Hometown Giveback
Hometown Giveback: future generations are counting on us

For donors

Benefit the community you love, forever.

Your life's work can continue to make a difference here. By leaving 95% of your estate to your family and directing 5% to your local community foundation, you can support the hometown and causes that matter to you for years to come. A gift may be as simple as adding one sentence to your will, naming the foundation as a beneficiary of a retirement account or life-insurance policy, or sharing a portion of the proceeds from stock, farmland, or a home sale. Even a modest gift can help create lasting opportunities when combined with the generosity of others.

Your gift can be invested in a long-term community fund providing grants for local needs year after year.

Consider setting aside 5% for your community foundation and help your hometown remain strong for the people who call it home next.

Ready to be part of Hometown Giveback?

Enter your ZIP code to connect with the community foundation serving your hometown.

The partners

Four foundations, one region

Wherever you call home across central and northern Wisconsin, there's a community foundation ready to help your giving stay local. Each one is locally led, with its own board of directors who know the ground here.

A child and an adult building a glowing pattern on a light-peg wall at a community space in Stevens Point.

CFCWI · Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin

Helping people give back to Portage and Waushara counties, today and for generations to come. We connect generous people with the causes they care about through endowments that keep giving for good.

Jenny Riggenbach, CEO of the Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin.

Jenny RiggenbachCEO

Serving: Portage County, Waushara County

Invested assets
$53.7M
Charitable funds
346
Serving since
1982
An instructor laughing with medical students around a seminar table in Wausau.

CFONCW · Wausau, Wisconsin

Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin

Inspires charitable giving to invest in a brighter community for Marathon County and nine counties to the north. Their umbrella covers the Boulder Junction, Merrill, and Phelps Area Community Foundations through their Northwoods Affiliate Network.

Tim Parker, President and CEO of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin.

Tim ParkerPresident and CEO

Serving: Marathon, Oneida, Lincoln, Vilas, and 6 more counties

Invested assets
$103.2M
Charitable funds
487
Serving since
1987
A riverfront festival crowd under striped tents on the lawn in Wisconsin Rapids, pontoon boats tied up along the bank.

Incourage · Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Incourage Community Foundation

Connecting your ideas and generosity to local grants, scholarships, community programs and more, serving the south Wood County and northern Adams County area for more than 30 years.

Linda SchillExecutive Director

Serving: Wood County, Adams County

Invested assets
$40M
Charitable funds
409
Serving since
1994
A volunteer helping a smiling young girl try on a new winter coat while another woman looks on, in Marshfield.

MACF · Marshfield, Wisconsin

Marshfield Area Community Foundation

The leading catalyst for positive change and enduring impact in the greater Marshfield area, fostering a vibrant, thriving region for all.

Kaelie Gomez, Executive Director of the Marshfield Area Community Foundation.

Kaelie GomezExecutive Director

Serving: Clark, North Wood, South Taylor, and Southwest Marathon counties

Invested assets
$25M
Charitable funds
220
Serving since
1993