The members of the Women's Giving Circle (WGC) have now exceeded half a million dollars in grant impact since the group was founded in 2007! They voted to fund $63,239 in grant awards at their Annual Meeting on Nov. 4, 2024.  Each grant recipient helps to fulfill the WGC’s mission of supporting women and children in the Eau Claire area. The organizations and programs the WGC has voted to fund are:

• • Altoona Boys and Girls Club: "Youth Education Technology Access Program”
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of NW WI: “A Day of Camp at Our Nawakwa”
  • Children’s Museum of Eau Claire: “Play for All”
  • Chippewa Valley Free Clinic: “Women Supporting Women in Life Saving Health Care”
  • Chippewa Valley Museum: History Heroes Children’s Exhibit
  • Feed My People Food Bank: Monday Evening Distribution for Working Families
  • Friends of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library: Expansion of Books for Babies
  • Girls on the Run Chippewa Valley: New Curriculum for Elementary School Girls
  • Junior Achievement of WI North and West Central Region: Financial Literacy Partnership
  • Literacy Chippewa Valley: Family Literacy Onsite Childcare
  • Prevent Blindness Wisconsin: Adult Vision Health Program

The Women’s Giving Circle members pool their charitable dollars into a fund at the Eau Claire Community Foundation in order to maximize their philanthropic impact. The WGC began in 2007, when a group of over 100 Founding Members each pledged a total of $1,000 over 4 years. Today, it has more than 250 members, and it continues to grow.

This year’s grant awards bring the WGC’s total grant distributions since inception to $555,560. Grantees will officially receive their awards at the Gift of Giving Breakfast, which will take place on Dec. 3, 2024. The Women’s Giving Circle members invite the Eau Claire community to attend this celebration of philanthropy and bring a friend (or two, or three)! They also welcome new members; anyone can join the WGC at any time.

To learn more or RSVP for the Gift of Giving Breakfast, please visit the Gift of Giving Breakfast page, email [email protected], or call (715) 552-3801.