The Schooner Society is comprised of donors committed to protecting the Great Lakes through generous gifts to ISEA. Each member of the Schooner Society has contributed a lifetime amount of $25,000 or more, inspiring Great Lakes stewardship for generations. We appreciate the generosity of the following individuals, families, corporations, and foundations.
Schooner Society Members
Individuals and Families
Anonymous
The Beers Family
John Bevington and Tina Greene-Bevington
Gordon and Susan Brown
Webster Buell
Lawrence and Susan Burks Family
Charles and Susan Cady
Edward and Barbara Collins
Annette Deibel
Michael and Barbara Dennos
Chuck and Janet Dickerson
Robert and Nancy Doughty
Michael and Rhea Dow
Gary and Sandy Drew
Darcy and David Dye
Timothy Feist and Laurel Braatz
Mason and Mary Kaye Ferry
Larry and Martha Garber
Rodney Groleau
Mr and Mrs Robert Hagerman
Jack and Bessie Hamm
John and Martha Hicks
Craig and Pat Holmes
Robert Howard
David and Nancy Hunter
Brian and Jennifer Jaffe
Marty and Olivia Lagina
Harold and Pam Lassers
Leslie Lee
Peter Magoun
Lois Bahle and Larry Mawby
Jim and Gwen Rich
James Richardson
Richard and Norma Sarns
David and Carole Shelby
Robert Soltow
Sally Somsel
Anne Thomas
David and Beverly Verdier
Dr. William Weiss
Randy Woods and Joan Fisher Woods
John and Lesa Seefeld
Fred and Lisa Sitkins
Anne Magoun
Roberta Poor
Anne Kelly
Corporations and Foundations
Anonymous
Allen Foundation
American Steamship Company
AT&T
The Edmund F and Virginia B Ball Foundation
Julius H and Barbara B Beers Family Foundation
The Les and Anne Biederman Foundation
Brookby Foundation
William and Marie Carls Foundation
Charlevoix County Community Foundation
Cherry Republic
Consumers Energy Foundation
The Alden and Vada Dow Family Foundation
The Dow Chemical Company, MI Division
The Dow Chemical Company Foundation
The Herbert H and Grace A Dow Foundation
DTE Energy Foundation
Earl-Beth Foundation
Ellsworth and Carla Peterson Charitable Foundation
Ford Motor Company Fund
Generation IV Charitable Trust
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Rollin M Gerstacker Foundation
Global Marine Insurance
Harleysville Lake States Company
Herman Miller Cares
Herrington-Fitch Family Foundation
HP Foundation
W K Kellogg Foundation
Mariel Foundation
McComb Family Foundation
National City Bank
NewPage – Escanaba Operations
Northwestern Bank
Oleson Foundation
Paine Family Foundation
The Herbert and Elsa Ponting Foundation
Rotary Charities of Traverse City
The Seabury Foundation
Seeco Contracting Corporation
Suttons Bay Leelanau Rotary Club
TUKTAWA Foundation
Worthington Family Foundation
R.M. Young Company
Robert and Pauline Young Family Endowment
Wilfred and Joan Larson Endowment – GTRCF
Schooner Society members receive a half-ship model of the schooner Inland Seas or a plaque in recognition of their contributions.