Oshkosh Area Community Foundation
A nurse in Fond du Lac, Wis., is this year's recipient of the DAISY Award, given to those who go "above and beyond" to provide excellent patient care. Haley Birschbach, a nurse in medical oncology and hematology at SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic, was nominated by a patient family member

Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties
The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties has announced it has awarded more than $2 million in grants to organizations and initiatives primarily in the areas of human services, health, arts and culture, and education. In February, the Community Foundation invited Herkimer and

Oregon Community Foundation
An Oregon museum that tells the story of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs is getting a major upgrade after a $20,000 grant from the Oregon Community Foundation, KTVZ reports. "On behalf of The Museum at Warm Springs, we are immensely grateful for general operating support from the Oregon

Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
The town of Guilford, Conn., is planning to hold its first-ever " Porchfest" in 2024, the New Haven Register reports. According to the Guilford Foundation, which is organizing the event, it will be "a celebration of music creativity and community." The fest will be held on the town's porches

Parkersburg Area Community Foundation
A 24-hour online giving campaign in West Virginia raised more than $518,000 for 67 area nonprofits, WV News reports. "We had an extraordinary 24-hour here in the Mid-Ohio Valley," says Julie Posey, development and Stewardship officer for the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation. The Give

Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
"When it comes to charitable giving in Dubuque and connecting with those most vulnerable and the issues most in need of addressing, no other organization is the tour de force that is Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque." That's the opinion of the Telegraph Herald's editorial board in regard

Parkersburg Area Community Foundation
A 24-hour online giving campaign in West Virginia raised more than $518,000 for 67 area nonprofits, WV News reports. "We had an extraordinary 24-hour here in the Mid-Ohio Valley," says Julie Posey, development and Stewardship officer for the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation. The Give

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Ellsworth Kelly, widely considered the father of abstract art, died last week at his home in upstate New York at the age of 92. But his legacy lives on in the form of $1.5 million in grants to public schools in the region where he lived and worked, the Times Herald-Record reports. "For

Gates Foundation, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Packard Foundation
The Community Foundation of Jackson Hole in Wyoming has been named one of the nation's top 100 not-for-profit organizations by the Chronicle of Higher Education. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports the foundation, which has raised more than $100 million since it was founded in 1992, was named

Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area
A group of business and community leaders in Holland, Mich., created the Holland/Zeeland Promise in 2010 to help high school students who had "high financial need, proven academic success, and motivation to achieve a college or technical degree," per the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland

Ohio County Community Foundation
The community of Rising Sun, Indiana, is putting its money where its mouth is. The Ohio County Community Foundation has awarded more than $47,000 in grants to 14 local nonprofit groups, the Herald-Times reports. The money comes from the Ohio County Today and Tomorrow Endowment Fund, which

Silicon Valley Community Foundation
"We've got resources, we've got money, we've got academia, we got the peak innovative spirit. If we can't figure this out here, who else is going to figure it out?" That was the opening remarks at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation's annual policy convention in Los Altos, Calif., on

Omaha Community Foundation
The American Legion Post 508 in Atlantic, Iowa, is getting a much-needed facelift. Thanks to a grant from the Cass County Community Foundation, the group has spent $5,000 on a new bathroom, among other projects, the Atlantic Daily News reports. The foundation, an affiliate of the Omaha

Johnson County Community Foundation
An Indiana county's community foundation has awarded more than $69,000 in grants to help people with mental health issues. The grants were announced by the Johnson County Community Foundation this week, the Indianapolis Star reports. The foundation was created in 2022 with a $10,000 grant

Community Foundation of the Ozarks
Volunteers are needed for a Springfield, Mo., charity that helps kids with disabilities play baseball. Hamra Enterprises, a family-owned company that operates nearly 200 restaurants nationwide, has created a position of director of giving, reports the Springfield News-Leader. Rachael

Whitefish Community Foundation
"But wait. We're not done yet." That was the message from Lois Davis, CEO of the Whitefish Community Foundation, as it handed out $520,300 in grants to 68 nonprofit organizations in the Flathead Valley of Montana on May 2, the Missoulian reports. "The growing generosity of our Circle of

Community Foundation of the Ozarks
Julia Dorothy Coover founded the Coover Foundation in 1992 to honor her husband's memory, and the Missouri woman has since awarded more than $8 million to rural communities across her service area. The foundation, managed by Commerce Trust, recently awarded $220,000 in grants to 14 nonprofits

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Detroit's Rose's Fine Food closed its doors last year, but that didn't stop former owner Molly Mitchell from pursuing a career in culinary education. Now she's at the helm of the city's Downtown Boxing Gym, where she's cooking 1,000 meals a week for kids in its after-school programs, reports

Black Belt Community Foundation
An Alabama man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife's best friend, who was found dead of a suspected drug overdose in the couple's home last week, AL.com reports. Police say 46-year-old Randall Hancock was found dead of a suspected drug overdose in the living room

Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
"It was amazing to see experts from all across the world come together for these sessions." That's how UNC Greensboro student Nida Qamar describes her time at the UN during the 68th Annual Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in March 2024. Qamar, who is working on her doctorate