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COVID Response Fund Reaches $1 Million in Grants to Local Nonprofits, $1.5 Million in Donations

Posted on Jul 30, 2020, by

LEAVEN Fox Cities is among the latest local nonprofits to receive a grant from the COVID-19 Community Response Fund, established by the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and United Way Fox Cities. In an incredible show of charity and selflessness during a time of challenges, hundreds of generous individuals, businesses and foundations have […]

Grant helps to build Maritime Museum Lighthouse Tower exhibit

Posted on Jul 29, 2020, by

A $100,000 grant from the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation will soon result in a new exhibit to help visitors understand and appreciate our Wisconsin maritime heritage. By Kevin Osgood, Executive Director, Door County Maritime Museum & Preservation Society The Door County Maritime Museum is expanding our Sturgeon […]

The Durkee Family: A Generous Path to a Lasting Legacy

Posted on Jul 28, 2020, by

The Durkee family: Top: Jane, June, Nancy, Todd (Nancy’s husband). Bottom: Ray and Mary. Like many of us, Mary Durkee is watching the world change and adapting to a new way of doing things. She probably won’t be taking her annual trip to Europe with her three daughters this fall. Instead, she might take walks […]

2,300 students in the Fox Valley still need school supplies amidst COVID-19

Posted on Jul 27, 2020, by

This academic year may look a little different with some students attending in person full, part-time or from home, but school supplies are still essential for successful learning. The annual Backpacks for Kids Campaign, sponsored by your Community Foundation and the Post Crescent, are helping children in the Fox Valley get set for a successful […]

Fox Cities LIFE Study: Single moms experience ten times the poverty rate of couples

Posted on Jul 23, 2020, by

The poverty rate for single women raising children was more than ten times higher than the rate for married couples with children across Fox Cities counties from 2014 to 2018, according to data updated in the Fox Cities LIFE Study, funded by your Community Foundation and United Way Fox Cities. Poverty rates in Wisconsin are […]

Grant to NEW Water Allows for Improved Watershed Efforts

Posted on Jul 22, 2020, by

By NEW Water “Dead zones” and blue-green algae impair waterways throughout Northeast Wisconsin, from Lake Winnebago all the way to the Bay of Green Bay, and beyond. Excess levels of phosphorus and sediment running off the land from a variety of sources are contributing to this problem. Healthy land means healthy water, and many efforts […]

You are here: Grant supports History Museum exhibition

Posted on Jul 21, 2020, by

The David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region has awarded a grant of $600,000 to Appleton’s History Museum at the Castle to support the new You Are Here exhibition. The grant will help fund the new core exhibit dedicated to telling the history of the […]

Basic Needs Giving Partnership releases an additional $5 million to regional nonprofits

Posted on Jul 20, 2020, by

$5 million in additional funding has been released to regional nonprofits for emergency relief from the Basic Needs Giving Partnership within the Community Foundation, supported by the U.S. Venture Fund for Basic Needs, the J.J. Keller Foundation, Inc., and other community partners. Leaders from the U.S. Venture Open and the Basic Needs Giving Partnership are […]

Fox Cities LIFE Study: 1 in 7 high school students faced cyberbullying in 2019

Posted on Jul 17, 2020, by

In the Fox Cities area, 15.2 percent of high school students have experienced bullying online, according to 2019 data updated in the Fox Cities LIFE Study. The study is funded by United Way Fox Cities and the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. Data on cyberbullying is relatively new, within the past decade. Given […]

Nelson name lives on with grant for pedestrian bridge

Posted on Jul 15, 2020, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

A new pedestrian bridge to be built just downstream of this old railroad trestle will be named after David and Rita Nelson to recognize their lead gift of $500,000. A $500,000 grant from a charitable fund established with the largest gift in the history of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region will help […]