Category: Grants Making a Difference

Waupaca Area Food Pantry received a $3,000 grant from The Rhoades Sanford Foundation for equipment. The Community Foundation’s five regional affiliates were established to tap into local expertise about community needs in the Brillion, Chilton, Clintonville, Waupaca and Shawano areas. As it turns out, that knowledge is valuable to other grantmakers as well. The most […]

By Emily Pappin Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region The Clintonville Police Department has welcomed a furry new member to the force. A $3,000 grant from the Clintonville Area Foundation has assisted in the training of a new narcotics detection and patrol K-9 named Charr, after the untimely loss of K-9 Chero last September. “The […]

Habitat for Humanity’s mission is to ensure that everyone has a decent, safe place to live. Fox Cities Habitat’s Rock the Block program helps us fulfill that mission by providing low-income residents the opportunity to fix up their homes while adding safety features, reducing hazards and increasing pride in their home within the community. These […]

The $40,000 match pledged by 21 Community Foundation donors more than did its job, helping to stimulate $96,220 in contributions on Friday, Dec. 21, for a total of $136,920 given to Salvation Army Fox Cities to help those in need. The $40,000 commitment in the was the largest match offer the  Fox Cities Salvation Army received […]

For the first time in three decades the locks system in Kaukauna is now open to boat traffic, thanks to generous time and support from the community. By Jeremy Cords, CEO of the Fox River Navigational System Authority One of the final legs of the Fox River locks system is open for navigation! In addition […]

By Shirley Mercier, Fox Valley Chorus   Our Fox Valley Chorus of Sweet Adelines International will present a Veterans Salute performance on Nov. 10 at St. Mary Catholic High School’s Jane Bergstrom Fine Arts Center in Neenah.  We hope to see many veterans represented at our 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. shows. The color guard from […]

Fox Valley Literacy has released the area’s first-ever State of Literacy Report, a study that outlines the challenges and opportunities our community holds around literacy in the Fox Valley Region. This work was made possible through a grant from the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox […]

Reprinted with permission from the Shawano Leader The FRESH Project’s goal is to educate people to eat healthy, and many people in Shawano County are working to get healthy food to everyone through “Share the Bounty” tables. “We ask all gardeners to plant an extra row and donate it, along with extra produce,” said Barbara […]

On Friday, June 12, Friends of High Cliff State Park gathered with donors and community partners for the dedication of the Lime Kiln Trail Waterfall Area and Stairs. This celebration marks the completion of the Waterfall Area improvements and replacement of the Mid and Upper Trail Stairs as part of the Lime Kiln Trail restoration project at High Cliff […]

Area children and the community are two important things to Les and Dar Stumpf of Kaukauna. Together, they have created a youth arts grant program in support of young people in the Fox Cities area who are interested in music, drama, dance and visual arts. “We wanted to give young people the chance to use […]

Shasi Pierotti says she wouldn’t have continued in school after graduating from Waupaca High School in 2017 if not for the Promise scholarship that’s paying for her tuition and books to study nursing at Fox Valley Technical College. Instead, she is the first person in her family to attend college and plans to become a registered […]

By Mary Downs Executive Director, FVTC Foundation Thank you, Community Foundation, for investing in our community! The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region recently made a generous investment in our community’s future by granting $50,000 to the Fox Valley Technical College Promise Scholars Program.  It’s designed to remove financial barriers that prevent talented students […]