MATCH UPDATE: Black Empowerment Fund
Exciting match update for the Black Empowerment Fund When we announced in October that Sam and Jean Skemp made a $50,000 gift to establish the new Black Empowerment Fund, we could never had imagined the incredible community response. The news of the Black Empowerment Fund inspired two $25,000 matching challenges. After the first, from LCF, […]
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Winter Grant Award Announcement
Announcing first grants awarded in 2021! Our first of four annual competitive grant rounds closed January 15, and we are thrilled to announce the most recent group of LCF grantees. A total of $304,855 was awarded in response to the $492,225 requested. We are grateful for all those who have contributed to LCF for helping […]
More »Roger LeGrand: A Tribute
Remembering an enthusiastic, dedicated community servant and friend It was a shock to learn that former board member Roger LeGrand died suddenly of a heart attack February 8 at the age of 75, leaving behind many loved ones and an incredible legacy of community service. His life and career were filled with a relentless […]
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21 reasons to start a fund in 2021
Need a reason to start a fund? We have 21! Hello friends! Today is 1/21/21, so we decided it’s a perfect time to give you 21 reasons to start a fund in 2021! We have so many giving options at the community foundation, and starting a fund is easy, fast, and fun! If you are […]
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20 new funds in 2020!
New funds at La Crosse Community Foundation Want to hear some good news? We established with donors 20 new funds in 2020! And, we’re on trend to have even more new funds established in 2021. We have five main fund types, and plenty of options to help donors achieve their charitable goals. Most new funds […]
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Race-related regional read coming soon
Grant to support Waking Up White Regional Read We recently awarded a grant to help the Waking Up White Regional Community Learning Collaborative bring a regional read to La Crosse this summer. The $6,990 grant will support the local group’s efforts to increase awareness of white privilege and racial inequities through reading and discussing Debbie […]
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New fund aims to avoid problems seen in other cities
Bringing better transparency to policing Another community collaboration is underway to make La Crosse County a safer place to call home — this time aiming to bring complete transparency to interactions between police officers and community members. Combining resources to outfit every officer with a body cam It’s through the Safer Coulee Region Fund, newly […]
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June Kjome turns 100!
Local activist celebrates 100th birthday June Kjome turned 100 years old December 12, 2020. And a good majority of that century has been dedicated to activism and social justice work. June is much admired in the La Crosse area, and many local leaders and activists claim her as their mentor. June spent 17 years of […]
More »Donor spotlight: Marie Louise Lokken Fund
Marie Louise Lokken Fund The Marie Louise Lokken Fund was established in 2007 by her son, Jay Lokken and his partner Ken Riley and their family, to forever honor her memory and her passion for La Crosse Symphony Orchestra. Marie was born in 1924, and passed in 2007 at the age of 82. She had […]
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2020: A huge year for grant awards
2020, a great year for grantmaking Well, the infamous year 2020 is nearly over, and it will forever go down in history as the year we awarded more grants than we can ever remember doing before. The reasons why so many grants were needed this year reminds us how fortunate we are to be in […]
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