New funds approved in first quarter 2021
Announcing seven new funds in first quarter We’ve had a busy start to the year, and are thrilled to report that our board of directors recently approved seven new La […]
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Grant story: The Good Fight
The Good Fight receives unrestricted grant award Testing an unrestricted grantmaking program In early 2020, we started to pilot a new unrestricted grantmaking program. Other community foundations in the nation, […]
More »Planned giving in a pandemic
Planned giving in a pandemic The need for estate planning has never been greater than now. The uncertainties around the COVID-19 pandemic combined with the impending “greatest wealth transfer in […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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