Foundation News

GRANT DEADLINE GETTING CLOSE

The second of two grant deadlines for the Fond du Lac Area Foundation is getting close. The deadline is July 31st. Each year the Foundation grants out over $700,000 back to the community in the form of grants. To learn more about our grant process and the grant guidelines....click here.

Save The Date...Fond du Lac Area Foundation Celebration of Giving

The Fond du Lac Area Foundation has settled on a date for it's Annual Celebration of Giving. The Fond du Lac Area Foundation will be holding its annual ‘celebration of giving’ dinner by paying tribute to the vision and integrity of its founders and to the extraordinary philanthropic spirit of the people of the Fond du Lac area. A gala celebration will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9^th at the UW Fond du Lac Commons.

New Pension Law Also Provides for Charity

Provision Allows for Tax-free Charitable Transfers from IRAs

Fond du Lac, WI – Since 1974, millions of Americans have saved billions of pre-tax dollars in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). Thanks to continued savings and investment returns, an estimated $3.6 trillion is currently invested in IRAs, and the total continues to grow. Today, a federal law was enacted allowing IRA owners to share the wealth of their retirement savings by giving directly to charity—without first counting it as income and paying income tax. To read more about this click here.

Fond du Lac Area Foundation

Phone: (920) 921-2215
Fax: (920) 921-1036
384 N. Main Street - Suite 4
Fond du Lac, WI 54935