Annual Fund Supporters
The following individuals, families, businesses and organizations gave generously to support the Center for Irish Music’s Annual Fund from July 2025 through June 2026.
Your direct donations, legacy gifts, in-kind contributions, grants and community support for Éigse CIM, A Musical Gaela helped us hand down the tradition to the next generation of musicians in our community all year long.
$50,000-$74,999
Karen Smith and Martha West
$25,000-$49,999
Anonymous
Dr. Tom & Marilyn Miller
Minnesota State Arts Board
$10,000-$24,999
Anonymous
Culture Ireland
Consulate General of Ireland
Halloran Family Foundation
Mike & Gloria Lynch
Thomas Dillon Redshaw
Kim & Tim Scanlan
$5,000-$9,999
Boss Foundation
Jennifer & Thomas Coen
Larkin Hoffman
Sarah & Jeff Larsen
Heather & Justin O'Carrick
Mike O'Connor
Kristi & Tom Sullivan
$2,500-$4,999
Margaret & Gary Johnson
Kathleen & Hugh MacMenamin
McKenna Family
Beth & Pat Nunnally
Suzanne & David Rhees
Ann & Tom Schroeder
Jo Ann & Mario Vano
W. E. McGuire Foundation
$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous (5)
Alex Aavang & Amanda Hayward
Heidi & Thomas Bryson
Jan & Mike Casey
Crowe Family
Arlie & Jack Crowe
Kate Daly
David King
Dennis Curley & Family
Emerald Society of Minnesota
Tom Erickson & Betty Beck
In honor of Mary Vanorny
Leah & Ian Evison
James Fahy
The Flagstad Family
Kieran Folliard
Siobhan George
H. B. Fuller Company Foundation
Holiday Inn
Denise Lien & Dennis Stanton
Lyles Family
In honor of Tim
Katherine & Sean Lynch
In memory of Mike & Gloria Lynch
Stephen Maxwell
Jeanne Morales & Richard Skroch
In memory of Mike & Gloria Lynch
Greg & Lisa Padden
James Reed
Michal Sinak & Caitlyn Johnson
$500-$999
Anonymous
Anonymous
In memory of Tim Lyles
Accredited Investors Inc.
James Bergstrom
Nicole & Benjamin Boor
Hanna & Erik Brandt
Su Ann & Mike De Georgeo
Eileen & Mike Degnan
In memory of Marlow Woeltge
Eileen & Paul DeMarco
In honor of the Flagstad family
Mary Farquhar & Roger Fisher
Ruth & Simon Fenton
Jeanna Fifer
Helen Grant
Kelsey & Neil Gunn
Marsha Hartman & David Senness
Elizabeth & Sean Killackey
Trevor Larkee
An Luan Adult Ensemble
Katie McBride
Patricia McMorrow
Medtronic
Catherine Peterman
Kris & Steve Petrini
Quicksilver Express
Michael Rabon
Suchitra & Ramesh Sairam
John Sebastian
Beth Vance
Paul Wehling
Wendy Stone & Mark Rutkiewicz
$250-$499
Anonymous (4)
Mary Adamek
Marji & Mike Bailey
Sarah & Mick Bauer
Denise & Ben Braus
Jennifer & Jerry Burke
Mary & Robby Callahan Schreiber
Andrew Clark
Rita Davern
Máirtín de Cógáin
Barb & Woody Edstrom
Harvey Fenster
In honor of Jan & Mike Casey
Gillian Fenton
Gina Fitzgerald
Russell Bernard Lane
Audrey Matson & Bob Lies
McBurnie Family
Moriarty Family
Julia Nerbonne
Buffy & Jack Nugent
Rich Sluss
Kristo Sween & Donna Dingle
Richard Wilson
$100-$249
Anonymous
Gerald & Jean Aben
Jeanne M Badman
Ruairi Barnwell
Louise Barrett
Patty & Ted Bather
Gene Berghoff
In memory of Mike & Gloria Lynch
Ruth & Michael Bettendorf
Daniel Blaskowski
Judy & Dave Burns
Peggy Burress
Kurt Clark
Marianne Clinton
Kate & Dan Cole
Coleman Family
Adam Coolong
Jeffrey & Margaret Cotter
In memory of Mike & Gloria Lynch
Karen de Boer & Robert Farrell
Kelley Dinsmore
Brian Donahue
Meghan & Iain Dove McAfee
Siobhán Dugan & Chad McAnally
Colleen & Fritz Ebinger
Beth & Justin Engelking
Emily Erickson
In honor of Mary Vanorny
Claudia & Tony Ernst
Patrick K Fahey
In honor of Michael T Fahey
Mary & Jim Glazer
Kelsey Gunn
Erik Hahn
Lora Harper
Connie Hessevick
Corey Hudson
Samantha Jekot-Graham
Nicholas Jordan
J's Kombucha
Garth Kargas
Mary Ellen Kavanaugh
Linda Kenny
In memory of Will Kenny
Michelle Kunz
In honor of Chuck Steffel
Joan & Wally Kusnierz
In memory of Mike & Gloria Lynch
Sherry & Don Ladig
Mary Lane
William Leonard
Leah Mahoney & Jimmy Sherman
Erica and Simeon Matthews
Paul McCluskey
Mary McCormick
Teresa and Patrick McCormick
In memory of Mike & Gloria Lynch
Dan & Mariel Miesle
Sherry Minnick
Moloney's Irish Imports
John Murray
Kate Nichols
Brian O'Day
Mame O'Meara
Patricia Panshin
In honor of the Carroll Family
The Pasquerella Family
Albert and Abigail Putnam
In memory of Mike & Gloria Lynch
Kate & Erick Reinikka
Bob Rorke
Kelly Scanlan & Jevon Anderson
John Sherlock
Terry Stevens
In memory of Brenda Buckley
Jim Tarbox
In honor of Mary Shannon Feeney
Mary T'Kach
In honor of Norah Rendell
PvTkach
Helen Torrens
Jan & Mark Young
Michael Zelinski
Jeffrey Zieba
$25-$99
Anonymous (3)
Jill Best
Blackstack Brewery
Andrew Bramsen
Kate, Susan & Kevin Burke
Mary Ann Callahan
Samuel Dillon
Steve Doyle & Mary McCarten
Emily Doyle
Kathleen Green
Gretchen Hazelton
Nora Hertel
Hewlitt Packard Enterprise Foundation
Mary Hogan-Bard
Ethel Hopkins
Alex Langley
Bruce Larson
Mary & Geoff Laskowski
Cynthia Leigh
Beth Lenz
Darin Lynch
Jennifer C. Manion
Lars Markeson
Carrie Maynard
In memory of Mike & Gloria Lynch
Eileen McIsaac
Deborah Meade
The Monahan family
Craig Moran
Georgia Nesbitt
Daniel Newton
Fionnuala Ní Aolaín & Oren Gross
In honor of Padraic Ó Laolaín
The Ninow Family
Eric Platt
Patrick K Riley
Jeanne Ronayne
Michael Root
Steve Sandberg
Ellie Schirmer
Rara Schmit
Janet & Thomas Scott
Debra Spencer
David Strang
Susan Swann
Thrivent Choice Dollars
Urban Growler Brewing Company
Cara Weggler Menge
Collette Whittaker
Walter Olavi Wietzke