We became a geographic affiliate of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region in 2013. As an affiliate, we benefit from their professional services and staff, allowing more time for our volunteer Affiliate Advisory Board Members to focus on raising funds and determining the best way to grant dollars back to our community.
The Brillion Area Family of Funds’ charitable funds generate grants that are awarded to nonprofit organizations that are either recommended by the donor(s) who created the fund, or that are selected through an application process.
There are two ways you may receive a grant from a fund within the Brillion Area Family of Funds.
Brillion students can apply for scholarships that are both restricted to the Brillion school district or any scholarship offered without a district restriction offered through the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region.
The Brillion Area Family of Funds Endowment Fund is a permanent endowment that accepts donations of any amount to be used to provide annual grants to nonprofit organizations. Recipients are chosen by local volunteers through a competitive grant application process.
The Brillion Area Family of Funds awarded $28,000 in grants to 10 charitable organizations serving the Clintonville area from the Brillion Area Family of Funds Endowment Fund.
The Brillion Area Family of Funds Endowment Fund is a permanent endowment that accepts donations of any amount to be used to provide annual grants to nonprofit organizations. Recipients are chosen by local volunteers through a competitive grant application process.
Grants totaling $16,868.19 were awarded from the Brillion Area Family of Funds Endowment Fund to 9 charitable organizations serving the people of the greater Brillion Area.
In 2024, grants awarded from funds within the Brillion Area Family of Funds totaled $666,578.28. These grants are awarded through funds for which the donors recommend recipients or have dedicated all grant money to specific charitable organizations or causes. The following nonprofit organizations, located locally and beyond, received grants.
In 2023, grants awarded from funds within the Brillion Area Family of Funds totaled $1,114,422. These grants are awarded through funds for which the donors recommend recipients or have dedicated all grant money to specific charitable organizations or causes. The following nonprofit organizations, located locally and beyond, received grants.
Your gift creates or adds to a charitable fund to benefit causes important to you now or for the long term. If you are looking to create a fund, contact the Community Foundation team and we will help you get started!
If you’d like to donate online click here: Join the Impact!
If you’d like to donate by mail, please send your gift to:
The Brillion Area Family of Funds
4455 W. Lawrence Street, Appleton, WI 54914
No matter if Brillion is your hometown or the place you now call home, you have a lot invested here. You can help ensure the vitality of the Brillion area for future generations by counting your community among your heirs. Become a member of the Himebaugh Legacy Circle by naming the Brillion Area Family of Funds as the beneficiary of any estate planning tool.
Whether you were born and raised in the Brillion area or it is your adopted community, you no doubt appreciate the quality of life we enjoy here.
The privilege of living in a community like ours instills in us a desire to pay something back for what we’ve been given. One of the important and necessary funds that we are growing is the Brillion Area Family of Funds Endowment Fund. It provides a permanent source of dollars for charitable organizations working to improve the lives of everyone in our area.
Bob and Pat Endries want to leave a legacy by helping shape the future of Brillion today! They are matching dollar-for-dollar up to $500,000 for all donations in any amount to the Brillion Area Family of Funds Endowment Fund, the Fund that will support the work in Brillion forever.
If we can raise $500,000, secure the match of $500,000, we will be ensuring $45,000 annually will be given to our local nonprofits and schools forever!
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region affiliates are funds within the Community Foundation that are designed to serve our smaller, more rural geographic areas.
These five geographic areas include Brillion, Chilton, Clintonville, Shawano, and Waupaca. Their relationship with the Community Foundation allows them to focus on raising funds and determining the best way to grant dollars back to their communities.
Our affiliate partners are volunteers who advise on the operations of the affiliate and utilize the Community Foundation’s professional services and staff. Volunteers who oversee the affiliates have advisory roles, but final legal authority resides with the board of the Community Foundation. We are grateful for their partnership and dedication to improving their communities not only today, but for many generations to come.
Contact us if you need any assistance.