Our Brillion Area Family of Funds partner awarded over $17,000 in grants to eight local organizations. The grants, from the Brillion Area Community Endowment Fund, will preserve, strengthen and improve the quality of life in the greater Brillion area. “After several years of building and fundraising, our overall endowment fund is making a profound impact,” […]
In 2023 our Brillion Area Family of Funds (BAFF) affiliate partner made grants totaling $1.1 million to 70 nonprofit organizations, as highlighted in its recently released 2023 Community Report. Its impact includes 25 scholarship awards totaling $76,750 to area students from 11 scholarship funds. Contributions totaled just over $1 million, with total assets of $9.5 […]
Driven by a desire to meet the needs of a culturally expanding community, Brillion Public Library applied for a grant from the Brillion Area Community Endowment Fund in 2022. The goal was to expand the Spanish book collection for children and adults as well as raise awareness of the Hispanic culture in the Brillion area […]
Brillion is growing and becoming even a better place to live, work, and raise a family. Here are some reasons why: The school district is on solid footing, with strong leadership both in the District Administration and the Board of Directors. Academics, extracurriculars, and facilities are in good shape. The City’s employees are thriving due […]
The Brillion community is no stranger to getting things done. When an opportunity for improvement or a problem needs solving, the community acts. It’s that determination and drive that inspired Bob & Pat Endries to give $500,000 to the Brillion Area Community Endowment Fund – a match gift that inspires others to join them in […]
By Steve Klessig, Brillion Area Family of Funds Board Chair Today there is more happening in Brillion than ever before: The school district is on solid footing with academics, extra curriculars, and facilities. People are committed loyalists to their community and the quality of life it provides. The state of the Brillion area is strong. […]
Thanks to support from a $1,500 grant from the Brillion Area Family of Funds, Brillion Public Library retained the services of Short, Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) last year to perform a feasibility study at the library this year. SEH created a digital model of the building, although further progress has been delayed by the COVID-19 […]
Bruce and Walter Keller. Bruce Keller knew his father had put some money into some kind of account for charity, but he wasn’t really sure what it was for or how it worked. Bruce and his father, Walter, were more likely to talk about how things were going at Keller Inc., the family construction company, […]
By Sarah Pielhop Brillion Board Chair This has been a year. A year of pandemic. A year of uncertainty. A year of great ups and great downs. And everyone has had a different experience. Knowing we are all in this together has helped me. It may not be the same for everyone, but something has […]
The Brillion Area Family of Funds was established in 2013 as a collection of charitable funds to actively preserve, strengthen and improve the quality of life in the Brillion area. Bob and Pat Endries want to leave a legacy by helping shape the future of Brillion today. From now through October 31, 2023, they are […]
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