RCU Foundation

Our nonprofit foundation has given more than $3 million to support organizations and initiatives in our communities

Phone: 800-341-9911
Email: foundation@rcu.org

The RCU Foundation is a perfect example of how we are striving to live out our core purpose of creating a positive impact in the lives we touch. The Foundation awards grant funds to organizations in the communities Royal serves across Western Wisconsin and Eastern Minnesota. Since it began in 2012, the RCU Foundation has given more than $3 million to our communities.

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You may also request the support of the RCU Foundation. We are currently considering requests for capital projects impacting the arts, education, and health. Applications for support are reviewed twice a year on the following schedule:

Complete Application Received	March 1	Sept. 1
Decision Timeframe (anticipated)	June	Dec.
Application Review	April	Oct.

Requests are carefully evaluated on several criteria, including:

Demonstrated need and community benefit
Geographic focus on areas that Royal serves, especially near office locations
Significance and impact, especially the total number of people that will benefit
Organization or initiative capacity and credibility
Future sustainability and plan for ongoing expenses
Demonstrated financial support from a variety of sources, with the RCU Foundation not the largest or sole source of project funding
The Foundation does not support direct grants to individuals; trips or travel; religious organizations for religious purposes; athletic facilities; sports team sponsorships; personnel or staffing costs; programming or operating expenses; or initiatives outside areas served by Royal

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Recent Awards

2019

Friends of Willow River and Kinnickinnic State Parks, Hudson, WI, $250,000*
Chippewa Valley Free Clinic, Eau Claire, $25,000
Stepping Stones: Food, Shelter, Support, Menomonie, $15,000
The Open Door Clinic, Chippewa Falls, $7,500
Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation, $5,000
Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, Eau Claire, WI, $25,000
Bais Yaakov High School of the Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, $23,500
Feed My People Food Bank, Eau Claire, WI, $125,000*

2018

Zephyr Theatre, Stillwater, MN, $150,000*
Sculpture Tour Eau Claire, WI, $21,300
Somerset Public Library, WI, $150,000
King’s Closet, Eau Claire, WI, $15,000
Whitehall Public Library, Whitehall, WI, $7,500
Literacy Chippewa Valley, Eau Claire, WI, $5,000
Rice Lake Public Library, WI, $150,000*

2017

Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts, Menomonie, WI, $21,000
Colby Community Library, Colby, WI, $175,000*
College of Nursing High-fidelity Mannequin, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, $15,000
Feed My People Food Bank, Eau Claire, WI, $15,000
Huey’s Hideaway Children’s Museum, Medford, WI, $7,500
Boys & Girls Club – Chippewa Falls, WI, $5,000
Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, Camp Nawakwa, Cornell, WI, $34,000 - Hear Their Story

2016

Discovery Center, Osceola, WI, $250,000*
Sport Court at Osceola Medical Center, WI, $50,000 - Hear Their Story
Confluence Arts Center, Eau Claire, WI, $1,000,000*
Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley, Eau Claire, WI, $100,000- Hear Their Story
YMCA Twin Cities, MN, $36,000*

2015

Discover the Deep Woods at Beaver Creek Reserve Nature Center, Fall Creek, WI, $50,000*
YMCA Camp St. Croix, Hudson, WI, $550,000*- Hear Their Story
Tri-Angels Universally Accessible Playground, River Falls, WI, $50,000
Rising to Distinction at UW-River Falls, WI: $100,000*

2014

Emergency Department Renovation at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, WI, $100,000*
Academic Success Center at Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley, Eau Claire, WI, $20,000