• MSU Office of the Provost/College of Arts & Letters/Office of Vice President for Outreach and Engagement
  
  
• WILX TV-Channel 10
  
  
  
  
  
  $20,000 and Above

• Lansing State Journal

• Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs: Traditional Arts Program
  
  
• National Endowment for the Arts Preservation
  
• WKAR AM/FM
  
  
  
  $10,000 and Above

• Comcast
  

• Dean Trailways
  

• Harper's Brewpub
  

• Marriott Hotel
  

• Michigan Humanities Council
  
  

  
  $5,000 and Above
  

• Adams Outdoor Advertising
  
• Ciesa Design
  
• Dart Foundation
  
• Granger Container Services
  
• Greater Lansing Convention & Visitor's Bureau
  
• Jackson National Life
  
• MSU Federal Credit Union
  
• Musselman Realty
  
• Student Book Store
  
• TravelHost of Lansing
  
  
  
  $1,000 and Above
  
• AIS Equipment Rental
  
• Capital Area Center for Independent Living
  
• Capital Region Community Foundation
  
• Citizens Bank
  
• Creole Gallery
  
• Elderly Instruments
  
• HNTB Michigan, Inc.
  
• Lansing Board of Water & Light
  
• Lansing Community College
  
• MacDowell Storage
  
• MacKellar Screenworks
  
• Malcolm Pirnie
  
• MSU American Indian Studies Program
  
• MSU English Language Center
  
• MSU Grounds Department
  
• Printwell, Inc.
  
• Public Sector Consultants
  
• SBC
  
• State Electronics
  
• Verizon Wireless
  
• Walmart
  
• Wharton Center
  
• Willingham & Coté, P.C.
  
• Wolverine Development
  
  
  
  $500 and Above
  
• Abbott Center
  
• Air Way Oxygen
  
• AP Capital, Inc.
  
• Consulate General of Canada
  
• Denise Arnold, Attorney at Law
  
• Engineering Graphics
  
• MSU Canadian Studies Centre
  
• Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities
  
• Ten Pound Fiddle
  
• WKAR Talking Book
  
  
  
  Contributions
  
  Great Lakes Folk Festival is a non-profit venture that relies on public and private support. Major cash and in-kind support from Michigan State University, the City of East Lansing, and the State of Michigan (through the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs) provides the financial foundation for the festival, but over $200,000 in additional funds must be raised annually in order to continue making the festival a family-friendly, free event.
  
  Contributions made to the festival are also considered gifts to Michigan State University and as such, are tax-deductible as provided by law and count towards membership in MSU's donor societies. Contributions may also be eligible for some employee matching gift programs.
  
  For more information about corporate sponsorship, contact:
  Erin Slayter
  Director of Development
  MSU Museum
  517-432-0859
  slayter@msu.edu
  
  Members of the Great Lakes Folk Festival Fund Raising Council
  
  The Great Lakes Folk Festival Fundraising Committee is a group of individuals representing, university, business and civic organizations who assist in raising financial support for the festival. Their counsel and dedicated efforts are critical for making the event financially possible.
  
  Committee Members:

  
  Julie Karkosak, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
  
  Kenneth Lawless -- Clark Construction
  
  Sam Singh, Mayor Pro Tem, City of East Lansing; President and CEO of Michigan NonProfit Association
  
  Marc Thomas, Ingham County Commissioner, LCC Instructor
  
  William C. Trevarthen, Executive Director, MGTV
  

GLFF Fundraising Staff

Dr. Marsha MacDowell, Founding and Artistic Director

Bill Matt, Festival Director



Glenn Sterner, Graduate Student Intern


Erin Slayter, Director of Development

GLFF Ex Officio

Dr. C. Kurt Dewhurst, Festival Founding Director

Ted Staton, City Manager, East Lansing

GLFF Honorary Committee

Dr. William Anderson, Dept. of History, Arts, and Libraries, State of Michigan

Dr. Marietta Baba, College of Social Science, MSU

Lu Battaglieri, Michigan Education Association

Tony Benavides, City of Lansing

Virg Bernero, Michigan Senate

Patricia Birkholz, Michigan Senate

Bob Blackman, WKAR-Radio

Mike Brand, Wharton Center, MSU

Robert Busby, Creole Gallery

Dianne Byrum, Michigan House of Representatives

Vic Celentino, Ingham County Commission

Paula Cunningham, Lansing Community College

Dr. Hiram Fitzgerald, University Outreach, MSU

Jim Forger, School of Music, MSU

Jennifer Granholm, Governor, State of Michigan

Dorothy Gonzales, Board of Trustees, MSU

Mark Grebner, Ingham County Commission

Paulette Granberry-Russell, Sr. Advisor to President for Diversity, MSU

DeAnne Hamilton, WKAR

Curtis Hertel Jr., Ingham County Commission

Meegan Holland, Creole Gallery

David Hollister, Dept. of Labor and Economic Development, State of Michigan

Dianne Holman, Ingham County Commission

Margaret Holtschlag, MSU Museum Associates Board

Evan Hope, Delhi Township Clerk

H. Lynn Jondahl, MI Prospect for Renewed Citizenship

Lee June, Student Affairs & Services, MSU

Michael Kane, Lansing State Journal

Mike King, WILX-TV

Lawrence Kestenbaum, Washtenaw County Clerk

Harlan MacDowell, Eaton County Commission

Patrick McConeghy, College of Arts and Letters, MSU

Richard McLellan, Dykema Gossett

Mark Meadows, City of East Lansing

Mary C. Mertz-Smith, MSU Museum Associates Board

Gretchen Millich, WKAR-Radio

Mike Murphy, Michigan House of Representatives

Ambassador Larry Owens

Faylene Owens, MICA Consulting

Leonard M. Peters, Eaton County Commission

Mike Rogers, U.S. House of Representatives

Craig Ruff, Public Sector Consultants

Bill Rustem, MSU Museum Development Council

Randy Schafer, Ingham County Commission

Dr. Lou Anna Simon, President, MSU

Debbie Stabenow, US Senate

Chris Swope, Ingham County Commission

Dave Weiner, City of Lansing

Stan Werbin, Elderly Instruments

Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan House of Representatives

Keith Williams, MSU Alumni Association