Our Current Supporters

These individuals and organizations help make all this Foolishness possible. We’re deeply grateful for their enthusiastic assistance! Perhaps you or your organization would like to join this esteemed fraternity and become a supporter, too? We’d love to have you.

Special thanks to our Artists-in-Residence: Jimmie Thompson, Alex Kahn, Patrick Elkins, Claire Broderick, Trevor Stone, Natalie Berry, Chris Sandon, Donald Harrison, Martin Thoburn, Tom Bray, Justin Dykhouse, Meryl Waldo, Don & Sue Watts, Zach Steindler, Mike Gould, Electronic Lunch.

And we couldn’t do this without the dedication of our many volunteers: members of the Fools Court of WonderFool Productions, studio and workshop helpers, puppet wranglers, and all the other behind-the-scenes Fools.

Biggest Fool of Them All ($10,000+): Rosenberg-Strecher Family
Supreme Fool ($5,000–$9,999): Blue Tractor / Grizzly Peak / Jolly Pumpkin
Royal Fool ($2,500–$4,999): Ace Barnes Hardware; Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Tom-Foolery of FestiFools ($1,000–$2,499): Bona Sera Supper Club; City of Ann Arbor; Columbia Asset Management; Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority; Dick & Norma Sarns; Lesa & Michael Huget; Sally & Tim Petersen; Whole Foods Market; Ypsilanti Convention & Visitors Bureau
Fool Hardy ($500–$999): Bank of Ann Arbor; Barracuda Networks; Joel Swanson; Judith & Paul Freedman; Kathe Bowen; Nicholas Giardino & Frances Loosen; Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea
Fool for a Day ($250–$499): Cheryl & Bruce Elliott; Chip & Kathleen Letts; Deb Odom Stern; Franz Herbert & Elizabeth Greve; Jeffrey Desmond & Sharon Swindell; Peter N. Heydon; Rich Tolman & Naomi Woloshin; Shary Brown & Michael Moran; What Crêpe?; Zach Steindler
Fool’s Gold ($100–$249): Alan & Elisa Dengiz; Alan & Kimberly Weder; Andrzej & Cynthia Dlugosz; Ann & Tom Schriber
(in honor of Stephanie Lord); Anne & Harvey Leo; Anuradha & Ganesh Palapattu; Arthur Nusbaum; Barbara & David Carson; Bruce & Janey Waterhouse; Bruce Friedman & Hillary Murt; Charles & Paula Doering; Charlie & Diane Waterhouse; Christopher Taylor & Eva Rosenwald; Cynthia Nicely; Darlene & Thomas O’Brien; Dave Waterhouse; David Bach & Jill Latta; David Blaszkiewicz & Kimberly McKnight; Eileen Spring; FOUND; Gwen Harrigan & Bryant Stuckey; James & Margaret Wallace; James Bengston & Bonnie Brickett; John & Kathryn Charpie; Juliet Rogers & Mary Downey; Kathy Kohler & Bill Miller; Les & Ann Rogers; Margie & Graham Teall; Mari Arno & David Huntoon; Marian & Jennifer Tanau; Marjorie Hagene and David Saksewski; Mark Mitshkun & Diane Rosenblum; Marlyse Baptista & Roger Morey; Michael Faulkner & Lisa Seyfried; Myra & Rich Klarman; Pam & Yasser Tabbaa; Patricia Wilinski; Rachel Bendit; SAM Event Management & Consulting; Tom & Adri Licata; Tony Derezinski; Trish Meyer & Mark Tucker; Wendel Heers; Wendy Lawson
Fool (up to $99): Alissa Roston; Amy Harris & Malcolm Sickels; Amy St. Amour & Joe Niman; Anne R. Gere; Arno & Patricia Buhrer; Aviva Simonte; bCreatives Graphic Design; Beth Colaner-Kenney; Cameo Todd; Charles & Vivienne Armentrout; Charlotte Dematteo; Claudette Jocelyn Stern; Gene & Marge Ragland; Hanselman Family; Howard & Judy Weinblatt; Irv & Nancy Leon; Jeff Reece; Joan & Marty Kalb; John & Nancy Meyer; John Dryden & Diana Raimi; Judie & Jerry Lax; Kate Higgins & John McEvoy; Katherine Mikesell; Kevin & Mary Vandertuig; Laura & Ken Raynor; Lisa & Mike Monahan; Marion Cohen & Sheldon Ginns; Peg Talburtt & Jim Peggs; Richard & Wendy Correll; Ruth Taubman; Sheila Nicholas; Shoshana Hurand; Steven Gradwohl & Lisa Mann; Teresa Fulimeni & Trent Collier; Thomas & Shannon Gibb-Randall; U-M Sustainable Food Program; Virginia Rogers & Kevin Curnow

Community Supporters & Collaborators: U-M College of Literature, Science and the Arts; U-M Lloyd Hall Scholars Program; Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design; Myra Klarman Photography; Rich Klarman; Workantile Exchange; Ann Arbor District Library
Media Partners: Ann Arbor’s 107one (107.1 FM); Art Showcase Magazine
Community Partners: 826 Michigan; Ann Arbor Film Festival; Ann Arbor YMCA Youth Volunteer Corps; \aut\ Bar; Center for Independent Living; Charles Borgsdorf; Christopher Taylor; Circle K; Clague Middle School; CTN; Detroit Arts Related Health Awareness; Dicken Elementary School; Emerson School; Eta Kappa Nu; Focus:Hope; Kerrytown District; Kerrytown Market & Shops; Mayor John Hieftje and the Ann Arbor City Council; Neutral Zone; Orbit Hair Design & Massage; Slauson Middle School; Summers-Knoll; Toni Auletti; U-M Museum of Art
The “Illuminatus Laser Light Show” made possible through the use of the First Martin Building and the following tenants:: Fink & Valvo, PLLC; Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C.; David Shapiro, Owner, 200–204 S. Main St.; First Martin Corporation; Photonic Legal PLLC

Preemptive mea culpa: Note that we try our darnedest to keep this list complete and accurate. But if we’ve messed up, please let us know. We’ll be happy to fix any errors (omissions, misspellings, preferred nicknames, whatever).