Making an Impact

Your support is of great value to us. When you give to the Winona Community Foundation, you are a catalyst in ensuring we can do what we do today, tomorrow, and even better, for future generations. At its heart, the Foundation exists to serve as a permanent source of charitable dollars for the benefit of all who live, work, and play in this wonderful place we call home. These dollars come from people like [...]

“This grant from the Winona Community Foundation allowed us to move forward with our program development, and we anticipate our programs will be self-sustaining once initiated." – Emilie Volkman, Clinic Manager at Winona Health The Winona Health Foundation received a $5,000 Cycle 1 Community Grant from the Winona Community Foundation in 2022. This grant assisted in the development of a Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Program. The is a [...]

Scaffolding at Habitat for Humanity serving Winona County. “This project will make a huge impact on the critical community housing need because it strengthens our ability to deliver mission services safely. It is vitally important that we keep our volunteers, home buyers, and staff as safe as possible in the inherently dangerous construction environment.” – Amanda Hedlund, Executive Director at Habitat for Humanity serving Winona County Habitat for [...]

“Each member of the group reported a regained sense of personal power by feeling less guilty and ashamed of their experiences." The Advocacy Center of Winona received a $10,000 Cycle 2 Community Grant from the Winona Community Foundation in 2021. This grant was to fund a support group for survivors of sexual violence facilitated by a licensed social worker. The group incorporated both experience-specific support and tools for managing [...]

Apple Tree Dental's Mobile Dental Unit “This generous funding from Winona Community Foundation has helped us to optimize services we provide to patients with special needs at Home & Community Options in Winona." – Mary Larkin, Development & Marketing Director at Apple Tree Dental Apple Tree Dental received a $10,000 Cycle 2 Community Grant from the Winona Community Foundation in 2021. This grant was to fund their purchasing [...]

“When I got the call from Nancy about this award, I was stunned. I didn’t feel like the typical awardee. This has been my job for over 28 years... I am honored to be among such special people. A lot of the past Founders Award recipients I’ve learned from." – Malia Fox, 2022 Founders Award recipient  Malia Fox has always had a passion for working with and caring for people – especially those [...]

Pictured from left to right: Amanda Hedlund (WCF's Board Chair), Keri Cada (HCO), Katie van Eijl (Project Fine), Doug Grout (Semcac), Eric Sievers (Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center), Sandra Burke (Winona Volunteer Services) and Kathy Peterson (WCF's Board Vice-Chair). “I continue to be amazed by the generosity of the Winona Community Foundation and the Winona community.” – Erik Sievers, Executive Director of Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center When [...]

Meals-on-wheels frozen meals. “With the support of the Winona Community Foundation, we were able to invest resources into this program and produce 3,000 meals for seniors in the Winona community." – Jeff Wyant, Senior Services Director at Semcac Semcac received a $10,000 Cycle 2 Community Grant from the Winona Community Foundation in 2021. This grant was to support the establishment of a weekly delivered frozen meals-on-wheels program to [...]

Community Grant Program Awards $73,579 to Local Area Nonprofits The Winona Community Foundation awards grants to causes and organizations that support the vibrant and enduring Winona area community. The Foundation received 20 applications by the August 1 deadline requesting more than $166,230.00 in funding. The grant review committee was challenged to award grants that would serve the diverse needs and opportunities in our community. An important part of the Winona Community Foundation’s mission is [...]

Pictured from left to right: Zoe Kwitek, Kevin O'Reilly and Nancy Brown. The Winona Community Foundation hosted their 2nd Annual Charity Golf Outing on June 24th, 2022 at the Bridges Golf Course. The event raised $30,063.52 from their collective 36 sponsors which went directly into the Community Grant Program for Cycle 2 that was due on August 1. The purpose of the event was to help local charities make [...]

FRFF's inaugural Guest Curator Sharon Mansur chats with intern Hailey McKinley during the festival. “Support from the Winona Community Foundation made both in-person and virtual film programming possible." – Eileen Moeller, Managing Director at FRFF Frozen River Film Festival (FRFF) received a $10,000 Cycle 2 Community Grant from the Winona Community Foundation in 2021. This grant was to fund a hybrid (virtual and in-person) 2022 festival, as well [...]

"Seasonal Saturdays" attendees at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. “It was so great to attend a low-cost, low-barrier community event.” – "Seasonal Saturday" attendee Minnesota Marine Art Museum received a $5,000 Cycle 2 Community Grant from the Winona Community Foundation in 2021. This grant supported “Seasonal Saturdays,” a quarterly program providing $1 admission, arts materials, activities, demonstrations, and transportation. The Minnesota Marine Art Museum had the goal of [...]