Two returning and one new board member
Willmar, Minn. – The Willmar Area Community Foundation (WACF) announced today the election of new board members and approval of additional terms for other board members. Ron Holmgren was elected to his first term on the WACF board and Pastor Jon Dahl and Heather Thompson were approved to serve their second term. WACF also announced the slate of board officers that was approved which was Sarah Klassen (Chair), Pastor Jon Dahl (Vice Chair), and Heather Thompson (Secretary).
The board of directors governs the Willmar Area Community Foundation, conducts marketing and development activities, approves grant decisions and works to engage people, connect resources and build 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.
Ron Holmgren was elected to his first term on the Willmar Area Community Foundation board of directors.
Pastor Jon Dahl was approved for his second term on the Willmar Area Community Foundation board of directors.
Heather Thompson was approved for her second term on the Willmar Area Community Foundation board of directors.
Sarah Klassen was elected as the new chair of the Willmar Area Community Foundation board of directors.