The Edgerton Community Fund was created by and for the Edgerton Community to keep Edgerton a thriving place, able to support its people in need and maintain a quality of life which encourages a love of culture, education, the arts, and the land.
What is the Edgerton Community Fund?
The Edgerton Community Fund: Established in 2001 the Edgerton Community Fund is a permanent financial resource that enriches lives and strengthens the community. For some it has become part of annual gift giving, and for others, wisely planned income and/or estate reduction plans. Gifts to the Fund improve the entire community, or a particular area of charitable interest.
· Is a means for current and former residents to build a permanent endowment to serve the Edgerton area.
· Provides current and future generations a way to support their most creative thinking as they address the changing needs within the Edgerton community.
· Supports projects and programs in the Arts, Education, Environment, Health & Human Services, and Historic Preservation.
· Provides a way for individuals, organizations, and businesses to support their charitable interests.
How does the Edgerton Community Fund work?
In partnership with the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, a 501 (c) 3 public charity, donors to the Edgerton Community Fund are able to take full advantage of their deductible contributions. While having its own identity, the Edgerton Community Fund enjoys the many services, cost savings, and stronger growth potential through the Community Foundation.
Anyone can use the Edgerton Community Fund to give something back to the community. Large gifts or small, every gift counts! Gifts to the Edgerton Community Fund are pooled with all assets of the Community Foundation in local trust companies and banks.
Types of gifts:
Cash
Appreciated Stock
Real Estate and other property
Charitable Bequests
How does the money go back to the Community?
Financial awards from the Fund are made to the community through an annual grant application process, or as a response to a community need.
Who oversees the Edgerton Community Fund?
Independent of local government, a volunteer board made up of community members encourages the growth of the Fund and oversees distributions in the form of grants.
Scott Cramer,chair
Dan Bussey
Kris Chapados
Brian Dostalek
Dave Kotwitz
Dawn Pope
Dave Rappe
Jann Roethe
The Edgerton Community Fund
For good. For ever.
For more information about the Edgerton Community Fund or a list of current board members, you may write to the Edgerton Community Fund, PO Box 321, Edgerton, WI 53534, or call Jane Duesterbeck at the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, Inc at 758-0883, or out of Rock County at 1-800-995-2379.
