ISHA Donors Set Record for 10th Year

For the 10th straight year, donors to the nonprofit International Skiing History Association have set a record for charitable giving in support of the organization’s mission. Individual and family donations mailed in 2023 rose 2.1 percent over 2022.

The 2023 Fundraising Campaign brought in $149,670 from 392 individuals and families. The ISHA board of directors extends thanks to Lindsey Vonn and John McMurtry for leading the annual drive and fulsome thanks to all our generous donors.

Sixty-eight companies and organizations contributed $61,646 in corporate sponsorship funding. Total unrestricted donations and sponsorships rose .9 percent over 2022.

ISHA’s membership grew 20 percent between January 2023 and January 2024, with the result that membership dues and magazine sales grew 19.6 percent year-on-year and covered 23 percent of our costs for publishing the magazine, maintaining the website, producing the annual awards program and maintaining communications with members. The balance of the budget was met through charitable donations, corporate sponsorships and investment revenue.

Sixty-three percent of the budget supported ISHA programs (magazine and website publishing and the awards and grant programs). The remaining 37 percent went to administration (member service, bookkeeping and tax preparation, fundraising and member recruitment).

Costs for printing and postage rose in 2023 and will rise again in 2024, by roughly 4 percent. Investment funds grew about 19 percent during the year, and we withdrew cash to cover midsummer cashflow, with the result that the ISHA balance sheet finished 2023 up 8.8 percent over the close of 2022.

*Due to delays by the U.S. Postal Service, approximately $23,000 in donor checks written in December 2023 were not delivered to ISHA until after January 15, 2024. Our internal accounting credits these funds to the 2023 campaign, but for tax-reporting and other purposes, these funds post as 2024 revenue.

ISHA is a 501(c)(3) public charity, eligible to receive grants from family and community foundations, donor-
advised funds and corporate matching programs, in addition to direct contributions from individuals. If you’re interested in supporting a specific ISHA program, please contact President Seth Masia at (303) 594-1657. If your firm would like to be a corporate sponsor, please contact Peter Kirkpatrick at (541) 488-1933.

Income 2023

 Donations* $149,670 48%

 Sponsorships $61,646 20%

 Memberships/Magazine Sales $71,428 23%

 Interest/Dividends $19,200 6%

 Events $5,376 1%

 Total  $307,320

 

Expenditures 2023

 Magazine Production $121,941 38%

 Events, ISHA Awards Program $57,295 17%

 Website $22,066 6%

 Administration & Bookkeeping $100,949 31%

 Fundraising $12,842 4%

 Membership Recruiting $5,858 1%

 Total$320,951

Honor Roll

Listed here are the donors who supported ISHA’s mission with tax-free donations and gift memberships above and beyond their membership dues in 2022. 

Pinnacle Club $10,000 and up

• Jake Hoeschler  
• Nicholas Skinner  
• Barry & Kristine Stott

 

Chairman’s Circle $5,000 to $9,999

• Mason Beekley Family Foundation
• Jean-Claude Killy  
• Liza & George Kremer

 

Super Givers $2,000 to $4,999

• Elliot Cooperston  
• Gordon Hine  
• Mike & Carol Hundert  
• Peter Kirkpatrick Family Trust
• In Memory of John Fry
• Stephanie McLennan  
• Virginia Pfeiffer
• In Memory of Doug Pfeiffer
• Louise & Stephen Storey, MD

 

History Leader $1,000 to $1,999   

• Adirondack Foundation  
• Adaline Ancinas  
• Aspen Community Foundation  
• Brian Balusek  
• Skip Beitzel In Honor of Klaus Obermeyer
• Brian Fairbank, Berkshire Taconic
• Community Foundation  
• John & Jackie Bucksbaum
• Nancy Cushing  
• Carter Emerson  
• Nicholas Giustina In Gratitude to Bob Woodward
• Lisa Hjorten  
• Peter Kellogg  
• Michael Lafferty  
• Peter Looram, National Philanthropic Trust
• Seth Masia In Memory of Doug Pfeiffer
• Juliette McLennan
• Renee & Marvin Melville
• New Hampshire Charitable
• Foundation  
• Richard Pearce  
• Charles Perkins  
• Thomas Richardson  
• David Scott  
• Barry & Carol Stone In Memory of Jeff Stone
• Stephen Storey In Memory of Stefan Siegmann
• Otto Tschudi  
• Peter Weaver  
• Thomas Wilkins

 

Gold Medalist $500 to $999    

• Nigel A S Jones  
• Graham & Christie Anderson  
• Baird Foundation  
• Peter & Jane Barrett  
• Tim Boden  
• Jennifer & Michael Calderone  
• John (Jaycee) & Patty Clark  
• Michael Delich  
• Yves Desgouttes  
• John Douglas  
• Jamie Duke  
• Sarah Faulkner  
• Chuck & Nancy Ferries  
• Jim Gaddis  
• Mark Graham  
• Hugh Harley  
• Nigel Jones  
• Henry A. Kauffman  
• Sepp & Measi Kober  
• Chris Lizza  
• Win Lockwood  
• John Logan  
• Susan Hagemeister & Mark Martin In Honor of Hans Hagemeister
• Robert & Trudy Matarese  
• Debby McClenahan  
• Steve & Julie Meineke Family Foundation  
• David Moffett  
• Bradley Olch  
• Philip Palmedo  
• Thomas & Luann Pierce  
• Glen Poulsen  
• Chrisitan Raaum  
• Alan & Nancy Greene Raine  
• Ken Read  
• Bruce & Julie Rosenoff  
• Barbara Simon  
• William & Carolyn Stutt  
• Einar Sunde  
• Lon Thomas  
• Charles (Chuck) Thorndike  
• Annie Ward  
• Richie & Viki Woodworth  

Silver Medalist $100 to $499    

• Bo & Cindy (Cynthia) Adams  
• Guy Alexander  
• Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation
• Susan and Dean Allen In Memory of Dick Cutler
• Vicki Anderson  
• Bob and Tina Ashton  
• Carol Atha  
• Karin Baker In Memory of Nick Hock
• Lisa Ballard  
• F. Michael Bannon  
• H. Carter Barger  
• Nat Barker  
• Bill Barrier  
• Phil Bayly  
• Kevin Beardsley  
• Stephen & Louise Berry  
• Nicholas C & Ellen K Besobrasow  
• J. Truman & Ludmila Bidwell  
• Michael Bing  
• Heather Black  
• Mickey Blake  
• John Blatchford  
• Spencer Bocks  
• Marilyn & Robert Bolduc  
• Junior Bounous  
• C. Keith Bowen  
• Peter Brainard  
• Michael Briggs  
• G. Stanley Brown  
• Jan & Judith Brunvand  
• Daniel Burack (Enterprises)  
• Samuel Camarata  
• Douglas Campbell  
• Harvey & Reserl Chalker  
• Eric Cherashore  
• Bonnie Clark  
• Robert Cochran  
• Jamie & Hilleary Coleman  
• Steven Corneillier  
• Robert Corroon In Memory of John Burton Carpenter
• Jay Cowan  
• Robert Craven  
• Richard Crumb  
• Joseph & Mary Cushing  
• Michael Davenport  
• Christopher Davenport  
• Dennis and Dianne De Cuir  
• Margaret (Peggy) Dean  
• Jason Densmore  
• Ralph & Heidi Derbyshire  
• Mark DeSantis (Ski MD LLC)  
• Peter R. & Diane L. Dirkes  
• Mary Dominick  
• David Donaldson  
• Greg Dupratt  
• John Durocher  
• Dorothy Dyer  
• Dianne & John Eichenour  
• Alan K. & Barbara L. Engen  
• Yiannis Exarchos  
• Thomas Farda  
• Mitchell Fleischer  
• Gemeinnuetziger Foerderve  
• Ingegerd Franberg  
• Robert & Deborah Fries  
• Karin Anne & Victor Frohlich (Frohlich Living Trust)  
• Kenneth Gallard In Memory of John Fry
• Caleb & Sidney Gates  
• Kirby & Wendy Gilbert  
• John Gilbert  
• Rick Glesner  
• Christina Gnehm-Boyle In Honor of Gus Gnehm
• Robert B. Goode  
• Peter Graves  
• Austen Gray
• Judy Gray  
• Vernon Greco  
• Larry E. Gubb  
• Ernst Hager  
• Curtis Hammond  
• Erica Hansen  
• Edward Hanson  
• David Harnden  
• Hill Hastings In Memory of Bettie Hastings
• Newlin & Liz Hastings  
• Janet Havard  
• Robert Havard  
• Cathy Hay, Alpine Sport Shop  
• Strick Heilman  
• Tom & Roberta Heinrich
• Helm of Sun Valley/Inside Line, Inc.
• S. Herbert  
• John & Victoria Hoagland  
• David & Ruth Hoff  
• Ron Hoffman  
• William & Linda Holman  
• David Holton  
• Paul Hooge  
• William Humes  
• Jim Hunter  
• Kris Husted  
• Julien & Trudie Hutchinson  
• David & Nancy Ingemie  
• Steven C. Irwin  
• Julia Jackson In Memory of Walter E. Jackson
• William Jensen  
• David C. Johnson  
• Philip & Brigitte Johnson  
• Jim Kauffman  
• Stuart Keiller  
• Michael Kendrick  
• Kim Kimberley  
• Alfred Kimberley  
• David & Mary Jane Kirkpatrick  
• John Kirschner  
• Leon Kirschner  
• Mimi Levitt  
• John Lewis  
• Robert & Susan Luby  
• Phil Lutey  
• James Mahaffey  
• Thomas Malmgren  
• James & Nancy Mangan  
• Bill Marolt  
• Jeff Mayfield  
• Jessie McAleer  
• Christine McRoy  
• Charles McWilliams  
• Wayne Metcalf  
• Mark Miller  
• Robin Morning  
• Halsted Morris  
• John Morton Outdoors  
• Roger Moyer  
• Paul & Teresa Naeseth & Buccarelli
• Michael Neal  
• Chris Neary - Vertical Source  
• Michael Noonan  
• Edward Nunes  
• Athy O’Keeffe In Memory of Richard Thales Cutler
• Gary Olson  
• George Page  
• Tom Parrott  
• Tom & Sally Patterson  
• Christina Paup  
• Eric & Kim Pearson  
• Peter Pell  
• Ned Post  
• Finn Poulsen  
• Michael Prinster  
• Roland Puton  
• Thomas Quarles  
• Stuart Rempel  
• Kenneth Rendell  
• Alex Riddell  
• David Ries  
• Matt Rittman  
• Bill Roberts  
• Carolyn Ruschp  
• Mary Sargent  
• Neil Sawyer (Sawyer Enterprises)  
• Robert Sayre  
• David Schames  
• Richard Schatten  
• J. & J. Schiffman  
• Don Schwamb  
• William Scott (Morgan Stanley)  
• Allan & Sally Seymour  
• Judith Sherman  
• Brad Simmons  
• Andrew Simonds In Memory of Richard Cutler
• Curt Simonson  
• Lowell Skoog  
• Michael & Sharon Smith  
• Robert Soden  
• Robert Sorvaag  
• Arthur Stegen  
• Nancy Stone  
• John Stout  
• Samuel Stout  
• Christopher Sweet  
• Kimberly & Jeff Temple  
• Robert & Dorothy Tengdin  
• Mark & Joanne Ter Molen  
• Charles Todd  
• Richard Tucker  
• Nancy Tibott Twitty  
• Egils Vigants  
• Lawrence Walsh  
• Roger Wangen  
• Raymond Watkins  
• Bill & Pris Watson  
• Doug & Julie Webb (Charitable Fund)
• Lindsay Wert  
• James Wharton  
• Sheila Whitman In Honor of David & Renie Gorsuch
• Nancy Winship In Memory of Dick Cutler
• Pete Wither  
• Vic Wortman  

       

Bronze Medalist Up to $99    

• Nancy Abens  
• Margi & Bob Albrecht  
• Caralue Anderson  
• Alan L. Baker  
• Edward Baldwin  
• Zeno Beattie  
• Chip Benson In Memory of Dick Cutler
• James Berry  
• Henri Bigo  
• Kerri & Michael Bisner  
• Peter Bogart  
• Julia Bookstrom  
• Richard Boutelle  
• Sally Brew  
• Rouene Brown  
• Nancy Brucken  
• Barry Bryant  
• Dorothy Cantor  
• Tom Chasse  
• Catherine Cloutier  
• David Cobasko  
• Ned & Janet Cochran  
• Steve Cohen In Honor of Richard “Super-Salesman” Cutler
• Margaret Cone  
• Lance Cygielman  
• Enzo Di Salvatore  
• Christine Donovan  
• Dick Dorworth  
• Silvia Doyle  
• Randy Draper  
• Mark Druy  
• Eric Durfee  
• John Durocher  
• Frederick (Jack) & Kathleen Eck  
• John Farley  
• Wolf & Nancy Gensch  
• David Goodman  
• Robert Grant  
• Wende Gray  
• Stephanie Hastings  
• Brett Heineman  
• Thomas Henry  
• Adam Howell  
• William Howell  
• Greg Jackson  
• Kathleen James In Memory of Dick Cutler
• Jane & David Kaufman  
• John Kelley  
• Paul Kenny  
• Earl Kishida  
• Gilman Lang  
• Sara Laytham In Memory of Richard Cutler
• Sheila Leewens  
• Tom Lennon  
• Paul Leslie  
• Norman Liman  
• Jean Luce  
• John Lutz  
• Harold Mac Murren  
• Richard Malmgren  
• Jay Martin  
• Dan Matthies  
• Wood McCahill  
• Michele McClinton  
• O. Ross & Helen P. McIntyre & Whyte
• Louis & Karen Miller  
• Stan & Sally Morse  
• Mark Mueller  
• Tracy Murtagh  
• Robert Musser  
• Christopher Newell  
• Annie O’Donohoe In Memory of Richard Thales Cutler
• Deana & Val Painter  
• Ruth Parton  
• Eric Pearson  
• Nancy Pesman  
• John Petrich  
• Stanton Phillips  
• James Powers  
• Bob Presson  
• Thomas Quinn  
• Carl Rapp  
• Robert Ravich In Memory of Richard “Dick” Cutler
• Edward Rengers  
• Reinhard Richter  
• Campbell Robert  
• Rene Robert  
• Albert & Julie Rosenblatt  
• Arthur Ruegger  
• Robert & Allene Sayre  
• Fred Schaaff  
• Rod Schrage  
• Henry & Deborah Schwarzberg  
• Zoran Sekulic  
• Thomas R. Sharp  
• Kevin Simard  
• Ron Steele  
• Donald Sturgess  
• William Stutt (Carwill Foundation)
• Edith Swift  
• Robert Thibault  
• Christopher Thiele  
• Paul Vesterstein  
• Richard & Barbara Wagner  
• Haley Wallace  
• Patrick Walsh  
• Charles Webb  
• Sue Westphal In Memory of Richard T. Cutler
• James Wick  
• Gregory Witt

 

Early Givers

These donors got an early start, sending charitable gifts during the first weeks of 2024.

• Graham Anderson  
• W. Mason Beekley Family Foundation  
• Skip Beitzel  
• Andrew Bigford
• Thomas J Engelman  
• Lisanne & William Hegman
• Adolph Imboden  
• Peter Ingvoldstad  
• Ken Jones  
• Henry A. Kauffman  
• Arthur Kelton  
• A. G. Kimberley  
• Kim Kimberly  
• Charles Leavitt III  
• John Lovett  
• Seth Masia  
• Renee & Marvin Melville  
• Louis & Karen Miller  
• Nicholas Paumgarten
• Robert & Allene Sayre  
• Andrew Simonds  
• Ron Steele  
• Donald Sturgess  
• Eric Sundholm  
• Sandra Thaxter  
• Barbara Thornton
• Lee Turlington