Every exhibition, class, program, and moment of inspiration at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is made possible through the generosity of individuals, corporations, foundations, and members. Thank you to our most generous 2026-2027 partners!

Foundations/Grants

YAKC

2025 Young Artists of Kalamazoo County sponsored by Tyler-Little Family Foundation. Photo by Colleen Woolpert.

Sponsors

Business & Nonprofit Partners

Bridgette Haulenbeek Interiors

Bridgette Haulenbeek Interiors, Inc.

Vineyard Assisted Living

Vineyard Assisted Living

Director’s Circle Members

Director’s Circle Members are those who have purchased a membership at $1,000 or greater, deepening their engagement and impact at the KIA.
Visit our Director’s Circle membership page to learn more.

  • Cynthia & Matthew Alves
  • James Bridenstine
  • Rosemary & John Brown
  • Susan Carter & Jim Rojeski
  • Carol & James Carter
  • Fiona & Bill Denny
  • Sandra J. Edwards & Alfred B. Garcia
  • Jennifer & Timothy Gatz
  • Ellen & Ryan Glick
  • Lori & Bjorn Green
  • Ginnie & Ed Hessler
  • Oliver S. Howell
  • Patricia & Robert Huiskamp
  • Mary Klenow
  • Dori Kunkle
  • Tom Lambert
  • Joy Light
  • Brenda Longman & James Escamilla
  • Pam & Tom Mansager
  • Elizabeth Upjohn S. Mason
  • Savina Mucci & Chris Moraitis
  • McKenzie & Jordan Mucci
  • Tonya Schuitmaker Mucci & Stephen Mucci
  • Peggy Napier
  • Lita & Andy O’Hara
  • Kelley O’Reilly & Georgianne Sanborn
  • Karen Vaughn Ouding & Michael Ouding
  • Barbara & Bill Parfet
  • Connie & Stan Rajnak
  • Diane Robertson
  • Dr. Cynthia Ruoff
  • Zoe Schuitmaker
  • Dolores Smith
  • Doreen & Edward Thomas
  • Susan & David Thoms
  • Tonja & Dr. L. Marshall Washington
  • Ina Whitney
KIA executive director Michelle Hargrave greets visitors

Major Supporters

Thank you to those who go above and beyond in their support of the KIA.

  • Adams Outdoor Advertising
  • Casey Alger
  • Alice L. Walton Foundation
  • Allegra
  • Cynthia & Matthew Alves
  • Art Bridges
  • Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
  • AVB
  • Beacon Health System
  • Shannon & Larry Bell
  • Berkshire Hathaway
  • Blue Lake Public Radio
  • Briarwood Farm Foundation
  • James Bridenstine
  • Bridgette Haulenbeek Interiors, Inc.
  • Bronson
  • Rosemary & John Brown
  • Burdick-Thorne Foundation
  • Carol & James Carter
  • Susan Carter & Jim Rojeski
  • Sharon & John T. Cerovski
  • CertaSite
  • Christopher & Margo Light Endowment Fund
  • The Connable Office
  • Consumers Energy
  • Carole & Samuel Cupps
  • CWS Financial Advisors
  • Emily & Matt Deering-Caruso
  • Fiona & Bill Denny
  • DeNooyer – Metro Toyota
  • DeNooyer Chevrolet
  • Discover! Kalamazoo
  • Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation
  • Downtown Kalamazoo
  • Diane & Randy Eberts
  • Susan Eckhardt & Mary Eckhardt
  • Sandra J. Edwards & Alfred B. Garcia
  • Efroymson Family Fund
  • First Day Shoe Fund
  • First National Bank of Michigan
  • Tara & Kurt Ford
  • Angie Forward & Perry Wolfe
  • Frankenthaler Climate Initiative
  • Friendship Village
  • Jennifer & Timothy Gatz
  • The Gilmore Piano Festival
  • William & Janet Gladstone
  • Ellen & Ryan Glick
  • Gordon Water Sysems
  • Sarah Goy & Paul Quinn
  • Beverly & Geoffrey Grambau
  • The Grazing Table
  • Lori & Bjorn Green
  • Greenleaf Hospitality Group
  • Greenleaf Trust
  • The H.P. & Genevieve Connable Fund
  • Hall Houseman Family Foundation
  • Harold & Grace Upjohn Foundation
  • Herbert Machnik Law Firm
  • Heritage Community of Kalamazoo
  • Ginnie & Ed Hessler
  • Howell Parfet Schau
  • Oliver S. Howell
  • Patricia & Robert Huiskamp
  • Huntington Bank
  • Inter-Source Recovery Systems, Inc
  • Irving S. Gilmore Foundation
  • David Isaacson
  • Jim Gilmore Enterprises
  • John W. & Rosemary K. Brown Foundation
  • Shirley & Si Johnson
  • Judy Jolliffe
  • Jons To Go
  • Kalamazoo College
  • Kalamazoo Community Foundation
  • Kalamazoo County Bar Association
  • Kalamazoo Defender
  • The Kalamazoo Promise
  • Kalamazoo Public Library
  • Kalamazoo Valley Community College
  • Kalsec, Inc.
  • Kalsee Credit Union
  • Emily & Daniel Kastner
  • The Kathryn J. Dinardo Fund
  • Mary Klenow
  • Lori Knapp & Michael Allen
  • Amy Kuchta
  • Dori Kunkle
  • Kzoom
  • Tom Lambert
  • The Larsen Family Charitable Fund
  • Stephanie Larsen & Bryn Kristin Larsen
  • The Lawrence and Sylvia Wong Foundation, Inc.
  • Tim & Ping Liang
  • Joy Light
  • Michael Light
  • Light of Christ Academy
  • Lilia Chen and Friends Scholarship Fund for Ceramics
  • Lindenwoods Dental
  • Kimberly & Peter Loftus
  • Brenda Longman & James Escamilla
  • Pam & Tom Mansager
  • The Marvin & Rosalie Okun Foundation
  • Deborah & Nathan Mattson
  • Mercantile Bank
  • Merze Tate Explorers
  • Michigan Arts and Culture Council
  • Michigan Humanities Council
  • Millennium Resturant Group
  • Miller Canfield
  • Miller Johnson Attorneys
  • Mitten Running Co.
  • The Moors Golf Club
  • McKenzie & Jordan Mucci
  • Savina Mucci & Chris Moraitis
  • Tonya Schuitmaker Mucci & Stephen Mucci
  • Peggy Napier
  • National Endowment for the Arts
  • National Endowment for the Humanities
  • Susan Nelson
  • Newmind Group, Inc
  • Now Kalamazoo
  • Lita & Andy O’Hara
  • Kelley O’Reilly & Georgianne Sanborn
  • Pam & Martin Obed
  • Karen Vaughn Ouding & Michael Ouding
  • Barbara & Bill Parfet
  • Nancy & Michael Payne
  • Peregrine
  • The Peregrine-Huff Foundation
2026 Director's Circle Event
  • Kevin Peterson
  • Plainwell Community Schools
  • Plante Moran
  • PlazaCorp
  • PNC Bank
  • R.W. Lapine Inc.
  • Connie & Stan Rajnak
  • Riverrun Press
  • Wendy & Doug Robbins
  • The Robert Z. Cortes Memorial Fund
  • Diane Robertson
  • Dr. Cynthia Ruoff
  • Zoe Schuitmaker
  • Schupan & Sons, Inc.
  • Melinda & Bill Scott
  • Ann F. Shepherd
  • Dolores Smith
  • Judy Smith
  • Melinda Smith
  • Ann Soukup & Michael Dombos
  • Sounds of the Zoo
  • Start Up Zoo
  • Jim & Petey Stephanak
  • Beth Stewart
  • Janet & Charles Stoddard
  • StoryPoint Oshtemo
  • Stryker
  • Summit Polymers, Inc
  • Suzanne Upjohn DeLano Parish Foundation
  • Talsma Furniture
  • Doreen & Edward Thomas
  • Linnaea & John Thomas
  • Susan & David Thoms
  • Bridget & Darren Timmeney
  • TowerPinkster
  • Trane Technologies
  • Trellis
  • Lauren Tripp
  • Linda & Richard Tsoumas
  • Patricia & Thomas Turner
  • The Tyler-Little Family Foundation
  • Elizabeth Upjohn S. Mason
  • V&A Bootery
  • Anne vanGiessen
  • Vaupell
  • Vibrant Life Senior Living
  • Vicksburg Community Schools
  • Vineyard Assisted Living Community
  • Christine Walker
  • Warner Norcross + Judd, LLP
  • Tonja & L. Marshall Washington
  • Pam & Josh Weiner
  • Western Michigan University
  • WGVU Public Media
  • Ina Whitney
  • Carolyn Williams
  • WMU Asian Initiatives
  • WMU School of Medicine
  • WMUK
  • Young Kings & Queens
  • Julie Yuhanna
  • Pam Yurk
  • Zhang Financial
  • Zoetis

Header Image Credit: Harold David Landes, Pink Tree, 1970, oil on canvas. Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Gift of the Artist, 1981/2.7.