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The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region exists to serve our community, especially in times of critical need. We’ll continue to pay close attention to needs related to the coronavirus pandemic as this develops in the Fox Valley region we serve. As our local community joins the rest of the globe in navigating this […]

By Curt Detjen, President and CEO, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region                                      Visit Your Community Foundation and COVID-19 The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region is closely monitoring the local impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) […]

By Iida Berg, administrative associate, Donor Services & Gift Planning  The Real Estate Group Foundation Fund within the Community Foundation gives back to the Northeast Wisconsin communities that Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group services, and benefits the charitable interests of the agents of the company. Karen Cain, Senior Associate for the Coldwell banker Real […]

By Kim O’Brien, executive director of Nonprofit Leadership Initiative When the Nonprofit Leadership Initiative began as a program of the Community Foundation in early 2016, one of its first programs was created to provide in-depth training to nonprofit staff through the Leadership Institute curriculum. The year-long series of seminars is led by experts in their […]

By Tammy Geenen, Vice President of Community Engagement As a 2020 U.S. Census partner, the Community Foundation is helping to support local nonprofit organizations in the Fox Valley region that work with people who have been historically underrepresented in the count. This includes young children, immigrants, people of color, complex households and renters. We recently […]

Attendees from last year’s Philanthropy Matters event, sponsored by the Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region. By Jen Peeters, Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region On March 12, the Women’s Fund will celebrate International Women’s Day at Philanthropy Matters, an educational event meant to educate and inspire. This year, guests will learn from […]

By Dave Horst, Donor Services and Environmental Grants Manager What is it about water? Author Wallace J. Nichols brought his message of the calming and healing power of enjoying or viewing bodies of water to Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance’s 2020 Watershed Celebration last week at Bubolz Nature Center. The conference draws engineers, municipal officials, regulators, researchers […]

Michelle Duster holds a photo of her great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells Grants from funds within the Community Foundation are helping Fox Valley 19th Amendment Centennial Coalition welcome award-winning author, educator and great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, Michelle Duster, for Black Women’s History: African American Suffragists and the Struggle for Inclusion. The event is this Saturday, […]

Attendees ham it up at last year’s Celebrating Volunteers annual gala event! The 2020 Celebrating Volunteers awardees have been selected! Each year we celebrate the people in the Fox Valley who go above and beyond to help make the community a better place with their gifts of time. Volunteer awards in six categories will be […]

The SECURE Act, which stands for Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement, took effect Jan. 1, 2020, and changes rules governing retirement plans, including provisions relevant to making charitable gifts from an Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA). Under the SECURE Act, a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) remains a terrific way to make a tax-free gift […]