by Laura giammattei | Feb 12, 2024 | Featured Posts, News and Notes
Many donors and fund holders at the Community Foundation of Dunn County have updated their estate plans to leave a bequest to their donor-advised or other type of fund. Some bequests take the form of a “specific bequest,” which means that the fund at the Foundation...
by Laura giammattei | Feb 7, 2024 | Featured Posts, News and Notes
Simplicity, efficiency, and effectiveness have long been cornerstones of working with the Community Foundation to carry out charitable goals. Time and time again, we see how easily donors who’ve established a donor-advised or other type of fund are able to not only...
by Laura giammattei | Feb 5, 2024 | Featured Posts, News and Notes
Money, mortality, and family relationships. Each of those topics alone can be tough for anyone to address head-on, and when you combine them, it’s no wonder so many people put off setting up or updating their estate plans. Establishing a will, trust, and beneficiary...
by Laura giammattei | Jan 25, 2024 | Featured Posts, Fund Highlight, News and Notes
The Bignell family is taking a tragic heartache and turning it into an opportunity to help others. Chris and Sue Bignell lost their teenage son, Bryan, in March 2018, but in the wake of their sadness, the Bignells wanted to make a difference in Bryan’s memory. Bryan...
by Laura giammattei | Nov 13, 2023 | Events, Featured Posts, News and Notes
The Dunn County community gathered on Saturday, Nov. 4 to support the work and mission of the Community Foundation of Dunn County for its 13th Annual Jeans & Jewels Gala. Over 280 guests filled the Great Hall and Ballrooms at the UW-Stout Memorial Student Center...
by Laura giammattei | Oct 28, 2023 | Featured Posts, Grant Impacts, Grants, News and Notes
Mitch and Lynn Evenson are keeping their daughter’s memory alive by giving back to the community through their donor advised fund, the Ashley Evenson Memorial Fund, created up by Mitch, Lynn, and Ashley’s grandparents, Dr. Tim and Mrs. Karen Evenson. On...