Featured Grant Stories

Grant from La Crosse Community Foundation helps bring Mexican folk art to Pump House In a focused effort to bring cultural understanding and exchange to the Coulee Region, La Crosse Community Foundation has granted $7,500 to the Pump House Regional Arts Center to support its Mexican Folk Art Collective exhibition and open corresponding special events […]

Vision screenings key to academic success The American Optometric Association estimates that as many as one in four children have a vision problem that affects learning. These vision problems often go undetected, especially as children may naturally assume that how things look to them is the same way they look to others. But vision problems […]

GearUp Inc. fills void in education funding When Unity Vang starts classes at the University of Wisconsin–Stout next week, she’ll represent the first generation in her family to attend college. It’s an entirely new experience for all of them — so many preparations and so many unknowns. But with help from GearUp Inc., she’ll be […]

The Homeless Outreach Team at Independent Living Resources offers a low barrier connection between unsheltered individuals and supports necessary to find housing and community resources. Independent Living Resources (ILR) is a nonprofit organization that helps people with disabilities achieve or maintain more self-sufficient and productive lives. This makes ILR a natural fit for the Homeless […]

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 to award grants through our competitive grant program are either unrestricted funds or field of interest funds. These funds are established by donors to support […]

For over 120 years, La Crosse County Historical Society has worked to spread knowledge of the history of La Crosse County, and their museums are professional, impressive, and engaging. Read to learn how LCF grants have supported them through a move and the pandemic.

Feeling safe and included Everyone seeks to feel valued and understood in their community. For LGBTQ+ members, The Center: 7 Rivers LGBTQ Connection is that place to feel appreciated. Staff and volunteers serve 11 rural counties in 3 states: Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa- though 75% of their services target La Crosse County. The pandemic made […]

Meet the 2021 Donald P. Weber Veteran Scholarship recipient Natasha Normand, a student in Western Technical College’s Diesel & Heavy Equipment Technical Program, was the 2021 recipient of a Donald P. Weber Veteran Scholarship from La Crosse Community Foundation. The scholarship fund was moved to the foundation in 2017, and provides three annual (and renewable!) […]

Addressing childhood mental health as a community It’s no secret the lasting effects of a worldwide pandemic has created havoc for our youth and their mental health that will continue to unfold for years to come. That’s why the West Salem School District is taking a holistic approach to better understand how mental health is […]

A safe place to call home Over the past almost two years the “safer at home” tagline has become such a prominent message. It’s brought to light the very importance of creating safe and affordable places for families to call home. This is why the mission of Habitat for Humanity is so important; “Seeking to […]