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Thank You!
With your help, the Women's Fund Luncheon reached our $10,000 challenge grant goal from the J. J. Keller Foundation. We are proud to announce that this year's luncheon raised more than $132,000 for grants, advocacy and education to benefit area women and girls. This is the fourth year the J. J. Keller Foundation has provided a matching opportunity for the Women's Fund - thank you!
Watch your email for more information about our 2013 luncheon. Don't forget to view the more than 80 photos from the event on our Facebook page.
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Year-End Stock Gifts
Do you know that you can donate stock to the Women's Fund? A gift of securities is a way to enjoy added tax savings by gifting stocks, bonds or mutual fund shares. By contributing appreciated securities that have been held for more than one year, you receive a tax deduction equal to the stock's full fair market value while avoiding capital gains taxes on the appreciated portion of the stock. Oftentimes, donating stock allows for making a larger gift than might otherwise be possible.
To ensure that your gift is promptly administered, please contact us prior to transferring the shares. We encourage you to initiate the transfer no later than December 20 to make sure that the gift is completed (and your tax deduction secured) by December 31.
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Issue Spotlight: Adult Older Women
Over the next several months the Women's Fund will be studying issues impacting older women in our community. One resource that we would like to share with you is the Wisconsin Women's Network and their Wisconsin Elder Economic Security Initiative. http://wiwomensnetwork.org/issues/elder/wieesi.
Older women are highly vulnerable to poverty. The median income for a Wisconsin woman in retirement is $17,216, but according to the Elder Economic Security Standard Index, she will need $21,191 to maintain her economic security.
You can search for information about economic security for women, including a database to get data by county, at
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