Tocqueville Recognition Ad 

We would like to recognize and thank our Tocqueville Members for their contributions to our community. The members listed within this ad are our community's most generous and community-minded philanthropists. Together, they have invested nearly $7 million to the 2021 United Way campaign. Please join us in recognizing and thanking them for fostering an equitable, engaged, and empowered community. 

Tocqueville Society Recognition Ad

Tocqueville Legacy Circle

These generous donors have endowed their United Way Tocqueville Society contributions. Provisions have been made to provide a gift of $10,000 or more to United Way of Central Iowa in perpetuity. 

Don & Margo Blumenthal

Roger K. Brooks & Sunnie M. Richer

Robert A.* & Gloria* Burnett Fund

Dean & Sandra Carlson

Patty & Jim Cownie

John DeVries

Ralph C. & Dr. Jean Noel Eucher

Peggy Fisher & Larry Stelter

J. Barry* & Michele I. Griswell

Kurt & Cara Heiden

Dan & Joanie Houston

Debbie & Mike Hubbell

Fred & Charlotte Hubbell Foundation

James & Helen Hubbell Charitable Foundation*

Jim & Deb Israel

Bill & Susan Knapp

Steve & Cathy Lacy

J. Locke & Harriet S. Macomber Fund*

Gary* & Jeanie McPhail

Mark & Jill Oman

Suku & Dr. Mary Radia

Jack & Cynthia Rehm

Doug & Debbie Reichardt

Estate of Joseph F. Rosenfield*

Rob Sand & Christine Lauridsen Sand

Estate of John and Lilyan Stoddard

Mel & Kathy Weatherwax

Fred & Emily Weitz

Rich & Kim Willis

Connie Wimer & Frank Fogarty*

Mike & Beth Wiskirchen

One family wishes to remain anonymous.

* Deceased

Founding Members

The United Way of Central Iowa Tocqueville Society was founded in 1984 to deepen the understanding, commitment, and support of United Way’s most generous and community-minded investors.  Membership in the Society is granted to individuals or households who contribute at least $10,000 annually to United Way.  In 1984, Des Moines was one of five founding cities including Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, and Nashville.  The local founding members include:

Robert* & Gloria* Burnett

Bill & Susan Knapp

Maddie Levitt*

Richard* & Jeanne Levitt

Katie* & E.T. Meredith III*

Owen J.* & Doris Jean Newlin

 * Deceased

La Table Ronde D'un Million  ($1,000,000+)

Recognizing donors who have given $1 million or more in a single gift or cumulatively within 10 years. 

Anonymous Donor

Don & Margo Blumenthal

Roger K. Brooks & Sunnie M. Richer

Patty & Jim Cownie

David & Margaret Drury

J. Barry* & Michele I. Griswell

Dan & Joanie Houston

Charlotte & Fred Hubbell

Bill & Susan Knapp

Tom & Linda Koehn

Kyle & Sharon Krause

Maddie Levitt*

Mark & Jill Oman

Suku & Mary Radia

La Table Ronde Des Millions De Dollars  ($1,000,000+)

Recognizing donors who give $1 million or more each year. No donors are currently at this level.

 

Ordre de Prospérité ($750,000 to $999,999)

No donors are currently at this level.

 

Ordre de Connaissance ($500,000 to $749,000)

No donors are currently at this level.

 

Ordre d’Indépendance ($250,000 to $499,999)

No donors are currently at this level. 

La Société Nationale  ($100,000 to $249,999)

Don & Margo Blumenthal

Patty & Jim Cownie

Dr. Richard L. Deming

Bill & Susan Knapp

Tom & Linda Koehn

Kyle & Sharon Krause

Steve & Cathy Lacy

Harriet S. & J. Lock Macomber United Way Fund*

Ordre De Fraternité  ($75,000 to $99,999)

Chris & Gretchen Blunt

Grant Kvalheim

Rich & Kim Willis

Ordre D'Egalité  ($50,000 to $74,999)

Roger K. Brooks & Sunnie M. Richer

Don & Mary Coffin

Meredith Family Foundation

Matt & Bridget Fryar

Marcene Grant

Dan & Joanie Houston

Fred & Charlotte Hubbell

Nancy Krause

Mark & Jill Oman

Ordre De Liberté  ($25,000 to $49,999)

Kip & Debbie Albertson

James & Leslie Belardi

Harry Bookey & Pam Bass Bookey

Steve & Melissa Chapman

Jeff Chelesvig

Graham Cook & Catherine Bennett

John DeVries*

Mike Downing & Susy Gooding

David & Margaret Drury

Daniel Feldt

Doug Fick

Steve & Lynn Graves

Patrick & Karen Halter

Craig & Judy Hansen 

Cara & Kurt Heiden

Debbie & Mike Hubbell

Tessie Johnson & John Owens

Ross & Deanna Junge

Dan & Nicolette Keough

Jon Koehn & Maribeth Mulready

Tanner & Hannah Krause

Christopher & Erin Kuhl

Scott Johnson & Julia Lawler

Bill & Karla Lowe

Don & Lori Lyons

Celia & Tom Mahoney

Rick & Deb McConnell

Ed & Dawn McGill

Barb McKenzie

Doris Jean Newlin

Suku & Dr. Mary Radia

Dan & Phyllis Rupprecht

Renee & Steve Schaaf

Paul & Claudia Schickler

Karen Shaff & Steve Jayne

Ellen & Dennis Willadsen

Larry & Kathi Zimpleman

Ordre De Consul  ($15,000 to $24,999)

Emily & Cory Abbas

Kip & Jane Augspurger

Wendy & David Batchelder

John & Nancy Berg

Cindy Bidler Hurley & Brian Hurley

Brett & Sue Bosworth

Gary & Diane Bridgewater

Vern Johnson & Teree Caldwell-Johnson

Charley & Nicole Campbell

Dean & Sandra Carlson

Jin Chang

Scott & Jennifer Cochran

Shannon Cofield & Kirk Irwin

Kari & Wes Cooling

Brenda & Greg Cushing

Rob & Cheri Danna

Esfand & Sharon Dinshaw

Paul & Sandy Easter

Dave & Nora Everett

Roger Fors & Kristi Chapman

Monica & Rob Friedman

Michael & Barbara Gartner

Tracy Ging

Suzie Glazer Burt

Tim & Sharon Glenn

Tom & Sally Graf

Allan & Gina Graham

Glen & Kimberly Hall

Mark & Melinda Hanrahan

Steve & Rachel Hauschilt

Deb & Paul Hayes

W. Jeffrey & Arlene Heng

John & Jocelyn Hillman

Christine & Charles Holmes

John & Cindy Hurley II

Mark & Lori Iles

Jim & Deb Israel

Martha James & Michael Myszewski

Craig & Joan Johnson

Chris & Meredith Jones

Rajesh Kalathur

Dan & Mary Kelly

Gary & Sue Kirke

Nancy & Bill Knapp II

Dan & Amy Koestner

John & Ellen Lamale

Rob Sand & Christine Lauridsen Sand

Scott & Susan Leiberton

Brad Liggett

Brian Mallaro

Heidi Mason & Mastafa Sagun

Mike & Rhonda McCoy

Todd & Ashley Millang

Chris & Liz Nelson

Lisa & Joel Nelson

Mary Louise & Gerry Neugent

Phil & Mary Nordhus

Mary O'Keefe & Jeff Nall

Cy & Meighan Phillips 

Dan Pitcher

Joe & Judy Price

Jay & Jillian Reavis

Kay & Bob Riley Jr.

Mark Rupprecht

Paul & TeAnna Rupprecht

Tom & Pam Rupprecht

John & Julie Schreurs

Jaey & Brenda Sedlacek

Stan & Mary Seidler

Mary Sellers

Deanna Strable-Soethout & Dwight Soethout 

Matt & Julie Sokolowski

Tom & Tarra Stewart

Nataliya & Jason Stone

Robert & Kari TeKolste

Deborah Tharnish & Nicholas Roby

Terrence Tobin & Maureen Roach Tobin

Rick Tollakson

Tim & Toni Urban

Sean & Jennifer Vicente

Sandy & Mike Wegner

Fred Weitz

Chris & Jan Welp

Steve & Michele Whitty

Kristina Williams & Jim Taibi

Wendy Young

Three families wish to remain anonymous.
 

Membres de la Société ($10,000 - $14,999)

Mark & Christine Abbott

Mike & Katie Abbott

Kirk & Dianna Abrahamson

Kerry & Denise Adaway

Dr. Aneesa Afroze & Meraj Mohammed

Dennis & Susan Albaugh

Drs. Rana Aldutrah & Mustafa Eldadah

McKenzie Allely

Melinda Antisdel

John & Susan Aschenbrenner

Erik & Angie Askelsen

David & Laura Attaway

Annie Bailey

BJ & Tiffany Baker

Bruce & Kelli Baker

Dr. Barbara Beatty

Brian & Emily Beckett

Jason & Katie Belding

Ray & Carrie Bening

Rona Berinobis

Anant & Anubha Bhalla

Chris & Christi Bird

Nick & Amber Blyth

Curt Boelman

Jim & Marcia Borel

Jim Brannen

Sean Britt Brooks & Gary Brennan

Brad & Kristin Broberg

David & Susan Brown

Dr. Tom M. & Susan E. Brown

Steve Bruere

Jamie & Gary Buelt

Drew & Abby Buhrow

Cait & Trent Burley

William & Kristi Burma

Bob* & Gloria Burnett*

Jay & Katie Byers

Paul & Kelly Cain

Joshua & Sweta Roy-Carson

Amanda Carstens Steward & Eric Steward

Nola Cartmill

Joe & LaNae Ceryanec

John & Lori Chesser

Susan Fitzsimmons & Jake Christensen

Tony Coleman

Mitchell & Patricia Corbett

Chris & Breanne Costa

Mary & Peter Cownie

Blake & Amber Crow

John D. Currier Jr.

Katherine Daly

Darcy Darrah & Chris Thoemke

Morgan & Tiffany Deal

Tyler & Valerie Dingel

Doug & Patty Dornacker

Jerry & Cary Douglas

Ryan Downing & Sara Middleton

Josh Dreyer & Ellen Lewis

Easter Family Fund

Sam Eathington

Paul & Kelli Eddy

Chad & Melanie Ellsworth

Scott & Jodi, Eltjes & Family

Randy & Nancy Epright

Keith & Denise Erhard

Ralph C. Eucher & Dr. Jean Noel Eucher

Todd & Teri Everett

Kevin Farley

Dr. Teri Wahlig & Mark Feldmann

Lori Fenton

Ryan & Amber Fick

Christopher & Christine Fish

Peggy Fisher & Larry Stelter

Allison & Jim Fleming

Rudy & Melissa Fors

Rod & Heidi Foster

Lisa Foxworthy-Parker & Todd Parker

Pat & Pattie Fraizer

Chad & Deb Frazell

Amy & Chris Friedrich

Jason & Natalie Frierott

Grant & Diane Friesth

Daniel & Tina Smith Fritz

Tim & Kelly Gauger

Nathan & Renee Geurkink

Marc & Caryn Ginsberg

Devon & Kathy Goetz

John & Alivia Golden

Jerry & Marshall Grabau

Chris Grady

Jill Greiner

Drs. Luke & Heather Groben

Del & Cindy Gustafson

PJ & Renee Hamlen

Brian & Christina Hansen

Ron & Jennifer Hanson

Renee Hardman

Cory & Alison Harris

Chuck & Libby Hartlieb

Susan Hatten

Mark & Ginny Haviland

Tim Heaston

Eric & Debbie Henderson

John & Maureen Henderson

Carol Hendrick & Jon Duvick

Mike & Ronda Hindman

Nick & Jill Hittner

Trudy Holman Hurd

Jon & Erin Holstrom

Stephen & Kara Hoogensen

Rusty Hubbell Family Fund

Chris & Laura Ibach

Angela & James Jackson

Steve & Libby Jacobs

Scott & Natausha Jean 

Linda & Michael Jennings

Erica & Ryan Jensen

Randy & Beth Jensen 

Anurag & Sunaina Joshi

Paula & Paul Juffer

Natali Justiniano Pahl & Craig Pahl

Bruce & Susy Kelley

Carrie King

Tim & Monica Kirgan

Ken & Ashley Kleemeier

Marty & Debbie Klein

Benjy & Allison Klostermann

Alicia & Eric Knapp

Mike & Ellyn Knapp

Sean & Kelsey Knowles

Dan & Kris Koster

Steve & Susan Kozman

Sara Krzyczkowski 

Daphne Kwon

Marla Lacey

Dan & Sara Lahey

Greg & Linda LaMair

Mike LaMair

Dan & Angie Leibfried

Quin & Lacey Leith

Galit & Itay Levinsky

Jeff Lorenzen

Mark & Holly Lyons

LaRue & Bob Maddox III

Dr. Craig & Michelle Mahoney

Brian & Andrea Mamola

Niki & Josh Mason

John & Jean Matovina

LaDonna Matthes

Tonya Maxwell

Jess & Tim McCulloh

Ken & Linda McCullum

Richard McEvoy

Rachel & Benjamin J. McLean

Jeanie McPhail

Ron & Crystal Mead

John Melvin

Mell Meredith Frazier

Julie & Andy Middleswart

Deb & George Milligan

Rod Mims Family

Michael Mock & Chad Kennelly

Polly Moore

Jim & Joyce Mundus

Alejandro & Karen Munoz

Sandy Nelson

Bill & Pauline Niebur

Douglas Niemann

Phil & Mary Nordhus

Bill Noth

Jennifer Olson

Gary & Ginger Palmer

Brian Pattinson & Janet Petersen

Mr. Michael & Dr. Kristy Perrin

John & Julie Phelps

Dr. Cory & Janell Pittman

Joel & Kristine Pitz

Adam & Laurie Politzer

Nancy & Paul Post

Donna L. Paulsen & Thomas E. Press

Ashley & Justin Quint

Rich & Cindy Raabe

Jeff & Sarah Rader

Justin & Donnis Rafferty

Phil & Andrea Randall

Kurt & Lynette Rasmussen

Mike & Kristi Reck

Linda & Srinivas Reddy

Jack & Cynthia Rehm

Doug & Debbie Reichardt

Tim & Karen Rieck

Matt & Erin Riezman

Chris & Mary Risewick

Bob & Mary Ritz

Darin & Roxi Roggenburg

Jeff & Tracey Rommel

Doug & Susan Roozeboom

Estate of Joseph F. Rosenfield *

Teri & Todd Ross

Randall & Trish Rubin

Kelly & Mary Rush

Kevin & Katherine Saunders

Melissa Scheuerman & Tim Sims

John Schmidt & Deb Wiley

Brad & Tina Schoenfelder

Mike Schreurs

Melissa Scheuerman & Tim Sims

Jaey & Brenda Sedlacek

Don & Helen Seibel

Jay & Ann Seiboldt

Steve & Julia Shaffer

Travis & Jen Sheets 

Matthew & Emily Moore Smalley

Mondale & Lucreia Smith

James Spooner & Judy Quick

Anne & Bart Starr

Estate of John & Lilyan Stoddard*  

Pete & Sandy Stokley 

Tim & Emily Stork

Stan Sung

Amy & Shawn Swaner

Tom & Julie Swank

Rebecca Tadikonda

Larry & Julie Taylor

Rick & Holly Tiwald

Mike & Vickie Tousley

Andrew Traeger

Jim Usgaard & Becky Knutson

Georgia Van Gundy & Chad Kleppe

Sarah & Scott VanBeck

Brent & Esther VanderWaal

Liza Veren

Paul & Mary Vial

Maria & Dave Volante

Jon & Guyla Volkert

Marty & Leisha Wadle

Marty & Suzanne Walsh

Paul & Karen Waltz

Mel & Kathy Weatherwax

Paul & Andrea Weinberg

Bill Wheeler

John & Lauren Wheeler

Ron Wheeler

Richard Wiernasz

Micki & Brett Wildin

Bob & Gladys Wilkins

Matt & Jenn Willis

Andy & Stephanie Wilson

Kara Wilson

Connie Wimer

Clarice & Rich Wireman

Todd & Stephanie Wishman

Mike & Beth Wiskirchen

Angela & Jonathan Wright

Lisa & Dan Wylam

Amanda & Brandon Young

Chris & Karen Yuska

Kevin & Jennifer Zaugg

The Zimmerman Family

Twelve families wish to remain anonymous.

* Deceased