Join the conversation that invests in your mission, forever.

Your mission can benefit from a pivotal moment of shared generosity. In the years ahead, significant wealth will transfer between generations through wills, retirement accounts, land, and family businesses across Marathon, Portage, Waushara, and Wood counties. The conversations happening now can help determine whether a portion of those resources supports the local causes people value most. A community foundation can help your organization invite donors to consider a lasting gift while building a stronger source of support for your mission.

By establishing an endowment with the community foundation, your organization can turn charitable gifts into support that continues year after year. Gifts are invested, and a portion is used for regular grants or distributions, helping provide dependable funding while preserving the fund for the future. The foundation also provides professional investment oversight, records and protects donor intentions, and helps accommodate gifts beyond cash, including bequests, retirement assets, land, stock, and business interests. This allows your team to remain focused on its work while offering donors a trusted way to create a lasting connection to your mission.