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Important Notice for Grant Seekers re: Franke Foundation
The Robert and Eleanor Franke Charitable Foundation announced earlier this year that it will dissolve effective June 30, 2018. With the dissolution, a new fund will be created at La Crosse Community Foundation to continue Robert & Eleanor Franke’s charitable giving legacy here in La Crosse. The new fund – formally being named the Robert…
Jumpstart Fundraising Program Launches Today for 10 area NPOs
Guidestar’s recently released report, The Financial Health of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector – Facts & Observations, highlights the reality of the financial distress many nonprofits (NPOs) experience. Nearly 50% of all NPOs are not able to save even one month of operating reserves, yet are expected to deliver high quality, needed services to our community’s most vulnerable…
La Crosse County Historical Society Launches Online Collections Database
The La Crosse Historical Society has many stories to tell. Tales of love, war, and lives once lived. Since 1925, its mission has remained consistent: to collect, preserve, and share the history of La Crosse County. From its Local History Museum, Historic Hixon House Museum and Riverside Museum, La Crosse County Historical Society serves as…
Women’s Fund of Greater La Crosse Seeking Grant Applications for 2018 Awards
The Women’s Fund of Greater La Crosse is seeking applications for grants to be awarded for the year 2018 to non-profit organizations. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2018. The Women’s Fund of Greater La Crosse grants support to projects that: Impact attitudes and actions that benefit women and girls Promote opportunity, health and self-sufficiency…
$177,195 in Competitive Grants Awarded 1st Quarter 2018
Through a competitive application process, La Crosse Community Foundation Board of Directors approved the following grants from the General Fund and several Field of Interest funds in first quarter 2018: $40,000 to YWCA La Crosse for Justice Circles which provides an alternative approach to addressing conflict in La Crosse School District middle schools $24,026 to…
Couleecap Releases Report on Children and Poverty in our Region
The paper is written by School Counselor and Student Council Advisor for the School District of La Crosse, Rick Blasing. Mr. Blasing has served on the Couleecap Board of Directors since 2013 where he lends his experience to inform Couleecap priorities and programs. The public schools serve as a stage upon which all societal challenges…
Scholarship Opportunities are Available
La Crosse Community Foundation manages 39 scholarship funds which together award nearly $250,000 in scholarships for students each year! Our local high schools and colleges/universities select our scholarship recipients. If you or someone you know is graduating high school this year, or is enrolled in a post-secondary school, check with your high school guidance office or…
La Crosse Community Foundation Hosts Information Session for Grant Seekers
La Crosse Community Foundation recently hosted an information and training session for La Crosse area grant seekers. Petra and Jamie gave an overview of the Foundation, about donors and the types of funds. Review of the new 2018 application and materials. The 2018/2019 granting schedule. The event was held at the Myrick Park Center.
La Crosse Concert Band Fund
Over the past century, the La Crosse Concert Band has become a beloved entity of the Seven Rivers Region. Each summer it treats the community to lively and diverse music free of charge in the picturesque Riverside Park. Since 1930, musicians have gathered in the Riverside Park bandshell in honor of Dr. Wendell A. Anderson,…
Tom’s Grocery Bag
As a child, Tom Kennedy learned the impact an adequate meal can have on a child. One of 11 children, Tom lost his parents at a young age and had to fend for himself at mealtime, a burden many children continue to face today. Through Tom’s Grocery Bag Fund, which was established in 2013 by…