Trust in Financial Oversight
By Mandi Olson, Finance Director at the Winona Community Foundation Whether or not you like to crunch numbers and review financial statements, accounting and finance are a necessary part of all businesses. As a public charity, we at the Foundation take our fiduciary responsibility very seriously. Our four-person board [...]
Winona Community Foundation Presents 2021 Annual Report
Thank you to the donors, nonprofit partners, fund holders, and the community who give back in many ways to create positive change for all. As we present this annual report to you, we do so acknowledging that 2021, while a better year for most, was still a [...]
$3,300 Grant To Reengage Youth
Gamehaven Council: T-4 Fly Fishing for Gills “We learned that making events more accessible by covering program costs helped families participate and helped our retention of youth in scouting.” – Arne Landsverk, Assistant Scout Executive/COO at Gamehaven Council Gamehaven Council of Boy Scouts [...]
$3,800 Grant To Keep Communities Safe
Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center Grant “We truly appreciate this partnership… capitol purchases such as these are often delayed due to a lack of accessible funds, but are essential to the health, safety, and well-being of those we serve.” Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center received a $3,800 [...]
Meet the 2022 Above & Beyond Scholarship Students
The Winona Daily News partnered with the Winona Community Foundation in 2021 to establish a new fund, the Above and Beyond Scholarship Fund, to provide annual scholarships to Winona-area high school seniors who have overcome obstacles or provided exemplary service to others. “We’re proud of our ongoing determination to [...]
WCF Announces New Affiliate Foundation
The Winona Community Foundation Announces New Affiliate: Goodview Community Foundation The Winona Community Foundation is excited to announce a new Affiliate community foundation - the Goodview Community Foundation. This newly formed partnership will continue our efforts to be catalyst for igniting generosity. As an affiliate [...]
