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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THANK YOU to our 2026 Jeans & Jewels
Platinum Sponsor:
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 Fall Gala: Building Resilience, Inspiring Impact
Women’s Giving Circle Fall Gala: Building Resilience, Inspiring Impact Join the Women’s Giving Circle for our final gathering of the year as we celebrate the impact of collective giving and award our 2026 grants to local organizations. This year’s program will explore...
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...
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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Community Foundation of Dunn County
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This Saturday, come hear what’s happening in our community!
Join us for Community Conversations and hear from five local nonprofits as they share the stories behind their impact, recent accomplishments, and exciting new initiatives. Come learn, connect, and celebrate the work happening right here in our community!
📅 Saturday, September 12
⏰ 12:30–2:30 p.m.
📍 Menomonie Public Library
All are welcome! We’d love to see you there!
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🌟 SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT 🌟
🎓 Congratulations, Zoey Hellendrung!
Even as a kid, Zoey was drawn to finding the most efficient way to get things done — a natural curiosity that's grown into a real passion for the fundamentals of engineering: the why, how, and what behind how things are made. She's a graduate of Boyceville High School and the recipient of both the Lawrence W. Plaszcz Memorial Scholarship and the BEST Academic Scholarship. This fall, she's heading to UW-Milwaukee to study Industrial Engineering.
"I realized I thoroughly enjoy the fundamentals of engineering and finding out the why, how, and what behind how things are made. I have always been interested in efficiency and improving systems. Even as a child I have chosen the most streamlined way to achieve a task."
Congratulations, Zoey! This is just the beginning of the impact you're going to have in engineering. 💛
Want to change lives like Zoey's? Start a scholarship fund today with The Community Foundation of Dunn County. 🌎 cfdunncounty.org | 📞 715-232-8019
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🌟 SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT 🌟
🎓 Congratulations, William Engel!
"Change begins in small, deliberate moments: inviting someone to sit with you, encouraging someone to try out, speaking up when others remain silent. As members of a community, our responsibility is not to push others aside but to give all people a hand up so that they can become successful."
That's the kind of leader William has already become. He's a graduate of Boyceville High School and the recipient of both the Masonic Lodge 164 Scholarship and the Ron Grutt Memorial Scholarship. This fall, he's heading to UW-Stout Polytechnic to study Packaging Engineering, with a Sustainability minor.
Congratulations, William! This is just the beginning of the impact you're going to have. 💛
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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.
