Give to the Foundation
Local news grows stronger when someone invests in the people behind it. That’s the job of the Iowa Local News Foundation: funding the training, talent, and ideas that carry Iowa’s newsrooms forward.
Whether it’s a trained reporter, a paid internship, or a new skill that keeps a small newsroom competitive, every dollar given to the Foundation becomes something a newsroom couldn’t otherwise afford. Your support doesn’t just help one newspaper; it strengthens the entire pipeline that keeps local journalism alive in Iowa.
As a convenor and collaborator across Iowa’s local news landscape, we know where your investment will make the biggest impact, connecting it to the newsrooms, students, and programs that need it most.
Lifetime Giving Levels
Diamond Club - 2017
Ron Peterson, Sioux City
Diamond Club - 2018
Tom Woodward, Dubuque
Diamond Club - 2019
Mark Rhoades, Missouri Valley
Diamond Club - 2019
Chris & Bill Monroe, Washington
Diamond Club - 2020
Tom & Marianne Yunt, Potosi, WI
Diamond Club - 2020
Bill & Linda Tubbs
Diamond Club - 2024
Bob Woodward, Dubuque
Diamond Club - 2024
Jeff & Myrna Wagner, Sheldon
Diamond Club - 2025
Brian Cooper, Dubuque
Heritage Club 1985-1989
F.D. (TED) SIMPSON, ATLANTIC
JAMES W. WILSON, CARROLL
DICK KNOWLES, DENISON
CARL HAMILTON, IOWA FALLS
CARTER PITTS, LE MARS
CHAN PITTS, JR., LE MARS
PAUL NORRIS, MARSHALLTOWN
PAUL C. SMITH, ROCK RAPIDS
Heritage Club - 1990-1994
J. BURL TIEDEMANN, ADEL
DOROTHY AND ROBERT LARSON, ALBIA
JOE HLADKY, CEDAR RAPIDS
JACK ANUNDSEN, DECORAH
LEW WARREN, OELWEIN
CHARLIE EDWARDS, DES MOINES
BILL MONROE, DES MOINES
DAVE ELDER, WASHINGTON
JERRY BLUE, WEST UNION
Heritage Club - 1995-1999
H. DENIS MOORE, CRESCO
CHRIS MUDGE, DES MOINES
BOB PARROTT, DEWITT
ALLYN J. SCHAFER, ELDORA
LEO MORES, HARLAN
BOB AND FRANCES MELVOLD, MAQUOKETA
EVELYN AND BOB REISTE, OCHEYEDAN
JEANNE WEST DAVIS, SEYMOUR
WAYNE P. DAVIS, SEYMOUR
Heritage Club - 2000-2004
DON AND FRAN MAGDEFRAU, BELLE PLAINE
DAVID W. BELIN, DES MOINES
KAREN A. CONNER, DES MOINES
ROBERT CONNER, DES MOINES
BARBARA MCCOY GARTNER, DES MOINES
CARL GARTNER, DES MOINES
MICHAEL GARTNER, DES MOINES
GARY G. GERLACH, DES MOINES
ARVID HUISMAN, DES MOINES
FRED W. WOODWARD, DUBUQUE
BILL AND LINDA TUBBS, ELDRIDGE
CARTER AND SARAH NEWTON, GALENA, ILL.
AL AND DOROTHY PINDER, GRINNELL
MAXINE PITTS, LE MARS
MARTIN AND CYNDI BUNGE, MARENGO
E.K. SHAW, NEWTON
PAUL BUNGE, OSAGE
STUART CLARK, TIPTON
Heritage Club - 2005-2009
DAVE AND RHONDA STOREY, CEDAR RAPIDS
BED LESAN, CRESTON
RICH PAULSEN, CRESTON
HAROLD ROBERTS, CRESTON
BRIAN COOPER, DUBUQUE
ROBERT WOODWARD, DUBUQUE
BILL WOODWARD, DUBUQUE
BOB WOODWARD, DUBUQUE
GARY MILKS, FORT MADISON
MIKE LYON, MAPLETON
DAN DEBETTIGNIES, GRINNELL
ALAN MORES, HARLAN
STEVE MORES, HARLAN
MARK AND LAURA HAMILTON, IOWA FALLS
JO MARTIN, IOWA FALLS
MIKE AND LINDA SIMMONS, MARENGO
JAY MOHR, SIBLEY
KEN CHANEY, SIGOURNEY
Heritage Club - 2010-2014
JOE AND DODIE HOOK, AKRON
GARY SPURGEON, BLOOMFIELD
STEVE DELANEY, BURLINGTON
GENE HALL, CHARLES CITY
MIKE FINNEGAN, CLEAR LAKE
TOM YUNT, DUBUQUE
JENNIFER ASA, DES MOINES
MICHAEL GIUDICESSI, DES MOINES
CONNIE WIMER, DES MOINES
MARY RUETER, DEWITT
TERRY HOLDREN, HARLAN
IRENE MORES, HARLAN
MARK RHOADES, MISSOURI VALLEY
DAVE AND LORI STANLEY, NEW HAMPTON
PETER AND CONNIE WAGNER, SHELDON
JANINE AND DAVE KOCK, WESTSIDE
Heritage Club - 2015-2019
STEVE DELANEY, BURLINGTON
ANN WILSON, CARROLL
GENE HALL, CHARLES CITY
CHRISTOPHER HALL, CHARLES CITY
JANETTE LARKIN, DES MOINES
MARY UNGS-SOGAARD, DYERSVILLE
SCOTT CAMPBELL, ELDRIDGE
MIKE KOLBE, HARLAN
PETER AND CONNIE WAGNER, SHELDON
JEFF WAGNER, SHELDON
DEREK SAWVELL, WILTON
KRISTIN & JAY GRABINOSKI,
BILL & LINDA TUBBS, ELDRIDGE
TOM & MARIANNE YUNT, POTOSI, WISCONSIN
Heritage Club - 2020-2025
SUSAN PATTERSON PLANK, URBANDALE
BOB WOODWARD, DUBUQUE
KAREN SPURGEON, BLOOMFIELD
MARK SPENSLEY, MONTICELLO
TREVIS & NANCY MAYFIELD, MAQUOKETA
MARK DAVITT & AMY DUNCAN, INDIANOLA
RANDY EVANS, DES MOINES
MIKE FORTMAN, DUBUQUE