Our Purpose

The Community Foundation of Dunn County was created in 1995 by a group of community members to promote charitable giving that would create a permanent source of capital to benefit and enrich the quality of life of everyone in the Dunn County area. We do this by

• working with donors to help them achieve their philanthropic goals
• managing the Foundation’s assetst responsibly
• encouraging and particpating in community initiatives and partnerships
• broadening the base of effective leadership in the community
• buildinig awareness of the role of philanthropy in meeting the community’s needs
• providing services to other charitable organziations

Our vision is that Dunn County is made up of  healthy and vital communities in which all people have the opportunity to enhance the quality of their lives and the lives of others.

We believe that

• the well-being of each person is connected to the well-being of every other
• all community members share responsibility for achieving a healthy and vital community
• the community is strengthened when people of diverse economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds participate in meaningful partnerships
• our community’s cultural and ethnic, rural and urban diversity should be reflected in all of its institutions and processes
• all people must be treated with fairness, dignity and respect
• achieving positive community growth requires innovating planning and long-term investment