COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin is a nonprofit community corporation created to provide for the long-term needs of our local communities. Through the generosity of our donors, we support programs and organizations that enhance every aspect of life in our area, including education, the arts, health and human services, and the preservation of historical, cultural, and natural resources.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Grants
Enrich the quality of life in Wausau and the surrounding area by creating an endowment and engaging in grant making.
Where we work
Accreditations
Council on Foundations National Standards 2010
Awards
Wilmer Shields Rich Award for Communications 2008
Council on Foundations
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goals are to:
- Responsibly solicit, manage, and distribute philanthropic assets created by charitable gifts and bequests.
- Communicate opportunities and benefits of philanthropy to communities served.
- Demonstrate leadership and act as a catalyst to design programs and identify issues in collaboration with other foundations, corporations, organizations, and communities.
- Engage in creative and sensitive grant making to enrich communities served. Devote special emphasis to education, the arts, health and human services, and the preservation of historical, cultural, and natural resources.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Simply put, the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin provides people with a variety of easy, secure, and effective ways to “give back” to their communities. We invest in the long term and bring people and organizations together to facilitate philanthropic giving that is responsive to local needs. In short, we help you build community.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our professional staff has the expertise to help you:
- Explore your giving options
- Establish funds in honor or memory of friends and loved ones
- Create personalized funds that reflect your values and interests
- Contribute to existing funds
- Learn more about local organizations and programs that make a difference in areas you care about most
- Ensure that the causes you support during your lifetime continue to be supported after your death
- In most cases your gifts, which can include cash, stocks, property, bequests, and other assets, qualify for maximum tax advantages under federal law.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Founded in 1987, the Community Foundation's mission to enhance the quality of life in north central Wisconsin for present and future generations is in good hands. Focusing into the future, we see unending possibility for the area. It starts with the vision and generosity of our donors, the innovative ideas of our grantees to make a difference in our communities, and all of us leading by example to prepare the next generation of philanthropists, who will build upon the work we have done.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC
Board of directorsas of 10/15/2020
Mr. Chris Pfender
Intercity State Bank
Term: 2020 - 2021
Mary Jo Johnson
EO Johnson Company
Will Hsu
Hsu's Ginseng Enterprise
Peter Gaffaney
Baird
Ann Werth
Retired Community Member
Steve Schmidt
Retired Community Member
Lori Weyers
North Central Technical College
Lisa Dodson
Medical College of Wisconsin
Emily Voss
Voss Studios
Benjamin Reif
Wausau Coated Products
Ryan Gallagher
Rocket Industries
Melissa Kampmann
RuderWare
Steve Schmidt
Retired Community Member
Jeremy Lewitzke
L&S Electric
Dave Eisenreich
Retired Community Member
Amy Plier
Wausau Coated Products
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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