Ballet Des Moines is deeply grateful to every donor, partner, and funder for their visionary leadership and generosity. Because of their support, Ballet Des Moines is actively improving quality of life across the state of Iowa, inspiring a diverse audience to reach their potential, find their voice, and thrive.
This list represents gifts and payments above $1,500 between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, and includes funding for operations, educational programs, and our recent capital campaign: Support What Moves You.
*For a complete listing of donors to the Support What Moves You Capital Campaign, click here.
Thank you to the donors who make our programs possible:
SEASON sponsors
$1,000,000+
Lauridsen family foundation
$100,000+
$20,000+
the BALLETOMANE society
platinum ($10,000+)
Anonymous
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Randy Breese
Joyce & Rick Chapman
Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation
Charlotte & Fred Hubbell
Krause Group Charitable Fund
Prairie Meadows
Principal Charity Classic
John Ruan Foundation Trust
Nancy Shafer
Wellmark Foundation
gold ($5,000+)
Roger Brooks & Sunnie Richer
Douglas Dorner & Carole Villeneuve
Denny & Candy Elwell
Fredrikson & Byron
Chuck & Jaina Johnson
Amy Kristof-Brown & Ken Brown
MidAmerican Energy Foundation
Agnieszka Pieta & Dak Kaye
Sammons
Tom Smull & Liz Gilman
Connie Wimer
silver ($2,500+)
Anonymous
Kirk & Cathy Besh
Jim & Martha Fifield
Jeff & Carrie Fleming
Trudy Hurd
ITA Group Foundation
Jaclyn & Zack Kertzman
Randy E. McMullin
Sara & Jim Nelson
Joey Patino & Peter Larkin
Max Puliaiev & Briannie Kraft
Natasha & Zack Sayles
Mary Schuchmann
Jainen Thayer & Sarah Young
bronze ($1,500+)
Michaela & Nathan Carhoff
Anne Cooper & Rick Barkosky
Tej & Karen Dhawan
Katherine Harrington & Craig Walter
Michael Hubbard & Barbara Adams
Daniel Kelly
Diane & Keith Krell
Paula McArthur
Christina & Sean McAvoy
Sabetha Mumm
Colleen & Jerry Patterson
Bridget Penick
Dianne Riley
Shannon Sole & Joseph Moser
William & Ruth Staplin
Michael Wallace
Natalie & Shane Warehime
John Wise
Tom & Kyrie Wong
Lisa-Marie & Simon Wright
