Blog

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’ […]

Year-end reflection with CEO Jamie Schloegel The LCF team had big ideas for 2022 and looking back over the last 12 months I’m proud to report the team came through on almost every one of its goals… and more. I’ve summarized the top 10 things that stand out most to me as I look back […]

Getting the most impact out of your year-end giving The holiday season is just around the corner, and for a lot of people this also means making year-end giving decisions. Did you know that nearly 1/3 of annual charitable giving occurs in the month of December? I hope as you make your charitable giving decisions […]

Spreading global awareness in La Crosse area classrooms La Crosse Community Foundation is host to over 300 different funds of a variety of different fund types. The funds we use to award grants through our competitive grant program are either unrestricted funds or field of interest funds. These funds are established by donors to support […]

We broke a 2022 record! We recently closed our fourth competitive grant program of the year, and awarded more than any other quarterly round of 2022! Approximately $470,000 was awarded benefitting 24 local charitable organizations. Over 20 different funds were used to fulfill requests including support from several donor advised funds. If your organization would […]