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Sponsors
$125,000 and Above
- The City of East Lansing, Official Festival Music Sponsor
$50,000 and Above
- Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs: Traditional Arts
Program
- MSU Office of the Provost/College of Arts Letters/Office of Vice President
for Outreach and Engagement
- National Endowment for the Arts
- WILX TV-Channel 10
$25,000 and Above
- Lansing State Journal
$10,000 and Above
- Michigan Humanities Council
- CATA
- Comcast
- Dean Trailways
- Harper's Restaurant and Brewpub
$5,000 and Above
- Beggar's Banquet
- Dart Foundation
- Granger Container Services
- Great Friends of the Great Lakes Folk
Festival
- Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Jackson National Life
- Michigan State University Federal Credit Union
- Pepsi
- Student Book Store
- Target Stores
- Travelhost of Lansing
$2,500 and Above
- Ciesa Design
- Elderly Instruments
- Lansing Board of Water and Light
- MacDowell Storage
- SBC
- Physician's Health Plan of Mid-Michigan
$1,000 and Above
- Aldinger Printing
- AIS Rental
- Capital Area Center for Independent Living
- Citizens Bank
- Clark Construction
- Creole Gallery
- Denise Arnold, Attorney at Law
- Engineering Graphics, Inc.
- Fidelity Investments
- HNTB Michigan, Inc.
- John Henry Corporation
- Lansing Community College
- Malcom Pirnie, Inc.
- MSU Grounds Department
- Public Affairs Associates
- Public Sector Consultants
- Sandy Walter & Associates
- State Electronics
- USDA Food Safety
- Verizon Wireless
- Wal -Mart
- Wharton Center for the Performing Arts
- Wolverine Development
$500 and Above
- Abbott Center
- Airway Oxygen
- Consulate General of Canada
- Delta Printing
- MSU Canadian Studies
- MSU English Language Center
- MSU Native American Institute
- MSU Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities
- WKAR Radio Talking Book
- White Brothers Music
Special Thanks
- Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone
- MSU Institute for Public Utilities
- Sharp Designs
Contributions
Great Lakes Folk Festival is a non-profit
venture that relies on public and private support. Major cash and in-kind
support from Michigan State
University, the City
of East Lansing, and the State of Michigan (through the Michigan
Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs) provides the financial foundation
for the festival, but over $200,000 in additional funds must be raised annually
in order to continue making the festival a family-friendly, free event.
Contributions made to the festival are also considered gifts to Michigan
State University and as such, are tax-deductible as provided by law and
count towards membership in MSU's donor societies. Contributions may also
be eligible for some employee matching gift programs.
For more information about corporate sponsorship,
contact:
Members of the Great Lakes Folk
Festival Fund Raising Council
The Great Lakes Folk Festival Fundraising Committee is a group of individuals
representing, university, business and civic organizations who assist in
raising financial support for the festival. Their counsel and dedicated
efforts are critical for making the event financially possible.
Committee Members:
Maura Benton, Asst.
Dir. of Development at Eli Broad College of Bus.
Julie Karkosak, Dykema Gossett
Kenneth Lawless -- Clark Construction
Christian Luz, HNTB Michigan, Inc.
Paul McAllister, MDOT
Steve McNaughton, Cambridge Group
Sam Singh, Mayor Pro Tem, City of East Lansing; President and
CEO of Michigan NonProfit Association
Marc Thomas, Ingham County Commissioner, LCC Instructor
William C. Trevarthen, Executive Director, MGTV
GLFF
Fundraising Staff
Kurt
Dewhurst, MSU Museum Director
Marsha MacDowell, Festival Director
Bill Matt, Festival Manager
Tim Soule, MSU Museum Development
Honorary Committee
Dr.
William Anderson, Department of History, Arts, and Libraries,
State of Michigan
Dr. Marietta Baba, College of Social Science, MSU
Lu Battaglieri, Michigan Education
Association
Tony Benavides, City of Lansing
Virg Bernero, Michigan Senate
Patricia
Birkholz, Michigan Senate
Bob Blackman, WKAR-Radio
Robert Busby, Creole Gallery
Dianne Byrum, Michigan House of Representatives
Vic
Celentino, Ingham County
Frank Fitzgerald, Clark-Hill
Dr. Hiram Fitzgerald, University Outreach, MSU
Jennifer Granholm, Governor, State of Michigan
Dorothy
Gonzales, Board of Trustees, MSU
Mark Grebner, Ingham County Commission
Curtis Hertel Jr, Ingham County Commission
Meegan Holland, Creole Gallery
David Hollister, Dept. of Labor and Economic Development, State
of Michigan
Dianne
Holman, Ingham County Commission
Evan Hope, Delhi Township Clerk
H. Lynn Jondahl, Mi Prospect for Renewed Citizenship
Michael Kane, Lansing State Journal
Mike King, WILX-TV
Lawrence
Kestenbaum,Washtenaw County Commission
Harlan MacDowell, Eaton County Commission
Richard McLellan, Dykema Gossett
M. Peter McPherson, President, MSU
Mark Meadows, City of East Lansing
Mary
C. Mertz-Smith, MSU Museum Associates Board
Gretchen Millich, WKAR-Radio
Tom Minter, Ingham County Commission
Mike Murphy, Michigan House of Representatives
Leonard M. Peters, Eaton County Commission
Mike
Rogers, U.S. House of Representatives
Craig Ruff, Public Sector Consultants
Bill Rustem, MSU Museum Development Council
Randy Schafer, Ingham County Commission
Dr. Lou Anna Simon, Provost, MSU
Debbie
Stabenow, U.S. Senate
Chris Swope, Ingham County Commission
Dave Weiner, City of Lansing
Stan Werbin, Elderly Instruments
Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan House of Representatives
Dr. Wendy Wilkins, College of Arts and Letters, MSU
Keith Williams, MSU Alumni Association
updated
March 22, 2004
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