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