INSPIRING PEOPLE TO GIVE BACK TO SUSTAIN AND ADVANCE THE COMMUNITY WE LOVE. It all begins with you. Charity is essential to our quality of life. It fills our lives with music and surrounds us with art, protects our environmental treasures and preserves our history, educates our children and cares for those in need. All this is possible because of you.
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GUIDE TO CHARITABLE FUNDS at the Door County Community Foundation
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he mission of the Door County Community Foundation is to inspire people to give back to sustain and advance the community we love. We do that by serving as a conduit for giving. We’re a charity whose purpose is to make giving simpler, easier, and more tax efficient so you can be as generous as possible to the charities and causes you care about. We’ve published this Guide to Charitable Funds as a resource to help you with your giving. For a more complete listing of the nearly 400 non-profit and civic groups in Door County, visit us online at www.GiveDoorCounty.org – or just give us a call at (920) 746-1786.
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Board of Directors Jeff Ottum, of Sturgeon Bay Chair Former Senior Vice President Human Resources, Schreiber Foods, Inc.
Roger Johnson, of Sister Bay Retired Psychologist, Kaiser Permanente Keith Mutchler, of Sevastopol Retired paper and packaging manufacturing
Jim Vander Heiden, of Egg Harbor Vice Chair Retired Vice President/Principal, HGA Architects and Engineers
Stephen O’Hearn, of Sister Bay Retired Partner and Global Insurance Leader, PwC Barb Sajna, of Baileys Harbor Retired Episcopal Priest
Sharon Lutsey, of Egg Harbor Secretary Waseda Farms Rob Davis, of Ephraim Treasurer Retired Sally O’Brien, of Clark Lake Past Chair Former Director, Benefits, Kimberly-Clark Inge Alverson Bacon, of Sevastopol Certified Public Accountant
Donna Scattergood, RN, PhD of Sister Bay Serial Entrepreneur/Holistic Nursing and Functional Medicine, Healthcare Organizational Behavior Consultant, Educator Vicki Wilson, of Sturgeon Bay President-Founder, Door County Coffee & Tea Co. Dick Egan, of Clark Lake Emeritus Director Chairman Emeritus, Little Rapids Corporation
Fred Anderson, of Sister Bay Owner, Ashbrooke Hotel, Egg Harbor John Herlache, of Sturgeon Bay Retired Surgeon
Professional Staff Bret Bicoy President & CEO
Julie Haen Senior Business Officer
Jessica Holland VP of Philanthropic Services
Jean Gothberg Business Officer
Kacie Mueller Philanthropic Services Officer
Heidi Copiskey Administrative Assistant
Budgeted Operating Costs as a Percentage of Assets: 2014 2.3%
2015 2.1%
2016 2.0%
2017 1.9%
2018 1.8%
2019 1.9%
2020 1.8%
2021 2.0%
2022 1.6%
2023 1.7%
Summary of Activity for Calendar Year 2022 (unaudited): Total Assets as of January 1, 2022: $45,836,656.12 Contributions Received: $11,542,581.24 Pledges Received: $185,675.00 Grants & Scholarships Disbursed: $5,485,202.13 Total Assets as of December 31, 2022: $45,352,799.17
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COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES The Door County Community Foundation’s Board of Directors has launched and/or endorsed several community efforts that operate as a project or initiative of the Community Foundation. Please consider supporting these important initiatives. Visit them online to learn more.
Baileys Harbor Open Space Preservation Fund www.BaileysHarborOpenSpace.org
Little Sister Barn Project www.LittleSisterBarn.org
Door County Sheriff ’s Office Crime Prevention Foundation
Northern Door Children’s Center Essential Campaign
www.AlumniDoorCounty.org
Door County Scholarship Network
Door County Food Pantry Coalition
Mental Health Awareness Fund
www.SafeDoorCounty.org
www.DoorCountyScholarships.org
www.FeedDoorCounty.org
Alumni Door County
www.LittleEddieBigCup.org
Grants Awarded from All Funds at the Community Foundation: 115 Club Ltd BMZ Church Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ephraim Moravian Church Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern 350.Org Board of World Mission Corpus Christi Catholic Church Ephraim Yacht Club, Inc. Star Abington Friends School Boys & Girls Club of Door County Corpus Christi Parish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Greater Delafield Community Fund ACLU Foundation Boys & Girls Club of the Fox Valley Covenant House Faith Hope & Love Greater Green Bay YMCA Inc Active Senior Options Boys Hope Girls Hope Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. Family Promise of Waukesha County Green Bay Metro Special Olympics Adopt a Soldier Door County Bradley University Cycling Without Age Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin Guest House of Milwaukee Aging & Disability Resource Center Bright Focus Foundation D & R Greenway Land Trust Father Flanagan’s Boys Home Guideline, Inc. of Door County Bryn Mawr Film Institute Daily Bread Soup Kitchen Feed & Clothe My People of Door H S Baird #174 Masonic Lodge Aldo Leopold Foundation Inc Bucknell University Delta Gamma Sorority County Habitat for Humanity Altrusa Club of Door County Camp Manito-wish YMCA Destination Sturgeon Bay Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Habitat for Humanity of Greater Foundation, Inc. Camp Zion Diocese of Venice First Baptist Church Indianapolis Alzheimer’s Association Greater Capuchin Community Services Doctors Without Borders Florida Studio Theatre Heifer International Wisconsin Carleton College Door Cancer, Inc. Food for the Poor HELP of Door County, Inc. Alzheimer’s Research Foundation Carroll University Door Community Auditorium Foundation for Children in Need Hillsdale College American Association of University Casa Alba Melanie Hispanic Door Community Child Fox Valley Technical College Hope United Church of Christ Women Community Resource Center Development Center Francis Hardy Center for the Arts Hopeful Horizons American Cancer Society Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese Door County Charities, Inc. Friends of Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport Horseshoe Bay Farms Inc American Chemical Society of Milwaukee Door County Environmental Council Inc Friends of PBS Wisconsin Humane Animal Welfare Society of American Heart Association Catholic Extension Door County Fire Chiefs Inc Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands Waukesha County American Lung Association in WI Catholic Foundation for the Diocese Door County Habitat For Humanity Friends of Princeton Open Space Ice Age Trail Alliance American Museum of Natural History of Green Bay Door County Historical Society Inc Friends of the Cornell Lab of IEEE Foundation American Red Cross Catholic Relief Services Door County Housing Partnership, Inc. Ornithology Immanuel Lutheran Church American Red Cross in Northeastern Center for Family Services Door County Land Trust Friends of the Door County Park Iowa State University Wisconsin Centurion Ministries Development Door County Maritime Museum System Inc JA Worldwide American Red Cross of Southeastern Dept. Door County Master Gardeners Friends of the Mondovi Public Jacksonport Fire Department Pennsylvania Cerebal Palsy Inc Association Inc Library Jesuit Refugee Service Amnesty International USA Chapel Heights United Methodist Door County Medical Center Auxillary Friends of Thunder Bay National Jesuit Retreat House Arbor Day Foundation Church Door County Medical Center Foundation Marine Sanctuary Jobs Daughters International Arm in Arm Children’s Hospital Of Wisconsin Door County Secret Santa Friends of Whitefish Dunes State John’s Island Foundation ArtBeet Inc. Foundation Door County Sheriff ’s Department Park Judicial Watch Arthritis Foundation Christ Child Society Door County Toys for Kids Friends of Wisconsin Public Kahilu Theatre Foundation Arts & Nature Center, Inc. Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Door County YMCA Television, Inc. Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation Augsburg University Christ Lutheran Church Door Peninsula Astronomical Gateway Region Young Men’s Kathy’s House Baileys Harbor Community Association Christ the King Lutheran Church Society Christian Association Kent School Bay View Lutheran Church Christopher Newport University Door Shakespeare, Inc. Gathering Ground Knock Publishing Company Bethany Kids Church of Atonement Door-Tran Inc. Gathering Waters Conservancy Lakeland University Bethel University City of Sturgeon Bay Ducks Unlimited Georgetown University Lakeshore CAP, Inc. Bible Study Fellowship Clean Water Action Council of NE ELCA-Dr. Mark L. Jacobson Memorial Gibraltar Area Schools Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin Wisconsin Endowment Fund Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Land Trust Alliance Educational Foundation Inc Clipper Gridiron Club Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Association L’Arche USA Big Brothers Big Sisters of College Possible Emmanuel Lutheran Church Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Law Forward Northeastern Wisconsin Colorado College Environmental Defense Fund Great Lakes Lawrence University Birch Creek Music Performance Concordia University of Wisconsin Ephraim Fire-Rescue Association, Inc. Golden House League of Women Voters Education Center, Inc. Cool Effect Inc. Ephraim Historical Foundation, Inc. Fund
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SERVICE CLUBS AND CIVIC GROUPS 100+ Women Who Care Door County Charitable Fund www.100WWCDoorCounty.org
The Ellie Helm Foundation
Order of the Eastern Star Honor Chapter #1 of the State of Wisconsin Charitable Fund
www.EllieHelmFoundation.org
www.sturgeonbayoes.com
Door County Granary Fund
Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay Charitable Trust Fund
GO BO! Foundation
www.sturgeonbayrotaryclub.org
www.DoorCountyCivilityProject.org
www.doorcountynorthrotaryclub.com
Henry S. Baird #174 F. & A.M. Charitable Fund www.HSBaird.com
Sturgeon Bay Breakfast Rotary Charitable Fund www.facebook.com/sbbreakfastrotary
www.GoBoFoundation.org
www.SturgeonBayHistoricalSociety.org/ Granary
Door County Civility Project
Jacksonport Women’s Club Charitable Fund Rotary Club of Door County North Charitable Fund
Scholarships Awarded to Students Attending the Following Universities:
Community Opportunity Investment Network www.InvestDoorCounty.org
Augsburg University Bethel UniversityA3 Columbia College Chicago Iowa State University Macalester College Northeast Wisconsin Technical College South Dakota State University St. Norbert College University of Minnesota - Twin Cities University of Saint Thomas
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse University of Wisconsin - Madison University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point University of Wisconsin - Stout University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Viterbo University
Grants Awarded from All Funds at the Community Foundation: Legal Aid Society of Door County Norwegian American Historical Samaritans Purse International Relief Sturgeon Bay School District University of Louisiana at Lafayette Liberty Park Bluff Condominium Association Save the Children Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church Foundation Assoc. Inc. NWTC Educational Foundation, Inc. Scandia Village - Good Samaritan Society Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club Sail University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Low Country Habitat for Humanity Ocean Conservancy Screening One, Inc. Training Foundation Foundation Lutheran Social Services Open Door Bird Sanctuary Sevastopol Education Foundation Inc Sue Baldwin Fund University of Wisconsin Foundation MacCanon Brown Homeless Open Door Pride Sevastopol School Sunshine House, Inc. University of Wisconsin Superior Sanctuary Inc. Open Wings Learning Community Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church Swarthmore College Foundation Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Our Daily Bread Food Pantry Shriner’s Hospital for Children The ALS Association University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Mercer Street Friends OXFAM America Sierra Club Foundation The ASPCA Foundation Microfinancing Partners In Africa Parker School Sister Bay Historical Society The Brennan Center for Justice at Urbanite Theatre Inc. Midsummer’s Music Ltd Parkinson’s Foundation Inc Sister Bay Moravian Church NYU School of Law Vanderbilt University Midwest Environmental Advocates PATH of Door County Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Firefighters The Clearing Folk School Village of Egg Harbor Miller Art Center Foundation, Inc. Peninsula Music Festival, Inc. Assoc. The Humane Society of the United States Violence Intervention Project, Inc. Miller Art Museum Peninsula Players Theatre, Inc. Sisters of St Francis of the Holy Cross The League of Women Voters of Vitae Foundation Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Peninsula Preschool, Inc. Skylight Music Theatre Door County Volunteer Florida Foundation Milwaukee PBS Peninsula School of Art Small Steps Nurturing Center The Michael J. Fox Foundation Washington Island Community Mote Marine Laboratory Peninsula Symphonic Band Smithsonian Institution, Friends of The Nature Conservancy Health Program Mothers Against Drunk Drivers PFLAG Door County the Smithsonian The Nature Conservancy - Wisconsin Washington Island Food Pantry Mount Calvary Lutheran Church Pioneer Athletic Booster Club South Dakota State University The Nature Conservancy of South Washington Island Foundation Mount Olivet Lutheran Church Planned Parenthood Federation of Southern Door County School District Carolina Washington National Cathedral Mukwonago High School Athletics America Southern Poverty Law Center The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Washington University Booster Club Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin SSM Health Cardinal Glennon The Ridges Sanctuary, Inc. We Are Hope, Inc. Museum of Wisconsin Art Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Children’s Foundation The Salvation Army Whale Foundation Music on the Hill Province of St. Joseph of the St Anthony on the Lake The Salvation Army Philadelphia Corps. WI Humane Society Namur Belgian Heritage Center Capuchin Order St Francis & St Mary Parish The Story of Stuff Project WI Inst of Certified Public National Audubon Society Public Arts Initiative of Egg Harbor Inc. St John Bosco Catholic School Third Avenue Playhouse Accountants Educational Foundtn National Geographic Society Purdue Foundation St Joseph’s Catholic Church Town of Baileys Harbor Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. National Multiple Sclerosis Society Razom St Jude Children’s Research Hospital Inc Town of Gibraltar Wild Ones Door Peninsula Chapter National Parks Conservation Association RBC Ministries St Louis Area Foodbank Town of Liberty Grove Wisconsin Eastern Star Foundation Nature Conservancy Ready Readers St. Bernard Catholic School Trenton Area Soup Kitchen Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Neighbor to Neighbor Reins Inc. St. Lawrence Seminary Trenton’s Children’s Chorus Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary NEW Radio Returned Peace Corps Volunteers St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Wisconsin Public Radio NEW Zoological Society Alliance for Ukraine St. Marcus Church Tufts University, The Friedman Wisconsin Public Service Newark School of the Arts Rhinelander Community Foundation St. Marcus Foundation School of Nutrition Science Wisconsin Public Television Newport Wilderness Society Rock of Ages Lighthouse St. Norbert College Unbound Wisconsin Right to Life Education Fund Norbertine Community of New Mexico Preservation Society St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Unicef Wisconsin Wetlands Association Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation St. Peters Lutheran Church Union of Concerned Scientists World Central Kitchen, Inc. Society, Inc. Rogue Theater Inc St. Vincent Hospital Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of World Food Program USA Northern Door Children’s Center Ronald McDonald House Charities of Stella Maris Parish Door County World Wildlife Fund Northern Michigan University Eastern Wisconsin Sturgeon Bay Breakfast Rotary United Methodist Committee on Relief Wounded Warrior Project Northern Sky Theater Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay Sturgeon Bay Girls Front Court Club Inc United Way Of Door County Write On Door County, Inc. Northwoods Wildlife Center, Inc. Rotary Foundation of Rotary Sturgeon Bay High School United Way of the Low Country WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio Norway House International Sturgeon Bay Historical Society Unity Hospice Zion Lutheran Church Salvation Army Sturgeon Bay Moravian Church
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CHARITABLE FUNDS SUPPORTING CAUSES IN DOOR COUNTY Discretionary Endowment Funds offer you the best of both worlds – the opportunity to choose a broad area that interests you (such as children, the arts, or the environment) while relying on the Door County Community Foundation’s volunteer boards and committees to identify the organizations that will make the greatest impact on that issue. Your gift is endowed and will provide a permanent source of income to be granted to those organizations that are truly making a difference in Door County. We can even create a new Fund named in your honor or in memory of a loved one. Please consider donating today, or in your estate plans, to a Discretionary Endowment Fund.
For Good Forever Fund
Community Investment Fund
www.GiveDoorCounty.org
www.CommunityInvestmentFund.org
We simply cannot know what issues or opportunities the future will bring, but we can be confident that the Community Foundation will be there to address it because of the For Good Forever Fund – the general unrestricted endowment for Door County. We’re here For Good. And we’re here Forever. This permanent pool of money is a flexible resource to fund our sustainability and advancement grants, invest in community projects, and support future programs of the Community Foundation.
The Community Investment Fund, created in partnership with Destination Door County, uses a portion of the room tax dollars paid by visitors to offer grants to projects that meaningfully improve the quality of life for those who live and work in Door County. The unique granting program illustrates how tourism can build a better life for the residents of Door County.
Women’s Fund of Door County
Healthy Water Door County
www.WomensFundDoorCounty.org
The Women’s Fund of Door County builds, enriches, and nurtures the lives of women and girls through collective wisdom and philanthropy. The Women’s Fund invests in educational opportunities for women and girls and supports arts programs which enrich their souls. It makes grants to promote healthy activities for young girls and to provide support for seniors. It supports efforts to improve women’s health and invests in initiatives that promote equality. Because when she thrives, we all prosper.
www.HealthyWaterDoorCounty.org
Door County’s unique geography makes our water vulnerable. As a peninsula situated on the Niagara Escarpment, our thin soil layer, combined with the vertical and horizontal fracturing common in our bedrock, makes protecting our water a priority. The mission of Healthy Water Door County is to protect our community’s human, environmental, and economic health by guarding against threats to our water.
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Door County Green Fund www.GreenFund.com
Door County Health and Human Needs Fund
Door County is blessed with an abundance of natural resources. From our lakeshore to the wetlands, our orchards to the meadows, the open spaces and our rural roads – there is something about the beauty of this place that keeps us here or calls us back each year. The Green Fund supports land acquisition projects in our community and also invests in environmental education, funds land preservation, eradicates invasive species, and supports other types of “green” projects.
It’s difficult to appreciate the incredible beauty and quality of life here in Door County if the very basic needs of your life are not being met. The Community Foundation supports charities that are working to aid those who live in the shadows of society – those whose health or human service needs are not being adequately addressed.
Door County Arts Fund
www.GiveDoorCounty.org/health
Door County Historic Preservation Fund
www.GiveDoorCounty.org/arts
www.GiveDoorCounty.org/history
The “arts” describe a broad range of creative activities that can stimulate thought and inspire the soul. Therein lies the purpose of the Community Foundation’s Arts Fund. The Community Foundation supports creative charitable activities in Door County that use the arts to enrich the community and touch the lives of the people of Door County.
Door County Education Fund
People have been coming to Door County for generations, each bringing their unique culture and traditions to our community. Working in partnership with the Clifford and Clara Herlache Heritage Foundation, the Community Foundation’s Historic Preservation Fund supports the appreciation, enhancement, and preservation of historical landmarks and the cultural heritage of Door County, Wisconsin.
Door County Children & Youth Fund
www.GiveDoorCounty.org/education
Education must go beyond traditional schooling and formal education. It should include informal modes of learning and extend beyond traditional settings. It must be integrated into the home and throughout the community – and education is not limited to children. The Community Foundation believes that learning is a lifelong pursuit – and nurtures its incorporation into the many aspects of life in Door County.
www.GiveDoorCounty.org/children
If the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams, then there is no greater gift to a child than to nurture their ability to believe in their own potential and promise. The Community Foundation supports charities that are working to ensure a brighter future for the community’s children – whether it be alleviating their burdens today or helping them realize the opportunities of tomorrow.
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CHARITABLE FUNDS SUPPORTING INDIVIDUAL CHARITIES Many charities entrust the administration of their endowments and other funds to the Door County Community Foundation. It’s a safe and responsible way to manage endowed gifts, long-term assets, and operational reserves. The non-profit community also counts on the Community Foundation’s planned giving expertise to facilitate gifts into their funds. By aggregating these assets under the umbrella of the Community Foundation, economies of scale allow for a far more diversified investment portfolio and lower investment fees than any of the charities could achieve on their own. As a donor, the Community Foundation makes it easy for you to leave a gift in your estate plans (or make a gift today) to as many of these charitable funds as you’d like. Simply name the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. as a beneficiary in your estate plans and designate the specific charitable fund (or multiple funds if you’d like) that should benefit from your generosity. If a charity you care about doesn’t have a fund at the Community Foundation, you can create one for them with your gift, or we can simply pass along your generosity to the charity directly. Our goal is to make it easy for you to give back to sustain and advance the community we love. All contributions will be used consistent with the terms and conditions of the fund to which it was directed (if applicable). For more information, please contact us.
Bayside Cemetery Association Bayside Cemetery Charitable Fund www.dcbaysidecemetery.com
Since 1876, Bayside Cemetery has been a spiritual place, possessing a quiet dignity that honors and celebrates the lives of our loved ones. The Cemetery’s tranquil grounds offer not only finely sculpted monuments, but also an abundance of Mother Nature’s artistic handiwork. The natural beauty of these 27 acres imparts a serene feeling in all those who walk in this peaceful park-like setting. Bayside Cemetery provides families with comprehensive cemetery services of the highest quality. Just north of the Sturgeon Bay city limits, beautiful grave sites and professionally maintained grounds distinguish Bayside as one of the finest cemeteries in Door County. The Bayside Cemetery Charitable Fund provides an opportunity for the community to support the maintenance of the chapel, grounds, and other facilities of this historic cemetery.
Starting in the 1850s, groups of Belgians left the economic hardship of their homeland and ventured to northeast Wisconsin for better opportunity. Here, they faced the hardships of creating a new home in a harsh woodland. The Belgian Heritage Center aims to share the legacy of those more than 15,000 immigrants and their descendants who greatly influenced the culture of rural Door, Kewaunee and Brown Counties with a farming landscape and customs which included the Walloon language, unique architecture, ethnic Belgian foods and more. Belgian Heritage Center Fund www.belgianheritagecenter.org (920) -825-7319
Located in the heart of a rural district that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Belgian Heritage Center offers programs, festivals, events, tours, traditional and interactive exhibits, as well as resources for genealogical and historical research. Oral history videos preserve stories in English and Walloon from Belgian descendants who have kept the language alive in Northeastern Wisconsin for more than 150 years.
Birch Creek Music Performance Center is a residential summer music academy on the beautiful Door County peninsula. Founded in 1976, Birch Creek provides dedicated young music students advanced training, mentorship, and the opportunity to perform publicly alongside top music professionals from the United States and abroad. Building for Tomorrow Fund Lifetime for Education Fund • Now & Forever Fund Scholarships Forever Fund www.birchcreek.org (920) 868-3763
Four two-week summer sessions are held in Percussion, Steel Pan & World Music, Symphony, and Big Band Jazz (two sessions). The 2-to-1 student-faculty ratio ensures close mentoring and rapid musical growth. From mid-June through mid-August, Birch Creek produces over 70 concerts tied to our academic programs. Students perform publicly before appreciative audiences who have come to expect only the best from Birch Creek. In 2023, More than 7,000 music students will have studied and performed at Birch Creek since its first class of 12 students in 1976.
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Boys & Girls Club of Door County Fund www.bgcdoorcounty.org (920) 818-1046
The Boys & Girls Club of Door County is dedicated to providing all kids a rich and meaningful childhood by immersing them in all that Door County has to offer. Our essential programs focus on Academic Success, Art & Culture, the OutDoors and our Community Table Project which addresses food security for families in need. The Boys & Girls Club is shaping the lives of our future generation with meaningful programs and activities that are year around and throughout the Door. The Boys & Girls Club is an essential asset to Door County where kids make memories and learn how to be responsible, productive and compassionate adults thereby creating a legacy of giving back to our community.
Once marketed as “an ideal place for a gas station,” Crossroads at Big Creek is a 200-acre nature preserve and learning center located within the city limits of Sturgeon Bay. Crossroads at Big Creek Endowment Fund www.crossroadsatbigcreek.org (920) 746-5895
Crossroads’ mission is to inspire environmental stewardship through education, research, land restoration and outdoor recreation. Support from the community helps us improve habitat for wildlife and people and allows our hiking and skiing trails to be open every day, all day at no charge for families, school groups and individuals.
DOOR CANcer Inc. is a community based volunteer organization dedicated to help Door County families with cancer in times of financial need. They hope to alleviate some of the suffering through a financial aid program that is aimed to help families who are finding it a serious drain, not only in the areas of medical care but in other areas of their lives. DOOR CANcer assists with utility bills, food, gas, insurance, phone, and any other household expenses but does not cover any medical or doctor bills. Door CANcer, Inc. Fund www.doorcancer.com (920) 743-8492
DOOR CANcer has given over a million dollars in assistance and it is because of the generosity of many people.
Door Community Auditorium (DCA) is Door County’s year-round, indoor venue for the performing arts, exhibits and community events presented by a diverse mix of professionals, regional performers and student artists. Recently, our stage has been graced by Lyle Lovett, Keb’ Mo’, Melissa Etheridge, Ira Glass, Ziggy Marley, Charlie Daniels and Joan Baez. DCA is recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization and is supported by Door County visitors and residents alike through ticket sales, sponsorship, advertising, membership and volunteer labor. Annually, over 220 performances, events, rehearsals and school assemblies take place within DCA’s walls. Door Community Auditorium Fund www.dcauditorium.org (920) 868-2728
DCA is home to the Peninsula Music Festival which draws professional musicians from all over the country to perform nine symphonic concerts each August. The musicians, hailing from some of the country’s top orchestras, are conducted by Maestro Victor Yamplosky.
In 1995 a group of folk musicians and dance enthusiasts, led by Cy Rosenthal of Sturgeon Bay, came together to play music and hold barn dances, bringing together multiple generations for fun and fellowship. Cy saw local folk bands as a way for musicians to play together, support each other, and improve their skills. Cy died in 2010, but the all-volunteer organization he founded continues his goal of building community through music and dance.
Door County Folk Alliance
Door County Folk Alliance Endowment Fund www.dcfolk.com
The central activity of the alliance is a series of monthly barn dances – all open to the public – with live music provided by the Alliance band, Sugar on the Floor. The Alliance coordinates regular music “sessions” to provide local folk musicians with opportunities to learn new music and hone their skills, as well as supplying music and dance for community and special events. Donations to the Door County Folk Alliance are used to pay for dance callers, rental of the dance hall, the organization’s insurance, equipment, outreach and educational materials.
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Door County Habitat for Humanity Assurance Fund www.doorhabitat.org 920-743-2869
Since 1994, the mission of Door County Habitat for Humanity has been to provide a hand up to help others acquire and own decent and affordable housing. We work with future homeowners to build new simple, safe, and decent homes to increase the inventory of affordable homes in Door County. We also work with existing homeowners to complete repairs they would otherwise be unable to afford or complete on their own. Our projects are done in partnership with the homeowners as they are required to both contribute time during the project and pay for material costs with a mortgage for home builds and a payment plan for home repairs. Door County Habitat for Humanity provides a hand-up, not a hand-out to current and future homeowners.
Founded in 1926, the Door County Historical Society (DCHS) keeps history alive for future generations. The Society operates two interpretive sites: Eagle Bluff Lighthouse in Peninsula State Park and the Heritage Village at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay, and hosts several historical programs throughout the year. Since 1960, the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse consisted of the keeper’s house and tower, oil house, privy, summer kitchen, and barn. The Society will begin another restoration effort to replace the barn and summer kitchen. Door County Historical Society Endowment Fund www.doorcountyhistoricalsociety.org (920) 421-2332
Door County Housing Partnership Door County Housing Partnership Charitable Fund www.DoorCountyHousingTrust.org (920) 421-5090
Heritage Village at Big Creek demonstrates the story of Door County settlers, their lives and sense of community. The Village includes buildings from the era post-Civil War to pre-World War I including a school, church, granary, blacksmith shop, general store, fish house, privy, period homes, a Norwegian Homestead, and a tool museum.
The Door County Housing Partnership is an independent, nonprofit organization focused on providing permanently affordable home ownership opportunities for working households living year-round in Door County. We use a shared equity home ownership model, and work with the community to provide the subsidy that bridges the gap between what working families can afford and what it costs to purchase a decent home. Our homes are priced to be affordable to the working families that stable communities need, representing teachers, nurses, social workers, and municipal workers, to name a few. The DCHP’s unique approach allows us to create housing solutions that will stay affordable for generations.
Founded in 1986, the Door County Land Trust is dedicated to protecting Door County’s exceptional lands and waters...forever. The Land Trust’s work ensures that life thrives on the Door Peninsula, its islands, and surrounding waters. The Land Trust protects more than 8,800 acres which are home to rare and threatened plant and animal species. Through a county-wide network of nature preserves and nearly 30 miles of public hiking trails, these protected lands are a resource for people to experience, research, and connect with the most scenic and ecologically important landscapes that grace Door County. But there is more work to be done! Door County Land Trust Conservation Action Fund www.DoorCountyLandTrust.org (920) 746-1359
The Door County Land Trust Conservation Action Fund is the operational backbone of the Door County Land Trust, a nationally accredited and highly respected, not-for-profit, member-supported, local land conservation organization. Your contribution to the Door County Land Trust Conservation Action Fund, enables the Land Trust to apply your donation to the highest and greatest needs in land protection and stewardship throughout Door County.
The Door County Library is an integral, physical, and virtual gateway to access information, ideas, knowledge, and enrichment. Its eight locations provide a welcoming atmosphere and skillfully connect people with the resources they seek.
Door County Library Foundation, Inc. Fund www.doorcountylibrary.org (920) 743-6578
The libraries provide materials in a variety of media: books, newspapers, magazines, online databases, music, and films. Year-round informational programs for adults and youth foster learning and reading. Public access computers and free wireless connections are available at all eight locations. The Door County Library Foundation supports the Door County libraries in a variety of ways, making its vision possible with funding for important community learning projects. For example, it has recently funded the digitization of almost 100 years of the Advocate and other early newspapers of Door County.
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Door-Tran Operating Fund www.door-tran.org (920) 743-9999
East Shore Industries Endowment Fund www.eastshoreindustries.com (920) 487-3541
Egg Harbor Historical Society Endowment Fund www.eggharborwi.com
Door-Tran is a non-profit organization located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin that is dedicated to connecting people to transportation services that are affordable, available and accessible. As an aging community it is important that there are options to keep people in their homes as long as possible. They provide volunteer transportation, half-price travel and fuel vouchers, no-interest vehicle purchase and repair loans, vehicle repair grants, referrals, and other services. Staff also offers transportation information and planning services in-person, by phone, online and in print through the Transportation Resource Guide. Door-Tran partners with many transportation providers to ensure resources are shared and more trips are provided efficiently. They lead a 60-member Transportation Resource Improvement Partner (TRIP) committee and partner with over 40 volunteers to transport people to where they need to go. Funding from the Door County Community Foundation and others helps Door-Tran to continue its much-needed mission.
East Shore Industries, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to its mission of assisting individuals with disabilities in obtaining their personal independence and employment goals. Each participant at East Shore has a personalized program centered on what the individual wants and needs, and is created with input from the individual, the family, and the guardian. Offering a full array of in-house and community-based opportunities, the programs and services at East Shore focus on developing life skills and fostering independence. They are designed to bring about greater mobility, enhanced living skills, increased independence, self-worth and productiveness – allowing each person the opportunity to develop a greater sense of self and inclusion in the community in which they live.
The mission of the Egg Harbor Historical Society is “to make Egg Harbor history come alive for future generations through the collection, preservation, and sharing of the heritage of Egg Harbor.” Individuals and families have generously donated materials and oral histories for archiving and sharing. The Society’s immediate goals are two-fold: the digitization of these materials for storage and retrieval, and the restoration of Door County’s original bookmobile as a “history-mobile.” The history-mobile restoration is a long-term and expensive effort, but, as part of the mission of sharing Egg Harbor’s heritage, will facilitate bringing history to wherever people gather, in addition to the on-site displays and programs at the Kress Community Center in Egg Harbor.
Although she was just shy of two years old, Ellie was an incredible source of happiness for all who knew her. She was such a blessing to her family that they felt an obligation to carry on her legacy by spreading joy into the lives of others. That was the impetus for the creation of Ellie’s Fund, Inc., a 501(c)(3) public charity. The Fund provides grants to worthy projects to benefit the people of Northeast Wisconsin. Ellie’s Fund Endowment www.elliesfund.org (920) 497-8463
First, it provides assistance and opportunities to young people in Ellie’s memory. Whether it be providing enrichment activities or meeting human needs, Ellie’s Fund hopes to help. Second, celebrating Ellie’s love for the outdoors, Ellie’s Fund provides assistance to initiatives which celebrate and preserve the remarkable natural beauty of Northeast Wisconsin.
The Ephraim Yacht Club’s mission is to provide outreach programs, equipment, facilities, and funding for sailing education, training, and competition to help students learn the life skills and values important in being productive and active members of the community.
Ephraim Yacht Club
Charitable Fund • Endowment Fund Aaron R. Moore Sailing Scholarship Fund www.EYC.org (920) 854-7107
The Ephraim Yacht Club (EYC) was founded in 1906 and operates one of the oldest and largest sailing schools in the Midwest. EYC’s U.S. Sailing certified staff provides instruction to students from youngsters all the way up through senior citizens. Lessons are held mornings and afternoons, and races are held evenings and weekends so students can test and demonstrate their skills. Students learn teamwork and independence by sailing small and large boats. Instructors emphasize proper behavior, sportsmanship, racing etiquette and a Corinthian spirit during all activities. Since 1906, thousands of students have learned the sport of sailing at EYC as well as skills and behavior that will benefit them and their communities the rest of their lives.
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DOOR COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION’S GUIDE TO CHARITABLE FUNDS The Friends of the Pavilion raises funds to strengthen and support the Kress Pavilion and Egg Harbor Community center located in the heart of Door County. This year-round facility hosts free and low-cost programming for all ages. Since it opened in 2018, the facility has hosted over 500 free and open-to-the-public programs and nearly 200 non-profit fundraisers. It is also home to the Egg Harbor Seed Library, Egg Harbor Branch of the Door County Library and Egg Harbor Historical Society. Funds raised by the Friends of the Pavilion help to support the building’s programs and continue to offer a space for the Egg Harbor library and Egg Harbor Historical Society. Friends of the Pavilion Charitable Fund kresspavilion.org/donate (414) 640-1240
For Now and for the Future Fund Peninsula State Park Research Grant Fund www.peninsulafriends.org (920) 868-6256
The Friends of Potawatomi State Park Endowment Fund www.RunWild.org (920) 746-2890
Although tax dollars and private event rentals are the main source of revenue, the extra funding from the Door County Community Foundation account will support the level of services we offer to all of Door County in perpetuity.
The Friends of Peninsula State Park support the interpretive, historical, educational, and visitor service programs of Peninsula State Park. Over one million people visit the 3,776-acre park each year. All funds raised are applied to park enhancements. The Friends are in the process of raising $120,000 for an all inclusive playground at Nicolet Beach and $125,000 for expanded parking at the Nature Center. Past projects supported by the Friends include raising $750,000 towards the rebuilding of Eagle Tower, $360,000 for an addition to the Nature Center and $75,000 for the Nature Center amphitheater with accessible walkways. The Friends have also provided funds for the purchase of new picnic tables, grills, and fire rings and awarded grants to students doing research into projects of importance to the park. Proceeds from merchandise sales are used to fund a summer naturalist position and to defray the cost of removing invasive plants.
Friends of Potawatomi State Park, Inc. is a nonprofit organization formed to assist with maintaining and improving Sturgeon Bay’s largest park. Projects that the Friends Group have recently accomplished include: Raising over $170,000 for a new all accessible fishing pier, new windows and doors for park shelter, new roof & lighting for bathroom near shore, new fire rings, park & trail clean up (on Earth Day), invasive species monitoring and control, planting of flowers in the campground and office flowerbeds, resurfacing the playground areas with wood fiber, funding of a new playground equipment, assisting Park staff in maintaining the ski trails, fully funding the Park Naturalist, and much more! The Friends are now fundraising for an open air shelter to compliment the new accessible fishing pier and to be used for our annual Run Wild race. Gathering Ground blends agriculture and conservation on its 40-acre working and teaching farm. With a vision for thriving communities connected to the environment and their food through work and play, we focus on sustainable farming practices with our diverse fruit and nut orchards, vineyards, and grazing sheep. We promote biodiversity, community composting, and support our local farms through our farmers market.
Gathering Ground Charitable Fund www. gatheringgroundwi.org
Gathering Ground offers an educational internship, Ground School, for young people interested in agriculture, conservation, and environmentalism, as well as programs for all ages, including our annual Dinner in the Vineyard, a celebration of local food and drink among our vines. The Grounds are open for walking tours and picnics. Join us in Planting for the Future!
The purpose of the Gibraltar Area Educational Endowment Fund is to provide a source of funding for Gibraltar Area School District. The intent of establishing this Fund was to provide an avenue for donors to make a tax deductible contribution to the district. Funds can then be used to support playground upgrades, technology upgrades, and grants that support the innovative, creative, entrepreneurial ideas of teachers. Funding can also be used to assist children and families in the district that are experiencing difficulty purchasing things like coats, hats, mittens, eyeglasses and school lunches. This list is not all inclusive, and consideration is given to where the funds are needed most.
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As budgets get tighter and costs continue to increase, the need for a Fund such as this becomes extremely important. There is a need for this type of Fund to fill the gaps not provided by traditional funding.
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The Gibraltar Historical Association was established in 1984 to collect, research and preserve objects and archival materials which directly reflect or illustrate Gibraltar Township history; to pass on from person to person, to advance history, and to educate residents and visitors about this history; and continue to work towards preservation of historical buildings and green space in the community of Fish Creek, Wisconsin. The GHA maintains the Alexander Noble house built in 1875, the oldest frame residence in Fish Creek and completely restored and maintained as a functioning museum and an audio tour of 23 historic buildings in our town to share with visitors and residents alike Gibraltar Historical Association Endowment Fund Gibraltar Historical Association Flagship Fund Gibraltar Historical Association Operating Fund www.historicnoble.org (920) 868-2091
Preserving the past by operating a museum, providing historic walks, scheduling seasonal events and presenting a Gibraltar Talks series helps keep our mission alive. GHA is a 501(c)(3) and relies on memberships, donations, grants and fundraising to continue its work.
Established in 1962 in honor of Francis Howe Hardy, Ephraim’s historic Hardy Gallery is solely dedicated to supporting Door County’s extensive and vibrant visual art community. Hardy envisioned the existence of a gallery that would support the development of a growing Door County art community, fostering its growth, and furthering the understanding and appreciation of the visual arts and most importantly, the artists of the Door Peninsula. Upon his passing in 1960, Hardy’s vision became a reality thanks to his wife Helen’s energy and financial contributions.
Francis Hardy Center for the Arts Fund www.thehardy.org (920) 854-2210
Domestic Abuse Transitional Living Fund Eliminating Domestic Abuse Endowment Endowment Fund Established by Connie & Bob Erickson Thelma Windhauser Endowment Fund Katie McConkey Memorial Fund www.helpofdoorcounty.org (920) 743-8785
Today, the Hardy Gallery, as it is still affectionately known, has programs and initiatives that address the needs of the local artist community, creative enrichment of local youth, and is focused more than ever on Hardy’s original vision of educating the public and promoting the visual arts and artists of the Door County Peninsula.
Since 1979, HELP of Door County has provided programs serving victims of domestic abuse – working to improve the well-being and dignity of individuals, families and intimate relationships. HELP works to reduce the incidence of violence and conflict within relationships by providing free and confidential victim services including: Crisis Intervention, Safe Homes, Legal Advocacy, Women’s Support Groups, Community Outreach (including workshops, training and speaking engagements), Prison Outreach, Older Adult Victim Services, Transitional Living Program, Violence Intervention Services, Visitation and Exchange, and Youth Advocacy.
Beyond Hope Church and its current vision, the Hope UCC Endowment Fund is today, tomorrow, and forever.
Hope United Church of Christ Fund Hope Memorial Gardens Foundation www.hopechurchdc.org (920) 743-2701
Horseshoe Bay Farms Preservation Fund www.PreserveHorseshoeBay.org
The Hope UCC Endowment Fund grants support to our community, both locally and worldwide. It has been used to support the “All Hands In” Destination Imagination team as it raised awareness of the GO BO! Foundation Family Assistance Program. The Endowment has provided care packages to local soldiers serving abroad and helped support conversational English language classes in Door County. It has supported food assistance programs, installed a hearing loop in its sanctuary, and refurbished the Hope Library. Five percent of the total is granted annually while the balance is invested. Community needs today do not end when we move on. In your will, as a beneficiary of your retirement plans, life insurance, other accounts, or trusts – give back for today, tomorrow, and forever. In 2018, a group of citizens joined together to save Horseshoe Bay Farms. Led by Lori and David Nicholas, Horseshoe Bay Farms became a 501(c)(3) non-profit with a mission to act as a responsible steward through preservation, rehabilitation, and activation of historic Horseshoe Bay Farms to secure its future for generations to come. With a dedicated and passionate board, a comprehensive Master Plan, and the hiring of its first Executive Director, Horseshoe Bay Farms, Inc is positioned for success well into the future. Our partnership with the Door County Community Foundation only strengthens our goals of serving our community while carrying the spirit of innovation and honoring the legacy of Horseshoe Bay Farms. With this partnership, Horseshoe Bay Farms is now open to the public for historic and educational tours, provides experiences for youth, and has begun the rehabilitation of its historic buildings.
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Isadoora was founded in 2002 as a company where anyone from the community could gain experience producing, directing, and acting in theatrical productions not typically accessible to amateurs. Our alumni have gone on to professional roles with Northern Sky Theater, Door Shakespeare, Peninsula Players, and Stage Door Theatre Co.
Isadoora Theatre Endowment Fund www.isadoora.com (920) 495-2777
From humble beginnings as friends gathering to read scripts, to fully staged, high-quality production of deeply emotional shows such as Wit and Painting Churches. Funny and heartwarming offerings like She Loves Me and Striking 12. Provocative perspectives in Side Man, Waiting for Lefty, and The Laramie Project. Examinations of the darker side of human nature with Assassins,Why Torture Is Wrong and The People Who Love Them. To large-scale productions like Chicago, Isadoora has gone to theatrical places over the course of twelve years that few small, non-professional companies dare to go.
Legal Aid Society of Door County was founded in 1989 by a group of local attorneys and human service providers who recognized that there was a growing number of unrepresented, low-income clients who could not afford family law services.
Legal Aid Society of Door County Endowment Fund www.legalaiddoorcounty.org (920) 743-3934
Midsummer’s Music Ltd. Endowment Trust Fund www.midsummersmusic.com (920) 854-7088
NEW Audubon Society Endowment Fund www.newiaudubon.org
The mission of LASDC is to coordinate and improve access to civil legal services for low-income individuals in Door County. Most of these services are provided by volunteer attorneys. LAS operates as a screening and referral organization for potential clients who face legal issues that involve family law, landlord-tenant disputes, benefit entitlements, and other civil matters. The organization contracts with a local attorney who provides intake, screening and referral of eligible applicants at the Sturgeon Bay office. Legal Aid Society is an unusual nonprofit organization, in that the majority of administrative cost and much of the client service are provided by volunteer efforts.
For over 30 years, Midsummer’s Music, Ltd. has brought world-class musicians to Door County to develop, enthuse and educate audiences of all ages. By creating the most powerful experiences highly professional performers can generate, Midsummer emphasizes chamber music’s strongest assets: intimacy, vitality, quality, variety, and portability. The Griffon String Quartet, presented by Midsummer’s, is a groundbreaking project geared to enrich the lives of children and adults throughout Northeastern Wisconsin through concerts, instruction, health and wellness programs, and community-embedded presentations. Midsummer’s Music and the Griffon perform virtually and in person. Venues include galleries, churches, schools, museums, hospitals, memory cafes, and private homes. Concertgoers hear classics, lesser-known composers, and world-premiers of commissioned works. Each concert is an exceptional experience! Concert ticket prices cover a small portion of our annual expenses, making tax-deductible donations and other forms of support critical to the organization’s sustainability. Join us and experience the magic of Midsummer’s Music, Northeastern Wisconsin’s only full-time, year-round professional musical organization.
The Northeast Wisconsin Audubon Society was incorporated in 1954. We are one of over 500 local chapters of the National Audubon Society, including 14 chapters in Wisconsin. We have over 800 National and local member families that live in seven counties and 55 communities throughout northeast Wisconsin. The Board of Directors and members work to support conservation, research, education, and bird habitat protection in this region of the state. This includes participating in events like Springs Wings, a celebration of International Migratory Bird Day, at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary and contributing local volunteer effort to the Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II, among other projects and educational opportunities.
For more than 30 years, Northern Sky Theater has been “as much a Door County tradition as cherry preserves…one of the most exceptional professional troupes in the country” (Chicago Tribune).
Northern Sky Theater Fund northernskytheater.com (920) 854-6117
With pizzazz, humor, and heart, Northern Sky creates original musical plays, many of them about Door County itself. Never sacrificing their commitment to excellence, Northern Sky has managed for decades to do what few theaters can: present entirely original work that appeals to theatergoers of all backgrounds, politics, and generations. Northern Sky presents shows in two stunning venues, one outdoor and one indoor. The troupe’s flagship amphitheater in Peninsula State Park is nestled in a forest of cedar and pine. And their brandnew Gould Theater, located in Fish Creek, is sleek and modern, with towering windows that frame the trees and stars.
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The Open Door Bird Sanctuary raises avian awareness and inspires coexistence with the natural world of Door County, and wherever you call home. Founded in 2010 and situated on 33 acres, it’s the only facility of its kind in the area. There is a unique combination of environmental and wildlife education featuring live birds of prey both on and off site. These birds in our care are unable to be released into the wild and call ODBS their forever home. Open Door Bird Sanctuary Future Development Fund www.opendoorbirdsanctuary.org (920) 493-2473
The facilities consist of outdoor aviaries, a show area and Bird Care Center, used by both birds and staff/volunteers. A contribution to our fund will help with the continued development of our Master Plan which includes a walk-through songbird aviary, a large pavilion and advanced show area, a Visitor Center and an avian clinic for future rehabilitation services.
Peninsula Players Theatre, founded in 1935, is America’s oldest professional resident summer theater located in a unique setting along the cedar-lined shores of Green Bay. The theater’s mission is to support, without reservation, the most exciting theater company possible; to preserve the Theatre in a Garden’s natural beauty; to provide artists the freedom, tools, and facilities they require to entertain, uplift, and inform our audiences; to foster future generations of theater professionals through the internship program; and to maintain fiscal policies that ensure the future security of the theater. Peninsula Players Theatre Charitable Fund www.PeninsulaPlayers.com (920) 868-3287
A contribution to the Peninsula Players Endowment Fund helps protect the theater’s past, while securing its future. Your gift will support a tradition of theatrical excellence and fundamental programming such as the internship program, educational workshops, free public seminars and staged readings. Help ensure the future of Peninsula Players Theatre for generations to come.
For 50 years, Peninsula School of Art has served the community through exceptional learning experiences in the visual arts. It provides workshops with nationally recognized artist-teachers; visual arts classes for children; educationally-themed exhibitions featuring the works of national, regional, and local artists; and free community outreach programs for over 3000 children and families.
Peninsula School of Art Youth and Community Outreach Fund www.peninsulaschoolofart.org (920) 868-3455
The Youth and Community Outreach Fund provides critical support for free, accessible arts programming, including: ceramics arts education to 500 school age children; monthly Family Art Days; a participatory exhibition for 300 school children with no access to arts education in their schools; and partnership programs with local community organization and schools, like the Girl Scouts, Boys & Girls Club of Door County, Habitat for Humanity, the Hardy Gallery, Northern Door Adult Day Care Services and many others to bring art to underserved populations and new audiences.
The Richard Mauthe Center for Faith, Spirituality and Social Justice is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization located on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus, but independent from the university system. Its mission is to provide opportunities for the UWGB community to explore faith, nurture their spiritual lives, and serve others.
The Richard Mauthe Center for Faith, Spirituality & Social Justice Endowment Fund www.mcenter.org (920) 465-5133
Rogue Theater Endowment Fund www.roguetheater.org (920) 818-0816
Every year the Mauthe Center touches the lives of students by putting together events that inspire respect and peace, and promote justice. The purpose of its Endowment Fund is to ensure that the legacy of Rev. Richard Mauthe continues to flourish. Today, it is invigorated to work with the next generation of authentic leaders to write a new chapter – defined by an effort to find innovative ways to continue to transform the lives of students and community members we serve.
Rogue Theater is Door County’s only year-round community theater, bringing quality productions to many locations throughout the county. Since 2013, the company has brought theater productions to many locations in Door County, including town halls, restaurants, churches, and schools. They also provide educational programs and theater camps for youth and young adults. Their vision is to have a space where all forms of entertainment and art can come together; including community and professional theater, music, dance and visual arts. With a new location in Sturgeon Bay, Rogue Theater is committed to creating an art center that can be used by the community for a multitude of events. The new facility will be an 80-seat theater; including lobby, back stage, dressing rooms, and set design area. Rogue Theater’s capital campaign continues to fundraise for needed equipment and the increased cost of building supplies.
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The purpose of the Rushes Wilderness Foundation is to maintain, improve and provide access to the Rushes Wilderness Area while preserving its natural beauty. The Rushes Wilderness area is the 100-acre nature preserve adjacent to the Rushes on Kangaroo Lake. Over the years the many volunteers and supporters of the Rushes Wilderness Foundation have accomplished this by; Maintaining and improving nearly five miles of trails in the preserve, planting and maintaining the Butterfly prairie, building the gazebo, planting and caring for memorial trees, maintaining the boardwalks, providing benches throughout the preserve, building and maintaining the observation deck, improved the area by removing invasive species. Ruth and William Merkey Fund
This fund was started thanks to the generosity of long time Rushes owners Ruth and William Merkey. The mission of the Sevastopol Education Foundation is to enrich the experiences of children for a stronger community! To provide support to the students, teachers, staff and programs of Sevastopol School.
Sevastopol Education Foundation www.facebook.com/SevastopolEdFoundation sevastopoledfoundation@gmail.com
Sevastopol Education Foundation, separate from the school, is a 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax deductible. By supporting Sevastopol Education Foundation Inc. (SEF) you are providing a foundation for many to thrive. Schools need reliable revenues separate from restricted public funding in order to keep pace with advances in technology and to provide an innovative high quality educational learning environment. SEF is only able to carry out its mission of enhancing the Sevastopol Schools through the generous support of individuals, businesses and organizations. Teachers, Parents, Coaches or others may request money for projects, equipment or donations from SEF by writing Grants within Focus Areas.
History Center Building Fund Endowment Fund • Operating Reserve Fund www.sisterbayhistory.org/museum/ (920) 421-0285
The Sister Bay Historical Society is building for the future with current fundraising for its new History Center, next door to its Corner of the Past and Old Anderson House Museum. Located at intersection of Hwy 57 and Fieldcrest Rd. The 1875 Anderson family farmhouse is completely renovated, featuring late 1800s furnishings and artifacts. The authentic, historically-restored farm buildings are all from Sister Bay-area residents. Features a barn, granary, machine shop, log cabins, migrant’s cabin, summer kitchen, sawmill, blacksmith’s barn, and early tourist cottages. Machine Shop photo gallery has enlarged images dating back to early settlers, the fire of 1912, berthed steamships, early logging, ice cutting. Knowledgeable, docent-led tours (with Discovery Pen audio for independent exploring) are enlightening and fun. Admission: $10 Adults, Children FREE. Opening Day: Memorial Day weekend, then open Tues–Sat, 10 am–4 pm, June-July-Aug-Sept. Closed in winter. Reserve your family’s tickets online: doorcountytickets.com.
Sevastopol Education Foundation, Inc.
Athletes & Athletic Facilities Fund Auditorium & Performing Arts Fund Bleacher Reserve Fund • Booster Fund • Eagle Fund Education Committee Reserve Endowment Fund • Library & Technology Fund Science & Agriculture Fund • Softball Fund Football Fund • Volleyball Fund www.southerndoorcommunityfoundation.org (920) 825-7373
The goal of the Southern Door Community Foundation is to build its community and surrounding communities by providing financial support to the Southern Door School District to provide students with the opportunities to be productive members of their community. The foundation can also assist other supporting organizations of the school by providing a safe and responsible way to manage funds and activities. Each Endowment Fund allows a donor to target their gift to the issues most important to them. The Endowment Funds of the Southern Door Community Foundation include: the Eagle Fund, the Auditorium and Performing Arts Fund, the Athletes and Athletic Facilities Fund, the Science, Agriculture and Industrial Arts Fund, the Library and Technology Fund and the Southern Door Athletic Boosters Fund.
Sunshine Resources of Door County is a diverse community service provider with a mission to support meaningful lives and independence of our community members with physical and developmental disabilities. Since 1971 we have provided day service programming, employment services, life skill classes and socialization to promote inclusion. We also offer Senior Adult Day services for families needing support with loved ones living with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and dementia. Our Sunflower Cottage is also open to seniors looking for socialization and companionship. Sunshine House, Inc. Fund www.sunshinehouseinc.org (920) 743-7943
As a community resource, we also provide a full transportation service to all participants to ensure the barrier of transportation does not prevent participation. SRDC also operates a full production facility and a resale store that provides job skill experience to prepare participants for the workforce. Our Employment Services program also includes resume building, interview preparation and job matching, and job placement to ensure the highest opportunity for success.
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TAP Capital Fund TAP Endowment Fund www.thirdavenueplayworks.com (920) 743-1760
United Way of Door County, Inc. Fund www.unitedwaydc.com (920) 746-9645
Third Avenue PlayWorks is Door County’s premiere year-round, professional theatre, located in historic downtown Sturgeon Bay. Having just completed a $2.5 million renovation of our building, our mission is to explore, share, and celebrate our humanity through the power of wide-ranging and intimate theatre. We see a future where TAP is a center for cultural production and community connection, where everyone, no matter their background (cultural, ethnic, socio-economic, gender expression, etc.), is welcomed and affirmed in cutting edge theatre art. We hold fast to the Wisconsin Idea, and will not rest until we have a meaningful impact on everyone in our state. TAP strives to be among the leading arts organizations in the Upper Midwest.
United Way of Door County forges strong partnerships, focuses resources on what matters, and creates measurable results. Its vision is of a community where: family and community wellness are promoted; childcare and early education are available to working families; basic needs such as food, shelter, transportation, and clothing are met; the lives of special segments of the population including elderly, disabled, and mentally ill are enhanced; healthcare is available to all; and youth are provided with opportunities for positive development. Its aim is to use its expertise to add value by assessing community needs; collaborating with and ensuring accountability of partner organizations; and identifying and raising funds. It is a leader in Door County by facilitating, promoting, and ensuring the availability of services that meet the needs of the community as an effective and efficient conduit for philanthropic resources. The Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) is a private nonprofit organization whose mission is to build a community where people value animals and treat them with respect and kindness. Founded in 1879, the Wisconsin Humane Society has been saving the lives of animals in need for more than 140 years. WHS is a 501(c)(3) organization and operates animal shelters in Door, Brown, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, and Racine Counties. WHS annually serves 40,000 animals, receives no general government funding, and is not part of any national umbrella organization.
Molly’s Fund Door County Humane Society Charitable Fund www.wihumane.org (920) 746-1111
The WHS Door County Campus provides safe haven for lost and homeless pets while working to reunite them with their owners or place them with a new loving family. All animals in their adoption program have as long as it takes to find a new home. WHS relies entirely on the generous donations of individual donors.
Since 1917, Wisconsin Public Radio has been a pioneer in radio broadcasting, providing strong, independent and meaningful public radio in Wisconsin. Educating, informing and entertaining have been at the core of WPR’s mission since its inception. Today WPR’s 34 radio stations, seven regional bureaus, three networks, website, online streams, and user-friendly apps serve local, regional, and statewide audiences.
Door County Connection Fund www.wpr.org (888) 909-4163
WPR’s commitment to community engagement inspires programming that reflects the people and issues that impact Wisconsin. From thought-provoking discussions, to local and statewide news, to classical, folk and world music, WPR presents the highest quality programming available. Major gifts for specific projects as well as endowment gifts for long-term support also play an important role in funding one of Wisconsin’s most valuable assets. The mission of Write On, Door County is to facilitate and promote writing in Door County by nurturing the work of writers, supporting readers and audiences, and developing opportunities that encourage broad participation. Everyone has a story to tell.
Write On, Door County Next Chapter Fund www.writeondoorcounty.org (920) 868-1457
Connecting people and connecting communities through writing, reading, and sharing stories is the core of its mission. Write On, Door County serves writers and readers of all ages and at all levels of development. It serves year-round and seasonal residents as well as visitors. Free peer critique groups support writers just starting out. Monthly book discussions connect readers. Classes with published authors help writers advance to the next level of their career. Author events bring together readers and writers in a relaxed setting. These programs take place in a variety of settings, including the Writing Center in Juddville and all places in between, from Southern Door to Washington Island. Write On’s Writing Center is a gathering space and resource center for all writers.
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At the Door County Community Foundation, we help build and strengthen community. We bring people and organizations together that want to make a difference in our world. The Community Foundation makes philanthropy easy. We help individuals and families establish a customized charitable Fund without being burdened by the regulatory requirements, tax liabilities and administrative and fiduciary hassles associated with setting up a private foundation. Our donors can self-direct their contributions to specific charities, invest in broader areas of interest, or provide unrestricted gifts to a Discretionary Fund to address emerging community needs. As a 501(c)(3) public charity, our donors qualify for the maximum tax deduction as allowed by law. Since our founding in 1999, the charities of Door County have benefitted from more than $30 million that has been disbursed from the family of charitable Funds at the Door County Community Foundation. Our assets have grown to $45 million today, with more than $10 million in contributions and pledges last year alone. Give today or through your estate plan. Give however it’s right for you.
Just remember to Give Door County.
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Give to your Future Through a Discretionary Fund
We wanted to make sure the organizations we care about, and this Peninsula, will still be the beneficiary of our love after I am gone. I need the Door County Community Foundation to fulfill these wishes. Over my decades in Door County, I have been impressed with the work of the Community Foundation and I am confident in their capacity to continue the outstanding work that has been done to make this Peninsula that treasured place that it is. – Michael Schmitz
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ichael Schmitz was born and raised in Wisconsin and has lived in the state his entire life. All his education was completed in Wisconsin which included the University of Wisconsin – Madison where he met his late wife, Jeanne. They knew after their first date; they had found their life’s mate and were married the day after graduation. They spent 62 wonderful years together before Jeanne passed away in 2019. In 1999 after a 40-year career as a banking executive, it was time for Mike to retire and for him and Jeanne to build their home in Door County. They built their home out of Door County beach stone modeled after the homes found on the shores of the Swedish Island of Gotland. The first thing Mike did after retiring to the peninsula was become a legal resident. He didn’t want to be a seasonal resident but wanted to be part of the community. Mike quickly got involved with town of Liberty Grove, Midsummer’s Music, the Peninsula Music Festival, and the Land Trust to name a few.
Mike’s work in the community helped him understand the social needs and hurdles of year ’round residents. He believes that those who are able, owe it to the people of Door County to support our youth, education, and senior programing. Also recognizing that Door County is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, Mike is passionate about supporting the charities that are stewarding the natural treasures of Door County. “This support is vital to preserve what we love about Door County so much: The people and the natural beauty. Jeanne would say, ‘Door County is as close as you can get to heaven without actually dying,’ and I wholeheartedly agree.” By incorporating the Community Foundation into their estate planning Mike and Jeanne’s love for Door County will continue forevermore. Included in their plans is a gift to a Discretionary Fund in which the causes are selected by the donor, but the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors is entrusted with the selection of the specific charities that receive grants from the Fund each year. Those moneys are distributed back into
the community as Advancement Grants and Sustainability Grants. Discretionary Funds are a source of revenue to address a future community need that we cannot even imagine today. A generation ago, there was no such thing as an automated external defibrillator. Laptop computers weighed 25 pounds and were so expensive few people could afford them. Most Americans had never heard of autism. Yet the Door County Community Foundation’s Board of Directors has made grants from its Discretionary Funds to support work in all these areas in recent years. A gift to a Discretionary Fund is a gift to the future. We don’t know what tomorrow may bring, but we can be confident that the Community Foundation will be there to address tomorrow’s needs and opportunities, whatever they may be. If you’d like, you can also endow your gift and it will provide a permanent source of income to be granted to those organizations which are truly making a difference in Door County.
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Both of us started giving when we were in our first jobs, 52 years ago, and we’ve given every year since. We were active in the Green Bay and Fox Cities and volunteered in a variety of charities. When we retired to Door County, we felt fortunate to live in such a vibrant community and wanted to pay it forward. Helping women and families is a priority for us. Through our estate plans at the Community Foundation, we are able to continue to give back to the community we love long after we’re gone. – Keith and Sherry Mutchler
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eith grew up in Rapid City South Dakota and graduated from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Sherry is from Detroit Michigan and is a Michigan State University graduate. Work brought them to Green Bay where Keith worked as an engineer at Proctor and Gamble and Sherry taught English at Lombardi Junior High. They began coming to Door County in the 70s. In 1985 Keith took a job as a Division Manager in papermaking in Menasha and Sherry as a school counselor in Appleton. After retiring in 2006, they moved to Door County in 2007 and are proud to have built their own timber frame home. The Mutchlers have four children. Daughters Megan, Kate, and Bronwyn have all earned their Master’s degrees. Son, Ian, passed away at the age of 3.
Keith and Sherry have five grandchildren. Both love to travel and visit family and explore new places; but, always love returning to Door County. Giving back has long been a part of the Mutchler’s lives, serving on numerous Boards of Directors. Paying it forward with their time, talents, and treasures, Keith and Sherry wanted to ensure that this expression of gratitude lived on long past their lives. The Door County Community Foundation provided a practical opportunity for the Mutchlers to transfer assets to charity and leave a legacy for Door County in their estate plans. Through a gift in your estate plans, you can give back to specific charities, support general causes or even create a scholarship in your family’s name. A Fund at the Community Foundation is
an exceptional tool for giving to charity through your estate plan. You can give cash, appreciated stocks, or other assets. Some of the most taxefficient asset types to give through your will come from retirement plan accounts, since heirs would be taxed on the income in respect of the decedent (IRD). You can choose to give a stated dollar amount, a specific property, a percentage of your estate, the remainder after distributions to other beneficiaries, or you can make your gift contingent on certain events. Further, while we may be the Door County Community Foundation, our family of donors have favorite charities across the nation. As a result, we make distributions to charities in every state in the union.
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Simplify your Giving with a Donor Advised Fund
We spend part of the year in Milwaukee. Working with the Community Foundation helps us stay connected to the charities and causes that are important to us. If we have questions about an organization or want to hear about the most innovative things going on in Door County, the Community Foundation’s professional staff is always there to help. -Dick and Annie Egan
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ick and Annie Egan have deep family roots in Door County. Annie grew up in Green Bay and Dick in De Pere. Both of their families became summer Door County residents in the 1950s. They married in 1963 after Dick graduated from Yale University and served as an officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. Annie earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Norbert College in 1976 and a Master of Science Education from UW — Oshkosh in 1980. Annie also holds a Doctor of Ministry degree. Together, they raised three sons — Tim, Joe and Dan — and now have eight grandchildren.
Dick retired as Chairman and CEO of Little Rapids Corporation in 1994 and he and Annie moved full-time to Sister Bay in 1995. They eventually relocated to the warm waters of Clark Lake. The Egans considered creating their own private foundation, but their estate planning attorney suggested that working with a community foundation was a better option. So, they created the Anne and Richard Egan Charitable Fund, a Donor Advised Fund at the Door County Community Foundation, Inc.
administrative burdens, high operating costs or required tax filings. Donor Advised Funds are convenient, flexible tools for individuals, families, businesses, or groups that want to be personally involved in suggesting grant awards made possible by their gifts. If you have a range of community interests, you may find that it’s an ideal vehicle for fulfilling your charitable wishes.
Donor Advised Funds operate much like a private foundation, but without the
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INSPIRING PEOPLE TO GIVE BACK TO SUSTAIN AND ADVANCE THE COMMUNITY WE LOVE. It all begins with you. Charity is essential to our quality of life. It fills our lives with music and surrounds us with art, protects our environmental treasures and preserves our history, educates our children and cares for those in need. All this is possible because of you.
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