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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
Protecting Menomonie’s Murals
From June 24–28, downtown Menomonie was transformed. More than 200 volunteer artists descended on the city for the Walldogs "Murals in Menomonie" festival, leaving behind 15 breathtaking, large-scale murals that bring the town's history to life on its own buildings....
WGC: Gather to Give Social – Aug 12
Gather to Give — An Evening to Gather, Give, and Grow Join us for the Women's Giving Circle of Dunn County's Gather to Give event on Wednesday, August 12th at 5:00 PM at the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts. This is the WGC's first in-person grants voting meeting...
Jeans & Jewels: Your Invitation to Sponsor, Attend & Give Back
Jeans and Jewels is our annual fundraising event that enables the Community Foundation to continue its ongoing work in philanthropy, collaboration, and leadership. The charitable needs of our community are constant, and we will always do our part to support those...
MAKING MORE POSSIBLE
Community Indicators Launch Event
We hope you'll join us on Thursday, July 30th for the official launch of the Dunn County Community Indicators. The Community Foundation of Dunn County is launching a new resource designed to help leaders make data-driven decisions. Don't miss the opportunity to be...
Competitive Grant Deadline – August 1
Are you part of an organization that is making a positive impact or meeting critical needs in Dunn County?The Community Foundation of Dunn County has competitive grant funding available to area non-profits and charitable groups that support health, the arts, culture,...
Brunn/Schley Scholarship for Future Builders
Bruce Schley and Roger Brunn were longtime friends and construction colleagues with a shared passion for working with their hands and shooting the breeze – especially if that breeze was in the woodshop, on a golf course, or at a vacation getaway. Bruce graduated from...
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🌟 SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT 🌟
🎓Congratulations, Mariah Curtis!
"Starting at a technical college allows me to gain hands-on experience early, build a solid clinical foundation, and enter the nursing field efficiently while still preparing for further education. After completing my RN, I plan to transfer to UWEC to earn my BSN."
That's the plan Mariah Curtis has already mapped out for herself. She's a 2026 graduate of Menomonie High School and the recipient of the Lucy Murray Memorial Scholarship. This fall, she's heading to Chippewa Valley Technical College to begin her Nursing Degree, with her sights already set on what comes next.
Mariah, your future patients are lucky to have you. Congratulations, and good luck this fall! 💛
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🌟 SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT 🌟
🎓 Congratulations, Ellie Isenberger!
As the first in her family to navigate higher education and medical training, Ellie is learning every step of the process on her own, and she's already well on her way, working as a CNA while staying active in sports, extracurriculars, and community service.
She's a graduate of Menomonie High School and the recipient of the Lois Siefert Memorial Scholarship. This fall, she'll be heading to Montana State University to study Biochemistry, on her path toward becoming a pediatrician.
"Coming from a family where no one has navigated higher education or medical training before, I have to learn each step of the process independently. I have begun taking my first steps towards becoming a pediatrician by maintaining an honorable GPA, being involved in sports, extracurriculars, community service, and working most notably as a CNA."
Congratulations, Ellie! This is just the beginning of the impact you're going to have in medicine. 💛
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🌟SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT🌟
🎓 Congratulations, Callie Travis!
Callie's biggest goal is simple but powerful: find work she loves to do every day — and we love that for her. She's a graduate of Menomonie High School and the recipient of both the Dairy State Bank Scholarship and the Marketplace Foods Scholarship. This fall, she'll be heading to UW-Oshkosh to study Business & Management.
"When majoring in a business-related field, I will gain skills that can be very versatile. This gives me many potential directions in the future and my biggest goal for my career is to find an employer and position that I love to work at every day."
Here's to you, Callie! We're cheering you on as you head off to study business this fall. 💛
Help us send more students like Callie off to college with a little less to worry about. Start a fund today. 🌎 cfdunncounty.org | 📞 715-232-8019
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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.
