Teri Thompson
Donor Advisor, Ferguson Family Foundation
Author & Hastings Public Schools Media Center Assistant
Hastings, Minnesota
Teri Thompson is pictured with her mother,
Judy Ferguson, and brother, Randy Ferguson.
“My father, Jim Ferguson, gave of himself in countless ways throughout his life in order to help others. His fine example inspires his family to continue that legacy. In his memory, we work to touch people’s lives in a positive and productive way through grants from the Ferguson Family Foundation.”
James A. Espeland
Donor Advisor, Art and Clarice Espeland Family Foundation
President, First National Bank of Henning
Henning, Minnesota
“My belief is that you give not for notoriety but because you want to give, because it makes you feel good. The feeling you have when you’ve given a gift is wonderful; you feel like you can help, that you have a hand in seeing success for someone or some organization, to help them meet their goals. Sometimes it’s just the right thing to do.”
Joanne E. Kendall
Founding Advisor, Kendall-Milton Charitable Trust
Lifelong Learner
Falcon Heights, Minnesota
“What inspires my philanthropy? My answer—and also that of my late husband John—lies in the past, the present and the future. We saw models in our parents who always supported the causes important to them. We, too, worked together to be good stewards of monies in our care. Through our Donor Advised Fund at the Minnesota Community Foundation, I can continue to support programs in education, medical research and healthcare, each area so vital to our communities and so important to me personally. Now, I look forward to a future in which our grown children will be involved in gifting as Donor Advisors of the Kendall-Milton Charitable Trust of Minnesota Community Foundation.”
