November 12, 2024 - Children First Development Center, Inc. and Door Community Child Development Center, Inc. announced they are merging on December 1, 2024. These two independent Door County childcare centers currently provide high standards of development and learning for children, from newborns to four-year-olds, and are combining into the newly formed Doorway to Learning, Inc. The Door County Community Foundation is collecting contributions for Doorway to Learning, Inc. through the Childcare Centers Assistance Fund until they able to put their own donation system in place. This merger was necessary to keep both centers from closing due to their financial challenges. By combining resources, expertise and staff, it creates a unified organization that promotes the highest standards of child development and learning. Following the merger, Doorway to Learning, Inc. will only strengthen the commitment to providing a nurturing, safe, and stimulating environment for all … [Read More]
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““We spend part of the year in Milwaukee. Working with the Community Foundation helps us stay connected to the charities and causes that are important to us. If we have questions about an organization or want to hear about the most innovative things going on in Door County, the Community Foundation’s professional staff is always there to help.”
- Dick and Anne Egan
Give To The Future
“We wanted to make sure the organizations we care about, and this Peninsula, will still be the beneficiary of our love after I am gone. I need the Door County Community Foundation to fulfill these wishes. Over my decades in Door County, I have been impressed with the work of the Community Foundation, and I am confident in their capacity to continue the outstanding work that has been done to make this Peninsula that treasured place that it is.”
- Michael Schmitz
Create A Philanthropic Legacy
““Both of us started giving when we were in our first jobs, 52 years ago, and we’ve given every year since. We were active in the Green Bay and Fox Cities and volunteered in a variety of charities. When we retired to Door County, we felt fortunate to live in such a vibrant community and wanted to pay it forward. Helping women and families is a priority for us. Through our estate plans at the Community Foundation, we are able to continue to give back to the community we love long after we’re gone.”
- Keith and Sherry Mutchler
Door County Community Foundation Blog
- ‘Tis the Season of ‘Giving’As many a commercial tells us this time of year, “’Tis the season of giving.” Although those advertisers want us to think Christmas is about generosity, their idea of “giving” is for us to go out and buy something. While many of us were still digesting our Thanksgiving turkey, Black Friday began in the wee […]
