Grants support students from the Bloomer School District. For application information, contact the School District. www.bloomer.k12.wi.us

The All Saints - Holy Family Church Improvement Fund funds projects that will meet the ongoing maintenance needs of the local church

Grants support students from the Bloomer School District. For application information contact the School District. www.bloomer.k12.wi.us

This endowed fund was established to serve the charitable needs of multiple organizations that were meaningful to the Liedl Family. 

Liedl Family: Linda, Barb, Bernie and Shirley

The family is working with the Community Foundation to establish the parameters of this fund.

This fund will serve civic, humanitarian, cultural, recreational, aesthetic, environmental, and educational needs in Chippewa Falls and the Lake Wissota area. The Chet and Irene Lindsey Endowment Fund was established in memory of their parents by their daughter Ann Lindsey Gordon and son-in-law Dave Gordon.

Designated to meaningfully serve the mission of the Chippewa Area History Center.

The Chippewa County Historical Society was established in 1969 by an enthusiastic group of volunteers who were committed to ensuring that Chippewa County's rich and colorful history would not be forgotten. The organization is now located in the Chippewa Area History Center building in Chippewa Falls.This endowed fund was initiated with a bequest from the estate of Joseph and Nilah Nabor Bradford.

Distributions support operations of the Humane Association; initiated with a bequest from the estate of Mildred "Penny" C. Mars.  

Distributions support operations of the Senior Center, which is open to all senior citizens of the Chippewa Falls area

Distributions support after-school activities for students in the Chippewa Falls School District.

Distributions provide sustainable funding for Chippewa Falls High School athletics and activities, which provide life lessons including positive character building, perseverance, teamwork, sportsmanship, winning and losing, and hard work.

Grants support programs that improve the academic achievement and success of students in need of additional assistance.

Distributions will support the operations and programs of Chippewa Falls Main Street.

Grants from this fund will support the Chippewa Falls Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department programs that are open and available for enjoyment to the public. 

Distributions support operations of the Chippewa Falls Public Library; initiated with a bequest from the estate of R.D. Marshall.  

Established to support expenses related to the Youth Football Program.

Distributions further CRI's mission by helping those they serve and providing a vehicle to sustain their legacy.

Distributions support operations and programs at the Heyde Center for the Arts, which serves all ages and the entire Chippewa Valley.

Support the continuation of our work throughout Chippewa County. Donations sustain the Foundation's basic needs for operating. Those who give $5,000 or more to this fund are welcomed into the Guardian Society.

Distributions support operations of the mansion.

Grants will support nonprofit organizations that serve the Cornell community.

Established for the painting and refurbishing of the pulp wood stacker at Millyard Park.

Grants will support Health and Human Services with a focus on sheltering and feeding those in need and serving children and senior citizens.

Grants will support Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning for girls.

This endowed field-of-interest fund was established to support the charitable needs of arts and culture projects in the Chippewa Falls community. 

Grants support agencies and institutions primarily serving the City of Chippewa Falls, with projects, programs, and services related to public libraries, public parks and recreation, youth, senior citizen welfare, animal welfare, and community health. Edwin and Evelyn Nyhus were lifelong Chippewa Falls residents.  They both lived over 100 years and were honored by their children with the establishment of the Edwin and Evelyn Nyhus Centennial Endowment Fund.

Fundholders determine the nonprofit community's needs to be supported with their fund's earnings. Each year, the representatives of this fund choose a specific nonprofit or charitable purpose to support with their fund's earnings. As an endowed fund, this tradition and its charitable contribution will endure for generations.

Established for tutoring students from the School District of Bloomer, outside of the school day, in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics.

Supports the prevention and intervention services in the areas of domestic abuse, sexual assault, and child abuse throughout all of Chippewa County.

Grants support students from the Cadott School District. For application information, contact the School District. www.cadott.k12.wi.us

Grants support the Cadott Community Library through the Village of Cadott.

Grants support wildlife and its habitat or parks in Chippewa County.

Grants support the area of Health and Human Services within Chippewa County

This fund was opened to accept donations for the construction and maintenance of the Holcombe Area Veterans Memorial. 

Grants will support a wide variety of educational efforts and programs.

Distributions support the purchase of band and choral music for the Cornell School District.

Grants support CVTC Respiratory Therapy Program.

Grants provide scholarships for students pursuing a technical education. 

Peggy Rathbun was a talented and dedicated technical education teacher at Chippewa Valley Technical College. After her illness and untimely death, her family worked with the Chippewa Falls Kiwanis Club to establish a Scholarship Fund.  Preference is given to graduates from McDonell or Chippewa Falls Senior High Schools attending school within the Wisconsin Technical College system. The fund was transferred to the community foundation, where Peggy's memory will be honored each year by awarding a scholarship to a deserving student.

Distributions support the mission and activities of Lake Wissota State Park.

Established to improve the water quality of Little Lake Wissota and Moon Bay of the Yellow River.

Grants will support projects within the Field of Interest category of Health and Human Services

Grants will support organizations recommended by the fund holder.

When she learned that the Community Foundation did not yet have an endowment that addressed literacy issues, she stepped forward to provide the seed money to start this seedling fund. After hearing a Literacy Volunteer worker say that 14% of her Chippewa County neighbors could not read to their children, read a newspaper, their prescription medication bottles, or fill out a job application, Nancy Hebert knew she had to do something.

Grants support Literacy Chippewa Valley to support Chippewa County services and programs.

Lloyd and Arnetta Eckes and their seven children have started this Designated Fund in memory of all former employees of the Chippewa Shoe Factory (1903 - 1984). 

Grants support students in Special Education programs.

Born cognitively and physically challenged, Luke had many challenges in his short life.  But in his life, he gave so much to those who surrounded him. 

From a giggle that made everyone laugh and feel good, to a cuddle that made you feel that you were the best person on earth. He taught determination, acceptance, and the ability to love unconditionally.  Luke passed away unexpectedly in October 2005.  Devastated by the loss of their son, Charles and Vonnie wanted to find a way to keep his memory alive.  They established the Luke Bathke Special Education Endowment Fund to benefit students with disabilities between the ages of 4 and graduation who are in special education programs.

Grants support the Chippewa Area History  Center.

Grants support organizations recommended by the fund advisors.

Fundholders choose each year the specific nonprofit or charitable purpose they will support with their fund's earnings. In this way, fund advisors address the current issues and needs that are most important to them.

Grants support organizations of the donor's choice.

Grants will support organizations recommended by the fund advisors.

Grants from this fund support one-on-one mentoring for students kindergarten through 12th grade in the public schools within the Chippewa Falls area.

Distributions provide student scholarship awards for students who have been in the Mentor Program. 

Funds are used for grant-making at the discretion of the Foundation's Board of Directors.

Grants used for the benefit of the fairgrounds and its facilities. 

Mini-Grants to be awarded to 3rd - 8th grade educators in public or private schools within Chippewa County during the Foundation's annual grant cycle for innovative learning and motivational activities or service learning projects.

In addition to the Our Nawakwa endowment fund, this non-endowed, pass-through fund is used to accept donations for specific, near-term improvement projects. Donations processed through this fund are disbursed for the purchase, management, preservation, and improvement of Our Nawakwa.

Grants support scholarships for students from the Bloomer School District.

For application information, contact the school district.

http://www.bloomer.k12.wi.us

Grants will support Health and Human Services with a focus on Hospice programming and support.

Grants will support

• Programs for victims of domestic violence, especially children
• Extracurricular and academic activities and programs for grades 6 through 12
• Legal assistance for the poor

Scholarships will be granted to people ages 17 to 25 in the Cadott school district area who attend or participate in agricultural-related courses, conferences, seminars, or training opportunities. 

Rusty Gilles envisioned a place where people could make wonderful memories. Inspired, he founded a 400-acre agricultural recreation facility in Cadott. There, he and his wife Judy guided thousands of people on horse-drawn rides amid Wisconsin's natural beauty. For 23 years, they provided unforgettable experiences. So that experiences like these may continue, the Robert "Rusty" Gilles Youth Agricultural Fund was established in memory of Rusty by Judy Gilles and their son, Mark. 

Raised on a dairy farm in Chippewa County, Fred Bowe developed a love for the land at an early age.  An avid outdoorsman, he spent many hours hiking, fishing, and talking about farming with his friends and relatives.

With this in mind, his family created the Fred R. Bowe Memorial Endowment Fund to support nature-related endeavors in Chippewa County.  When their mother, Frances Bowe Scheidler, passed away, memorials were added to the fund since she had also enjoyed fishing and nurturing the land in her garden.

In working with the community foundation, the family found a meaningful way to commemorate the lives of two people with a deep respect for nature and the land.  This will be their lasting memory of their mom, Frances, and brother Fred.

Grants support students from the Cadott School District. For application information, contact the School District. www.cadott.k12.wi.us

This fund was created in memory of Russ and Gloria's son, Chad Kazda

Grants are directed to nonprofit organizations that provide programs addressing issues associated with mental illness, particularly depression.  

Distributions to be used for the support of the charitable purposes of the school and school scholarships.

In memory of Bonnie Senn, her family supports charitable organizations with the granting power made from this endowment as a tribute to her life and the impact she made. 

Grants support improvements at Irvine Park.

Sheila and Bill Volker

Distributions support the operations and programs of the Stanley Area Historical Society.

Funds are used for grant-making at the discretion of the Foundation's Board of Directors.

Funds are used for grant-making at the discretion of the Foundation's Board of Directors.

The family is working with the Community Foundation to establish the parameters of this fund.

Grants will support operations of United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley.

grants support permanent identification and the purchasing of indigenous trees of Wisconsin found in Irvine Park and along the bike trail in downtown Chippewa Falls.