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Tax Planning for Charitable Giving With tax day this month, many people are considering ways to reduce their tax burden and meet their financial goals. By using tax-advantaged giving strategies, donors can maximize contributions to meet philanthropic goals while minimizing their tax bill. Here are the three most popular tax-advantaged methods of giving to charity. […]

The La Crosse Community Foundation has hired Lauren Journot as its new grants and scholarships manager. In her new role, Journot is the primary contact for organizations interested in applying for competitive grants. Journot most recently served as executive director at YWCA La Crosse and said she’s excited to bring her grant-writing, administration and communications […]

The Homeless Outreach Team at Independent Living Resources offers a low barrier connection between unsheltered individuals and supports necessary to find housing and community resources. Independent Living Resources (ILR) is a nonprofit organization that helps people with disabilities achieve or maintain more self-sufficient and productive lives. This makes ILR a natural fit for the Homeless […]

Our first competitive grant round of the year closed January 15; bringing in requests from over 20 local nonprofit organizations. Our grant committee and board worked together to award over $187,750 of winter grant awards that will benefit the nonprofit organizations, those they serve, and the larger community. We are thrilled to share with you […]

After a year like 2022 plagued with financial turmoil, its easy to understand why some people might feel the need to trim charitable giving in 2023. Lingering inflation, continued stock market volatility and recession fears are making it feel like there is just less we have available to give. The good news is that you […]

Endowments: Helping our community forever Have you ever wondered how we’re able to distribute grants year after year without a large, yearly fundraising campaign? We figured some people have wondered this, so let’s break it down. As the largest and oldest grantmaking charitable organization that serves our community, we work as the liaison between donors […]

19 New funds at La Crosse Community Foundation in 2022! It’s always an exciting time to reflect back on the hard work that’s been accomplished in the previous year, especially when talking about new funds established. Although 2022 proved to be a difficult year financially, the generosity of our community has been steadfast. In 2022 […]

Designated Fund Spotlight The Heather & Stephen Ross and Maureen & Robert Freedland La Crosse Public Education Foundation Fund for Diversity Education was established in November of 2021 for the purpose of providing diversity education opportunities for the students in the School District of La Crosse. Diversity education promotes empathy, reduces prejudice, and enriches students’ […]