Funds » Affiliate Funds » Merrill Area Community Foundation

Established in 2000, the Merrill Area Community Foundation continues to build a solid financial base for the future. The advisory board set a goal of building a fund balance that would grow and develop to meet the current and future needs of the Merrill area. A major step toward that goal was realized in 2007 with the success of a community fundraising campaign spearheaded by a $100,000 challenge grant from Church Mutual Insurance Company. Businesses and individuals responded to that challenge by pledging over $200,000 in matching funds, which took the campaign to $311,000. With a current fund balance in excess of $800,000, the earnings from the Merrill Area Community Foundation Fund will be able to provide the capital needed for the Merrill area to prosper in 2008 and beyond.

Merrill Area Community Foundation Board of Directors:

  • Mike Ravn, President
  • Steven Dahm, Vice President
  • Tom Cadwallader, Secretary
  • Ken Maule, Treasurer
  • Anthony Gerlach
  • Paul Klippel
  • Denis McCarthy
  • Linda Semling
  • Dan Wendorf
  • Patsy Woller

Funds Serving the Merrill Area

Donor Advised Funds:

  • Stanley F. & Lydia D. Bauman Family Fund (2006)
  • Dahm Family Fund (2011)
  • Hostvedt Family Fund (2000)
  • Linda Osness Park City Credit Union Fund (2010)

Project Funds:

  • Lincoln County Partners in Education Fund (2003)
  • River District Development Foundation of Merrill Fund (2011)

Restricted Funds:

  • Merrill Area Community Foundation Fund (2000)
  • Merrill Community Foundation Endowment Fund (2004)
  • Children's Developmental Disability Fund (2005)
  • City of Merrill Park Endowment Fund (2011)
  • Richard V. Geiger Memorial Fund (2005)
  • Frank Roskos Memorial Fund (2007)

Scholarship Funds:

  • Elsie Heckman Memorial Scholarship Fund (2010)
  • Sally Pfund Memorial Sch Fund (2003)
  • Mitchell Metal Products Scholarship/Grants Fund (2003)
  • Sally Pfund Memorial Scholarship Fund (2011)
  • Paul C. Simon Memorial Scholarship Fund (2008)
  • David & Emily Streich Scholarship Fund (2004)