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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.
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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...
The Red Cedar Film Festival Returns this September!
This September, the historic Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts in Menomonie will once again fill with the sights, sounds, and stories of independent cinema from around the globe. The 8th Annual Red Cedar Film Festival (RCFF) runs September 24–27, and we're proud to...
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....
MAKING MORE POSSIBLE
Accepting Applications for Teacher Mini-Grants
The Community Foundation of Dunn County (CFDC) is now accepting applications for its annual Teacher Mini-Grant Program, open to faculty and staff across Dunn County school districts—including Boyceville, Colfax, Elk Mound, and Menomonie. This competitive program...
Join Us for a Nonprofit Impact Tour: Oct 8
The Community Foundation of Dunn County invites you to join us for a Nonprofit Impact Tour! New ages and stages of life bring different opportunities, challenges, and needs. From young children to older neighbors, the right resources can help everyone thrive. Join us...
Community Indicators Project
Dunn County Community Indicators is a new public data dashboard from the Community Foundation of Dunn County, built on the MySidewalk platform. It brings together hundreds of local metrics — from health and economic trends to community needs — in one place, so...
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📣 Calling all Dunn County educators! Applications are now open for the Community Foundation of Dunn County's Teacher Mini-Grant Program.
Teachers, support professionals, and staff in the Boyceville Community School District, Colfax School District, Elk Mound Area School District, and Menomonie Area Schools can apply for grants of $250–$750 to fund projects that engage students and boost academic achievement. Think collaborative classroom projects, community partnerships, or materials that will serve your district.
📍 Menomonie educators: thanks to the Kari Jo Bostrom Memorial Fund, up to $1,000 is available for history, museum/field trip, and arts & culture projects in the School District of the Menomonie Area.
🗓️ Applications are due Thursday, November 5, 2026, by 4:00 PM. Apply online through our Grant Lifecycle Manager below:
👉 www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=cfdunncounty
#DunnCounty #TeacherGrants #CommunityFoundation #InvestInEducation
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From urgent needs to bold new ideas, your support helps make more possible across Dunn County. In the last year, we helped alleviate student lunch debt for families in the Boyceville and Menomonie sch...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
🌟 SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT 🌟
🎓 Congratulations, Loftyn Awe!
Becoming valedictorian wasn't easy for Loftyn — she pushed through self-doubt, being overlooked, and the challenge of balancing demanding academics with athletics. That accomplishment is proof of the grit she brings to everything she commits to. She's a graduate of Elk Mound High School and the recipient of both the Masonic Lodge 164 Scholarship and the Lawrence W. Plaszcz Memorial Scholarship. This fall, she's heading to Iowa State University to study Engineering.
"I also worked toward my long-term goal of becoming valedictorian. This accomplishment means a lot to me because it reflects the challenges I overcame: self-doubt, being overlooked, and the difficulty of balancing demanding academics with athletics. It proves that when I commit myself fully to a goal, I have the grit and determination to achieve it."
Congratulations, Loftyn! This is just the beginning of the impact you're going to have in engineering. 💛
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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.
