The mission of the St. Croix Valley Community Foundation is to advance the quality of life in the St. Croix Valley of Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Foundation aims to accomplish this mission by:

Encouraging long-term charitable giving in the region.
Making purposeful grants to the non-profit organizations that serve the Valley.
Working creatively as both a servant and leader on behalf of the community of communities that defines the region

Founded in 1995, the SCVCF was formed by a group of area residents to provide a convenient and reliable means for people who care about this beautiful region to contribute to its long-term welfare and livability. Governed by a group of informed local citizens, the Foundation operates in Washington and Chisago counties in Minnesota and Polk, St. Croix and Pierce counties in Wisconsin.

The Community Foundation offers donors a variety of options for establishing tax-exempt charitable funds. It also has its own unrestricted endowment to which donors can contribute, the proceeds from which will be granted to worthy charities and nonprofit organizations in the Valley.

The Community Foundation makes it easy for nearly everyone to become a philanthropist. For example, you can establish an individual- or family-endowment fund and designate the charities you would like to receive the interest earnings from your fund. Or you can contribute to one of the Foundation's field of interest funds -- including endowments for education, arts, environment, civic affairs and emergency human needs in the region -- and let the Foundation's advisors and Board of Directors decide which non profit organizations will be granted the earnings from the funds.