The Community Foundation of Chippewa County is pleased to announce that a total amount of $20,000 in grants from the Response-Recovery- Rebuild Fund have been awarded to support nonprofits and public charities who are directly serving the Stanley Community and those impacted by the tornado on December 15, 2021. The following organizations received funding:

• American Red Cross of NW Wisconsin to support costs related to Stanley tornado response.

• City of Stanley Police Department – to purchase a radio tower, antenna, and repeater for future crisis preparedness as a result of the Stanley tornado.

• Feed My People – food credit for Fruit of the Vine Food Pantry to assist those in need who were impacted by the Stanley tornado

• Fruit of the Vine Food Pantry – to purchase hygiene products for increase needs as a result of the Stanley tornado.

• Stanley Area Food Pantry – to purchase food items for those in need who were impacted by the Stanley tornado

• Stanley Community Association – to purchase household items for families in need as a result of the Stanley tornado.

The Response Recovery Rebuild Fund was established in April 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic and was put in place to serve during future crisis situations in Chippewa County.

The fund has granted $143,160.75 to 36 or- ganizations to support their efforts in serving Chippewa County residents. Grants have sup- ported food pantries, safe shelter for residents, cleaning and protective supplies, childcare programming, and virtual learning tools. The Response Fund is open at this time and only accepting applications for nonprofit needs due to the Stanley tornado. Applications can be requested by emailing [email protected] org.

To see a full list of organizations and projects serving Chippewa County that received funding, please visit https://www.yourlegacyforever. org/grants/distributions.phtml About the Community Foundation of Chippewa County The Foundation professionally manages over $28 million in assets and is the trusted steward of over 246 funds created by individuals, fam- ilies, organizations, and businesses for charita ble investment in our communities. Annually, grants and disbursements are based on a portion of investment earnings from endowment funds and other gifts received. In addition to the awards from the Response-Recovery-Rebuild Fund, our Community Needs competitive grant process and the Northwestern Bank School Mini-grant Program, the Foundation disburses grants from designated, donor advised and agency funds, as well as special project and scholarship pass-through funds. Since inception in 2001, the Foundation has granted over $16 million. The mission of the Community Foundation of Chippewa County is to enable donors to FOUNDATION GRANTS

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achieve their philanthropic goals, to meet changing community needs, benefiting the communities, people, and other nonprofit organizations of Chippewa County. To learn more about the work of the Community Foundation of Chippewa County visit our web pages, Facebook or YouTube Channel.