by admin | Dec 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
There is good news for community foundation donors in their 70s—and for the communities and causes they care about. A recently made permanent law makes it possible to give individual retirement account (IRA) assets to charity, free from federal tax, annually. Prior...
by admin | Jul 31, 2015 | Grants
This year, as the Community Foundation of Dunn County celebrates its 20th year of service, the Colfax Municipal Building is celebrating its 100th year of existence. The Foundation assisted the Colfax Municipal Building Resortation Group in 2010 with a grant to...
by admin | Jul 17, 2015 | Grants
In 2011, a grant was awarded to the Oaklawn Elementary School to purchase 49 instruments(drums) through the Remo music corporation. Timothy Lutz, the writer of this grant and music teacher at Oaklawn, wanted his students to have more exposure to West African and...
by admin | Jul 10, 2015 | Grants
In 2007, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin was awarded a grant to fund annual events within Dunn County. The events funded were a movie night at the Downtown Cinema 4, a Big/Little bowl night, and a summer open house for all the Bigs and Littles...
by admin | Jul 3, 2015 | Grants
Tucked away in the River Heights neighborhood of Menomonie lies the Keil Birch Creek Nature Preserve, a 28 Âacre forested parcel of land along the Red Cedar River. This preserve was made possible by a large number of residents, businesses and a grant West Wisconsin...
