About The Fox Cares Foundation
The Fox Cares Foundation was founded in 2016 to raise funds to address three needs that we believe nurture a physically and emotionally healthy community.
Easing Homelessness …because no person should have to go without a place to call home.
Easing Hunger…because no community thrives when some go hungry.
Cultivating the Arts for All …because expression through the arts brings beauty to the community at large.
Fox Cares Foundation Executive Board
Executive Director: Cathy Harvath
Fox Cares Foundation
President: Bruce Kotarek
Retired – Fox Communities Credit Union
Vice President: John Wanie
Woodward Radio Group
Treasurer: James Kilsdonk
Abby Bank
Secretary: Amanda Brown
Fox Communities Credit Union
Fox Cares Foundation Board Members
Katie Blom
Amundsen Davis, LLC
Law Firm
Lynn Hopfensperger
Retired – Fox Communities Credit Union
Ryne Lodl
Encompass Security
Susan Nagel
Retired- Fox Communities Credit Union
Jordan Parkin
Wisconsin Mutual
Investment Group
Lynn Peters
Retired – Community Foundation, Fox Valley Region
Rich Scott, CPA
Retired – Kerber Rose
& Associates
Daniel Shepherd
Blue Door Consulting
Liz Wollenberg
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
Kevin Wood
Core BTS
Fox Cares Foundation Affiliations
Fox Communities Credit Union
Fox Cares Foundation was created by Fox Communities Credit Union to help community members “contribute with confidence” by making donations that will be managed responsibly and directed to reputable charitable nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that provide the resources people need to overcome the challenges they’re facing throughout the Fox Valley and beyond.
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
Fox Cares Foundation works with Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region to support nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations by connecting individual gifts and grants to those in need in Fox Valley communities including Calumet, Outagamie, Shawano and Waupaca counties and the Neenah-Menasha area of Winnebago county, in addition to families of funds in Brillion, Chilton, Clintonville, Shawano and Waupaca.
In 2023, Fox Cares granted over $144,000 to organizations throughout the Fox Valley and beyond.
Appleton Community Music
Apricity
Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass
Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services
Clintonville Area Food Pantry
Clintonville Goodfellows
Community Clothes Closet
Compassionate Connection
Center Clintonville
COTS, Inc.
Day by Day Shelter
Fox Valley Veteran’s Council
Future Omro
Golden House
Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs
Heckrodt Wetland Reserve
Hope House of Manitowoc County
Kids from Wisconsin
Lakeside Packaging
Loaves and Fishes
Mission of Hope House
of Wisconsin Inc.
NeighborWorks Green Bay
Oshkosh Kids Foundation
Pillars
Solutions Recovery
St Joeseph’s Food Program
St John’s Ministries
The Friendship Place
Thompson Center on Lourdes
UWO Foundation – The Cabinet
Youth Go
Interested in learning about our activities, grants provided and organizations supported in 2023?
Click below to review our annual report.
If you’d like to learn more about applying for a grant, click here.
We’re on a mission to help those in our communities who need us the most – and we need your help!
From corporate gifts to individual donations, your tax-deductible contributions make a difference in the lives of those in need throughout the Fox Valley and beyond. We invite you to explore our site and discover how you can help us build stronger communities by easing homelessness and hunger, and increasing access to the arts for all.