Celebrating 100 years of Salisbury House

On August 23rd, 2025 we celebrated Salisbury House's centennial in style with the return of Gatsby Gala. As part of this milestone celebration, a fundraising goal of $100,000 was set to honor 100 years of Salisbury House. Between event proceeds and direct donations, we have raised $88,000 (as of 12/1/2025) of our goal. These funds have been directed toward our general endowment fund - an investment fund that will generate annual revenue to sustain operations well into the future. A gift to the endowment is truly a gift that keeps on giving. Help us reach our goal by giving a gift today!

We extend our sincere thanks to everyone who attended, sponsored the evening, and contributed to the endowment. A full listing of sponsors, partners, and donors is available further down the page.

We also want to extended our gratitude to the Weeks family members who joined us at the event - grandsons Cooper and Barron (with his wife Donna); great-granddaughters Mercedes (with her husband Charles) and Lisa (with her husband Tim); and great-great-granddaughter Clara. We want to thank you all for your generosity, family stories, many great laughs, and continued support of our organization.

Thank you to our 2025 sponsors!

Gold Sponsors

The Ernst Group
Grinnell Mutual
William & Pauline Niebur
Revelton Distilling Company
Silent Rivers Design + Build
Window World

Silver Sponsors

Bankers Trust
Cheryl Critelli & Rick Ballinger
Ramsey Law, PLC
Sammons Financial Group

Champagne Sponsors

Denman & Company, LLP
Jester Insurance Services, Inc
Jill & Dan Stevenson

thank you to our event partners!

Apres Bar Co
Boesen The Florist
DJ Big Lare
Grinnell College Libraries
Milestone Event Rental
Vintage Love Rentals
White Willow Events

Thank you to our donors!

$10,000 +

Bruce & Susy Kelley
Ron & Carole Hallenbeck

$2,000 +

David & Merrilee Lundquist
Ranjani Ananth & Abhay Nadipuram
Bill & Jackie Romp
Ellen & Scott Shumway
Barron & Donna Weeks
Lisa & Tim Wiebelhaus

$1,000 +

Apella Wealth
Ray & Carrie Bening
Don & Margo Blumenthal
Ely & Jacquie Brewer
Rochelle Burnett
Dave & Nora Everett
Allison & Jim Fleming
Brent Goheen & Becki Brommel
Mary K. and Daniel M. Kelly Family Foundation - in honor of Pauline Niebur
Heather & Paul Koenig
Pauline & William Niebur
Benjamin Phinney & Barbara Weeks Phinney
Michelle & Chris Pruisner
Jon Schmidt & Deb Wiley

> $1,000

Chad Alley & Beth Ernst
Nicole & Michael Chesmore
Brian & Jodi Collins
Josh Coyle
Cheryl Critelli & Rick Ballinger
Brad Dell
Joe & Susan DeMarco
Faith Elder
Kory & Amber Gustafson
Jane & John Lorentzen
Beth Mack & Daniel Burden
Keshia Meissner
Christina Moffatt
Barbara Mossage
Principal Financial Group Foundation - Match
Laura Siebert
Stacey Sieloff
Rachel & Chad Spah
Christi & Rob Taylor
Sue Ann Tempero - in honor of John Tone
John Tone
Robert & Eleanor Zeff

The Bash Will Be Back August 2030

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  • contactus@salisburyhouse.org
  • 4025 Tonawanda Drive
    Des Moines, IA 50312
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