Vernon F Dale Charitable Trust
The organization is a private foundation that focuses on providing financial support primarily to health-related charities, educational institutions, and community service organizations. Its mission appears to center on enhancing community welfare through grants to hospitals, schools, and various charitable organizations. The foundation serves a diverse range of populations, including youth and families, by funding initiatives that promote health, education, and community development. While its funding is concentrated in specific sectors, it also supports a variety of causes, reflecting a commitment to improving the quality of life in the communities it serves.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated local or regional presence (especially in Wisconsin/La Crosse) in health, education, or faith-based community services that are already known to the foundation or to intermediaries connected to the foundation.
Good Fit
- • An established health system, school, or faith-based institution in the La Crosse/Wisconsin area.
- • Existing relationship or prior introduction to the foundation or its trustee/advisors.
- • Organizational capacity to manage mid-size awards (many grants in the $10k–$250k range).
- • General operating support requests that align with the foundation's past 'general' purpose grants.
Geography
Grants were recorded across nine states, indicating a multi-state footprint, although about two thirds of dollars went to organizations in Wisconsin, so the pattern is multi-state but regionally concentrated.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 30 distinct recipients (and 30 grants), and the funded organizations span hospitals, schools, religious groups and community charities, so the portfolio funds many independent organizations despite financial concentration at the top.
New Applicants
The foundation declares it only funds preselected organizations, observed zero new recipients across two years, and no public application route or contact details are visible, so unfamiliar applicants appear unlikely to break into the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
