Waukesha 县社区基金会拨款30.4万美元资助36家非盈利机构: 为该基金会史上最大一轮
威斯康星州 Waukesha 县社区基金会（Waukesha County Community Foundation, WCCF）10月21日宣布，该基金会在第十届年度 Giving Forward 早餐会上向36家非盈利机构拨款共304,230美元，约280名嘉宾出席，包括非盈利机构负责人、捐赠人、赞助方与社区伙伴。基金会表示，这是其社区拨款周期（Community Grants Cycle）历史上金额最大的一轮。
本轮拨款由基金会的社区拨款基金，以及设在基金会内的专项领域基金与捐赠人建议基金共同出资；当地私人基金会 John A. Petcoff Foundation 今年另追加100,000美元，扩大了可拨款总额。基金会总裁兼首席执行官 Melissa Baxter 表示，这一里程碑直接反映了历任与现任捐赠人的慷慨。
WCCF 的社区拨款支持在健康与人类服务、艺术与文化、长者与健康老龄化、劳动力发展等领域回应社区日常需求的机构。早餐会还设专题讨论，聚焦 Waukesha 县的读写能力状况。WCCF 成立于1999年，是一家非盈利机构，致力于连接捐赠人与社区议题、管理慈善基金并开展拨款与奖学金工作。
Waukesha County Community Foundation Awards $304,230 to 36 Nonprofits in Its Largest Grants Cycle Ever
The Waukesha County Community Foundation (WCCF) in Wisconsin announced on October 21 that it awarded $304,230 to 36 nonprofits at its tenth annual Giving Forward Breakfast, attended by approximately 280 guests including nonprofit leaders, donors, sponsors and community partners. The foundation said this marks the largest distribution in the history of its Community Grants Cycle.
The cycle is funded through WCCF's Community Grants Fund along with Field of Interest and Donor Advised Funds held at the foundation; this year the John A. Petcoff Foundation, a local private foundation, added $100,000 to the amount available for grants. WCCF President and CEO Melissa Baxter said the milestone is a direct reflection of the generosity of its donors, past and present.
WCCF's Community Grants support organizations responding to everyday community needs across health and human services, arts and culture, seniors and healthy aging, and workforce development. The breakfast also featured a panel on literacy in Waukesha County. Founded in 1999, WCCF is a nonprofit organization that connects donors with local causes and stewards charitable funds, grantmaking and scholarships.
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