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Make a gift to help all students learn, grow, and thrive!

Gifts made to the Foundation are tax-deductible.  Donors may also gift stock, bonds, real estate, a life insurance policy, personal property or other assets. Learn more about these options. Ways to Give Now


Click one of the buttons below to be taken to our secure giving page. Note: During the payment process, the website will reference the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. As a supporting organization of the Community Foundation, gifts to AEF are processed by Community Foundation vendors.

Make a gift button
Unrestricted gifts benefit the Opportunity Fund to support AEF’s overall work. Thank you for your support!
Find a fund button
AEF stewards more than 90 charitable funds. Find the perfect match for your gift.
Memorial gifts button
Unrestricted memorial gifts are designated to the AEF Fund for future granting. To make a gift to a specific fund, click the Find a Fund button.



As a supporting organization of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, AEF is not eligible to receive a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from an IRA. Per our auditors, AEF is no longer able to accept a direct transfer from an IRA and treat it as a taxable withdrawal. AEF will only accept personal checks. To learn more or discuss other giving options, please call us: 920-832-1517.

AEF staff and board members are working on a solution that will allow us to accept QCD gifts in the future. When this happens, we will let you know. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

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The AEF is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization with a mission to raise resources to enhance excellence in the Appleton Area School District and community.

Early Foundation leaders established an endowment to ensure the AEF’s long-term grant making ability. While the AEF still works to build the unrestricted endowment, it requests and accepts contributions of the following types from individuals, corporations, private foundations and other non-public funding sources:

  • Restricted and Unrestricted Endowment
  • Unrestricted Non-endowment
  • Pass-through gifts for specific projects
  • Gifts in Kind

Gifts made to the Foundation are tax-deductible. Donors may also gift stock, bonds, real estate, a life insurance policy, personal property or other assets.

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