The 2021 ECCF Annual Report Is Here! Posted on March 18, 2022 by Eau Claire Community Foundation You can click below to find: Grantee spotlights Fund holder profiles Women's Giving Circle information And much more! https://issuu.com/eauclaire/docs/2021_eccf_annual_report?fr=sMTI3MTQ5NjQwMQ Please contact the ECCF office at [email protected] or (715) 552-3801 if you'd like to request a print copy. Thanks for your support! Read More »
Access Eau Claire grants help local nonprofits meet accessibility needs Posted on January 31, 2022 by Eau Claire Community Foundation A new online grant opportunity is helping Eau Claire area nonprofits increase inclusion initiatives for people with disabilities. Supported by the Access Eau Claire Fund, which was established at the Eau Claire Community Foundation by Dr. Katherine Schneider, these grants will help nonprofits facilitate participation in their organizations by people with disabilities. Although the Access Eau Claire Fund has existed since 2013, this year marks the launch of its online grant applications. Three local nonprofits have been chosen to receive Access Eau Claire grants in 2022: the Boys & Girls… Read More »
New Grantee Spotlights! Posted on August 26, 2021 by Eau Claire Community Foundation Eau Claire has many wonderful nonprofits working to improve our community's quality of life. Here are four that demonstrate the variety and scope of their achievements. Each spotlighted organization represents one of our four giving categories (Create Culture, Form Futures, Give Green, and Offer Opportunities), and they've all received Eau Claire Community Foundation grants in the past year. The currently spotlighted organizations are: Eau Claire Children's Theatre Fierce Freedom Special Olympics Wisconsin L.E. Phillips Senior Center To go directly to our new Grantee Spotlights, please click here. Thank you to… Read More »
ECCF Fund Holder Publishes A New Book Posted on October 13, 2020 by Eau Claire Community Foundation Just in time for the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, author and ECCF fund holder Dr. Katherine Schneider offers an honest, instructive, hilarious memoir of seven years of aging and advocating told in blogs. Chapters cover loving, working, praying and playing and include subjects like: “What If Wonder Woman had a Disability” “Breaking Bubbles” and “Sighted People Are Strange.” Read Hope of the Crow, and you can dig deep within yourself to retrieve your own power and sing your own victory song. Hope of the Crow is… Read More »
ECCF announces its Phase 2 Response and Recovery Community Fund grant recipients Posted on August 12, 2020 by support ECCF is pleased to announce $200,700 in Response and Recovery Community Fund grants to 18 local nonprofits. This amount wouldn't have been possible without a generous $100,000 donation from C&M Companies. The grants will help these nonprofits meet urgent basic needs such as food, shelter, and healthcare. Grant Recipients: AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin/Vivent Health Bolton Refuge House Boys and Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley--Mary Markquart Center Catholic Charities Children's Service Society of Wisconsin Chippewa Valley Health (Free) Clinic Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, Inc. Eau Claire Area… Read More »
More than $500,000 in Response and Recovery grants awarded to local nonprofits! Posted on August 12, 2020 by support The United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley, the Eau Claire Community Foundation, and the Community Foundation of Chippewa County worked together to help local nonprofits address the COVID-19 pandemic. Each organization offered its own grant opportunities, then collaborated to ensure that their grant awards would be the most effective at meeting Chippewa Valley needs. They awarded a collective total of $555,673 to 41 local nonprofits. More information about the “Response and Recovery” grants can be found at www.uwgcv.org , www.eccfwi.org , and www.yourlegacyforever.org . The United Way of the… Read More »
Happy 30th Anniversary to the Americans with Disabilities Act! Posted on July 28, 2020 by Eau Claire Community Foundation ECCF joins the Eau Claire community in celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Signed into law by President George H. Bush on July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act is a landmark civil rights law that prohibits discrimination in employment, purchasing goods and services, and participating in state and local government programs and services. Several Funds held at ECCF support the important work of improving accessibility for all. For example, grants from Access Eau Claire have provided sign language interpreters at events, a braille printer… Read More »
Emergency Funding Opportunities Posted on March 23, 2020 by support In collaboration with United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley, ECCF established the Quick Response Community Fund to rapidly deploy resources to Eau Claire area nonprofits at the frontlines of the COVID-19 outbreak and for urgent operational needs. ECCF and UWGCV are collaborating and communicating with Marshfield Clinic Health System, the Community Foundation of Dunn County and the Community Foundation of Chippewa County to further efforts to support their areas' nonprofits. DONATE NOW Donation Options Credit Card donations can be made online by clicking link above, which leads to our safe… Read More »
ECCF Emergency Response and Event Changes Posted on March 17, 2020 by support March 17, 2020 Beginning today, the Eau Claire Community Foundation (ECCF) office will be closed to the public, although staff will still be working there. For your convenience, there is a mail slot next to our second entrance for donations, etc. We appreciate your patience and support of these efforts to limit direct contact. Should the need arise for ECCF to close its office, the staff will work remotely and will be available to check voicemail. ECCF can also be reached via its cell phone at 715-210-4446. Nonprofit Update: Because… Read More »
The 2019 ECCF Annual Report Is Here! Posted on March 9, 2020 by support You can click the link below to find: Grantee spotlights Fund holder profiles Women's Giving Circle information And much more! 2019 ECCF Annual Report Please contact the ECCF office at [email protected] or (715) 552-3801 if you'd like to request a print copy. Thanks for your support! Read More »
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