COVID-19: How You Can Help

Many of you are asking us what you can do for your community during this challenging time. 

Our message to community members who want to help is this: It is a critical time for so many, including nonprofit organizations who’ve benefited from your giving in the past, as well as those who have been forced to cancel annual fundraising events and/or depend heavily on public gatherings. 

We would like to reinforce the message to continue your regular support of these organizations, along with others that need your help at this critical time. Now is the time to double down for our community as we gain greater awareness of the depth and scale of the long-term ramifications of the outbreak. 

Donors should visit the web pages and social media accounts of the organizations they care about to learn about their needs and donate directly to them at this time.

Donors with a fund at the Community Foundation can e-mail Julie Bendel at jbendel@cfdunncounty.org for a grant recommendation form if you would like to use your fund to support local nonprofits at this time. The Board of Directors will expedite grant recommendations during this period.

Community members who want to help but do not know how, can direct donations to the United Way’s Disaster Fund at the Community Foundation of Dunn County, with the assurance it will go immediately to assist organizations engaging in immediate basic needs relief as identified by the United Way.

How To Support The United Way Disaster Fund for COVID-19 Community Response:
The Community Foundation and the United Way are waiving all credit card and administrative fees for this fund.
Give Online

Please use our Give Online donations page to make a gift. http://www.cfdunncounty.org/give/donate.

Give by Check<br />

 

Please make checks payable to “The Community Foundation/COVID-19”

Mail to:
The Community Foundation of Dunn County
PO Box 498
Menomonie, WI 54751
Grant from a fund within the Community Foundation<br />

Donors with a fund at the Community Foundation can e-mail Julie Bendel at jbendel@cfdunncounty.org for a grant recommendation form if you would add your funds to the relief fund. The Board of Directors will expedite grant recommendations during this period.  

Grant from a fund at a foundation other than the Community Foundation - includes Donor Advised Funds at Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard, etc...
Make grants payable to the Community Foundation of Dunn County designated for the COVID-19 Community Response Fund. (Foundation Tax ID Number: 39-1819945).
IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD)
Make distributions payable to the Community Foundation of Dunn County designated for the COVID-19 Community Response Fund. (Foundation Tax ID Number: 39-1819945).  
Stock and Securities
Please e-mail Julie Bendel at jbendel@cfdunncounty.org for information for your broker to direct your gift to the Foundation’s account at Charles Schwab.
Gifts of wire transfer or other assets
Please e-mail Georgina Tegart at gtegart@cfdunncounty.org or call her at 715-232-8019.
Major Gifts or Pledges
Donors with the means to make a significant investment and who are seeking a coordinated effort to address short-term needs and longer-term recovery across these communities, please contact Georgina Tegart, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Dunn County at gtegart@cfdunncounty.org or 715-232-8019 for further discussion.