New Funds Opened in 2024
From scholarships to designated funds, donor-advised funds to a named unrestricted fund, many donors stepped up the plate in various ways to impact our community. Review the new funds opened last year.

William & Juliana Franzen Family Fund
A named fund for Wausau Marathon County
Mark & Rita Yaeger Fund
A named fund for Wausau Marathon County
Harvey H. Scholfield Jr. Family Fund
A named fund for Wausau Marathon County
Merrill Community Foundation’s Greatest Needs Fund
An unrestricted affiliate fund
Mark & Rita Yaeger Donor Advised Fund
Warren & Jan Beck Family Donor Advised Fund
Ben & Amy Reif Donor Advised Fund
J. Anthony Lundberg Donor Advised Fund
Ervin Huber Family Charitable Donor Advised Fund
Wolff Family Donor Advised Fund
Sid & Andrea Sczygelski Donor Advised Fund
Ananthasivan Family Donor Advised Fund


DESIGNATED FUNDS
Pelican River Forest Phase II Conservation and Access Easement Fund
South Area Business Association Fund
Fred Lehrke Designated Fund
Edward & Frieda Wagner Scholarship Fund
Margaret & David Weizenicker Community Meal Fund
LuAnn Swedberg Gates Memorial Fund
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum of Wausau Fund
Jane Fochs Memorial Fund
Dennis Holcomb Fund
B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation’s Feeding Children Fund
Kylie’s Cub Air Flight LLC, Kyle Murray, Steve and Sharon Krog Scholarship Fund
Edgar Community Scholarship Fund
Jane Wiley TLC Scholars Fund
Wausau Woodchucks/JBA Clutch Baseball & Softball Scholarship Fund
Miss Wausau Fund
Greater Wausau Area Alumni Association of FFA Fund
Yester Years Memories Scholarship Fund
Susanne Marie Ritger Meseberg Alzheimer’s Scholarship Fund
Esther & Lyle Miller Family Scholarship Fund


KATS Fund | A field of interest fund
Jeff Long Memorial Fund
Ted Heldt Memorial Fund
Boulder Junction Basketball Court Project Fund | A fiscal sponsorship
DCE Youth Baseball Park Project Fund | A fiscal sponsorship
Philanthropy Through Pickleball | A fiscal sponsorship
Wausau Noon Optimist Club Elephant Ear Fund | A fiscal sponsorship

William & Juliana Franzen Family Fund
A named fund for Wausau Marathon County
Mark & Rita Yaeger Fund
A named fund for Wausau Marathon County
Harvey H. Scholfield Jr. Family Fund
A named fund for Wausau Marathon County
Merrill Community Foundation’s Greatest Needs Fund
An unrestricted affiliate fund

Mark & Rita Yaeger Donor Advised Fund
Warren & Jan Beck Family Donor Advised Fund
Ben & Amy Reif Donor Advised Fund
J. Anthony Lundberg Donor Advised Fund
Ervin Huber Family Charitable Donor Advised Fund
Wolff Family Donor Advised Fund
Sid & Andrea Sczygelski Donor Advised Fund
Ananthasivan Family Donor Advised Fund

DESIGNATED FUNDS
Pelican River Forest Phase II Conservation and Access Easement Fund
South Area Business Association Fund
Fred Lehrke Designated Fund
Edward & Frieda Wagner Scholarship Fund
Margaret & David Weizenicker Community Meal Fund
LuAnn Swedberg Gates Memorial Fund
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum of Wausau Fund
Jane Fochs Memorial Fund
Dennis Holcomb Fund
B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation’s Feeding Children Fund

Kylie’s Cub Air Flight LLC, Kyle Murray, Steve and Sharon Krog Scholarship Fund
Edgar Community Scholarship Fund
Jane Wiley TLC Scholars Fund
Wausau Woodchucks/JBA Clutch Baseball & Softball Scholarship Fund
Miss Wausau Fund
Greater Wausau Area Alumni Association of FFA Fund
Yester Years Memories Scholarship Fund
Susanne Marie Ritger Meseberg Alzheimer’s Scholarship Fund
Esther & Lyle Miller Family Scholarship Fund

KATS Fund | A field of interest fund
Jeff Long Memorial Fund
Ted Heldt Memorial Fund
Boulder Junction Basketball Court Project Fund | A fiscal sponsorship
DCE Youth Baseball Park Project Fund | A fiscal sponsorship
Philanthropy Through Pickleball | A fiscal sponsorship
Wausau Noon Optimist Club Elephant Ear Fund | A fiscal sponsorship
Let’s Start a Conversation.
Curious to learn more about philanthropic opportunities? Connect with Michelle Gleason, Development Director of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin.
Or call Michelle at (715) 845-9555
