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 March 1, 2024 and May 1, 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
Joyce & Rick Chapman
Dr. Richard Deming
Colleen & Jerry Patterson
Principal Charity Classic
John Ruan Foundation Trust
Connie Wimer
gold ($5,000+)
Randy Breese
Douglas Dorner & Carole Villeneuve
Denny & Candy Elwell
Fredrikson & Byron
Krause Group Charitable Fund
Amy Kristof-Brown & Ken Brown
Agnieszka Pieta & Dak Kaye
Krause Group
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Tom Smull & Liz Gilman
Shannon Sole & Joseph Moser
City of West Des Moines
Lisa-Marie & Simon Wright
silver ($2,500+)
Kirk & Cathy Besh
Tej & Karen Dhawan
Jim & Martha Fifield
Jeff & Carrie Fleming
Trudy Hurd
Joany & Mic Jurgens
Alissa McKinney
Joey Patino & Peter Larkin
Max Puliaiev & Brianne Kraft
RBC Foundation
Natasha & Zack Sayles
Jainen Thayer & Sarah Young
John Wise
bronze ($1,500+)
Anonymous
Anne Cooper & Rick Barkosky
Michaela & Nathan Carhoff
Dance Vision
Katherine Harrington
Paula McArthur
Abby Mills
Sara & Jim Nelson
Bridget Penick
Dianne Riley
Neil & Debra Salowitz
William & Ruth Staplin
Chuck & Kim Swanson
Michael Wallace
Natalie & Shane Warehime
Tom & Kyrie Wong
