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What isLa Crosse Community Foundation?

A grantmaking organization that manages endowed charitable funds established by individuals, families and nonprofits to support causes they care about both now and in perpetuity.

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90 reasons to support your community foundation

We are keeping our birthday celebration going because we thought of another way to recognize our 90 years of doing good! Giving to your community foundation is a smart thing to do for so many reasons, but for our 90th birthday, we put together a [...]
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Global Awareness Classroom Grant RFP

REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS – Released September 15, 2020   GLOBAL AWARENESS FUND CLASSROOM GRANT   The Global Awareness Fund at La Crosse Community Foundation was established to support opportunities for expanding awareness of our [...]
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Celebrating 90 years with an additional $90,000 for area nonprofits

Hello friends! Yesterday we braved the weather to do something very important; thank our fund holder family in celebration of our 90th birthday. (Did you know LCF is one of the oldest community foundations in the country?!) The truth is, [...]
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An experience with Bill Miller at Northside Elementary

Thanks to a 2019 grant from the June Kjome Justice and Peace Fund, students at Northside Elementary School in La Crosse were able spend meaningful time with Bill Miller, a Grammy Award-winning musician, songwriter, activist, painter, and Native flute player, originally hailing from La Crosse. The purpose of the project was to promote awareness of […]

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Don Olsen Scholarship for Toya Reynolds

$600 | Don Olsen Hospitality Scholarship Fund | Education

This scholarship assists students studying hospitality services at Western Technical College. Ms. Reynolds is pursuing a degree in Culinary Management.

La Crosse Farmers Market Association, Ltd.

$3,000 | Community Giving Fund | Health & Human Services

To increase safety protocols and regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic and abide by the CPFM Access and Safety Program to improve access to healthy food for all customers, maintain vendor sales, and to better ensure a safe market for our customers and vendors.

Safe Families for Children

$2,100 | Schnurrer Fund | Health & Human Services

Safe Families is a community-based movement predicated on the belief that the safety and health of children is the responsibility of everyone. Safer Families intends to establish a presence in La Crosse County that promotes systems of natural support for families and deflects children from foster care.