Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc
Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc is a public charity based in Menomonie, Wisconsin. Formed in 1995, it advances philanthropy in Dunn County and supports local needs through competitive grants, designated funds, and support for community projects.
Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc at a glance
In short: Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc gave $603K across 44 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Wisconsin. 59% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $602,695
- +23.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 44
- +83.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,698
- -32.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,652
- Total assets
- $13,611,603
- +17.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 59% first-time grantees (26 of 44, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc
- How to Apply
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Submit a completed application by the applicable deadline. The foundation’s website directs applicants to its grant application process; the Women’s Giving Circle has its own application and requires applicants to be IRS-certified 501(c)(3) organizations.
- Review Cycle
- Community Impact Grant applications are due February 1 and August 1 annually. Women’s Giving Circle applications are due June 1 annually.
- Deadline
- Community Impact Grant applications are due February 1 and August 1 annually.
- Contact
Mailing address: 800 Wilson Avenue 235, Menomonie, WI 54751-2513
Phone: (715) 232-8019
Website: https://cfdunncounty.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc
Who Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Dunn County Department of Human Services ($71K). Together the top 10 received $356K.
Grant Size Distribution
117 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 110 grants of 117 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s stated service area is the Dunn County region, and its grant guidelines say applicants must serve residents of that service area. In filing year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to recipients in Wisconsin, 5% to Michigan, 2% to Nebraska, and 1% to Minnesota.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 44 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc open to new grantees?
59%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 26 of 44 grantees (59%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $21K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $12K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $207K (2022) to $603K (2025). In 2025 it made 44 grants totaling $603K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dunn County Department of Human Services Menomonie, WI | Mental Health Care | $71,271 |
| Stepping Stones of Dunn County Menomonie, WI | Food Security | $68,213 |
| City of Menomonie Menomonie, WI | Housing Development | $40,500 |
| Adoray Home Health & Hospice Baldwin, WI | Diseases & Conditions | $38,000 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Congregation Menomonie, WI | Elementary & Secondary Ed | $33,116 |
| Arbor Place Inc Menomonie, WI | General Support | $28,135 |
| Summit Academy Menomonie, WI | General Support | $26,580 |
| The Free Clinic of the Greater Menomonie Area Menomonie, WI | Diseases & Conditions | $21,238 |
| YMCA of the Chippewa Valley Eau Claire, WI | General Support | $15,221 |
| Landmark Conservancy Inc Menomonie, WI | General Support | $13,539 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
In 2024, the foundation reported 24 grants; it reported 17 in 2023 and 16 in 2022.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,611,603 | $1,802,289 | $1,144,404 | $602,695 | 44 | $367,612 |
| 2024 | $11,638,064 | $2,041,422 | $1,067,199 | $486,953 | 24 | $715,016 |
| 2023 | $10,277,709 | $946,464 | $689,709 | $219,702 | 17 | $-364,460 |
| 2022 | $8,505,828 | $1,336,323 | $670,924 | $206,908 | 16 | $399,987 |
| 2021 | $9,422,296 | $994,736 | $728,223 | $347,160 | 16 | $-108,757 |
| 2020 | $8,628,291 | $914,371 | $841,117 | $465,292 | 20 | $163,892 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to advance philanthropy in Dunn County to improve residents’ lives, strengthen the nonprofit sector, and give back through strategic grantmaking and support for community projects.
Its 2024 filing reports competitive grants in arts and culture, community development, education, the environment, health, heritage, and humanitarian needs. The foundation’s website says its Community Impact Grants support nonprofit organizations and community groups working in areas including arts, culture, heritage, the environment, recreation, education, health, humanitarian needs, and other civic initiatives.
Examples of grantees’ work include food, shelter, and support provided by Stepping Stones of Dunn County; hospice and home-health care provided by an individual recipient Shared Services, whose program Adoray Home Health & Hospice describes itself as a local nonprofit healthcare partner; and year-round performing arts programming offered by Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts. Dunn County Historical Society describes its work as preserving and sharing knowledge about county history. Other 2024 grantees included organizations serving seniors, people with intellectual disabilities, animals, and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault.
Grantmaking
The foundation reported 24 grants totaling $486,953 in filing year 2024. Individual grants ranged from $5,100 to $82,619, with a median of $8,940. Its website describes Community Impact Grants as typically ranging from $500 to $5,000 or more, with an average award of $2,500; it reports approximately $70,000 or more in annual awards through that competitive program. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 44 grants totaling $602,695.
The largest listed 2024 grants included $82,619 to Dunn County Department of Human Services for mental health care, $75,500 to Our Saviors Lutheran Church for general support, $60,000 to the City of Menomonie for housing development, $35,015 to Stepping Stones of Dunn County for food security, and $35,000 to an individual recipient Shared Services for diseases and conditions. Other listed grants included $25,000 to Lutheran Men in Mission for faith, $21,354 to Mabel Tainter Theater for performing arts, and $15,639 to Dunn County Historical Society for historical activities.
The foundation offers two competitive Community Impact Grant cycles each year. Its separate Women’s Giving Circle Grants Fund supports programs serving women and families in Dunn County, with examples of eligible subject areas including housing, addiction, literacy, education, health services, parenting, life skills, workforce development, and violence prevention. The foundation’s website says the Women’s Giving Circle cycle requires a separate application.
Eligible Community Impact applicants include independent nonprofits, 501(c)(3) charitable organizations, local units of state or national organizations, and groups or clubs organized around a charitable project. Grants may also be made to government units, including tribal governments, for public purposes. Applicants must serve residents of the foundation’s service area. Applications should describe measurable and achievable outcomes, other sources of support or collaboration, and project sustainability. The foundation says it generally does not make grants to private non-operating foundations.
Applications are screened for completeness, clarity, and eligibility. A committee of board members and community representatives reviews requests and recommends awards; the board makes final decisions. Awardees must submit a final written report within one calendar year after receiving payment, including a narrative and detailed expenditure report.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists William Butsic as chair, Bradley Waznik as vice chair, Michael Fekete as treasurer, Karen Styer as secretary, Sue Traxler and Jonathan Kroening as past chairs, and Dianna Fiergola, Judith Foust, John Heike, and Amy Hellmann as directors.
Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc is led by Georgina Tegart, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 19 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Georgina Tegart
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$63K (2020) → $84K (2025)
William Butsic
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judith Foust
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dianna Fiergola
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Heike
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Serratore
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenn Tack
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Horvath
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Hellmann
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeana Larson
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Nolan
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandi Scott
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Hastings
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Medin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Eiden
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Styer
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bradley Waznik
Vice Chair
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Kroening
Past Chair
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Fekete
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Sue Traxler (2020–2024) — Past Chair
- Former: Stephanie Rasmussen (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Celene Frey (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Charlie Jones (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jon Kroening (2020–2023) — Chair
- Former: Mike Fekete (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Brad Waznik (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Mary Bygd (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Bruce Siebold (2020–2022) — Past Chair
- Former: Brett Hall (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Brice Medin (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Mark Deyo-Svendsen (2020–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Niki Yarrington (2020–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Ryan Ruegnitz (2020–2021) — Former Secretary
- Former: Steve Redmann (2020–2021) — Former Director
- Former: Clint Moses (2020) — Director
- Former: Dana Brunstrom (2020) — Director
- Former: Katie Mattison (2020) — Director
- Former: Kim Porter (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $84K, to Georgina Tegart (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc
How much does Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc give each year?
Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc gave $603K across 44 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $487K across 24 grants.
What is Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc's typical grant size?
Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc's median grant in 2025 was $7,652, and its average grant was $13,698, across 44 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc that year got $9K on average.
Where does Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc give grants?
Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc gives mostly in Wisconsin: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Menomonie, WI (30 grants), Eau Claire, WI (3 grants), Boyceville, WI (2 grants) and Colfax, WI (2 grants).
Does Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 55% of Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (24 of 44) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Education" (5 grants).
Who are Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc's largest grantees?
Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Dunn County Department of Human Services ($71,271), Stepping Stones of Dunn County ($68,213) and City of Menomonie ($40,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc?
Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc reported $13.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
What does Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to advance philanthropy in Dunn County to improve residents’ lives, strengthen the nonprofit sector, and give back through strategic grantmaking and support for community projects. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc?
Submit a completed application by the applicable deadline. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc's EIN?
Community Foundation of Dunn County Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1819945. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 8, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 19, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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