Willmar, Minn. – The Willmar Area Community Foundation (WACF) is pleased to announce Karina DeJong as the new Donor Services Coordinator. DeJong is from Willmar and a recent graduate from the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, MN with a degree in Global Business Leadership. During her time at the College of St. Benedict she was a Love Your Melon ambassador which is where she discovered her passion for philanthropy and community.
Sara Carlson, executive director of the WACF stated, “We are thrilled for Karina to be joining our team and welcome her back home to the Willmar area. Her skills and experience make her a great fit for our organization and with her help, we will be better able to support our donors and community.”
The Willmar Area Community Foundation (WACF), in affiliation with CommunityGiving, is a public charity that attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 1998, WACF has grown to over $17.7 million in assets and awarded $6.5 million in grants to local nonprofits. CommunityGiving is a collaboration of community foundations united under a single framework to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. The core foundations working with CommunityGiving include the Alexandria Area Community Foundation, the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation, the Central Minnesota Community Foundation and the Willmar Area Community Foundation. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers more than 700 funds totaling more than $129 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/Willmar.