Annual Fund
Giving For The Greater Good
As TRAIL grows to serve greater numbers of older adults throughout Johnson County, yearly contributions from members and friends are needed to strengthen the TRAIL community. Please join us as an annual fund donor! [Scroll down the page to see our latest honor roll of contributors.]
Annual gifts help TRAIL cover yearly expenses that keep our organization healthy, from staffing and supplies to community events. Contributions from individuals also help underwrite our Supported Membership Program for income-eligible households. TRAIL’s long-term goal is to achieve a balanced funding mix that is roughly 50 percent membership fees and 50 percent gifts and grants. Annual fund gifts are a critical component of our revenue stream.
Want to learn more? Check out our annual fund FAQs.
To make supporting TRAIL even easier, consider making your annual gift via monthly withdrawals from your bank account or credit card. Click here to download the necessary form with instructions.
Don't forget, you can make a charitable contribution to TRAIL from your IRA. The contribution counts toward your required minimum distribution but isn't considered income for tax purposes.
All contributors receive our monthly TRAIL Guide newsletter to keep them informed about our activities, and are invited to donor appreciation events.
The honor roll below is one way of expressing our thanks to current annual fund contributors, whose gifts are helping to ensure TRAIL’s financial stability this year and in all the years to come. We also are deeply grateful to those who've directed recent tribute gifts to TRAIL in honor or in memory of friends and loved ones recognized below. THANK YOU!
Annual Fund Honor Roll
The lists below gratefully recognize contributors who have made gifts of $50 or more since January 1, 2025.
An [S] indicates a Sustaining Donor who provides ongoing support of TRAIL
through automatic bank account or credit card withdrawals.
Corporate Sponsors of $250 or more are recognized in a separate honor roll.
TRAIL Builders
(Annual gifts of $1,000 or more)
- Bonnie & Doug Boothroy
- Bob Brooks & Mark Ruggeberg
- Jonathan Dorfman & Melissa Kaish
- Maggie Elliott
- Thomas & Maria Gudenkauf
- Lois James & Bruce Guyer
- Pamela Kautz
- Terri & Steve Larson
- Jane McCune
- Kathy Mitchell
- Janene Panfil & Donald Stumbo
- JIm & Mary Pratt
- Richard & Linda Randell
- Robert Schafbuch
- Joy Smith & David Rust
- Joyce Summerwill
- Alan & Liz Swanson
- Dave Triplett
- Neil & Nancy Quellhorst
TRAIL Supporters
(Annual gifts of $250-$999; *indicates gift of $500 or more)
- Jeanne Bancroft*
- Richard & Phyllis Braverman
- Pat Brockett & Jefri Palermo
- Richard & Ann Burton
- Candace & Michael Conlan*
- Kevin & Julie Crockett
- Dave & Sally Dierks*
- Lorraine Dorfman*
- Charlie Drum*
- Sandra Eskin
- Don & Dorothy Fowles*
- Ellen Heywood & Paul Ingram
- Joni Jones*
- Michael Lewis-Beck & Sara Sauers
- Linda McGuire
- Kris & Alan Nagel*
- Virginia & David Naso
- Dorothy & Al Perssons
- Ana & Ryan Peterson
- Mary Roth
- Jim Ruebush & Melanie McNeil*
- Susan Shullaw*
- Sally Stutsman
- Dwight & Vicki Tardy*
- Alex & Laura Taylor*
- Bill Waldie
- Douglas West*
- Nancy Williams*
TRAIL Explorers
(Annual gifts of $50-$249)
- Allison Andrews
- Debbie Beermann & David Van Dusseldorp
- Linda Bergquist
- Terry Boles
- Suzanne Bork
- Amy Brainard
- Kerry Campbell
- Mary Cannon [S]
- Holly Carver & Lain Adkins
- Jay Cayner & Gayle Sand
- Linda Coats & Marcia Holsinger
- Kay & Nick Colangelo
- Denice & Michael Connell
- Marvin Denburg
- Jo & Terry Dickens
- Richard & Deb Dorzweiler
- Sue and Bob Dvorsky
- Joanne Eggert
- Marie Evans
- Susan & Mike Farran
- Art & Jean Fleck
- Lesanne & Jack Fliehler
- Nancy Foster
- Bill & Meg Furlong
- Sherri Furman
- Marcia Gaffney
- Joan & John Garrity
- Kaleigh Gilmore
- Gordon Goldsmith & Sara Henyrson
- Kevin & Pat Hanick
- Jay & Julie Happel
- Matt & Mary Kate Pilcher Hayek
- Philip Heckel
- Pat Heiden
- Walter Helms
- HD & Myrene Hoover
- Jody Hovland & Ron Clark
- John & Sandra Hudson
- Anita Hutton
- Susan & Mark Isham
- Kathy Jacobs
- Jo Lavera Jones [S]
- Dave Keeley
- John & Claudia Knutson
- Christine Lahann
- Gary Lawrenson & Linda Rice
- Susan & John Loomis
- David & Martha Lubaroff
- Diana & John Lundell
- Mike & Joanne Margolin
- Susan McCabe
- Yvonne McCabe
- Margery McCardell
- Linzee & Paul McCray
- Barbara McFadden & Tom Rocklin
- Bonnie McFarland
- Mary & Jim Merchant
- Mike & Mitsi Messier
- Stan Miller & Kathy Polvi
- Alfrieta Monagan
- Twyla Morlan
- Jan Myatt & Steve Price
- Mary New
- Carrie Z. Norton
- Beth & Jim Peterson
- Janet Peterson
- Julie & Lonnie Pulkrabek
- Bob & Mary Ann Reynolds
- Beverly Robalino
- DuVeen Robinson [S]
- Ann Romanowski
- Tom & Carol Rosenberger
- Gregory & Vicki Saunders
- Ica Schaull
- Todd & Dawn Shores
- Eileen & George Schrimper
- Janie Schomberg
- Nancy Sharp
- Tom Snee
- Barb Stein
- Sharon Stubbs [S]
- Sara Sutton
- Christine Taylor
- Christine & Sarah Thomas
- Rita & Robert Tomanek
- Grace & Jim Tully
- Dana Van Abbema
- Noel & Frank Verducci
- Rich & Rose Weitzel
- Veronica and Dennis Wieland
- Thais Winkleblack
- Rich and Deb Wretman
- Warren Young
- Yu Yu
Tribute Gifts
(Gifts made to TRAIL in honor or in memory of friends and loved ones)
In honor of Joni Jones
- Elaine Tarnutzer