We invited you to join us in celebrating 25 years of giving, 25 years of grantmaking, 25 years of philanthropy, and 25 years of impact! Here you will find all of the new funds opened in 2020 and the special initiatives that helped us grow our endowments!
funds & initiatives
20 New Funds in 2020
We celebrated the creation of Endowment Funds in 2020 by giving the donors who created a new fund the ability to surprise a charity of their choice with a $1,000 check on the day their new fund is approved by the Board. This initiative grew our community’s assets by $120,000 in 2020 which will grow to a market value of $212,519 in 25 years!
Donor Advised Funds are charitable giving funds that are established by a donor to support a cause – or causes – that the donor cares about. Designated Funds allow donors to provide an ongoing, reliable and permanent stream of support for a particular nonprofit organization. New funds have a $10,000 minimum. To make an appointment to open a fund, or to discuss options, call the Foundation at 715-232-8019.
1. Barb Schmelzle Promise Award for Women
2. Bruce and Terry Siebold Endowed Charitable Fund
3. Jon and Martha Hove Fund
4. Ashley Evenson Memorial Fund
5. Isabelle A. and Bernard A. O’Connell Endowed Charitable Fund
6. Dr. James and Gail Haemmerle Memorial Scholarship Fund
7. Kurt D. Larson Donor Advised Fund
8. For Good Forever Operations Fund
9. The Veterans Fund
10. David Maves Memorial Scholarship Fund
11. Building Healthy Communities Fund
12. Rundle Family Fund
To mark its 25th anniversary, the Community Foundation of Dunn County invited area nonprofits to apply for a 2020 Challenge Grant of $5,000 for its February 2020 Competitive Grant Cycle. This new initiative was a competitive, matching-grant program established to help up to five Dunn County nonprofit organizations open or build an endowment fund at the Community Foundation.
Congratulations to:
The Dunn County Historical Society, Landmark Conservancy, The Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts, Stepping Stones of Dunn County and West CAP!
CLICK HERE to read about these 5 local nonprofits and how they impact the Dunn County community!
funds
All Funds Opened in 2020
1. Stepping Stones of Dunn County Endowment
2. Mabel Tainter Center fo the Arts Endowment
3. The Dunn County Historical Society Endowment
4. Landmark Convervancy Endowment
5. WestCAP Endowment
6. The Dunn County Humane Society Endowment Fund
7. Barb Schmelzle Promise Award for Women Fund
8. Bruce and Terry Siebold Endowed Charitable Fund
9. Jon and Martha Hove Fund
10. Ashley Evenson Memorial Fund
11. Dr. James and Gail Haemmerle Memorial Scholarship Fund
12. Isabelle A. and Bernard A. O’Connell Endowed Charitable Fund
13. Kurt D. Larson Donor Advised Fund
14. For Good Forver Operations Fund
15. The Veterans Fund
16. David Maves Memorial Scholarship Fund
17. Mike and Lynn Fekete Donor Advised Fund
18. Bayrd Horvath Community Health
19. Rundle Family Fund
20. Anonymous
annual fundraiser
Jeans & Jewels (Virtual) Charity Gala
We moved our 2020 Jeans & Jewels Charity Gala to a virtual platform to accommodate for the current climate. While we surely missed our usual in-person gathering, we still had a great time celebrating all the wonderful things we did together throughout our 25th Anniversary year! We continued our ever-popular Dessert Dash tradition with a specialized Dessert Auction, as well as regular Auctions, a 2-hour live stream program, and also shared with you a delicious Gala Box filled with treats which many of you may have enjoyed at home with your loved ones!
Missed the event or would like to go back and re-watch? Click the photo below to view the entire live-streamed event!
