Finlandia Foundation National is the most important private source of support for Finnish and Finnish-American culture and heritage in the United States.
Finlandia Foundation National
Thursday, February 23, 2012
is the most important private source of support for Finnish culture in the United States.

Our Donors

Leadership Donors

 

Finlandia Foundation National continues to grow and flourish thanks to the generosity of the following organizations and individuals. Thank you.

Major Donors

Curtin-Paloheimo Charitable Trust
Aina Swan Cutler
Haikala Associates
Ronald A. Helin
Hilda M. Hendrickson Trust
Dr. Vaino Hoover
Aune E. Koski
Gertrude Kujala
John and Nancy Laine
Pertti Lindfors
John and Pauline Kiltinen
Earl I. Mack Foundation
Jean Sainio-Nolan Trust
Paloheimo Foundation
Leonora C. Paloheimo
Ossi Rahkonen 
Elma Randall Estate
Bert and Marjatta Salonen
George and Marion Sundquist
UFBandS Lodge #1 of SF Fund for Scholars
Regina K. Valley
June M. Wepsala
 

$5,000 to $9,999

 

American Scandinavian Society of N.Y.
Finnish American Literary Heritage Foundation
FF Columbia-Pacific Chapter
FF National Capital Chapter
Friends of the Sibelius Academy, Inc.
Rita Vermala-Koski and Alvar Koski
Juha Makipaa
Omni Los Angeles Hotel
Nestor Perala
Jon Saari 
Ossi Rahkonen
Anita and Jack Smiley
Sundquist Associates

 

$2,000 to $4,999

 

Richard Ahola
Anonymous
J. Bradford Borland
Elissa Della Rocca
Jenny Duke
Paul Halme
Paul and Mirja Hanslin
Jacqueline L. Harjula
Olavi and Kristiina Hiukka
Stina Katchadourian
Alvar Kauti
Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski and John Koski
Satu and Jussi Mikkola
Anja and Raymond C. Miller
Armi Koskinen Nelson
Nordea Bank of Finland
Svenska Folkskolans Vanner
Susan Walima  

 

$1,000 to $1,999

 

Jeanne Doty
Ekono, Inc.
FF Seattle Chapter
FF Los Angeles Chapter
Finlandia Sauna
Lars Collander
FinnFest USA 2006
FinnFest USA 2007
Finnish Folk Festival
Finnish War Veterans in America
Richard & Helvi Impola
Birgitta Kaanto
Ilkka Kalliomaa
Wil & Mae Kaven
Arthur Koski
Bo Long
Andrew A. Luhtanen
Nike, Inc.
Nokia Corporation
Richard Ploe-Kaijala
Esther Pumala
Duane & Cheryl Rogers, Raili and Miranda
Aino Rouvari
Eva Saari
Scandinavian American Cultural & Historical Assn.
Suomi-Seura, Finland
Tim Toukolehto
Unilever U. S. Foundation, Inc.
Leo Utter
Vasa Order of America
Volvo Group North America
Linnea Wilson
 


$500 to $999

 

Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation
I B M International Foundation
FF Columbia-Pacific Chapter  
FF Florida Chapter
House of Finland Balboa Park
James Kurtti
Kaino & Don Leethem
John Loeb Jr. Foundation
Marilyn & Rod Madden
Michael Moriarty
Hugh Raines/ Cynthia Berg
Odd Ryden
Borje Saxberg
Marja T. Snyder
Eero Tetri
Aimo Tuomi

$200 to $499

 

American Scandinavian Society 
Michael & Elaine Anuta 
Author Solutions 
Arthur Axelrad 
Marlene & Ernest Banttari 
Seija Cohen 
Nicole Defour 
Lauha Doren 
Nancy Duignan 
Miriam Eldridge 
Finlandia Music & Art Festival 
Finnish American C of C of the NW 
Finnish American Community Club, Inc. 

Finnish American Society of DFW 
Finnish Center at Saima Park, Inc. 
Finnish Community Bazaar, Seattle 
Finnish Hall Association 
Peter Finke 
Syrene Forsman 
Judy Gervais & Dr. Jukka Perkiomaki 
Frank Gottberg 
Johannes Helander 
Carrie & Timothy Jackson 
Faith Johnson
Dan Karvonen 
Lehman Brothers 
Juhani Linna 
Lars Londen 
Peter Mäkila 
Heikki & Eva Männistö 
Thomas Mino 
Ivy Nevala 
Marvin & Mary Nevala 
Betsey Norgard 
Agnes Olsson 
Anne-Mari Paster  
Dr. Anna Maria Rapakko 
Kea Rehn & Douglas Chatfield 
Anna-Liisa & Pentti Rinne 
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Elsa Shepard 
Henri Spehar 
B E Thompson 
Kaisa Tuominen 
John Typpo  

 

$100 TO $199


William Aho
Clara Alexander
Everett Anttila
John Austin
Neal Beaton
Jan Beck
Joanne Bergman
Robert & Katharine Bigelow
Valerie Blessley
Vilho & Doris Bjorn
Boulder House Publishers
John Burbank
Pirjo Caddy
Eila Chisholm
Gregory Clark
Dolores Cook-Devlin
Alpo Crane
Mirja Covarrubias
Marja Riitta Cronstedt
Martha Cutler
Thomas & Brenda Derro
Theodore Eckberg
Bertil Erickson
Rolf Eriksen
Bruce & Vina Erkkila
Palmer & Carol Esau
Evelyn Eskeli
Charles H. Fedalen & Helen Toivola
FF Boston Chapter
Finnish American Society of West Central Michigan
Finnish Choral Society of Seattle
Patti Folsom
Lars Forsberg
FF Pittsburgh Chapter
Paul Geis
Rosemary Goransson
Richard von Hagel
Victor Haglund
Esko Hallila
Frederic Harder
Earl Harju
Alfhild Hazecamp
Walter Heikkila
Mark Hillman
Gunnar Hirvonen
Wendy Hollister
Susan Holway
Rodney J. Ikola
JWB Burton & Karen Johnson  
Albert Jokela
Ronald Karjala
Leonard Kasari
Linda Kline
James & Ellen Kimball
Kopelman and Paige, PC
Lena Koski
Matti Kosonen
Jouko Kuuttila
Thomas & Sally Lagerquist
Kenneth & Frances Lahti
Sarah Lewis
Christina Lin
Britta Lindgren
Alan Listemaa
H. P. Mahoney
Marja Markus
Daniel McLaughlin
Tina Maki
Franklin Mead III
Karen M. Michael
David and Liz Mikkonen
Norman Nakkula
William and Lisa Nam
One World Trading Co.
Gerald & Joan O’Neil
Johanna Padie
Randi Parker
Arthur & Lavinia Peltosal
Dr. Erik Pihl
Herb Piilo
Urho & Pamela Rahkola
Lennard Rambusch
Jeanine Redell
Leena Riker
Allan Rodgers
Vernon & Diana Ruuska
S and A Construction
Salolampi Foundation Board
Larry Saukko
Dirk and Pirjo Schulbach
Jeannette Sharpe
June Smith
Sydney Stein Trust
Joseph Stetson
Irja-Leena Strole
Michael Student
Arlene Sundquist-Empie
Britt-Marie Sundquist
Ove Tanning
Jovi Tenev
Robert D. Thorston
Sally Tracey
Vasa Lodge Skandia 356
H. Barry Vasios
Brett A. Veatch
Lawrence & Elizabeth Waldron
Norman Westerberg


Up to $99

 
Elaine Adams
Arnold Alanen
John Austin
Norma J. Bailey
Donald Blevins
Beverly Ellis
David Erkkila
Stuart & Judy Gadbois
Marja Graab
Ethel Higgins
Leo Hovi
Maija Hulkkonen
Carl Inkala
Martha Jancewicz
Stan Karro
David Kumpula 
Ellen Kurronen
Ladies of Kaleva K.N. Vellamon Tupa No. 4
Matti Loikkanen
Susanna Makela
Arthur & Eleanor Maki
Richard & Jeanne Martin
James & Barbara Murphy
Marianne & Arvid Parssinen
Lili and Lars Rafeldt
Mary M. Rinki
Roy Ruhkala
Order of Runeberg, Lodge #8
George Saari
Lee Salonen
Paula Autio Smith
Helen Starr
Mark Suokas
Barbara Twombly
Linda Underhill
Ruth Waisanen
Annika Wallendahl
Marianne Wargelin
Donald & Sandra Zalimeni 

 


Finlandia Foundation National is fortunate enough to receive hundreds of additional donations each year.   Many of them – up to $100,000 worth – matched dollar for dollar by the Paloheimo Foundation. To all of our donors we say thank you for these generous donations and for the countless gifts-in-kind that we receive each day.