By Christine Byerly As the 2024 year is closing, it is with bittersweet emotions that I will be leaving the Northwest Alliance Community Foundation board after completing three terms (nine years) of service.  I had the great good fortune of joining when NACF was born and has since become the broad community nonprofit organization it…

By: Jennifer Turrentine NACF AWARDS FALL GRANTS TO AREA NONPROFITS The Northwest Alliance Community Foundation (NACF) received 17 grant applications for its 2024 Fall Grant cycle and is awarding $11,400 to four nonprofit organizations this month. Grants will be distributed to the West Denmark Woodland School for a playground at its new daycare program based…

WHAT WILL YOUR LEGACY BE?   The Sept. 7 Northwest Alliance Community Foundation (NACF) Fundraising Gala was a great success! In its third year at Northwest Passage Gallery, attendees enjoyed a social hour with appetizers catered by Adventures Restaurant, craft beer donated by Brickfield Brewing, and wine donated by an anonymous source. Plus, for the…

WE ARE GIVING AWAY FREE MONEY! It’s an eye-catching title, and it’s true! The Northwest Alliance Community Foundation (NACF) invites nonprofits serving northern Polk and Burnett Counties to apply for the Fall 2024 grant cycle, and the grant application link is on the NACF website https://nacommunityfoundation.org/  or by going to our parent St. Croix Valley…

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE Making impactful grants to local nonprofits, in spring and fall cycles, has been a gratifying mission of Northwest Alliance Community Foundation (NACF).  Interacting with dedicated, compassionate people has been a joy and an education because they know their communities and address local needs to effect positive change for all ages. …