The Loop

The Brillion Area Family of Funds (one of our five regional affiliate partners) is running a “Light the Giving Tree” campaign. Gifts will be tripled now through December 15, thanks to very generous community matches.   By David Nordby, The Brillion News With the help of the Brillion community, there will be a holiday tree lit […]

By Stephenie Mlodzik, Disability Rights Advocate and member of the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) December 3 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD), a day that promotes awareness of disability issues and the dignity, rights, and well-being of persons with disabilities. This year’s theme is “Fighting for rights in the […]

We’re humbled by the outpouring of compassion and support we’ve witnessed – financial and otherwise – to sustain the Fox Valley region. Our community’s collaborative spirit of giving, driven forward by partners like you, has never been stronger and is reflected in a record year of philanthropy in our community. For over 35 years, the Community Foundation has […]

An increasing number of families in our area are in a desperate search for an affordable, safe home to buy or rent, or for a way to prevent eviction from their current home. An estimated one of every three households in our region struggles to afford basic needs like shelter, food, technology, transportation and health care. Even when residents have an […]

The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region awarded $38.5 million in grants to 1,754 nonprofit organizations, a 25% increase over its previous largest granting total in 2020, and taking the total grants awarded in its 35-year history to $388.7 million. For fiscal year 2021, which ended June 30, the grants total included a record […]

National Philanthropy Day is November 17, locally presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Northeast Wisconsin Chapter. Your Community Foundation is a presenting sponsor, along with Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, Oshkosh Area Community Foundation and U.S. Venture. Yesterday, November 15, marked National Philanthropy Day. The purpose of this day is to recognize and […]

By Eric W. Fowle, AICP, Founding Co-Chair, Niagara Escarpment Resource Network You’ve seen the scenic rock formations that make High Cliff State Park and other natural areas in Wisconsin special. But did you know that these rock ledges belong to a more than 1,000-mile-long international geologic feature that connects Eastern Wisconsin with the grandly iconic […]

Most philanthropists don’t make news headlines with their generosity, but they do make a huge difference in their communities. Jim and Anne Donnellan established their Donnellan Family Fund at the Community Foundation 15 years ago when he was an elementary school principal and she was teaching high school science. The money came from an inheritance […]

By Tami McLaughlin, Office Director, World Relief Fox Valley Imagine being evacuated from the country you love and leaving everything you know behind. Thousands of Afghan families were faced with this situation following the Taliban takeover and are now waiting to be welcomed to a new community. We are one of those communities, as World […]

The Fox Valley region is full of walking and biking trails that connect our communities. But who uses them and are they accessible to all? And what should we be thinking about when it comes to making improvements so that more people can enjoy all that our communities have to offer? How do we begin talking about terms […]