Mentoring Positives’ Darbo Dream Center Will Have a Big Impact on Youth For the last 20 years, Mentoring Positives has been a driver for youth empowerment in the Madison community. Born from the vision of Founder and Executive Director, Will...
Jenifer Winiger finds joy in seeing the impact of philanthropy spreading in the community. That's one of the reasons leaving a legacy through MCF felt so comfortable to her. Discover how Jen built her legacy and who she is honoring through it.
CEOs of Tomorrow teaches students financial wellness and job-readiness through social entrepreneurship programs in Dane County schools. Read more about how CEOs of Tomorrow is offering an alternative approach to learning
The Community Impact Fund supports MCF's competitive grantmaking in our community. Over the years, grants made from this fund have helped transform the landscape of our community. Learn how the fund got started, and discover some of the transformative grants it has made
What all began with an empty lot soon turned into a bussling downtown center packed with events. The Stone Horse Green in Middleon was truly designed by and for the community.
Wynn Davies came to Madison for college and fell in love with the community around. The Loree and Wynn Davies Family Fund support MCF's Community Impact Fund and will support the community that helped shape them for generations to come.
Sharifa Merchant's giving is rooted in gratitude. She began creating her legacy after her husband's death, establishing a charitable gift annuity for Agrace in gratitude for the care they provided during her husband's final days. Watch Sharifa explain how she is using CGAs to create a legacy during her lifetime.
A Fund for Women (AFFW) was founded in 1993 by Jane Coleman, who was then the executive director of Madison Community Foundation. When Jane called on a group of generous women to start an endowment fund focused on charitable giving for women’s issues, it still was not common for women to be involved in philanthropy.
Supporting Women and Girls in Our Community May 19, 2023 In 1993, a group of women started a fund that focused on women’s philanthropy, contributing $100,000 to start an endowment. Since that start, many other people have contributed to A...
Anne Iwata and her husband, Darren Stucker, believed in being kind and doing the right thing, working for social justice, maintaining friendships and living life to its fullest every day. After Darren died, Anne created the Anne Iwata and Darren Stucker Fund for Music Education and the Anne Iwata and Darren Stucker Fund (for libraries) at MCF to honor the values she and Darren shared and the causes that were important to them.
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