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Summer grant award announcement
Grants awarded! Our third competitive grant round of the year closed July 15, and we are proud to announce the most recent LCF grantees. A total of $195,209 was awarded, which includes $5,000 contributed from donor advised funds. $709,227 was requested. Being flexible to help nonprofits where they need it most The grant-making landscape at…
New funds started in third quarter!
Announcing five new funds in third quarter Please join us in welcoming the following group of new fund holders to the LCF family! Five new funds were approved by our board of directors in August. We are incredibly grateful for all those who made the choice to start a fund at La Crosse Community Foundation….
Waking Up White Regional Read
Waking Up White Regional Read The Waking Up White Regional Read, hosted by the La Crosse Public Library in conjunction with the Waking Up White Collaborative, kicked off on August 16th and will continue through mid-November. The Read will distribute 1000 free copies of the book, host 9 public presentations, and 20 small group facilitated…
Agency Fund Spotlight: La Crosse Dubna Friendship Association David Bell Memorial Fund
Agency Fund Spotlight – La Crosse Dubna Friendship Association David Bell Memorial Fund The La Crosse Dubna Friendship Association David Bell Memorial Fund was established in 2020 to provide annual support to the La Crosse Dubna Friendship Association. The fund name honors the integral role David Bell played as the leader in Russia promoting the…
Fund Spotlight: Brock Family Scholarship Fund
Brock Family Scholarship Fund [new]The Brock Family Scholarship Fund was established by Tom and Jan Brock in 2000 in hopes of supporting an Onalaska High School senior who participates in the arts or athletics. The pair started the fund to honor the great educations their daughters Katharine and Elizabeth received in the district. In Tom’s…
Grant Story: Mississippi Valley Conservancy Naturehood Connections
Grant to MVC aims to restore local nature preserves well-trodden during the pandemic Mississippi Valley Conservancy was recently awarded a $20,000 grant to help restore public lands well-used during the pandemic as families sought new recreational outlets. The conservancy is using the funds to develop a novel approach to restoration that invites the community to…
Fund spotlight: Homeless Jesus Fund
Homeless Jesus Fund jon Stuttgen established the Homeless Jesus Fund in 2020 to serve as a beneficiary of his estate. The fund is designated to provide financial support for the immediate needs of people who are homeless and living on the streets of the city. jon was born in north central Wisconsin into a Catholic…
Donor Spotlight: Magerus-McKinney Fund
All about the Magerus-McKinney donor advised fund John Magerus and Everett McKinney are the type of people you love to have in your community. They care deeply about the welfare of others, and are not shy about their desire to make an impact. And with homes in both La Crosse and Racine, you might not…
New adaptive summer camp comes to La Crosse
[new] No Boundaries Summer Camp With grant support from the Mary Grace Sieber Fund at LCF, the Dahl Family YMCA in La Crosse has developed the new No Boundaries Summer Camp for anyone with disabilities and over the age of five. Camp is a summertime staple, where campers discover abilities, form lifelong friendships and make…
How we calculate annual spending from our endowed funds
Deciding how much to spend each year Donors and nonprofit representatives ask me all the time how grant spending from our funds actually works. Our soon to be released 2020 annual impact report will show net assets of $57,979,530, yet total annual grantmaking of $4,318,863. A common question is why don’t we spend more, especially…