We wear a lot of hats as a community foundation serving the Fox Valley. Today kicks off national Community Foundation Week, and we think it’s a great time to recognize one of our most important jobs: Community foundations are a first responder of philanthropy. In other words, we step up to help those most in […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2020/11/11/on-national-community-foundation-week-we-celebrate-a-momentous-year-in-giving/
Twenty-three nonprofits throughout northeastern Wisconsin got a boost at a time it was most needed from an extra $1 million in grants awarded from the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. The additional grants, recommended at a special virtual meeting of the fund’s Advisory […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2021/03/19/nelson-fund-distributes-extra-1-million-when-need-is-high/
“We are grateful to receive a $20,000 grant from the Covid-19 Community Response Fund, established by the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and United Way Fox Cities.” St. Vincent de Paul, one of our nonprofit partners, made the difficult decision to close its Appleton Thrift Store to protect their employees and community, but […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/grant-recipient-thankful-to-help-prevent-homelessness-during-covid-19/
Curt Detjen, president and CEO of the Community Foundation, and Jon Stellmacher, chairman of the Community Foundation Board. By Curt Detjen, President and CEO The fiscal year that concluded in June 2020 was one of the most disruptive in memory for the Community Foundation. It was also a year for which we are most proud […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2020/12/08/2020-defined-by-challenges-as-community-staff-step-up/
By Board Chair Stephen Johnson, Waupaca Area Community Foundation Your generosity to the Waupaca Area Community Foundation has had long-term effects on our community. The mission of the Foundation to preserve and improve the quality of life for the people of the greater Waupaca area remains. Your support has been critical to the existence of […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2020/11/13/waupaca-area-community-foundation-rises-to-meet-increasing-needs/
Teen girls experience record high levels of violence, sadness and suicide risk amid “significant” and “heartbreaking” declines in youth health and well-being overall, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most teen girls (57%) felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021, double the rate for teen boys (29%). Nearly 1 in 3 […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2023/09/15/alarming-rise-in-mental-health-issues-among-teen-girls-sparks-urgent-community-response/
Jon and Becky Stellmacher live their lives with a commitment to charitable giving. As they worked on updating their estate planning over the past year, they would do no less. Describing the provisions they have made for their charitable family endowment fund – the Becky and Jon Stellmacher Family Fund, established through the Community Foundation […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/story/community-deserves-its-own-inheritance/
Looking to make a difference in the Fox Valley? Grant dollars from the Community Foundation’s Bright Idea Fund are helping United Way Fox Cities quickly mobilize an additional four to eight AmeriCorps members to serve the Fox Valley area by increasing the capacity of local nonprofit organizations engaged in COVID-19 pandemic response. AmeriCorps is a […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2020/05/21/americorps/
Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra remains committed to making music, including their virtual “Stay at Home Concert Series” and socially distant versions of their educational programs, such as “In Harmony” pictured here. By Carolyn Desrosiers, Community Engagement Manager,
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region During this difficult and uncertain time, it’s important to find things […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2020/07/06/bright-idea-fund-grants-meet-changing-needs-in-the-fox-valley/
