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Brillion Area Family of Funds Builds on Solid Base

Posted on Jun 20, 2024, by Community Foundation

In 2023 our Brillion Area Family of Funds (BAFF) affiliate partner made grants totaling $1.1 million to 70 nonprofit organizations, as highlighted in its recently released 2023 Community Report. Its impact includes 25 scholarship awards totaling $76,750 to area students from 11 scholarship funds. Contributions totaled just over $1 million, with total assets of $9.5 […]

Brillion Public Library expands its Spanish collection of books, resources

Posted on Jun 22, 2023, by Community Foundation

Driven by a desire to meet the needs of a culturally expanding community, Brillion Public Library applied for a grant from the Brillion Area Community Endowment Fund in 2022. The goal was to expand the Spanish book collection for children and adults as well as raise awareness of the Hispanic culture in the Brillion area […]

Brillion residents support their community!

Posted on May 16, 2023, by Community Foundation

Brillion is growing and becoming even a better place to live, work, and raise a family. Here are some reasons why: The school district is on solid footing, with strong leadership both in the District Administration and the Board of Directors. Academics, extracurriculars, and facilities are in good shape. The City’s employees are thriving due […]

Determined local donors make $500,000 match gift to honor their community

Posted on May 12, 2022, by Community Foundation

The Brillion community is no stranger to getting things done. When an opportunity for improvement or a problem needs solving, the community acts. It’s that determination and drive that inspired Bob & Pat Endries to give $500,000 to the Brillion Area Community Endowment Fund – a match gift that inspires others to join them in […]

The Brillion community is strong!

Posted on Apr 7, 2022, by Community Foundation

By Steve Klessig, Brillion Area Family of Funds Board Chair Today there is more happening in Brillion than ever before:  The school district is on solid footing with academics, extra curriculars, and facilities.  People are committed loyalists to their community and the quality of life it provides.   The state of the Brillion area is strong. […]

Grant helps Brillion Public Library explore renovation options

Posted on Feb 22, 2021, by

Thanks to support from a $1,500 grant from the Brillion Area Family of Funds, Brillion Public Library retained the services of Short, Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) last year to perform a feasibility study at the library this year. SEH created a digital model of the building, although further progress has been delayed by the COVID-19 […]

Brillion’s newest philanthropist is learning on the job

Posted on Nov 5, 2020, by Dave Horst, Environmental Grants and Gifts Manager

Bruce and Walter Keller. Bruce Keller knew his father had put some money into some kind of account for charity, but he wasn’t really sure what it was for or how it worked. Bruce and his father, Walter, were more likely to talk about how things were going at Keller Inc., the family construction company, […]

Brillion flourishes in a year of uncertainty

Posted on Oct 29, 2020, by

By Sarah Pielhop Brillion Board Chair This has been a year. A year of pandemic. A year of uncertainty. A year of great ups and great downs. And everyone has had a different experience. Knowing we are all in this together has helped me. It may not be the same for everyone, but something has […]

$500,000 Challenge to Benefit Brillion Community

Posted on Oct 22, 2020, by

The Brillion Area Family of Funds was established in 2013 as a collection of charitable funds to actively preserve, strengthen and improve the quality of life in the Brillion area. Bob and Pat Endries want to leave a legacy by helping shape the future of Brillion today. From now through October 31, 2023, they are […]

Donor fund helps pave way for pastor’s citizenship!

Posted on Nov 20, 2019, by

A grant from the Zion United Methodist Fund within the Brillion Area Family of Funds helped contribute to the cost of citizenship for a new pastor, Pastor Sang You and his wife, Chun Young (Grace) Kim, to Zion United Methodist Church in Forest Junction, Wis. “I’m from Forest Junction, Wisconsin!” By Pastor Sang You On […]