Community Foundation of South Central Wisconsin List of Funds
The Community Foundation of South Central Wisconsin has over 100 charitable funds. Each of these individual funds has been established by organizations or donors. Sizes and purposes differ, but all the funds exist to better serve the community. Gifts to any of the funds listed below are welcomed and greatly appreciated. A minimum gift of $10,000.00 is required to establish a new fund.
Agency Funds
A nonprofit can establish an agency fund with its own assets for help in managing major gifts or for professional investment and planned giving expertise.
- Baraboo Public Art Association
- Baraboo Range Preservation Association
- Boys & Girls Clubs of West-Central Wisconsin and Friends of the Campus, Inc. Scholarship
- Habitat for Humanity
- JC-AIRS
- River Arts, Inc.
- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
- Sauk County Institute of Leadership
Designated Funds
Designated Funds allow the donor to support specific organizations while the Foundation ensures grants to these groups remain relevant over time and are responsive to changing circumstances.
- Aldo Leopold Foundation’s Hartmann-Oehrlein-Vogel Endowment
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- Kyoko Archibald Children’s Fund
- Alfred C. Behrman Endowment
- Baraboo Area Homeless Shelter Forever Fund
- Baraboo Area Senior Citizen Organization Endowment
- Baraboo Boy Scouts Troop #77
- Baraboo Girl Scouts Dad’s Patrol
- Baraboo Middle School Pool Endowment
- Baraboo School District Athletics
- Boys & Girls Clubs of West-Central Wisconsin Endowment
- Columbia County Sheriff’s K-9
- Corey Compton
- DREAMS Endowment
- Dale L. Emery Family
- Founders Society
- Community Grants
- International Crane Foundation Endowment
- James Irwin
- Jennifer N. Kraemer
- Joan Litscher
- Luher-Halloway Endowment
- Plenke’s Pond Endowment
- Reedsburg Area Veteran’s Memorial
- Riverland Conservancy Endowment
- Alex, Marguerite, and Bernard Rynkowski Family
- Sauk County Giving Tree
- Sauk County Historical Society Permanent Endowment
- Sauk County Sheriff’s Special Projects
- School District of Baraboo Endowment
- Arnold Utzinger
- Mae Vogel Endowment for the Arts
- Mae Vogel Endowment for the Sauk County Humane Society
Donor-Advised Funds
Donor-Advised Funds allow donors or their designees to play an active role in charitable giving. While the Foundation retains final discretion regarding distributions, donors can recommend grants to their favorite charities.
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- Baraboo Kiwanis Community Support Fund
- Jon and Char Bernander Charitable Fund
- Krystin Bidwell Memorial
- Steven & LuAnn Blakeslee
- Borota Family Foundation Fund
- William & Joelle Curran
- Robert C. and Helen C. Dewel
- Billy Engelland Youth
- Farmer Angel Network
- Gilliland Family
- Charlie Goad
- Mark & Barb Graupman
- Robert G. & Patricia A. Hanes
- Harland & Lorraine Hartmann
- Ho-Chunk Gaming
- Honey Creek Charity
- Honey Creek Education
- Jacobson Family
- Kenney Family
- Audrey J. Kohn
- Monica Liegel
- Mjelde Family
- Moy Family
- Ochsner Family
- Matthew L. & Joan M. Pinion
- Network for Charitable Giving
- Rooted in Conservation
- Marvin & Kathy Ruhland
- David & Karen Sacia
- Harry & Helen SaLoutos
- W.R. & Floy A. Sauey Family Foundation
- T-Bird Swimming Boosters
- Arnold & Judith Utzinger
- Karen & Tom Wakefield
- Wight Family
- WIN Fund for Women and Girls
- Donald & J. Patricia Yanke
- Karen Zimmerman
- Tanner Zimmerman Memorial
Field of Interest Funds
Field of Interest Funds allow the donor/s to support a specific charitable purpose while the Foundation ensures grants to these groups remain relevant over time and are responsive to changing circumstances.
- Baraboo Kiwanis Riverwalk
- Forrest D. Hartmann Fund for the Arts
- Friends of Ruminant
- Pardeeville Area Enhancement (PACE) Fund
- Sauk County Disaster Relief
Scholarship and Award Funds
A wonderful way to leave a lasting legacy!
- Matthew D. Anderson Memorial Dairy Leadership Award
- Gordon Berg Memorial/WHA Scholarship
- Jason Blohm Memorial Scholarship
- George Braund Memorial Scholarship
- Distinguished Elementary Teacher Award
- Excellence in Education Award
- Harry & Irma Gray Scholarship
- Ray Lend Educational Fund
- Lt. Col. Elgin R. Marsh, Jr. Poynette High School Fund
- Quinn Mueller Memorial Scholarship
Seedling Funds
Seedling Funds start small and grow during a specified time period without administrative fees being assessed. Grantmaking can begin when the Seedling Fund reaches the required $10,000 level.
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