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2022 WCCF Grant Awardees

Waukesha County Community Foundation awards 31 grants to nonprofits

A total of $170,100 awarded to local organizations The Waukesha County Community Foundation awarded 31 grants to nonprofit organizations serving Waukesha County during its annual Giving Forward celebration Wednesday. A total of $170,100 in grants was awarded, part of the $1.55 million in funding awarded by the foundation through its

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Waukesha Christmas Parade Permanent Memorial Fund Update

Permanent Memorial Fund has raised more than $95,000 so far The Waukesha Christmas Parade Permanent Memorial Fund was established to raise funds for a permanent memorial to the victims of the November 21, 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade attack. The City of Waukesha established the Parade Memorial Fund earlier this year.

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Fotsch Family honored at Celebration of Giving

The Waukesha County Community Foundation honored The Fotsch Family with the 2022 Celebration of Giving Award, at the organization’s annual Celebration of Giving event on June 28, held at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center in Brookfield, Wis.  The Celebration of Giving Award was established in 2006, to recognize an exemplary

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Update on United for Waukesha Community Fund

The United for Waukesha Community Fund, launched in response to the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack on November 21, is committed to transparency as we seek to help donors support the victims of this terrible tragedy. The fund has raised more than $5.7 million from more than 15,000 donors from every

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