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
WGC: Join Us! Membership Meeting April 23
We hope you will join us for our first gathering of the year: our Membership Meeting! Reconnect with your fellow Women's Giving Circle members for the first time since the Fall Gala in October, renew your membership (if you haven't yet), and gear up for another...
Jeans & Jewels Smashes Records for CFDC’s 30th Anniversary
The Community Foundation of Dunn County hosted its annual Jeans & Jewels Gala on Saturday, November 1st at the UW–Stout Memorial Student Center, welcoming 300 guests for an evening of philanthropy and celebration. The event was generously supported by Platinum...
First “Be a GEM” Package Delivered to The Neighbors
On Wednesday, following the Jeans & Jewels Gala, we had the joy of delivering the very first “Be a GEM” package to The Neighbors of Dunn County!A Gift in Loving MemoryThe Neighbors’ GEM package was donated by David Chung in loving memory of his wife, Barbara,...
grant and scholarship opportunities
New Scholarship Opportunities in 2026
We are pleased to announce the establishment of six new scholarship funds in 2025, made possible through the generosity of local families and donors committed to supporting students in their educational journeys. These new scholarships support a wide range of academic...
Donor-advised funds: Your new best friend?
A donor-advised fund is one of many types of funds that an individual, family, or business can establish with the Community Foundation of Dunn County. You’re likely more aware of donor-advised funds than other types of funds because they are frequently covered in...
Crucial year-end reminders to boost your endowment
As your donors gear up for the giving season, it’s critical that you stay in front of them with simple, concise messages about how they can support your organization’s annual campaign as well as your endowment. Here are three very important reminders that surprisingly...
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Community Foundation of Dunn County
People who care. Causes that matter. Since 1995.
There’s something special about walking through a place where history still lives and breathes.
We recently had the opportunity to distribute this year’s grant from the Wilson Place Endowment Fund, helping support the ongoing care and programming at this important community landmark.
Wilson Place Mansion has been part of Menomonie’s story for generations, shaped by the families who helped build this community and preserved today as a place to learn, gather, and reflect.
Thanks to the vision of the Dotseth family in establishing this fund, support is not just a one-time gift; it’s something that continues year after year.
That’s the power of an agency endowment fund. It creates steady, reliable support so places like Wilson Place can continue welcoming visitors, sharing stories, and connecting our community to its roots.
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We are proud to support our friends at Downtown Menomonie in their Golf Scramble this summer! Sign up to golf, volunteer, or sponsor a team today!
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We LOVE sharing how much impact our agency funds have on our nonprofit community and the people they serve, year after year.
We recently distributed this year’s distribution from the Stepping Stones of Dunn County Endowment Fund, providing reliable, ongoing funding for their work right here in Dunn County.
Stepping Stones of Dunn County is built on a simple but powerful idea: people helping people. Their mission is to strengthen our community by providing food, shelter, and support to individuals and families facing difficult times.
This annual distribution is made possible through an agency endowment fund, which is permanently invested to generate support every year. That means Stepping Stones can count on consistent funding to help meet immediate needs while planning for the future.
It’s not just a one-time gift—it’s a lasting commitment to a stronger, more stable community.
Learn more about how endowment funds create lasting impact:
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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.
