WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF DUNN COUNTY
The Foundation has been creating a better Dunn County each year for the past 25 years. Since 1995, we have been helping donors express their passion for giving. Our passion is to promote charitable giving that creates a permanent source of capital to benefit and enrich the quality of life for everyone in the Dunn County Area. Read all about what we do, how we do it and how we help make Dunn County a great place to live, work and play!
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OUR CORE MISSION
The Community Foundation’s core mission is serving the common good of the Dunn County region. We are grateful for the visionary donors who entrust the Foundation to deploy monies to address local needs through discretionary funding, and/or through specialized funds designated for a specific charitable purpose.
LATEST NEWS & UPDATES
What Happens? Leaving a Bequest to My Fund at the Foundation
Many donors and fund holders at the Community Foundation of Dunn County have updated their estate plans to leave a bequest to their donor-advised or other type of fund. Some bequests take the form of a “specific bequest,” which means that the fund at the Foundation...
The Mabel Steps It Up
Menomonie’s Historic Mabel Tainter Theater is already thinking spring and looking forward to a major renovation project that will repair and replace the double staircase on the building’s historic main entrance at 205 Main Street. After enduring 134 years of Wisconsin...
Mabel Tainter Theater & CFDC Hire Fund Development Officer
Menomonie’s Historic Mabel Tainter Theater and The Community Foundation of Dunn County have joined forces to help the community thrive. In a historic partnership, both organizations have teamed up to hire Dustin J. Olson as the new Fund Development Officer, who will...
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Our newsletter mailing goes out 3-4 times a year and keeps our community up to date on recent and upcoming Foundation events, shares inspiring stories about grant/scholarship recipients and/or donors, and provides information about how you can get involved in philanthropic opportunities! Click on the photo to download a PDF of our Winter 2023 Newsletter.
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Community Cornerstone E-Newsletter Corrections -
Community Cornerstone E-Newsletter Corrections
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The Community Cornerstone’s April E-Newsletter has 2 corrections. 1. The Women’s Giving Circle of Dunn County’s Membership Meeting RSVP deadline date is Monday, APRIL 29TH, not May 29th. If you ...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Correction: The WGC Membership Meeting deadline date is the end of the day on Monday, April 29th, not May 29th! A follow-up e-blast went out via Mailchimp to reflect this change. We apologize for the error.
Your Community Cornerstone April E-Blast (Annual Luncheon Recap, Attend the WGC Membership Meeting/Become a WGC Member, In the Business of Giving, Sponsor a CFDC 2024 Event!) -
Your Community Cornerstone January E-Blast
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Thank you to everyone who attended our 2024 Annual Luncheon last Thursday at the Dunn County Historical Society’s Holtby Hall. We gave away over $76,000 distributed to 24 local nonprofit organizatio...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
CFDC is a public charity, tax exempt under IRS Code 501(c)(3) with the goal of improving the quality of life in our area. The purpose of the CFDC is to create a pool of charitable funds that are used for philanthropic good. We manage funds, invest assets and use the earnings from these investments to award grants to a wide variety of non-profit organizations and community groups for charitable purposes.
