West Bend Community Foundation

The West Bend Community Foundation (WBCF) is a permanent charitable endowment that inspires, encourages, and supports enduring donor legacies for the betterment of the Greater West Bend Community.

The West Bend Community Foundation was founded in 1999 by the late Clifford A. Nelson and R. Douglas Ziegler.  These men were good friends who had a vision to serve the needs of the community in perpetuity.  With their tremendous financial donation, the West Bend Community Foundation was created, and the foundation continues to grow through the generosity of individual donors and local foundations.

Clifford Nelson founder

Cliff Nelson

Doug Ziegler founder

Doug Ziegler

Each year the Board of Directors issues a Letter to the Community about the affairs and status of the West Bend Community Foundation (WBCF).