Is a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) right for you?
Through a Donor-advised fund, individuals are able to make tax-deductible charitable gifts into their named fund, and then recommend grants to their favorite charities from that fund when the time is right. A donor-advised fund is established according to IRS guidelines that provide tax advantages for the donor as [...]
$6,000 Grant to Grow the Miller Mentoring Program
Founded in 2000, Miller Mentoring is a local school-based mentoring program that offers individual and group mentoring for students grades 5-12 attending Winona Area Public Schools. The program fosters positive social, emotional and intellectual growth in students with the goal of cultivating appropriate social interactions, emotional maturity, improved self-confidence, [...]
2025 Founders Award Recipient: Judy Davis
The Winona Community Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Judy Davis has been chosen as the 2025 Founders Award Recipient. This community-nominated award is given to leaders in our community who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to improving life in the Winona area through the use of [...]
The Ramona L. Jezewski Fund Continues Its Support of Winona Humane Society
Left to right: Richmond McCleur, Takka the dog, and Mandi Olson. It was a great day for animals in Winona as the Winona Community Foundation presented a $5,000 check to Richmond McCluer, board member of the Winona Area Humane Society (WAHS), from the Ramona Jezewski English Endowment [...]
Donna Helble: Her passion lives on
Education and children’s literature were Donna Helble’s passions. In 1973, Helble moved to Winona to take a position at Goodview elementary where she taught grades one through four in the Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs. In 1988, she began her career at Winona State University as a [...]
Winona Community Foundation Awards $63,381 to Local Nonprofits
Left to right: Mandi Olson (WCF President/CEO), Rebecca Wolfe (Home & Community Options), Ann Gibson (WCF Grant Committee), Judy Davis (WCF Grant Committee), Janet Heukeshoven (Winona Symphony Orchestra), Emily Tipton (Friends of the Winona Public Library), Marcia Ratliff (Engage Winona), Dan Hall (Winona Symphony Orchestra), Mark Peterson (WCF [...]