Report to the Community

Curt Detjen, President/CEO and Beth Flaherty, 2023 Board Chair

The word Community in our name is central to our mission. It means all of us, together. All of us in the Fox Valley region continue to be needed to help create a vibrant Fox Valley region. Because, together, we flourish. 

To read more, click the digital version of our 2023 Report to the Community here: 

Grants and Scholarships

In 2023, 1,548 nonprofits locally and beyond received $32 million in grants from charitable funds with the Foundation. These grants support organizations working in the areas of human services, community improvement, education, health care, environment, arts and culture, and more. The grant total includes 510 scholarships totaling $1.5 million awarded from 240 scholarship funds.   

See the full list of Grant Recipients in 2023 and watch these videos highlighting a few grant partner stories: Atlas Science Center, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, Reflections of Grace and Thompson Center on Lourdes.   

Contributions and Charitable Funds

Donors sustained their generosity, contributing $39 million to charitable funds that generate grants to support community causes. The Himebaugh Legacy Circle, which recognizes people who have made after-lifetime plans to benefit their favorite charitable causes, grew to 315 members.  

See our 2023 Community Foundation Charitable Funds list, Agency Funds and our affiliate partners’ charitable funds: Brillion, Chilton, Clintonville, Shawano, Waupaca.

Financials

Click here to see a copy of our consolidated financial statements for 2023.  

Copies of our 2022 IRS Form 990/990-T are available upon request by emailing [email protected].