"Community Response Fund"

Thanks to gifts generously donated to the COVID-19 Community Response Fund established two years ago today by the Community Foundation and United Way Fox Cities, 118 local nonprofit organizations received $1,776,497 in grants. Those grants assisted efforts to provide immediate basic needs relief, short-term response and longer-term recovery in Outagamie, Calumet, Shawano, Waupaca, and the […]

In an incredible show of generosity and selflessness at a time of unthinkable challenges, generous individuals, businesses and organizations donated more than $1 million to the COVID-19 Community Response Fund. In addition, the fund, established by the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and United Way Fox Cities, has awarded $554,500 in grants to […]

Photo courtesy of Apricity. Thanks to gifts generously donated to the COVID-19 Community Response Fund established by the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and United Way Fox Cities, five more nonprofits have been awarded $48,500 in grants to assist their efforts as they respond to the unfolding public health emergency. That brings the […]

Thanks to the people, businesses and organizations that have given to the COVID-19 Community Response Fund, the total gifts and corporate commitments received has exceeded $540,000! The fund was established March 17 by the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and United Way Fox Cities, with $50,000 from each organization, and additional gifts have […]

Thanks to gifts generously donated to the COVID-19 Community Response Fund established by the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and United Way Fox Cities, four nonprofits were recently awarded grants to assist their efforts as they respond to the unfolding public health emergency. Grants will continue to be awarded on an ongoing basis […]

Kimberly-Clark employees help strengthen the community (file photo). Generous businesses, organizations are quickly rallying support for the new COVID-19 Community Response Fund, raising more than $260,000 in two days! Within minutes of the Community Foundation and United Way Fox Cities announcing the creation of the COVID-19 Community Response Fund within the Community Foundation, Kimberly-Clark contributed […]

The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and United Way Fox Cities have partnered to establish the COVID-19 Community Response Fund within the Community Foundation. The fund supports local nonprofit and other community organizations engaging in immediate basic needs relief, short-term response and longer-term recovery in Outagamie, Calumet, Shawano, Waupaca and the Neenah-Menasha area […]

City of Appleton Awarded a $4,027.50 Grant from the Community Vision Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region to Enhance Community Safety  The City of Appleton received a $4,027.50 grant from the Community Vision Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region to purchase ten two-way radios to enhance public safety and provide a better communication experience at […]

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 […]

From growing up on a dairy farm to her first career as a TV reporter to spending the last 26 years at the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Tammy Geenen has a heart for serving others. On July 30, Tammy, our Vice President of Community Engagement, will be transitioning to a new chapter […]

Written by Stacie Hazlett-Rothe, Communications & Outreach Specialist with the Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region In a powerful demonstration of community-driven change, The Monthlies Project has officially distributed 1 million period products across Northeast Wisconsin — a milestone made possible by the collective commitment of volunteers, schools, collaborative partners, and supporters working together […]

In a world where emotional well-being is increasingly recognized as a vital part of overall health, supportive, non-clinical spaces are essential. Thanks to a series of grants from the Community Vision Fund—a fund administered by the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region—Ebb & Flow Connections Cooperative has been able to bring these spaces to […]