Last year, the Community Foundation provided $710,000 in grant and program support to more than 60 organizations. It also awarded scholarships to 65 graduating seniors totaling more than $70,000 students. We again excelled in fundraising in 2017 with $861,713 in new contributions. Assets at year-end totaled $6.3 million. Our investment strategy was well rewarded in 2017 by the financial community with a 17% increase.
On behalf of the board and staff of the Community Foundation, we would like to thank you for your generous support.
Your involvement allowed the Foundation to connect donors to non-profits that help Dunn County thrive. Including the many causes that Foundation donors specifically choose, endowments and other funds continue to be the locomotive that drives our work of supporting youth programs and scholarships, fostering a healthy community, serving as a resource to other non-profits, contributing to human services programs, animal welfare programs, and more.
We hope that you will continue to contribute to the good work of the Community Foundation in whatever way possible. Together, in 2018 we will continue to make a lasting impact in our communities for decades to come.
