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.
Community Fund
The Community Fund receives donations to help support grants to local non-profit organizations. The Eau Claire Community Foundation Grant Review Committee determines where allocations are directed from this fund.
Operations Fund
Gifts to this fund insure the continuation of the Community Foundation’s work in supporting philanthropic goals of donors the nonprofit organizations whose work they cherish.
Donor Advised Funds
If you wish to actively participate, you may set up a Donor Advised Fund that allows you to advise grant recommendations. They can be set up for one person, or a family, which is an excellent way to involve the entire family in the tradition of philanthropy. Minimum of $25,000
Designated Name Funds
A Designated Named Fund allows you the greatest control in the destination of you gifts. You may select one or more specific charitable organizations to receive grants from this fund. Minimum of $10,000
Field of Interest Funds
With a Field of Interest Fund, the donor relies on the expertise of the Board of Trustees to determine the most effective use of your gift within a general area of interest to you, such as arts & culture, education, environment, recreation, or social services. Minimum of $10,000
Unrestricted Funds
Contributions to your 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.
Pass-Through Funds
Pass-Through and Municipal Funds are established by groups for a specific purpose. In most cases these are short-term charitable benefiting our community or a particular agency.
Scholarship Funds
Scholarship Funds are named to recognize individuals, families, businesses, and other organizations. These scholarships assist schools to provide opportunities for students in their academic pursuits. Students apply for scholarships through their schools. Minimum of $10,000
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 Elk Mound High School Alumni Scholarship Fund
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Memorial High School Class of ’60 Scholarship Fund
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Acorn Funds
Acorn Funds are starter funds that grow over time through interest and your continued contributions (with a maximum of five years.) When the balance of the fund reaches the minimum balance for the type of fund chosen, gifting can begin.
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Advancing Innovation with Eau Claire County Fund
Thomas and Jill Barland Fund
Clarence and Isabel Berger Family Scholarship Fund
Stephen A. and Kristine K. Bien Family Fund
David T. Bodeau and Family Fund
Paul Del Torto Fund
Foundation Leaders Fund
Leonard E. Gibbs Fund
Philip and Janice Happe Family Fund
Laura and Duane Hookom Family Fund
Innovation Foundation of Western Wisconsin Fund
Al and Peggy Jones Fund
Kincaid Family Fund
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John and Jane Lokken Fund
Michael Lund Memorial Fund
5 Martins Family Fund
Buzz and Mary Ann Minton Family Fund
RCU Fund
Chuck and Lori John Shoemaker Family Fund
SS Safari All-Star Fund
Sculpture Tour Eau Claire Endowment Fund
Sue and Roger Tietz Family Fund
Gary and Sonya Tourville Fund
The Warloski Family Fund
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Agency Endowment Funds
We administer Endowment Funds for many Eau Claire area non-profit organizations. These funds provide perpetual support for operations of the organizations, ensuring their future stability. Donors wishing to contribute to an Agency Endowment Fund should send their gifts directly to the agency, and the agency will transfer the funds to the Eau Claire Community Foundation. Minimum of $10,000
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Bolton Refuge House Endowment Fund
Chippewa Valley Health Clinic Endowment Fund
Feed My People, Inc. Agency Endowment Fund
Friends of Beaver Creek Reserve Endowment Fund
Friends of Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum
Endowment Fund
Goodwill Industries Fund
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Interfaith Hospitality Network Endowment Fund
Literacy Volunteers-Chippewa Valley Legacy for Literacy
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Agency Fund
L.E. Phillips Senior Center Endowment Fund
United Cerebral Palsy Endowment Fund
Young Men’s Christian Association of Eau Claire
Endowment Fund
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Charles and Joanne Graaskamp Fund
