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Hurricane Florence’s only effect on the Fox Valley is going to be a week of warm weather, but warm wishes undoubtedly will flow back from our donors to storm victims in the Carolinas and surrounding states. You can use reliable relief agencies like the American Red Cross or Salvation Army or work through a community […]

As economic times get tough, more people are asking how they can make the biggest difference right in their own backyard. Indeed, local giving is a topic that has even made its way into the opinions of the mainstream media, causing many charitably inclined people to pay more attention to the impact their dollars have […]

There is plenty to celebrate as the Community Foundation approaches the end of our 30th year. The 1,430 charitable funds individuals, families, businesses and organizations have established here distributed a record $19 million in grants during the fiscal year that ended June 30, including scholarships that, for the first time, exceeded $1 million. While more […]

Retired businessperson and city council member Tom Lederer was honored with a 2024 Community Hero Award from our Clintonville Area Foundation affiliate partner. Lederer moved to Clintonville in 1982, and the award recognizes his highly visible, longtime commitment to community service.  In his role with the city council, Lederer is an active member of several […]

An interview with Insight Magazine recently gave me a reason to reflect back on my first 10 years as president/CEO of the Community Foundation. I found that what has been most important to our success was not what happened in those 10 years, but in what has defined our community from the beginning.

Wow. Has there ever been a week in the Fox Cities like the one we just experienced?

When the call went out for donations to a lasting endowment fund for early childhood education to honor Dr. John and Sally Mielke, the community showed the love for the cause and the couple who has served the community for so long. Nearly 200 families, individuals, businesses and other organizations contributed to the John and […]

From cultural events and a watershed clean-up to helping nonprofits build capacity to tackling systemic issues like the housing shortage, the Community Vision Fund within the Community Foundation awarded 71 grants totaling $840,800 during 2024.   About the Fund   The Community Vision Fund seeks to fulfill community needs and advance well-being for people living in the […]

From cultural events and an accessible playground to helping nonprofits build capacity through the addition of staff or updated technology, the Community Vision Fund within the Community Foundation awarded 68 grants totaling $842,323 during 2023.  The Community Vision Fund seeks to fulfill community needs and advance well-being for people living in Calumet, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, and […]

Picture above: Participants of Multicultural Coalition’s Inclusion in the Outdoors program. From cultural events and a public reading garden to helping nonprofits build capacity through the addition of staff or updated technology, the Community Vision Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region awarded 47 grants totaling $558,700 from January to June 2024. Grantmaking is […]

My name is Austin Hammond and I work as the development director at the Atlas Science Center (formerly the Paper Discovery Center). Last August, I started with Atlas and was excited to learn my role was made possible because of a grant from the Community Vision Fund within the Community Foundation. The Community Vision Fund […]

The Community Vision Fund within the Community Foundation is ready to help nonprofit organizations make a huge impact in the Fox Valley. The fund seeks to fulfill community needs and advance well-being for people living in Calumet, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, and the Neenah-Menasha area of Winnebago counties. The fund combines dollars from donors who created […]