The North Dakota Museum of Art Board of Trustees and Museum staff have embarked upon a fundraising campaign to honor the legacy of Founding Director Laurel Reuter, who dedicated fifty years of her career to creating a vital cultural life for those of the Northern Plains and beyond, just one example of the legacy she has created. To honor and highlight Laurel’s life work, we aim to create a $2,000,000 fund. This fund would continue her legacy of presenting world-class contemporary art on the Plains, the development of Native American Initiatives, commissions of new works and artistic publications, and more. This fund will continue to enrich the cultural life of visitors and supporters from all over the globe, but also those who make this place their home.
Gifts over $1,000 will be added below.
Please join the below donors at whatever level you are comfortable with.
All gifts get us closer to our $2,000,000 goal.
Laurel Reuter
Laurel Reuter kicked off the Director’s Fund with a gift of $100,000 to ensure the Museum thrives for generations to come.
Lannan Foundation
First match with a $200,000 gift. Established more than 60 years ago, Lannan Foundation is a distinguished advocate for the visual arts and seeks to advance cultural freedom, diversity, and creativity. In the early 2000s, Lannan Foundation supported the tour of The Disappeared, an exhibition Reuter curated that toured to South and Central America, and five sites in the US. Fully supporting Reuter’s vision, Lannan Foundation contributed $200,000 to the fund. Click here to read the foundation’s letter of support for the Director’s Fund.
Dr. William F. Wosick
Dr. William Wosick has pledged to gift $1,000,000 over a ten-year time period. Each year, 50% will support the Museum’s general operating and 50% will be added to the Director’s Fund.
The Mulhollem Cravens Foundation
Carlisle, KY
Madelyne Camrud
Drs. Josh Wynne and Susan Farkus
James Rosenquist Foundation
Mike Jacobs and Suezette Bieri
Walter Piehl
Donated the proceeds of his painting ULAE Sweetheart of the Rodeo that sold during the 2022 Autumn Art Auction.
Dr. Julie Blehm
Kristen Eggerling and Paul Blomquist
David Hasbargen and Wayne Zimmerman
David and Mary Matson
Christophe and Margaret Wall-Romana
Luise Beringer
Bill Goldston
Donated the proceeds from the sale of Jasper Johns’ Target that sold during the 2022 Autumn Art Auction.
Ewa Tarsia
Donated all proceeds of the sale of Between Two Forests that sold during the 2022 Autumn Art Auction to the museum: 50% to the Director’s Fund and 50% to the Museum’s general operating.
Dennis and Joan Johnson
Sungyee Joh
Victoria and Michael Beard
Betty Monkman
Your name here
Your contribution is instrumental to ensure the continued success of the Museum and that arts are well-funded for future generations.
Gifts of $1,000 or under (scroll for full list)
Örn Arnar Family Foundation – $1,000
Keith Cohen and Roberta Paul – $1,000
Dave and Denise Britton – $1,000
Martin Brown – $1,000
Frederick and Jody Burgum – $1,000
Linda Everson – $1,000
Donna Hastings and Jonathan Geiger – $1,000
Sue McNally – $1,000
Cindy Phillips and Jan Jorgensen – $1,000
Patricia Sanborn – $1,000
Lawrence Weschler – $650
Cankdeska Cikana Community College – $500
Terry Evans – $500
John and Dodie Kostishack – $500
Lisa Lewis – $500
Susan and Brian Poykko – $500
Tim Schouten and Pat Hardy – $500
Lynne Allen – $250
Irene and Reid Chambers – $250
Dr. & Mrs. Merwin Lyng – $250
Barbara Braathen Peterson and Ronald Peterson – $250
David and Cynthia Baumgardner – $200
Elizabeth Farnsworth – $200
Julia Ernst – $100
Laurel Badger – $25
Dawnn Morken – $25
Darin Kerr – $20
I WISH TO DONATE TO THE FUND
All donations and endowments are considered unrestricted unless othewise noted in writing at the time of gift.
* Please note, we prefer a check for amounts over $5000.
* $10,000 and higher (cumulative) donation and your name will be included on the Barton Benes Donor Wall.
Please contact the Museum at 701.777.4195. You may also mail donations in any amount to:
North Dakota Museum of Art
261 Centennial Drive Stop 7305
Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202 USA
*Donations to the annual fund are 100% tax-deductible and do not qualify as a membership gift or renewal.