Ken Vance Motors Fund Distributes $50,000 to Chippewa Valley Nonprofits Posted on January 18, 2021 by Eau Claire Community Foundation Ken Vance Motors is making a big difference in the Chippewa Valley using a Fund it established at the Eau Claire Community Foundation. It’s distributing $50,000 in grants to ten Wisconsin nonprofits. The grantees are: • Catholic Charities Sojourner House • Chippewa Valley Free Clinic • Chippewa Youth Hockey Association • Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association • Eau Claire Community Foundation • Eau Claire County Humane Association • Family Promise of the Chippewa Valley • Junior Achievement of Wisconsin North and West Central Region • Lutheran Social Services… Read More »
In Memoriam: Rachel E. Studt Posted on January 12, 2021 by Eau Claire Community Foundation Rachel E. Studt The family of Rachel E. Studt is honoring her life by collecting donations to the Story Builder Campaign for the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Expansion Fund in her name. Please click here to read Rachel's obituary. Donate in memory of Rachel Rachel and two of her children read to her nephew. Read More »
In Memoriam: Tracey Curtis Posted on January 8, 2021 by Eau Claire Community Foundation Tracey Curtis Donations to the Babbette's Seeds of Hope Fund are being collected in honor of Tracey Curtis, who passed away on Dec. 31, 2020. These gifts will support cancer research and patients going through cancer. Click here to read Tracey's obituary. Click here to learn more about the Babbette's Seeds of Hope Fund. Click here to make an online donation to the Babbette's Seeds of Hope Fund. Checks can be made out to ECCF/Seeds of Hope and mailed to: Eau Claire Community Foundation 306 S.… Read More »
Ice Cream and Philanthropy! Posted on January 1, 2021 by Eau Claire Community Foundation The Eau Claire Community Foundation is honored to have been chosen as a featured nonprofit by the Cash for a Cause program at Ramone's Ice Cream Parlor (503 Galloway St., Eau Claire). Cash for a Cause allows Ramone's employees to give back to the community by donating 100% of their tips to local nonprofits. January donations will go to our Community Fund, where the dollars will support a diverse array of nonprofits through our annual Community Grant Cycle. We encourage you to visit Ramone's Ice Cream Parlor, eat lots of… Read More »
In Memoriam: Jack Stromwall Posted on December 21, 2020 by Eau Claire Community Foundation Jack Stromwall We're sad to say goodbye to Jack Stromwall, who passed away on December 17. In addition to being a pillar of the community and the creator of two Funds here at ECCF, he was a Founder of the Eau Claire Community Foundation. Without the vision and generosity of Jack and his fellow Founders, we might not be here to support Eau Claire's nonprofits. You can learn more about Jack's life and accomplishments by reading his obituary in the Leader-Telegram. Jack was a strong supporter… Read More »
In Memoriam: Dr. Tom Grewe Posted on December 2, 2020 by Eau Claire Community Foundation Dr. Tom Grewe With heavy hearts, we bid farewell to Dr. Tom Grewe, who passed away on Nov. 25, 2020. Among his many contributions to our community, he was a Founder of the Eau Claire Community Foundation. Without the vision and generosity of Dr. Grewe and his fellow Founders, we might not be here to support Eau Claire's nonprofits. You can learn more about Dr. Grewe's life and accomplishments by reading his obituary in the Leader-Telegram. Make a Memorial Gift Memorial gifts made to the Grewe… Read More »
Giving Tuesday is December 1, 2020! Posted on November 23, 2020 by Eau Claire Community Foundation Every year, people all over the world celebrate Giving Tuesday by supporting the charitable causes they love. This year, Giving Tuesday falls on December 1. But what if you can’t pick just one nonprofit? ECCF’s Community Fund might be the perfect solution for you. It addresses the Eau Claire area’s greatest needs by supporting grants to a diverse array of nonprofits through our annual Community Grant cycle. Your support is more crucial than ever because so many nonprofits are struggling to adapt to the pandemic: Many lost much-needed revenue 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 »
YMCA Uses ECCF Grant to Make Eau Claire STRONG Posted on October 7, 2020 by Eau Claire Community Foundation The YMCA of the Chippewa Valley has received a $7,000 grant from the Response and Recovery Community Fund of the Eau Claire Community Foundation to support The STRONG Challenge – a free, 6-week community-wide wellness initiative for the entire Chippewa Valley. “None of us expected 2020 to go the way it has,” says Suzie Slota, Director of Mission Advancement for the YMCA of the Chippewa Valley. “It seems like it’s been a never-ending string of challenges. And that gets exhausting. Some of us at the Y realized we needed something… Read More »
Response and Recovery Community Fund Phase 3 Grantees Announced Posted on September 28, 2020 by Eau Claire Community Foundation ECCF is pleased to announce that it has awarded $137,315 in Phase 3 Response and Recovery Community Fund grants to 17 local nonprofits, bringing the total impact of ECCF's pandemic-related granting to more than $612,000! This amount wouldn't have been possible without a generous $30,000 donation from the XCel Energy Foundation. These grants support Chippewa Valley nonprofits in their work to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and were awarded in conjunction with United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley. Each organization offered its own grant opportunities, then collaborated to ensure… Read More »
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