Celebrate JC Pfeiffer on October 6
2020 Founders Award JC Pfeiffer: Planting a Seed “Everybody wins when they invest time, talent or treasure into their community.” – JC Pfeiffer For [...]
COVID-19 Relief Fund Articles
Winona Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund To address a growing need for emergency funds and assistance, the Winona Community Foundation Board of Directors has [...]
Introducing the Ramona L. Jezewski English Fund
A Surprise Gift From a Person Known for her Giving Heart Introducing the Ramona L. Jezewski English Fund Ramona L. (Ladewig) Jezewski English lived [...]
Stronger Together – Led by the Laird Norton Family Foundation
Stronger Together Led by the Laird Norton Family Foundation The Laird Norton enterprise and their partners raised over $1,000,000 in response to the COVID-19 [...]
Introducing the Donna Helble Literacy Fund
Connecting Passions to Projects Introducing the Donna Helble Literacy Fund A monetary gift left by a passionate educator and child literacy advocate will impact [...]
Growing Community Grants
Competitive community grants are a common element of community Foundations. The funds to support these grants come from annual donations, gifts made through a [...]
Donna Helble – Her passion lives on
“Education and children’s literature were Donna Helble’s passions. In 1973, she moved to Winona to take a position at Goodview elementary where she taught [...]
Fiscal Sponsorship: Ready Set School
In 2014, Ready Set School of Winona County needed a little help. While the organization had been operating successfully as a 501(c)(3) since 2005, [...]
Lyndon and Jennie Pierce
Lyndon Pierce was a World War II vet, trucker and electrician. His wife, Jennie, taught in a rural Winona County school and then became [...]