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The AAUW Jane Shaw Knox Scholarship Fund was established at the Foundation in 1987 in memory of Mrs. Knox, a charter member of our local...

Today, a tip of the hat to Cleveland, Ohio! The very first community foundation was established in Cleveland in 1914 by a lawyer and...

“I’ve got an idea,” said Steve Mode, in January 2013 as he slid into the front seat of the minibus Craig Roost was driving home from a...

During our 50 years of existence, the largest grant ever made by the Community Foundation was a $1.9 million award to the Fort Atkinson...

Over the last 50 years, the Foundation has awarded many meaningful grants, one of which is a special memorial playground in Jones Park. ...

In 1975, the Fort Atkinson Community Foundation awarded its first scholarship - a $150 Ormay Mason Freye Nursing Scholarship, created by...

One of the first grants awarded by the Community Foundation went to the Black Hawk Pageant Committee. In early 1975, Crawford Thayer...

While Foundation press releases have always stated the organization was begun with a donation/pledge from an anonymous donor, we think...

The members of the Foundation's first Board of Directors in 1973 were Allan Haukom, Milo Jones, Mark Kerschensteiner, Milt Lorman (not...

The Watergate hearings began. 110-story Sears Tower opened in Chicago. Dawn, Jim Croce, and Marvin Gaye were taking over the airwaves....