Gift Listing is for Fiscal Year 2025: October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

The Annual Giving Society recognizes donors who are passionate about Dunes Learning Center and outdoor science education. Through the giving circles, donors enjoy special recognition, updates on programs, and social opportunities. For more information or to join, please contact us or visit the Giving Circle Page.

Dunes Learning Center is deeply grateful to all of its donors. If your name was inadvertently omitted or incorrectly listed, please accept our apologies, and contact us at 219-395-9555 or friends@duneslearningcenter.org so that we may correct it in the future.


Lake Michigan Circle - $10,000+

Carolyn and Patrick Gorman
CM (Matrona) Malik
Geof Benson
Leslie McLean and David Phelps
Philip Hahn


Dunes Circle - $5,000-$9,999

Nina Diamond
Julie Walsh Doran and James Doran
Ellen Osann Goff
Nancy Moldenhauer and Sharlene Livesay
Susan and Edward Osann
Lisa and Phillip Stoffregen


Owl Circle - $2,500-$4,999

Claudia Gheorghiu
Anne Norton
Sophia Stratton and Rick Novak
Theresa and Thomas Weakland


Frog Circle - $1,000-$2,499

Adriane and Robert Blaesing
Donna Coleman
Angel Gochee Goins and Cliff Goins
Laura and Jay Hennessy
Mike Houlihan
Dorothy and Don Kurtz
Mike Lancioni
Cecelia Largura
Carol and Lawrence Levy

Donna and Greg Lind
Kathryn and Michael Lozano
Melissa Mills
Pete Rub
Becky and Brent Sherman
Alison Anastasio and Robert Shymanski
Janice and Timothy Sullivan
Carolyn and Charles Weinberg
Zack Wellsand


Butterfly Circle - $500-999

Teresa Massa and Ralph Box
Dianne Burnia
Brett Carney
Edward Engelsen
Zeke (Ricardo) Escobedo
Kristine Fallon
Emily and Brett Furuness
Jaime, Jenny and John Golba
Fred Gomos
Mark Jaeger
Jennifer and Peter Kindel

Amy and Maurice Klefeker
Sue and Paul Labovitz
Kay and Craig Nelson
Nancy and Dale Nichols
Susan Fischer and David Nisius
Sarah and Noel Pavlovic
Tami and William Peck
Jamee and Mark Swanson
Chip Taylor
Johanna and Bill Welter


Acorn Circle - $250-$499

Stephen and Victoria Adik
Sarah Arthur
Juliann and James Babb
John A. Bacon
Catherine and Calvin Bellamy
Donna Benus
Nathaniel Bibat
Margaret and James Brault
Mary and James Corrigan
Joyce Drake
Rachel Escobede
Grace and Ricardo Escobedo
Lorraine and Kevin Fitzgerald
Mike and Joanie Gross
Jayson Hemphill
Mary Ann Hettich
Wendy Smith and Paul Keaton
Kira Kelley

Kim and Brian Kortum
Nancy and Cary Koultourides
Jory Mathews and Megumi Kukuhara-Mathews
Paige Kurz
Susannah and Nick Larson
Mary and Howard Marvel
Stacy Milheiser
Billy Moore
Bridgette and Dan Murray
Myrna Newgent
Robert Ordway
Terry and William Payonk
Susan Loeb and Larry Stanton
Sandra and Michael Stoffregen
Kim Swift
Donna Norkus and Bill Taylor
Abigail and William Unzicker