Contributions
The Alaska Mining Hall of Fame Foundation is funded through donations of money, time and effort, and through sales at this Museum. The Foundation is a tax-exempt organization, so all donations are tax deductible.
Donations to the Foundation should be mailed to:
Karl Hanneman, Treasurer
Alaska Mining Hall of Fame Foundation
P.O. Box 81108
Fairbanks, Alaska 99708
The continued operations of the Alaska Mining Hall of Fame (AMHF) Foundation --a 501 c-3 non-profit organization—is made possible from various income sources. Donations are graciously accepted. The AMHF Foundation provides a list of those organizations and individuals who have made contributions between 2019 and 2024 (the last five years). These generous donations allows the Foundation to publish the Paystreak Newsletter, which is produced for induction ceremonies; maintain our website; organize and conduct inductions ceremonies Statewide; and help pay for our museum at 460 Cushman in downtown Fairbanks where the foundation leases about 3,500 square feet from Charles Cole.
From 2003 to 2021, the website was maintained by Clarence Griffin, formerly of Fairbanks. We thank Clarence for providing the original website design and updating materials over a period of 20 years and keep this important communication link to those interested in mining history. The current website is being maintained by Scott Southwood.

Clarence Griffin
We thank all contributors, regardless of levels of their donations, which are: Copper ($1-$99); Silver ($100-$499); Gold ($500-$999); 98er ($1,000); and Platinum (>$1,000)". Also included are individuals from the State of Alaska Pick-Click-Give Program.
Here is a listing of recent contributors. A majority of donations at the Copper and Silver levels are from the State of Alaska Pick-Click-Give Program. Gold and Platinum levels generally constitute separate contributions. The 2018 donations list is current as of October 25th, 2018
Name | Level of Contribution | Dedication | Date(s) |
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Bill Stroecker Foundation | Platinum | General | 2019 |
Larry and Darlene Peterson | Silver | General | 2019 |
Jason Brune | Copper | General | 2019 |
Matthew Hanson | Copper | General | 2019 |
Gay Ellen Heath Griffin | Copper | General | 2019 |
William Kinne | Copper | General | 2019 |
Clark Milne | Silver | General | 2019 |
Jameson Parry | Copper | General | 2019 |
Patricia Peirsol | Copper | General | 2019 |
Jerry Sadler | Copper | General | 2019 |
Michael Whalen | Silver | General | 2019 |
Margaret Cox Rich | Platinum | In Memory of Ray Smith | 2020 |
David and Patricia Carnes | Platinum | In Memory U.S. Bureau of Mines | 2020 |
Larry and Darlene Peterson | Platinum | General | 2020 |
Taiga Mining Company | Platinum | General | 2020 |
Scott Bothwell | Copper | General | 2020 |
Jason Brune | Silver | General | 2020 |
Don and Carolyn Gray | Copper | General | 2020 |
Matthew Hanson | Copper | General | 2020 |
William Kinne | Copper | General | 2020 |
Clark Milne | Silver | General | 2020 |
Heath Nowak | Copper | General | 2020 |
Jameson Parry | Copper | General | 2020 |
Patricia Peirsol | Copper | General | 2020 |
Jerry Sadler | Copper | General | 2020 |
Michael Whelan | Silver | General | 2020 |
Bill Stroecker Foundation | Platinum | General | 2021 |
Taiga Mining Company | Platinum | General | 2021 |
Phil Younker | Silver | In Memory of Ray Smith | 2021 |
Anonymous 1 | Silver | General | 2021 |
Anonymous 2 | Silver | General | 2021 |
Larry and Darlene Peterson | Silver | General | 2021 |
June and Norm McAtee | Platinum | In memory of Adams Hollis Twitchell and Jens Kvamme | 2021 |
Rob and Donna Brady | Copper | General | 2022 |
Jason Brune | Silver | General | 2022 |
Patrick Dolphin | Copper | General | 2022 |
Matthew Hanson | Silver | General | 2022 |
Richard Hughes | Silver | General | 2022 |
William Kinne | Copper | General | 2022 |
Clark Milne | Silver | General | 2022 |
Jameson Perry | Copper | General | 2022 |
Patricia Peirsol | Copper | General | 2022 |
Jerry Sadler | Copper | General | 2022 |
Anonymous 1 | Silver | General | 2022 |
Anonymous 2 | Silver | General | 2022 |
Teresa Chepoda | Silver | In Memory of John Usibelli | 2022 |
Ann and Mike McCann | Silver | General | 2022 |
Bill Stroecker Foundation | Platinum | General | 2022 |
Design Alaska Inc. | Gold | General | 2022 |
Taiga Mining Company | Platinum | General | 2022 |
Robert Tsigonis | Gold | General | 2023 |
Jeanne Ostnes | Platinum | General | 2023 |
Don and Carolyn Gray | Silver | General | 2023 |
Shirley Liss | Gold | General | 2023 |
Jeanne Ostnes and Tim Benintendi | Platinum | General | 2023 |
Larry and Darlene Peterson | Platinum | General | 2023 |
Jason Brune | Silver | General | 2023 |
Anonymous | Copper | General | 2023 |
Patrick Dolphin | Copper | General | 2023 |
Malie Gray | Copper | General | 2023 |
Matthew Hanson | Copper | General | 2023 |
William Kinne | Copper | General | 2023 |
Sonny Lindner | Silver | General | 2023 |
Clark Milne | Silver | General | 2023 |
Jameson Perry | Copper | General | 2023 |
Patricia Peirsol | Copper | General | 2023 |
Judd Rutledge | Copper | General | 2023 |
Michael Whelan | Silver | General | 2023 |
Bill Tweet | Silver | General | 2023 |
Nick Stepovich | Silver | General | 2023 |
Robert Fithian/Sundance | Gold | General | 2023 |
Margaret Cox Rich | Silver | General | 2023 |
Shirley Liss | Gold | General | 2023 |
Ron Inouye | Gold | General | 2023 |
Don and Carolyn Gray | Silver | General | 2023 |
Teresa Usibelli | Silver | In Memory of John Usibelli | 2023 |
William Stroecker Foundation | Platinum | General | 2023 |
Design Alaska | Gold | General | 2023 |
Jeanne Ostnes and Tim Benintendi | Platinum | In Memory of Lars Ostnes | 2024-1 |
Alaska Trappers Association | Silver | General | 2024 |
Sarah Isto | Silver | In Memory of Oscar Tweiten | 2024-1 |
Larry and Darlene Peterson | Platinum | General | 2024 |
Karl and Nacy Hanneman | Platinum | General | 2024 |
Jeanne Ostnes and Tim Benintendi | Platinum | In Memory of Lars Ostnes | 2024-2 |
Michele and Mitch Usibelli | Platinum | General | 2024 |
Ron Inouye | Gold | General | 2024 |
Sarah Isto | Silver | In Memory of Oscar Tweiten | 2024-2 |
Asle Eikeland | Platinum | In memory of George Eikeland | 2024 |
Scott Bothwell | Copper | General | 2024 |
Jason Brune | Silver | General | 2024 |
Patrick Dolphin | Copper | General | 2024 |
Matthew Hanson | Copper | General | 2024 |
Richard Hughes | Silver | General | 2024 |
William Kinne | Copper | General | 2024 |
Sonny Lindner | Silver | General | 2024 |
Lance Miller | Copper | General | 2024 |
Clark Milne | Silver | General | 2024 |
Jameson Parry | Copper | General | 2024 |
Patricia Peirsol | Copper | General | 2024 |
Michael Whelan | Silver | General | 2024 |
Usibelli Foundation | Platinum | General | 2024 |
Fairbanks Coin Club | Silver | General | 2024 |
Fairbanks Genealogical Society | Silver | General | 2024 |
Fairbanks Branch, Alaska Miners Association | Gold | General | 2024 |
Taiga Mining Company | Platinum | General | 2024 |
(1): Also listed as a '98er' (2): From Pick-Click-Give Program |
We will update the donor list above on a regular, albeit periodic basis.