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Our Waupaca Area Community Foundation affiliate partner awarded grants totaling $117,000 to 22 area nonprofit organizations from the Waupaca Area Community Foundation Fund to help enhance the quality of life in the greater Waupaca area.  “Donors have once again helped make this possible. With the support of our generous community, we have been able to […]

The Waupaca Area Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling a record $170,822 to 18 area nonprofit organizations from the Waupaca Area Community Foundation Fund to help enhance the quality of life in the greater Waupaca area. “We’re grateful for the continued support from members of the Waupaca area community since their generosity allows us to […]

The Waupaca Area Community Foundation started two decades ago with an idea Jack Rhodes brought with him from Ohio after he retired and moved to Waupaca. He had served for many years on a foundation board. He was talking to Dr. Roy Holly and wondered why Waupaca didn’t have one. They agreed it was a […]

Our Waupaca Area Community Foundation affiliate partner celebrated its 20th year of improving the quality of life in Waupaca area communities last year, and its recently released 2023 Community Report highlights examples of its impact. Last year 15 scholarship awards totaling $108,000 helped area students further their education. Grants of $748,937 were given to 50 […]

Established in 2003, the Waupaca Area Community Foundation’s mission is to preserve and improve the quality of life for the people of the greater Waupaca area. The WACF is a regional affiliate of the Appleton-based Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. Photo credit: Teri Van Dam. By: Stephen Johnson, Board President, Waupaca Area Community […]

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 […]

Valley Packaging Inc. (VPI) is a community rehabilitation center offering a variety of human services and vocational skills training programs to individuals who experience disadvantages or have disabilities.  All of VPI’s programs are designed to support and guide individuals while they reach their own optimum level of independence in the community. With a $7,500 grant […]

The Waupaca Area Community Foundation remains steadfast in our mission to preserve and improve the quality of life for the people of the greater Waupaca area. In a year unlike any other in our 19-year history, we continued our abiding commitment to the well-being of everyone in the community we serve, and we are thankful for the role many of you […]

Despite threatening weather, the community turned out the morning of Sept. 10 to dedicate Waupaca’s new Eco-Park — a partnership including CAP Services, the City of Waupaca, the Waupaca Foundry and other businesses, with funding from the Basic Needs Giving Partnership and Environmental Sustainability Fund at the Community Foundation and the Waupaca Area Community Foundation. The Basic […]

Hurricanes Helene and Milton have caused mass destruction in areas of Florida, western North Carolina, and other areas of the southeastern part of the country. Knowing that many communities are without power, accessible roads, and basic needs such as food, water, and shelter, they need our help. The devastation is unimaginable, and funds are needed […]

Disaster relief efforts are underway to help those affected by the catastrophic flash flooding on July 4 in Texas Hill Country that has killed more than 130 people, with many people still missing.   Community foundations in Texas are rallying to support the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts of these devastating flash floods. If you would […]

Some people wonder what my husband, John, and I mean when we say that “we are all living with dementia.” We use this statement to indicate that nearly all persons in our community—regardless of age—know at least one individual who is experiencing the progressive memory loss and mental confusion that comes with Alzheimer’s disease or […]