Choose a type of fund based on how involved you would like to be.

We work with you and your financial advisor to determine the fund that maximizes your tax savings and establishes an enduring legacy. The following types of funds offer various levels of freedom in designating the dollars. You may contribute to an existing fund or start your own. For more information please call 715-552-3801.

Donor Advised Funds

Minimum of $25,000
If you wish to actively participate, you may setup a Donor Advised Fund that allows you to advise grant recommendations. A Donor Advised Fund might be setup for one person or a family, which is an excellent way to involve the entire family in the tradition of philanthropy.

Janet Barland Fund  Dick and Marlene Cable Family Fund  Community Technology Fund  Arnold and Lois Domer Fund  Frederikson Family Fund  Charles and Joanne Graaskamp    Family Fund  Grewe Family Fund

Jon and Maureen Homstad Family Fund  John and Betsy Kell Family Fund  Norm and Mary Ellen Keller Fund  Kristo Family Fund Larson Family Fund  O'Halloran Family Fund  David and Dorothy Owen Family Fund  Rice Lake 11/21/04 Fund

Scobie Family Fund  Mike Siker Donor Advised Fund  Robert R. Southard Memorial Fund  Women's Giving Circle  Young Family Fund  Dan and Debbie Market Family Fund

Designated Name Funds

Minimum of $10,000
A Designated Fund allows you the greatest control in the destination of your gifts. You may select a specific charitable organization or many different organizations to receive money.

Thomas and Joyce Bruckner Fund  Eau Claire Police Department Special Units Fund  Eau Claire Transit Disadvantaged Token Fund  Eau Claire, Dunn and Pepin Medical Soc. Fund  Ralph Owen Disaster Relief Perpetual Fund

Lyle and Karyn Quandt Fund  Hubbard and Kathryn Robbins Family Fund  Dr. Michel and Cathy Sultan Fund  John and Lela Thompson Fund  Dr. Joseph M. and Jean M. Tobin Family Fund

Field of Interest Funds

Minimum of $10,000
A Field of Interest Fund relies on the expertise of the Board of Trustees to determine the most effective use of your gift within a general area of particular interest to you, such as arts, culture, or education.

Aubre Children's Fund        Quality of Life of Children in Greater Eau Claire  Children's Legacy Luncheon Fund        Annual Awards for Notable Individuals or Programs  Children's Legacy Endowment Fund        Quality of Life of Children in Greater Eau Claire  Community Vision Fund        Clear Vision Eau Claire Support  John Matthew Fesenmaier Children's Fund        Children and Grieving Parents  Nellie and John I. Kaiser Memorial Fund        Children's Literacy Fund

Luther Midelfort Children's Health Fund        Children's Health Initiatives  Daniel and Mary Ann Ogan Educational Fund        Educational Programs and Initiatives  Jim and Kathy Pinter Mental Heath Fund        Adult and Youth Mental Health  Pat and Sue Quinn Recreational Fund        Recreational Programs  Public Garden Fund        Develop, maintain, and enhance local non-profit and        publically owned gardens  Siker Education Fund        Educational Programs and Initiatives

Unrestricted Funds

Contributions to an Unrestricted Fund give the foundation the flexibility to address ever-changing community needs. Your gift will be strategically used to respond to the needs of the greater Eau Claire area.

Charter Bank Fund  Community Fund  James H. Cupery Fund

Richard T. Gannon Fund  T. Gordon and Gladys P. Keith Fund  Philip and Janice Happe Family Fund

Marion S. Pfafflin Named Fund  Jack and Lois Postlewaite Family    Fund

Operating Funds

Your contribution to the Operating Fund is used for operating costs of the Eau Claire Community Foundation to ensure stability.

Agency Endowment Funds

Minimum of $10,000
We administer Endowment Funds for many Eau Claire area non-profit organizations. These funds enable agencies to ensures their future with a fund that provides perpetual support for operations.

Beaver Creek Reserve Endowment  Bolton Refuge House Endowment  Chippewa Valley Health Clinic Endowment  Feed My People, Inc. Agency Endowment  Friends of Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum  Goodwill Industries Fund

Interfaith Hospitality Network Endowment Fund  Literacy Volunteers - Chippewa Valley Legacy for Literacy  LE Phillips Memorial Library Endowment Fund  LE Phillips Senior Center Endowment Fund  United Cerebral Palsy Endowment Fund  Young Men's Christian Association of Eau Claire

Pass-Through Funds

Pass-Through Funds are established by groups for a specific purpose. In most cases these are short-term charitable projects benefiting our community or a particular agency.

Eau Claire Sheriff's Department K-9 Fund

LE Phillips Memorial Capital Campaign Fund

Scholarship Funds

Minimum of $10,000

Elk Mound High School Alumni Scholarship Fund

Acorn Funds

Acorn funds are starter funds that grow over time (with a maximum of five years). When contributions reach the minimum donation for their type of fund, gifting can begin.

Anonymous  Tom and Jill Barland Fund  Stephen and Kristine Bien Family Fund  David Bodeau and Family Fund  Paul Del Torto Acorn Fund  Barbara and Phillip Fey Family Fund  Victoria E. Finstad Acorn Fund  Clarence and Isabel Berger Family    Scholarship Fund

Giving Traditions Acorn Fund  Laura and Duane Hookom Family Fund  Al and Peggy Jones Acorn Fund  John and Jane Lokken Acorn Fund  Five Martins' Family Fund  Buzz and Mary Ann Minton Family Fund  Dean and Susan Olson Family Fund  Memorial High School Class of ’60     Scholarship Fund

RCU Fund  SS Safari Fund  Terry and Flo Sheridan Family Fund  Chuck and Lori John Shoemaker    Family Fund  Sue and Roger Tietz Family Fund  Gary and Sonya Tourville Fund  Paul and Cheri Weinke Family Fund  Leonard E. Gibbs Fund