Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
4455 West Lawrence
Appleton, Wisconsin 54914
United States
Mission
To strengthen our community for current and future generations by helping people make a difference in the lives of others
Most Meaningful Change
A few years ago we began using our discretionary grantmaking funds to support a systematic focus on nonprofit effectiveness. We have developed a robust program that supports infrastructure needs of our nonprofits through a competitive capacity-building grant program, grants to encourage strategic and financial planning and a new information technology grant program to help nonprofits move to the cloud.
1986 Year Founded
17 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$7,133,843 Endowment Value
$15,395,392 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region |
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Address 1 | 4455 West Lawrence |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Appleton |
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State / Region | Wisconsin |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 54914 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 920-830-1290 |
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Email | info@cffoxvalley.org |
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Website | www.cffoxvalley.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Curt Detjen, President and CEO |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Curt Detjen |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Curt Detjen, President and CEO |
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Year Founded | 1986 |
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Mission Statement | To strengthen our community for current and future generations by helping people make a difference in the lives of others |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 390,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 17 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 21 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $45,747,204 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $29,014,741 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $19,605,359 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $15,395,392 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $7,133,843 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | No role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a slight role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Very little time |
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Locally | Fair amount of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Important but not central |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Slightly important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Slightly important |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Slightly important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Important but not central |
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Pursuing equity | Important but not central |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Slightly important |
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Community development | Slightly important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Lot |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Lot |
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Health | Little |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Little |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Little |
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Information technology | Lot |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Lot |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Little |
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Disaster relief | Little |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Fair amount |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Rarely |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Rarely |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Rarely |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Occasionally |
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Internships | Occasionally |
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Providing space for local organizations | Never |
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Access to information technology | Rarely |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting better |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting much better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting much better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting much better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | A few small achievements |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Some important achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Do not work in this sphere |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Responsiveness of authorities | A few small achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Quality of the environment | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Some important achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Some important achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Much achievement |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Much achievement |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Much achievement |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Not at all |
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Non-governmental organizations | Little |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Not at all |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | N/A |
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Other organization | Very helpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Important |
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More volunteers | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Stronger civil society | Unimportant |
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More responsive authorities | Unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | A few years ago we began using our discretionary grantmaking funds to support a systematic focus on nonprofit effectiveness. We have developed a robust program that supports infrastructure needs of our nonprofits through a competitive capacity-building grant program, grants to encourage strategic and financial planning and a new information technology grant program to help nonprofits move to the cloud. |
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