Articles
President's Letter - Annual Report 2024
Dear Friends, The Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation (the Foundation) exists for one purpose – to support Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park (Meijer Gardens).…
President's Letter - Annual Report 2024
Dear Friends, The Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation (the Foundation) exists for one purpose – to support Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park (Meijer Gardens).…
President's Letter - Annual Report 2025
Dear Friends of the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation, A thoughtful gardener plans not just for what will bloom this season, but for what will take root, mature, and…
Mark & Barbara Gerson
Mark and Barbara Gerson spent thirty years building an incredible life on the west coast. Mark worked in the entertainment industry and real estate development, Barbara worked in…
John & Janet Baab
When Ray Loeschner, Founder of the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation, convinced John Baab to join the Board of Directors in 2012, he didn’t know where it would take…
The Jewish Federation of Grand Rapids
Two teachers meet for lunch, and one asks, “So, where’s your Holocaust memorial?” The response was, “We don’t have one.” The first stated, “Why not?” Steve and Linda Pestka,…
President's Letter - Annual Report 2023
What a difference a year makes! In the Foundation’s 2022 annual report, I had to lead with bad news—that after many years of robust investment gains, there were no safe havens for…
President's Letter - Annual Report 2023
What a difference a year makes! In the Foundation’s 2022 annual report, I had to lead with bad news—that after many years of robust investment gains, there were no safe havens for…
A Letter from Incoming Foundation President
As I begin my tenure for calendar years 2024 and 2025, I want to start by thanking Michael R. Julien for his outstanding leadership as Foundation President in 2022 and 2023. Mike…
Keith Paluska
Keith Paluska takes his membership to the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park very seriously. So seriously that he made it a personal goal to contribute to the…
