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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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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10 tips for year-end giving
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – for giving! I just love, love, love the holiday season! I totally get that this most wonderful time of the year […]
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Autumn Grant Award Announcement 2020
List of 4th quarter grants awarded Our last grant round of the year recently closed, and we are pleased to present the full list of grants awarded. We awarded “business […]
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