2024 Donors
Thank you to our donors, who help Puppy Jake Improve the lives of Veterans each year!
$20,000 +
Greater Des Moines Partnership
JEJ Charitable Foundation
MidAmerican Energy Foundation
Susan B. Moore Foundation
Hy-Vee
$10,000 - $19,999
Cargill
Jennifer Cornell
Graphite Construction
Delta Dental of Iowa
Hot Spring Spas
Sharron Martin
Neupert Family Foundation
Sammons Financial (Midland National Life Ins.)
Tamara Watts-McPhail
Every gift, large or small, helps us train and place service dogs with veterans who need them most. To our donors, sponsors, and community partners: thank you. Your support provides not only highly trained service dogs, but also hope, healing, and independence for our nation’s heroes. Together, we are unleashing potential—one veteran and one service dog at a time.
$5,000-$9,999
Ronda Bern
Rhonda Burkhardt
Charles Gabus Ford
Kayla Ferguson
Todd Hobbs
Don Lamberti
Santa Party
$1,000-$4,999
Advanced Automation, Inc.
Alliant Energy
American Equity Investment Life Ins. Co.
American Legion Auxiliary, #37
American Legion Riders Post #355
American Legion Riders Post 363
Larry Anderson
Becky Beach
Beta Sigma Psi
Marilyn Birmingham
Kathy Brewer
Dody Boat
Kim Bryant
BSL Foundation
Casey’s
Patricia Castillo
CCR
Concepts Cares
David Coots
Cornerstone Government Affairs
Ro Crosbie
Jan Curtis
Amber Dardanes
Douglas Dorner
Brad and Allison Duffy
Linda Feller
Joyce Gelhaus
Ashley Genovese
Gifts of Inspiration Foundation
Sharon Goeres
Greater Cedar Rapids Open
Grinnell Mutual Insurance
Mike Gunn
Hamilton County Peace Officers Association
Ted Hammes
Hanifen Towing Co., Inc.
Paul & Kelly Heffron
Ron Heims
Linda Hofreiter
Iowa All Services Academy
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
The Iowa Street Rod Association
Martha Jones
JW Welding, Inc
Jennifer Kapaun
Kendra Scott, LLC
Fred Koogler
Lamberti, Murphy & Strong, P.C.
Jeff Lamberti
Jennifer Lamberti
Joyce Larson
Linda Larson
Jennifer Leachman
Judith Martin
Raymond Marvin
Emily McLaughlin
Meredith Corporation Foundation
Judy Milligan
Jerry Mitchell
Dan Mueller
Pamela Nerheim
Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Sarah Newton
Robert Porter
Sue Rasmussen
Renaissance Charitable Foundation
Jeff and Lisa Russell
Scheels
Scherr Contracting
Terry Schleisman
Alison Schutt
Karen Shaff
Michele Summers
Titan Roofing & Exteriors, Inc.
TNT Landscaping & Nursery
Greg Todd
Mike Van Den Bosch
Linnea Van Der Veer
Debbie Vavra
Vista Real Estate & Investment Corp.
Jim Wake
Bruce Walrod
Waukee Schools
Wells Fargo
Wilson Trucking Inc.
Williamson American Legion, DBA: Sons of the American Legion
Wolf Construction Services, Inc.
Olivia Ziola
$300 - $999
Roberta Adelman
Advanced Family Dentistry
Albaugh McGovern 08-67, Post 42
Jeanne Anderson
Altoona Lions Club
American Legion Auxiliary #48
Carlette Anderson
Richard Apodaca
Baton Global
Bax Sales Inc
Amy Behnkendorf
Melissa Bennett
Anthony Bradley
Brad Brightwell
Adrienne Bohenkamp
Boys & Girls Club of Story County
Irvin Boysen
Lyle Brinegar
Marlene Buckley
Campbell/Patterson Consulting
Jane Carberry
Catholic Daughters of the Americas
Cedar Rapids Auxiliary
Laura Christensen
Clarence Nursing Home, Inc
Del Clubine
Katelynn Cook
Dennis Cogley
Sandra Cowie
Cruise King Entertainment
Danish Brotherhood Lodge #15
Lisa Eigsti
Becky Elliott
Jannay Towne Erbe
Mandy Estes
FEH Design
Theresa and Mark Feldmann
Brian Frank
Lynda Goodrich
Linda Godwin
Addy Gould
Great Southern Bank
James Grill
Constance Grignon
Hallie Kat Designs LLC
Blaine Halvorson Memorial
Steve Hartman
Karen Hawkins
Suzanneand Scott Heckenlaible
Anne Heimberger
Karen Henke
Michelle Heyer
Brent Highfill
Highland Park American Legion Post #374
Ruth Ann Hirtz
Kathy Houge
John Huddleson
Humble Heroes Foundation
Nathaniel Hurt
Hurts Donut
Iowa Realtors
Russell Johnson
Mark Joyce
Bill Keck
Deborah Kearney
Jana Kelly
Key Cooperative
Dick Koberg
Allen Kroeger
Greg LaMair
Matt Lehan
Aaron Lerberg
Jennifer Lerner
Don D. Lincoln
Glenda Livingston
George Loper
John Lund
Magnum Automotive
Robert Marmon
Byron Martin
David Merschman
Nancy L Mitchell Trust
Rose Mitchell
Moravia Ruritan National
Renee Moore
Robert Myers
Keith Newell
Nicholson Meyer Capital Management
Andrew Norby
Kelly O’Connor
Christian Owen
Rob Owen
Jed Pedersen
Pershy Roofing & Gutters, LLC.
Laura Phelan
Ron Quick
Linda Rice
Lizabeth Rice
Beverly Richardson
Kevin Rogers
Sacred Heart Church
Amberley Schechinger
Gary Schippers
James Scroggs
Shaffer’s Auto Body Co., Inc
Clarence Sherfield
Dave Silverstein
South Des Moines Lions Club
Robert Speece
Story Construction Company
Superior Cable & Data, LLC
Christopher Terlouw
Chad Thomas
John Van Horn
Conrad Vernon
VFW Auxiliary Madrid Post # 5060
Randy Waldorf
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Craig Whitney
Willdan
Brianne Williams
$250
Emily Abbas
American Legion Auixiliary
Ric Anderson
Robert Andres
Appanoose County Republicans
Appanoose County Shooting Club
B&K Machining, LLC
Natalya Boyle
Joe Brommel
Ed and Michelle Brown
C&C Machining
Cantera Aggregates, LLC.
Frank Cecil
Centerville Produce
Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Cyclone Country Kennel Club of Ames
Drink Moore Coffee, LLC
Shane Estes
Cheryl Galehouse
Kevin Garrett
Wally Geiger
Harvey Giller
Betty Gordon
Charles Haas
Lori Hammer
Tina Hansen
Michelle Heyer
High Yield Strategies
Brenda Hoffman
Iowans for Zach Nunn
Dan Kinney
Dave Knau
Knights of Columbus
Lipman Law Firm, P.C.
Marjorie Lamb
Sharon Lehn
James McCarl
Megan McMahon
Nancy McCarthy
Pat McManus
Brent Michelson
John Pilmer
Emily Piper
Tony Pithan
Roger Ploeger
Quality Ag Service
Raw Metal Works
Restoration Dental Care, PLC
Delores Ruggles
Scott Rutledge
Kayla Sanchez
David Schoonover
Kelly Sharp
Ellen Shumway
Dustin Slaughter
Julie Slebiska
Southern Iowa Heating & Cooling
Elaine Spencer
William Thomas
Dan Tracy
Utilites Service Company
Vehr Manufacturing
VFW 817 Auxiliary
John & Jacqueline Walker
Willis & Moore
Wilson AG Solutions
Jerry Winkler