Donors

As a non-profit, charitable organization, the Winnipeg Folk Festival relies on the support of our community to keep bringing world-class musical experiences to Winnipeg. We are so grateful for the generosity of all our donors for keeping the Festival strong.

$5,000+

  • Gerry & Chris Couture
  • Gord Flaten & Louise Pelletier
  • Howard E. Mandshein - In Memory of Lori Sigurdson
  •  Jonathan Paterson & Angeline Rivard

$2500 - $4999

  • Dave Christianson & Vera Steinberger

$1000 - $2499

  • Gail Asper, O.C., O.M., LL.D & Michael Paterson
  • Kathryn Bernard
  • Tim & Shelly Borys
  • Shandra & Brent Czarnecki
  • Isaac Ben Diamond
  • Amanda Douglas
  • Wayne Drury - In Memory of Beda Drury
  • Jane Frayer - In Loving Memory of David Frayer
  • Marie Friesen
  • Kathleen Giesbrecht
  • Marty Greenfeld
  • Eric Kananoja & Kristine Betker*
  • Brian & Lois Klaponski
  • Zoë Kogan & Laurence Katz
  • Katrina Lee-Kwen & Jeff Neufeld
  • Lorne Mack & CindyMarie Small
  • Glen & Margaret Manning
  • Robert McDougall & Debbie Huber-McDougall
  • Neire Mercer*
  • Herb Peters & Donna Peters-Small
  • Jon Singleton - In Memory of Barbara Hiebert
  • Garry Smith
  • David Strang & Kristel van Ineveld*
  • Donni and Allan Stern Family Fund
  • Phil Veldhuis & Vona Guiler*
  • Les & Terry Wiens*

$500 - $999

  • Anonymous*
  • Mike & Kathy Baudic
  • Steve & Nanci Bell
  • Ted Bock & Liane Chalmers-Bock*
  • Lucy Brandes*
  • Karen-Denise Cyr & John McLennan*
  • Erin Knight & Brendan O'Shaughnessy
  • Ashlea George - In Honour of Arthur & Stephanie George*
  • Jane Graham
  • Amy Greenwood*
  • Joanne Gudmundson & Brian Oleson
  • Cathy & Wayne Harder
  • Rob Henry - In Memory of Victoria Sawatzsky*
  • Donald Hurst
  • Michael & Carla Gray
  • Michael Kelly*
  • Jonathon Kovacs & Vanessa Burokas - In Memory of John Prine*
  • Graeme & Joyce Lowden
  • Andrew Macfarlane
  • Michael Paluk
  • Chris Reichert - Reichert Family Enterprise Advisors Inc.
  • Margerit Roger
  • Naomi Russell
  • Terry Sargeant & Margaret Haney*
  • Murray & Gail Singer
  • Lynne Skromeda - In Memory of Jim Skromeda*
  • Susan Stephen
  • Marlene Stern - In Memory of Susan Stern and Jocelyn Katz
  • Helene Sward - In Memory of David Sward
  • Lucy & Louis Szkwarek
  • Tim Turner

$250 - $499

  • Bill Ayers
  • Ed Bachewich & Elizabeth Rowbotham
  • Ron Bailey*
  • Billy Brodovsky & Libby Yager*
  • Charlotte Enns
  • Charlotte Enns-Braun
  • Darren Fast*
  • Cheri Ferbrache
  • Karla Ferguson & Sean McManus*
  • Graeme Findlay
  • Chris Frayer & Miriam Jezik*
  • Wilma & Rob Geschiere
  • Amy Gilbert & Worth Frank
  • Morgan Hamill & Damon Mitchell*
  • Deborah Handziuk
  • Linda A. Harlos & Adrian Wildsmith
  • Eric & Sheila Hayes
  • Daniel Levin & Lilian Bonin
  • Ruth Luff - In Memory of Melissa Louise Luff
  • Jim Macgregor
  • Kelly McArthur*
  • Sharon McDonald
  • Bob & Karen McManus
  • Dana Moffatt
  • Cosmin Munteanu
  • David Merle Neufeld & Marilyn Derksen
  • Yvonne Peters & Howard Miller
  • Jeremy Plett
  • Nicole Ritchot*
  • Gayle Robertson - In Memory of Terence (Terry) Clifford
  • Kelvin Seifert & Barbara Fuller
  • SJ Duncan Medical Corp - In Memory of Julie and Erle Duncan
  • Cathy Steven*
  • Fran Taylor & Greg Docker
  • Lorena Trann
  • Ryan & Colette Wakshinski
  • Randi Ruth Warne
  • James Waytowich
  • Whoop & Hollar Folk Festival
  • Erika Wiebe
  • Anita Wolfe*

$100 - $249

  • Stacy Bender*
  • Susan Black
  • Stephen & Hazel Borys
  • Barbara Bowen - In Honour of Margaret Pidlaski
  • Kenny Boyce
  • Eugene Boychuk*
  • Brian Boychuk
  • Gail Brown
  • Tannis Buzza*
  • Alison Campbell & Alan Scramstad
  • Leslie Carignan, Virginia Helmer , Rodelyn Stoeber, and Renee Gilles - In Memory of Mary Beauchemin
  • Roger Chaput*
  • Kerry Clarke - In Memory of Allen Baekeland*
  • David Clement
  • Nancy & Kurt Clyde
  • Valerie Cook
  • Charlyene Cosens*
  • Josephine Cox & Brian Falck
  • Linda Cubbidge
  • Tania Douglas
  • Lisa Ducharme
  • Ruby Duxbury
  • Lisa Dveris
  • Henry Fast*
  • Lisa Fehr
  • Katherine Fox*
  • Jeff Frank
  • Peter Funk & Michelle Montsion
  • Suzanne Gagon
  • Gail Granger
  • Irene Giesbrecht
  • Laura Goosen
  • Bessie Hamilton
  • Bryan & Berni Harley
  • Colette Havens & Michael Jerch*
  • Kyle Hedlund*
  • Sue Henderson
  • Ellen Henry
  • Ray Hesslein
  • Rodney Hick
  • Elsie-Ann Hogue - In Memory of Alanna Hogue-Aiello
  • Ivy, Sam, Sandra & Doug
  • Althea Howard
  • Peter Huffam
  • Julie Johnson - In Memory of Eleanor May Fines*
  • Joshua Fineblit
  • Georgia Kerr & Duane Cheskey*
  • Jillian Kondra*
  • Brian Korba
  • Marilyn Koval
  • Ellen Kruger
  • Sylvie LaFleche
  • Barbara Lewthwaite
  • Jennifer Lundin*
  • Rowena Lunn
  • Ian MacIntyre
  • Bob Martin & Susan Strachan
  • Jerry Maskiew
  • Samara May
  • Kirsten Earl McCorrister*
  • Shannon McGill*
  • Colleen A. McKenty
  • Gayle Michalyshyn
  • Tom Monteyne
  • Charles Morison
  • Jim Murphy
  • Brent Nellis*
  • Kathy & Rollin Penner*
  • Ethan Poskanzer & Judy Nisenholt
  • John & Lynn Prentice
  • Bill & Pat Reid - In Memory of Bob Smith
  • Jim & Arlene Robinson*
  • Shannon Rogalski*
  • Patty Rosher
  • Patricia Sale
  • Patrick Salstrand
  • Sheila Sapirstein
  • Jan & Sarah & Pete
  • Eric & Debbie Schon
  • Dafna Schultz*
  • Jon Seguire
  • Maureen Sigurdson*
  • Mark & Zoe Simkin*
  • Ruth Simkin
  • Pamela Simmons
  • Lisa Sinnicks*
  • Jean Skromeda
  • Muriel Smith
  • Audrey Smith
  • Stacy Cardigan Smith Charitable Contribution Fund - In Honour of Lynda Norman
  • Lauri Stewart
  • Lisa Strong & Mike Jurkow
  • Raegan Swanson - In Memory of Robert Kost
  • Linda Thomas
  • Gerri Thorsteinson
  • Ann Tigchelaar
  • Ray Torbiak
  • Cathy & Terrance Tully
  • Lorraine Turenne
  • Elizabeth Tyndall - In Honour of Ella and Rhea
  • Gwen & Helmut Waedt
  • Catherine Waldie
  • Sharon Walters
  • Joy Winchell & Yude Henteleff
  • Heidi Wurmann
  • Alex & Chery Yaworski

$20 - $99

  • Anonymous
  • Jay Adams
  • Gabriella Almeida
  • Ballantine
  • David Banwell
  • David Barney
  • "Jean-Francois Breton"
  • Sabrina & Chris Buffie
  • Janice Butcher
  • Ken Carpenter
  • Stephen Carroll
  • Tom Champ
  • Kyle Dear - In Honour of Gail Comfort Stockburn
  • Richard Drummond
  • Michelle Duncan-Thorsteinson
  • Jeffrey Easton
  • Tracy Elbourne
  • Gordon Elvers
  • Carol Frampton
  • Jennifer Fridfinnson-Elliott
  • Barbara Friedman
  • Ann & Greg Fritz
  • Taegan Fulham
  • John Gordon
  • Susan Harrison
  • Jason Hayes
  • John Helliar
  • Darlene Hnatyshyn & Jake Fehr
  • Tom Hutchinson
  • Kelly Johnston
  • Kelly & Jen Kjartanson
  • Joyce Klassen-Nicolson
  • Bruno Marianelli
  • Stella Mazza
  • Beth McKechnie
  • Adam McKinty
  • Mark McLoughlin
  • Craig Mealman
  • Kirsten Mundle
  • Jarred Nolan
  • Barbara Norman
  • Lynda Norman
  • Melissa Novecosky
  • Eric Nyberg
  • Gloria Pachet
  • Joe Parsons
  • Julie Penner
  • Monica Penner
  • Shane Picken & Heather Sawatzky
  • Reagan Robertson
  • Leslie Ross
  • Alice Schoenberg
  • Charles Siegel
  • Jonelle Simms
  • Linda Smith
  • Wally Stewart
  • Matthew TenBruggencate - In Memory of Trish*
  • Brett Tocher
  • Wendy Tod
  • Alexandra Trann
  • Terri Turner - In Memory of Tom Turner
  • Rob Walger
  • Susan Watchman
  • Mary Agnes Welch - In Honour of Mike Kelly's Birthday
  • Pamela Whaley
  • Megan Tate
  • Alison Yakel

* Denotes Monthly Donors
This list recognizes annual gifts received from July 10, 2022 - June 5, 2023

The Dragonfly Patron Program is currently on hiatus.