Tocqueville Society Members

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
Ralph C. & Dr. Jean Noel Eucher
Peggy Fisher & Larry Stelter
J. Barry & Michele I. Griswell
Kurt & Cara Heiden
Dan & Joanie Houston

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:

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

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

Bill & Susan Knapp

 * Deceased

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

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

Tom & Linda Koehn

Ordre D'Egalité  ($50,000 to $74,999)

Roger K. Brooks & Sunnie M. Richer
Franklin & Tracy Codel
Fred & Charlotte Hubbell

Nancy Krause
Gary & Mindy Scholten

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

Ed & Sue Kenny
Dan & Nicolette Keough
Jon Koehn & Maribeth Mulready
Grant Kvalheim
Scott Johnson & Julia Lawler
Denny & Barbara Linderbaum
Chris & Peggy Littlefield
Jim & Ann Marie McCaughan
Rick & Deb McConnell
R.W. & Mary Nelson
Owen J. & Doris Jean Newlin
Bill & Molly Nolin

Ordre De Consul  ($15,000 to $24,999)

Harry Bookey & Pam Bass Bookey
Micky & Ned Burmeister
Vern Johnson & Teree Caldwell-Johnson
Dean & Sandra Carlson
Nick & Barb Cecere
Joe & LaNae Ceryanec
Jeff Chelesvig
Graham Cook & Catherine Bennett
Eric & Kathy Crowell
Johnny* & Teresa Danos
John DeVries
Peter R & Kristin M Diliberti
Charles & Wendy Drucker
Paul & Teresa Erickson
Daniel Feldt
Doug Fick
Ryan & Amber Fick
Rob & Monica Friedman
Matt & Bridget Fryar
Michael & Barbara Gartner
Pat & Michelle Goodman
Barbara Graham
Tom & Kathy Gray
Chris Guttin & Sue Johnson
Glen & Kimberly Hall

Craig Hansen & Judy
  Ralston-Hansen
Charlie & Anne Happel
Kurt & Cara Heiden
W. Jeffrey & Arlene Heng
Debbie & Mike Hubbell
John & Cindy Hurley II
Mark & Lori Iles
Jim & Deb Israel
Paul & Debra Janssen
Linda & Michael Jennings
Chuck & Jaina Johnson
Tessie Johnson & John Owens
Chris & Meredith Jones
Dan & Mary Kelly
Nancy & Bill Knapp II
Mike & Ellyn Knapp
Dan & Amy Koestner
John & Ellen Lamale
Scott & Susan Leiberton
Bob Maddox
Celia & Tom Mahoney
Mark McCormick & Victoria Herring
Mike & Rhonda McCoy

Ed & Dawn McGill
Barb McKenzie
Doug & Suzanne McKinstry
Todd & Ashley Millang
Dave & Joan Miller
Gerry & Mary Lou Neugent
Mary O’Keefe & Jeff Nall
Tim & Kelli Oswald
Cy & Meighan Phillips
Kay & Bob Riley Jr.
Janis & John Ruan III
Stan & Mary Seidler
Nell & Art Slusark
Dwight Soethout & Deanna
  Strable-Soethout
Tom & Julie Swank
Robert & Kari TeKolste
Tim & Toni Urban
Luis & Isabel Valdes
Sean & Jennifer Vicente
Kevin & Jolene Vermeer
Fred & Emily Weitz
Sandy & Mike Wegner
Chris & Jan Welp
Steve & Michele Whitty

 * Deceased

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

Emily & Cory Abbas
Dennis & Susan Albaugh
McKenzie Allely
John & Susan Aschenbrenner
David & Laura Attaway
Kip & Jane Augspurger
Jeffrey A. & Marie K. Austin
BJ & Tiffany Baker
Bruce & Kelli Baker
Jennie L. Balcom & Mark P. Glowacki
Caroline & Bob Baur
Barb Beatty
Mike & Karen Beer
Chris Bening
Ray & Carrie Bening
Bill Benskin, Jr.
John & Nancy Berg
Kathryn & Thomas Bernau
Rob & Allison Best
Chuck & Janet Betts
Candy Bidler Hurley & Brian Hurley
Sam & Louise Billmeyer
Jim & Marcia Borel
Brett & Sue Bosworth
Chris & Joan Bowman
Diane & Bill Boyd
Quent & Inez Boyken
Beth Brady
Gary & Diane Bridgewater
Brad & Kristin Broberg
Steve Bruere
TJ & Jennifer Bryant
Elisabeth Buck & Timothy Waddell
Jamie & Gary Buelt
John & Colleen Burgeson
Bob Burnett*
Teresa & David Button
Judi Buxo
Jay & Katie Byers
Charley & Nicole Campbell
Steve & Barb Cappaert
John Carstensen & Scott Valbert
Joshua & Sweta Roy-Carson
Jim & Heidi Chico
Theresa & David Chivers
David & Debbie Christens
Barry & Joane Clark
Marta Codina-Bruno & Jim Bruno
Shannon Cofield & Kirk Irwin
Larry & Sue Cook
Mitchell & Pat Corbett
Mary & Peter Cownie
Marty & Helen Cropp
Greg & Brenda Cushing
Darcy Darrah
Morgan & Tiffany Deal
Tammy & Greg DeHaai
Niki DePhillips
Esfand & Sharon Dinshaw
Doug & Patty Dornacker
Dr. Doug Dorner & Carole Villeneuve
Jerry & Cary Douglas
Rob & Jenny Dowil
Mike Downing
Tim & Teresa Dunbar
Sam & Stephanie Early
Paul & Sandy Easter
Lisa & Greg Elming
Scott & Jodi Eltjes & Family
Randall Epright
Keith & Denise Erhard
Ralph C. & Dr. Jean Noel Eucher
Todd & Teri Everett
Eric Faust
Jason & Kim Felker
Susan Fitzsimmons & Jake
  Christensen
Allison & Jim Fleming
Mike & Jean Foley
Rudy & Melissa Fors
Roger Fors
Rita & John Forsyth
Rod & Heidi Foster
Amy & Chris Friedrich
Grant & Diane Friesth
Bokkyeong & Cornel Fuerer
Easter Family Fund
Alex & Sharon Gaddy-Hanna
Nick Gerhart
Nate Geurkink
Nick & Jill Gifford
Gregory* & Suzie Glazer Burt