Women’s Fund of Door County

November 29, 2022 by Kacie Mueller

Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay Project Fund

November 1, 2022 by Kacie Mueller

Donate to the Olivia M. Dahl Excellence Fund

October 18, 2022 by Kacie Mueller

The Olivia M. Dahl Excellence Fund is a component fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) public charity. Thus, all gifts are fully deductible as allowed by law.

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Please mail checks to:
Olivia M. Dahl Excellence Fund
c/o Door County Community Foundation
222 N 3rd Ave
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

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The Community Foundation is a terrific vehicle for giving back through your estate plans. We’re able to work with most any kind of planned gift including bequests, retirement accounts, insurance policies, life estates with retained interest, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts – and far too many other tools to list them all here. Contact us at the Community Foundation and we’d be honored to help you give back to any of our Funds – or any charity in Door County or across the United States.

The Olivia M. Dahl Excellence Fund

October 18, 2022 by Kacie Mueller

Olivia Martin Dahl was a sixteen-year-old high school senior when her life was cut short in a tragic plane crash that occurred in Peninsula State Park coming home from a flying lesson in Green Bay in a volunteer pilot’s plane. As her parents, we wish to honor her with a fund to provide scholarships for other gifted and talented students to pursue educational and enrichment opportunities available outside of school. Oftentimes, such programs are expensive, and therefore inaccessible without the help of scholarships.

Click here to make a gift to the Olivia M. Dahl Excellence Fund.

Our daughter learned to read when she was three years old. She was the youngest child to have entered kindergarten at Gibraltar School, at just four years old and with a December birthday. During the early entrance screening, Olivia read the test provider’s instructions to him. And on her first school bus rides, she became famous for spelling pneumonoultramicroscopicvolcanoiosis (and telling people the definition.) By the time she was in first grade, Olivia had read all of the Harry Potter books that had been published and we stood in line with her at midnight at Passtimes Books in Sister Bay to get The Deathly Hallows.

As she got older, we found that school was not enough for Olivia’s academic and social needs. So we enrolled her in her first three-week summer camp program at Northwestern University during the summer after 5^th grade, where she studied computer programming. She was one of only two young girls in that course—the rest were all boys. Her roommate was a young girl from Ukraine.

Every summer after that, Olivia attended at least one summer camp, most of which were at UW Madison under the Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY.) The summer she was 13, Olivia attended an additional camp called Women in Technology, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It had a highly competitive application process, and admitted only 16 young women each year. (In part, it was Olivia’s ACT score that helped her make the cut.) The young women were exposed to many aspects of technology such as building radios, programming industrial robots to pick up objects, and more. Each student had to choose a final project, and for hers Olivia chose to complete a computer aided design project that would print out a three-dimensional prototype of a robotic arm.

When we returned to Sault Ste. Marie to pick her up, we learned that the professors had been amazed by the fact that a thirteen-year-old completed the CAD project, as normally it takes a college student a whole semester complete it. One mistake in the coding causes the programmer to have to go back to a certain point and start again. But given Olivia had a little previous experience in programming and could type 100+ words a minute, she already had skills that many college students haven’t yet developed.

Olivia also loved music, and had been a student of piano, violin, and bassoon, and she loved to noodle around with her ocarina and guitar. She had the privilege of working with a professional bassoonist one-on-one at a summer camp at UW Madison, and of joining the large and diverse orchestra for a performance at the end of camp.

We believe that when a child is engaged and challenged, skills build upon skills and self-confidence grows. From there, the drive to become excellent at something begins to manifest itself. The goal of striving for excellence is to become successful, even eminent in one’s chosen field or passion. This is how science, medicine, engineering and technology will advance for the betterment of this world, and how the arts will remain vibrant to enrich our lives. Our desire is that the Olivia Dahl Excellence Fund will assist other gifted children in our community in accessing the kinds of outside programs and opportunities we were able to provide our child, in order that they stay engaged and challenged in learning, and so that they to go on to become expert in whatever careers they choose.

-Collin & Jennifer Dahl

Olivia M. Dahl Excellence Fund

October 18, 2022 by Kacie Mueller

Door County Housing Partnership

April 20, 2022 by Kacie Mueller

Door County Housing Partnership Charitable Fund
www.doorcountyhousingtrust.org
(920) 421-5090

The Door County Housing Partnership is an independent, nonprofit organization focused on providing permanently affordable homeownership opportunities for working households living year-round in Door County. We use a shared equity homeownership model and work with the community to provide the subsidy that bridges the gap between what working families can afford and what it costs to purchase a decent home.

Our homes are priced to be affordable to the working families that stable communities need, representing teachers, nurses, social workers, and municipal workers, to name a few. The DCHP’s unique approach allows us to create housing solutions that will stay affordable for generations.

Join Our Team

December 17, 2021 by Kacie Mueller

Vice President of Philanthropic Services

The Community Foundation will soon be launching a search to fill this leadership position. Details will be announced soon. In the interim, if you are interested please reach out to Bret Bicoy at (920) 746-1786 or email bret@givedoorcounty.org.

July 12, 2021 by Kacie Mueller

The “arts” describe a broad range of creative activities which can stimulate thought and inspire the soul. Door County’s arts and cultural treasures are essential to our quality of life. The Community Foundation supports creative charitable activities in Door County that use the arts to enrich our community and enhance the lives of the people of our peninsula.

Give to: Sustain the Arts Your gift supports the Door County Arts Fund which awards grants to the most promising and… Give to: Sustain the Arts Your gift supports the Door County Arts Fund which awards grants to the most promising and important arts and cultural projects in our community. $ Donation Amount: Custom Amount Would you like to help cover the processing fees? I'd like to help cover the transaction fees of 0 for my donation. Make this donation monthly Select Payment Method Debit/Credit Card Personal Info First Name * Last Name Company Name Email Address * Make this an anonymous donation. Credit Card Info This is a secure SSL encrypted payment. Card Number * CVC * Cardholder Name * Expiration * Billing Details Country * Address 1 * Address 2 City * State * Zip / Postal Code * Donation Total: $50.00 One Time {amount} donation plus {fee_amount} to help cover fees. Give to: Foster Live Theater Contributions help bring live professional theater to the grand stages of the Peninsula Players, Northern… Give to: Foster Live Theater Contributions help bring live professional theater to the grand stages of the Peninsula Players, Northern Sky Theater, Third Avenue Playworks, and Door Shakespeare. $ Donation Amount: Custom Amount Would you like to help cover the processing fees? I'd like to help cover the transaction fees of 0 for my donation. Make this donation monthly Select Payment Method Debit/Credit Card Personal Info First Name * Last Name Company Name Email Address * Make this an anonymous donation. Credit Card Info This is a secure SSL encrypted payment. Card Number * CVC * Cardholder Name * Expiration * Billing Details Country * Address 1 * Address 2 City * State * Zip / Postal Code * Donation Total: $50.00 One Time {amount} donation plus {fee_amount} to help cover fees. Give to: Celebrate Local Music Your donation supports professional musicians at Midsummer’s Music, Birch Creek Music Performance Center, Washington Island… Give to: Celebrate Local Music Your donation supports professional musicians at Midsummer’s Music, Birch Creek Music Performance Center, Washington Island Music Festival, and Peninsula Music Festival. $ Donation Amount: Custom Amount Would you like to help cover the processing fees? I'd like to help cover the transaction fees of 0 for my donation. Make this donation monthly Select Payment Method Debit/Credit Card Personal Info First Name * Last Name Company Name Email Address * Make this an anonymous donation. Credit Card Info This is a secure SSL encrypted payment. Card Number * CVC * Cardholder Name * Expiration * Billing Details Country * Address 1 * Address 2 City * State * Zip / Postal Code * Donation Total: $50.00 One Time {amount} donation plus {fee_amount} to help cover fees.

For a more complete listing of Door County charities that support arts and culture, please click here.

Give Door County is an initiative to inspire visitors, seasonal residents, and year-round residents to give back to sustain and advance this place we all love.

https://doorcountycommunityfoundation.org/arts/

July 12, 2021 by Kacie Mueller

Understanding the stories of our past helps us discover our own place in this world and imagine the possibilities of our future. The shared history of this place we love informs the identity of our people. The Community Foundation invests in charities that supports the appreciation, enhancement and preservation of iconic historical landmarks and the unique cultural heritage of Door County, Wisconsin.

For a more complete listing of Door County charities that support historic preservation, please click here.

Give Door County is an initiative to inspire visitors, seasonal residents, and year-round residents to give back to sustain and advance this place we all love.

https://doorcountycommunityfoundation.org/history/

July 12, 2021 by Kacie Mueller

Education needs to go beyond traditional schooling and formal classrooms. It should include informal modes of learning and extend beyond traditional settings. It must be integrated into the home and throughout the community – and education is not limited to children. The Community Foundation believes that learning is a lifelong pursuit and nurtures its incorporation into the many aspects of life in Door County.

Give to: Educate our Community Your gift supports the Door County Education Fund which awards grants to the most promising and… Give to: Educate our Community Your gift supports the Door County Education Fund which awards grants to the most promising and important educational projects in our community. $ Donation Amount: Custom Amount Would you like to help cover the processing fees? I'd like to help cover the transaction fees of 0 for my donation. Make this donation monthly Select Payment Method Debit/Credit Card Personal Info First Name * Last Name Company Name Email Address * Make this an anonymous donation. Credit Card Info This is a secure SSL encrypted payment. Card Number * CVC * Cardholder Name * Expiration * Billing Details Country * Address 1 * Address 2 City * State * Zip / Postal Code * Donation Total: $50.00 One Time {amount} donation plus {fee_amount} to help cover fees. Give to: Nurture Children’s Education Your donation fosters improved and enhanced learning opportunities for the children of Door County at the… Give to: Nurture Children’s Education Your donation fosters improved and enhanced learning opportunities for the children of Door County at the Boys and Girls Club of Door County, Door County YMCA, and Altrusa Club of Door County’s Back to School Fair $ Donation Amount: Custom Amount Would you like to help cover the processing fees? I'd like to help cover the transaction fees of 0 for my donation. Make this donation monthly Select Payment Method Debit/Credit Card Personal Info First Name * Last Name Company Name Email Address * Make this an anonymous donation. Credit Card Info This is a secure SSL encrypted payment. Card Number * CVC * Cardholder Name * Expiration * Billing Details Country * Address 1 * Address 2 City * State * Zip / Postal Code * Donation Total: $50.00 One Time {amount} donation plus {fee_amount} to help cover fees. Give to: Promote Lifelong Learning Contributions help foster life-enriching adult educational programs at Peninsula School of Art, Clearing Folk School, and… Give to: Promote Lifelong Learning Contributions help foster life-enriching adult educational programs at Peninsula School of Art, Clearing Folk School, and Write On, Door County. $ Donation Amount: Custom Amount Would you like to help cover the processing fees? I'd like to help cover the transaction fees of 0 for my donation. Make this donation monthly Select Payment Method Debit/Credit Card Personal Info First Name * Last Name Company Name Email Address * Make this an anonymous donation. Credit Card Info This is a secure SSL encrypted payment. Card Number * CVC * Cardholder Name * Expiration * Billing Details Country * Address 1 * Address 2 City * State * Zip / Postal Code * Donation Total: $50.00 One Time {amount} donation plus {fee_amount} to help cover fees.

For a more complete listing of Door County charities that support education, please click here.

Give Door County is an initiative to inspire visitors, seasonal residents, and year-round residents to give back to sustain and advance this place we all love.