadwick and Mey Nevo 

Sue Shepard and Donald Helgeson 

Tom and Sharon Simpson 

Bill and Carin Simpson/Simpson Family Foundation 

Barbara and Todd Sipe / Sipe Charitable Fund 

Chris and Caitlin Sipe / Sipe Donor Advised Fund 

Merna Smith 

Ms. Linnea A. Sodergren 

Nick and Abby Standke 

Patricia Stedman 

George and Linda Steiner 

David and Sheila Stenseth / David and Sheila Stenseth Charitable Fund 

Madison and Tyler Stephens 

Scott and Lynne Stevens 

David and Jessica Stish 

Nancy^ and Denis Stoddard 

Chris Styndl 

Heidi and Jacob Sundquist 

Regina and Mary Szabady 

Naomi and Timothy Tatarek 

Joyce and Alex Tava 

Nathan and Alixandra Theis 

Kristen Thomas 

Kelli and Christian Thompson 

Gabrielle and Jim Thon 

David and Karen Tsurusaki 

Jon and Marie° Tuhy 

Michele Tÿburg 

Rita Ulrich 

Kris and Chris Venning 

Ronald and Denise Wagner 

Joyce and Dennis Wahr / Wahr Family Fund 

Mark Walker and Sarah Davis / Walker Family Foundation 

Alex Ward 

Denise Wedel 

Terry and Jodie Wehling 

Jeff and Sara West 

Stuart and Dorothy Williams 

Eleanor and Frederick Winston / The Longview Foundation 

Jane^ and Dennis^ Wippermann 

Gail Wold^ 

Jean Young and Bradley Yamanaka 

Jerry and Julia Young / Jerry and Julia Young Charitable Fund 

This listing includes cash donations and pledge payments to the Annual Fund received in fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024).  

The following employers matched their employees' donations to the Minnesota Zoo Foundation in fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024) 

Gifts were made in memory of the following individuals in fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024).

Key: ^ = Volunteer; ° = Staff