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After a year like 2022 plagued with financial turmoil, its easy to understand why some people might feel the need to trim charitable giving in 2023. Lingering inflation, continued stock […]

Endowments: Helping our community forever Have you ever wondered how we’re able to distribute grants year after year without a large, yearly fundraising campaign? We figured some people have wondered […]

19 New funds at La Crosse Community Foundation in 2022! It’s always an exciting time to reflect back on the hard work that’s been accomplished in the previous year, especially […]

Designated Fund Spotlight The Heather & Stephen Ross and Maureen & Robert Freedland La Crosse Public Education Foundation Fund for Diversity Education was established in November of 2021 for the […]

Year-end reflection with CEO Jamie Schloegel The LCF team had big ideas for 2022 and looking back over the last 12 months I’m proud to report the team came through […]

Getting the most impact out of your year-end giving The holiday season is just around the corner, and for a lot of people this also means making year-end giving decisions. […]

Spreading global awareness in La Crosse area classrooms La Crosse Community Foundation is host to over 300 different funds of a variety of different fund types. The funds we use […]

We broke a 2022 record! We recently closed our fourth competitive grant program of the year, and awarded more than any other quarterly round of 2022! Approximately $470,000 was awarded […]

On November 29 every act of generosity counts GivingTuesday will be recognized on November 29 this year. It is always the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. The […]

We’ve been steadily improving our grantmaking program over the years, and are committed to making grant decisions through an equity lens. We’d love to share what we’ve implemented so far, and hear from you about how we can do better.