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Highland Area Community Foundation

We serve as a resource in meeting the changing needs of the Highland area community!

Highland Community

Our Mission

To be a builder of permanent charitable assets to use on behalf of the Highland area community.


To act as good stewards for those funds.


To serve as a resource in meeting the changing needs of the Highland area community by taking the initiative in important charitable matters and otherwise providing philanthropic leadership for the betterment of the Highland area community.

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Building A Better Community

Learn how you can help make Highland even better!
Ways To Give
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Young and old, wealthy or of modest means everyone can make a difference in the quality of life for our region with a contribution to the Highland Area Community Foundation.
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HACF Annual Grant Banquet
Building a better community! We've bestowed over $1,600,000 in grants for the betterment of Highland since 1997!
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Find what is important to you in the Highland community and choose to donate to a great cause making our community better!
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Grant Stories
We LOVE giving money to worthy causes that will help Our Community, the Highland Area become a better place for everyone!
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Get in touch with Highland Area Community Foundation and find out how you can make a difference!
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Enriching Our Community

149
Funds at the foundation
1,142
Grants bestowed since 1995
$176,188
Endowed in 2025

"Live to Give"

Rachel Deschaine is a talented young artist who has graciously allowed us to put her song “Live to Give” on our website and on our Facebook page. Rachel also wrote the lyrics and music for her song.

Find out more about our mission

At Highland Area Community Foundation, our mission is to build and manage permanent charitable assets for the Highland community. We act as stewards of these funds and strive to meet the evolving needs of our community through proactive philanthropic initiatives, creating a better future for all.

News

Special recognition given to Ralph and Donna Korte

By Kathy Klostermann • November 3, 2026
At the annual Foundation's banquet held on October 8, 2026, a special recognition was given to Ralph and Donna Korte in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Korte Recreation Center. Their generous $1 million donation was instrumental in making the Recreation Center a reality.

Honoring the Founding Fathers at the 30th Annual Grants Banquet.

By Kathy Klostermann • November 4, 2025
Honoring the Founding Fathers 30th Annual Grants Banquet Last week, we gathered not only to celebrate the remarkable legacy and impact of the Highland Area Community Foundation — but to honor a dream. A dream that was born in April of 1994, when six extraordinary individuals came together with a shared belief: "This community deserves something more." They were visionaries. They were leaders. They were neighbors. They were friends. And they became the Founding Fathers of the Highland Area Community Foundation: • Floyd Rogier (represented by his wife Eunice Rogier - front picture) • from the left pictured Jim Burgett, Terry Riffel, Don Johannes, Larry “Biddy” Essenpreis & Gordon Smith (not in the picture - unable to attend). Their commitment planted the seeds for three decades of giving, growth, and community transformation. Tonight, we honor their vision — and we carry it forward.
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