About Community Foundation of Dunn County
To promote charitable giving that creates a permanent source of capital to benefit and enrich the quality of life for everyone in the Dunn County area.
Focus Areas
grants to nonprofits and community groupsdonor-advised fundsscholarshipsfield of interest fundsendowmentswomen's giving circle
Who They Fund
Dunn County residents (geographically focused)youth and students (K–12 and afterschool participants)people with developmental disabilitiesolder adults / assisted living and hospice patientspeople experiencing food insecurity and low-income familiesjustice-involved individuals (jail education) and formerly incarcerated
About Community Foundation of Dunn County
A 2024 $97,000 general-support grant to School District of the Menomonie Area shows how Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc backs core local institutions as part of a broader countywide giving pattern. The foundation’s grantmaking is built around Dunn County needs, with support flowing to nonprofits, community groups, scholarships, donor-advised funds, field-of-interest funds, endowments, and a women’s giving circle. Recent awards also point to practical, place-based support: the foundation gave $82,619 to Dunn County Department of Human Services for mental health care and $60,000 to the City of Menomonie for housing development. Its giving serves a mix of community functions rather than a single issue area, including human services, education, health, arts, food security, and housing. Alongside larger operating and project grants, the foundation maintains scholarship programs and an endowment-building challenge grant, which signals a structure that combines immediate local support with longer-term capital building. The result is a funder deeply tied to Dunn County civic life, with grants that reach public agencies, schools, faith-based organizations, and local service providers.
What Community Foundation of Dunn County Funds
Human services appear frequently in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $35,015 to Stepping Stones of Dunn County for food security, and earlier awarded $24,581 for food costs and fuel costs for food pantry vehicles. Mental health is another recurring area: Dunn County Department of Human Services received $22,005 to support clients receiving mental health services, following a larger $82,619 award for mental health care. Health and hospice support also show up in grants to Adoray Home Health & Hospice, including $33,400 to support hospice patients in Dunn County and the Adoray Dream Big and grief support programs. The foundation also funds arts and youth enrichment, including $18,500 to Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts for building improvements and support for youth experiencing the arts.
How Community Foundation of Dunn County Gives
Typical grant size sits in a fairly tight range: p25 is $7,500, median is $8,946, and p75 is $20,863. The recent list shows both one-time project awards and repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, including Stepping Stones of Dunn County, Adoray Home Health & Hospice, Dunn County Historical Society, and the City of Menomonie. The foundation operates as a community foundation with donor-advised funds, scholarships, field-of-interest funds, endowments, and a women’s giving circle. It also accepts unsolicited requests through its grant portal for some programs, including community grants, community impact grants, the COVID-19 response fund, endowment challenge grants, and general grant inquiry.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$487K
Total Assets
$11.6M
Total Revenue
$2M
Total Expenses
$1.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $21K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$21K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
GEORGINA TEGART
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