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Together, Further.

It takes resolve to dismantle the status quo. Every day, we witness the remarkable power of women: their strength, their resilience, their determination to overcome challenges. While progress has been made, there is more to be done—and the time is now. Working with donors, volunteers, non–profit partners and all who believe in a better future for women and girls makes real change happen. 

Expand Her Opportunities

As a beacon of philanthropy, the ripples of our generous donors propel the next generation. However you choose to give, your donation will ensure long-term sustainability and make an immeasurable impact on women and girls in the Fox Valley region.  

Donate to the Women’s Fund

Give Today Online or by Check

Your support creates real change for women and girls in our community. Whether you give online or send a check by mail, your generosity makes a lasting impact.


Mail a check to:
Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region
4455 W. Lawrence St.
Appleton, WI 54914

Stock Gifts

Appreciated securities can be a terrific vehicle to make a charitable donation to the Women’s Fund and help girls and women across the Fox Valley region. By donating appreciated stock, you may avoid capital gains taxes and claim a charitable tax deduction for the securities’ current market value.

All gifts of publicly traded stock are processed through the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. Please notify the Women’s Fund prior to transferring the shares to let us know the stock name and number of shares to be transferred. This will help ensure your gift is promptly and properly administered.

Provide the following information to your broker so they can direct your thoughtful charitable donation to the Community Foundation’s account at Charles Schwab & Co.:

Account Name: Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Inc.
Account Number: 4033-7502
DTC Number: 0164
Foundation Tax ID Number: 39-1548450

It is the Community Foundation’s policy to sell all shares upon receipt. The sale proceeds will be allocated to the Women’s Fund charitable fund(s) or purpose(s) that you specify, and a formal acknowledgment of your gift, indicating the value of your gift for tax purposes, will be mailed to you.

Please contact the Women’s Fund prior to making your stock gift. Julie can be reached at (920) 702-7617, or jkeller@womensfundfvr.org.

IRA Rollovers

As a supporting organization, the Women’s Fund is UNABLE to receive IRA Charitable Rollovers per IRS rules and regulations.

 

Please contact us for other ways to give.

Be a Changemaker

Real change doesn’t happen overnight;  it happens when we show up, month after month, for the women and girls in our community. 

 

When you make a recurring gift, you become a Real Changemaker. You are joining others who are building a future rooted in equity, empowerment, and opportunity. As a member of this dynamic group, you’ll be at the forefront of making positive change for women and girls in the Fox Valley, turning your passion into tangible action and investing in the future of women and girls. 

Planned Giving

You can leave a legacy for our community through the Women’s Fund.

Does your commitment to the women and girls of the Fox Valley extend beyond your ability to make a current cash gift? If so, please consider remembering the Women’s Fund in your estate gift planning. You will help us create lasting impact for women to flourish.

Should you choose to include the Women’s Fund in your estate plans, share the following information with your professional financial advisors:
Legal Name: Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region, Inc.
Tax ID Number: 20-3096562

We encourage donors to share their estate plan gift intentions with the Women’s Fund so we may recognize them as members of our WillPower Society. The Women’s Fund gratefully acknowledges the legacy the following individuals will leave for future generations of Fox Valley women and girls.

WillPower Society Members

Deb Baumbach
Barb Bermel
Rebecca Boulanger
Lori Coonen
Beth A. Davis
Shauna Walden Ejeh
Michelle Dejno
Pat and Michael Exarhos
Sister Carol Haanan
Mary Harp-Jirschele and Jeff Jirschele
Kris Hietpas
Betty and Don Jabas*
Lisa and Patrick Jermain
Barbara and Bill Kelly
Lisa G. Kewley
Sarah Leet
Vicki Margolis*
Barb Merry
Sara Micheletti
Trina Reynolds*
Barbara Ristau
Carla and Doug* Salmon
Pat Schinabeck
Alice Jean Smith*
Vira Stoner*
Irene Strohbeen

*Deceased

Establish a Fund

Establish a fund in your name or in honor of a loved one with a gift of $10,000 or more. You may start your fund as a future fund with a minimum contribution of $1,000 and a plan to build the fund to $10,000 over time. Once the fund reaches $10,000, grants can be recommended from the fund to agencies addressing issues affecting women and girls. The Women’s Fund staff will help you create a fund that best suits your goals for charitable giving. 

Other Ways to Give

Charitable Giving through Estate Planning
Getting Started –
The first step in estate planning is getting organized. Use this handy tool to know What You Have and Where to Find It. 

Bequest by Will –
You can designate a donation or portion of your estate to the Women’s Fund and, in some cases, receive a substantial reduction in federal gift and estate taxes. Learn More. 

Retirement Plans
Name the Women’s Fund as a beneficiary of your IRA or employer-sponsored plan. 

Life Insurance
You may also make the Women’s Fund the owner and irrevocable beneficiary of your life insurance policy—you can either give a paid-up policy or continue to pay premiums. Consult your financial advisor on the tax benefits of a gift of life insurance. Learn more. 

Charitable Gift Annuity
You can make a donation of cash or property to the Women’s Fund now, get immediate tax benefits and ensure that you or a loved one receive fixed quarterly or annual income payments for life. Learn more. 

Real Estate
The Women’s Fund is prepared to accept your gift of readily marketable real estate with the help of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and the Community Real Estate and Personal Property Foundation. Please contact us to discuss your gift. 

Charitable Remainder Trust
You can place cash or property in a trust that pays annual income to you (or another named beneficiary) for life. After your death, the remainder of the trust transfers to the Women’s Fund and is placed into a charitable fund you have selected. You receive income tax benefits the year you establish your trust. Learn more. 

Charitable Lead Trust
You can place cash or property into a trust that pays a fixed amount to the Women’s Fund for the number of years you select. Once this period ends, the assets held by the trust are transferred to the beneficiaries you name. In some cases, you receive a substantial reduction in federal gift and estate taxes. Learn more. 

Partnership Opportunity

The Women’s Fund hosts variety of events related to women’s issues.

The Women’s Fund Luncheon is our largest fundraising event and attracts an audience of over 1,000 community members to celebrate the mission and vision of the Women’s Fund.

In addition, the Women’s Fund periodically has other events or programs related to women’s issues that provide sponsorship opportunities.

Several sponsorship levels are available to fit your company’s needs. Please see our partnership opportunities for more details. 

Establish a Fund

Establish a fund in the name of your company with a gift of $10,000 or more. You may start your fund as a future fund with a minimum contribution of $1,000 and a plan to build the fund to $10,000 over time. Once the fund reaches $10,000, grants can be recommended from the fund to agencies addressing issues affecting women and girls. The Women’s Fund staff will help you create a fund that best suits your goals for charitable giving. 

Corporate Giving

Corporate support is vital to the success of the Women’s Fund. We appreciate the significant contributions of our event sponsors, grant collaborators, and corporate donors and welcome additional support. Please contact us to discuss how your business can support the mission of the Women’s Fund through corporate giving. 

Start a Fund

Focus your giving on the women’s and girls’ issues you care about most. With a donor-advised fund, you can make contributions, receive immediate tax benefits, and recommend grants to nonprofits over time.

Start with as little as $1,000 and build your fund to $10,000 to begin granting in its name. Contributions can be cash, stock, or other assets. Partnering with the Women’s Fund gives you access to our expertise and community connections—maximizing your impact for women and girls in our region.

By choosing the Women’s Fund as your philanthropic partner, you’ll have access to our deep knowledge, expertise and  community connections so your charitable giving has the greatest impact for women and girls in our community.

Please contact Julie Keller at (920) 702-7617 or jkeller@womensfundfvr.org to discuss your goals for charitable giving.

Together, We Fly Higher

Thank you to the following individuals, families, companies and women’s organizations that have established funds within the Women’s Fund: 

4Giving 2Gether 4Women Fund 
Athena Award Winners Giving Circle Fund 
Bel Brands USA Fund for Women and Girls 
Patricia Boldt Fund for Women Administrative Endowment 
Renee Boldt Fund for Women 
Rebecca Strampe Boulanger Fund for Women and Girls 
Heather Boyer Fund for Women and Girls 
Community First Credit Union Fund for Women 
Miranda L. Coonen Young Philanthropist Fund 
Katherine Davis Fund for Women and Girls 
Dressel Fund for Women and Girls 
Grace and Bridget Flaherty Fund for Women and Girls 
Elizabeth and Daniel Flaherty Family Fund 
Haley Fuhrmann Little Women’s Fund 
Janelle Fuhrmann Aspiring Young Women’s Fund 
Jane Dwyre Garton Fund for Women 
Garton Family Fund for Women and Girls 
Maria and Jill Georgen Little Women’s Fund 
Grace K. Graebel Little Women’s Fund 
Laura A. Guy Founders Fund 
Anti-Human Trafficking GRACE Fund – Sr. Carol Haanen 
Mary Harp-Jirschele Fund for Women 
Ruth Haviland Fund for Women and Girls 
Mame and Iona Heaney Empowering Women Fund 
Laine Hietpas Young Philanthropist Fund 
Ethel Keller Fund for Women 
Julie and John Keller Elevate Fund 
Julie and John Keller Vision Fund 
Kewley Family Fund for Women and Girls 
Marlene Kiesling Konsek Fund for Women 
Helen Spasoff Kratzer Scholarship Fund 
Madeleine Cecelia Krikava Little Women’s Future Fund 
Quinten Karel Krikava Young Philanthropist Future Fund 
Vicki Margolis Fund for Women and Girls 
Mid-Day Women’s Alliance Fund 
Maureen O’Hern Hahn & Jeffrey R. Hahn Fund for Women 
Tracy and Doug Page Empowerment Fund 
Brigid Guy Prosser Fund for Women and Girls  
Cara Guy Prosser Fund for Women and Girls  
Margaret Guy Prosser Fund for Women and Girls  
Carla E. Salmon Fund for Women 
Lynn Salmon-Easter Little Women’s Fund 
Maja Salmon Little Women’s Fund 
Patricia Lovshin Schinabeck Fund for Women 
Erin Tyson and Kathi Selle Seifert Fund for Women and Girls 
Irene Strohbeen Fund for Women and Girls 
Sunshine Queen Fund 
Catherine J. Tierney Future Fund for Women 
Susan Healey Toussaint & John S. Toussaint Fund for Women 
The Trina Fund 
Noelle and Jacob Van Straten Young Philanthropists Fund 
Lynn Van Vreede Legal Advocacy Fund 
Marvel Williamson Fund for Women 
Wisnoski/Danner Little Women’s Fund 
Women for Health Giving Circle 
Majorie M. Young Fund for Women and Girls 

Spark Hope, Inspire Action, Nurture Change

When we empower women and girls, we unlock a transformative force that leads to healthier families, improved educational outcomes, , increased peace and safety and a better future for our world.  

Interested in getting involved with the Women’s Fund? Check out all the opportunities the Women’s Fund has to offer.  

Connect

Engage

  • Attend the Women’s Fund Luncheon. (1,000 women strong—not to be missed!) 
  • Learn about our impact at our annual grants celebration. 
  • Invite the Women’s Fund to speak to your women’s group or employee network. 

Involve

  • The Women’s Fund has many volunteer opportunities, find what fits your skills and talents.
  • Host a gathering to introduce the Women’s Fund to your friends and colleagues. (Don’t worry—Terri can help you!) 
  • Ask your employer to sponsor the Women’s Fund Luncheon. 
  • Make a donation to support the mission. 

Commit 

  • Give appreciated stock. 
  • Establish an endowment fund in your name or the name of a loved one. 
  • Use your WillPower! Include the Women’s Fund in your will or as the beneficiary of your life insurance or retirement account.