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Herb Kohl Philanthropies has again stepped up to fulfill funding requests from Wisconsin teachers.
Milwaukee businessman and philanthropist Herb Kohl has been making sizable donations in recent years to Wisconsin teachers through the crowd-funding platform DonorsChoose.org. To send a message of “we love teachers,” Kohl’s philanthropic foundation gave $507,000 on Valentine’s Day to flash-fund 924 projects. The teachers’ projects represent educational supplies, technology, equipment and instruments, training and trips, […]
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Nelson $103 million gift to Community Foundation ranked 16th in the nation – one of most generous in 2018
APPLETON, Wis. – An estate gift of $103 million arranged by the late David L. Nelson and his wife Rita to the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region was ranked the16th most generous donation in the country and the largest in Wisconsin in 2018. The 19th annual Philanthropy 50, the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s ranking […]
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Stand Together Foundation awards nearly half a million dollars to programs supporting economic stability and self-sufficiency
Green Bay, WI – February 6, 2019 The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation has joined forces with a group of community-minded individuals to make a transformational impact on the lives of low-income adults, youth and families in the greater Green Bay area. This new collaboration with Stand Together Foundation is awarding $472,250 in new funding […]
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Greater Milwaukee Foundation grants exceed $80 million in 2018
Greater Milwaukee Foundation grants exceed $80 million in 2018 Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 5, 2019 – Philanthropic support from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation totaled more than $80 million in 2018, with grants from Wisconsin’s largest community foundation supporting a vast range of nonprofit organizations and programs in the region and beyond. Over the last five years, […]
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Give BIG Green Bay: 24-hour crowdfunding event returns to benefit 40 local nonprofits
Shelby Le Duc, Green Bay Press-Gazette Published 1:45 p.m. CT Jan. 16, 2019 | Updated 2:35 p.m. CT Jan. 16, 2019 GREEN BAY – A fundraiser of massive proportions that made its debut in Green Bay last year is back for round two. The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation and the Green Bay Packers Give Back Foundation […]
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Chris Abele Issues a $100,000 Personal Challenge Grant on Behalf of America’s Black Holocaust Museum
Milwaukee, WI —Chris Abele, Milwaukee philanthropist and County Executive of Milwaukee County, has personally issued a $100,000 challenge grant to support the reopening of America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) at 401 W. North Avenue in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville African American Cultural and Entertainment District. Abele’s grant will match dollar-for-dollar all donations and pledges made by February […]
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Community Foundation to Award Scholarships
Stevens Point, Wisconsin (January 3, 2019) – The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin is accepting scholarship applications now through February 15th from Central Wisconsin students planning to attend college in the 2019-2020 school year. Thanks to the generosity of individuals throughout Portage and Waushara counties, the Foundation will distribute more than $175,000 to area students […]
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Alfred Bader: Chemical company magnate, Milwaukee philanthropist dies at age 94
Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Alfred Bader, a chemist, philanthropist and art collector who escaped the Holocaust in Europe and built a chemical company in Milwaukee, died Sunday. Bader was 94 and died peacefully, the family said. His wife, Isabel, was at his side. Through hard work and attention to detail, Bader fostered a lengthy and […]
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New London woman gifts cheese company to Community Foundation: Fund to benefit New London, Weyauwega, Fremont areas
APPLETON, Wis. – The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region announced news of a most unusual estate gift it received last year: a fully operational cheese factory owned by the late Marilynn Taylor of New London, Wis. Taylor was president of Wohlt Creamery LLC of New London, a manufacturer of processed cheeses and one […]
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Bradley Foundation awarded more than $12 million to Wisconsin organizations in 2018
BizTimes, Lauren Anderson The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation announced it has distributed more than $12 million in grants this year to organizations in Milwaukee and throughout the state. Rendering of the Milwaukee Ballet’s dance center, which is under construction in the Historic Third Ward. Among this year’s more notable grant recipients were the Milwaukee […]
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