Become Part of the SCHS Endowment Fund

IN 2019 the SCHS Board of Directors set a goal of one million dollars for the SCHS endowment fund managed by the Community Foundation of South Central Wisconsin (CFSCW) as part of the Society’s 5-year Strategic Plan. Today CFSCW, located at the Baraboo Area Visitor Center in Baraboo, manages $10 million in over 90 funds started by individuals and agencies from Adams, Columbia, Iowa, Juneau, Richland, Sauk, and Vernon counties. Under the guidance of CFSCW, the SCHS endowment fund has averaged an annual growth of 8% over the past ten years. SCHS will receive a payout of 5% of the total endowment balance each year. These funds will provide much needed operational support.

The fund currently has a value of $220,000, due in large part to two recent and very generous gifts from donors who wish to remain anonymous. Because of these gifts, the fund has grown from 2% to 22% of our $1 million goal. Thanks to these recent gifts, SCHS will have a much more stable future as it expands its educational offerings, presentations, technology outreach, and long term commitment to restoration of the Baraboo Train Depot.

But we are far from our goal as we continue to navigate uncertain times with operational funds generated basically through memberships, year to year county funding, and donations. We need your help to continue to grow and be true to our mission to preserve and share history. Please consider a generous contribution to the SCHS Endowment Fund. You can rest assured that those funds will receive the utmost care in wealth management as you help the Society reach its $1million goal. We are so very grateful to all of our members for their support. We just couldn’t do what we do without you.

To contribute to the SCHS Endowment Fund to help reach the goal and provide annual support, please contact the Society or the Community Foundation.

Community Foundation of South Central Wisconsin

Executive Director - Robin Whyte

Phone: 608-355-0884

Email: director@cfscw.org

Website: www.cfscw.org