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Support Healthy Water

Give Today with a Credit Card.  Healthy Water Door County welcomes gifts via credit or debit card.  As Healthy Water is a component fund of the Community Foundation, it will appear on your statement as a charge to the “Door County Community Foundation, Inc.”  Please click here to begin a credit card transaction.
 
Gift by Check.  Simply write a check to “Healthy Water Door County and mail it to:

Healthy Water Door County
c/o Door County Community Foundation, Inc.
222 N 3rd Ave
Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235

Bequest.  You can designate a specific gift or portion of your estate to Healthy Water and, very often, receive a substantial reduction in federal gift and estate taxes.

Retirement Account.  Some of the most tax-efficient asset types to give are from your retirement plan accounts since heirs would be taxed on the income in respect of the decedent (IRD). A gift to Healthy Water Door County shields the assets from taxes thereby maximizing your gift to charity.
 
Insurance Policy.  You can name Healthy Water as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy if your family is financially secure and no longer needs the insurance payout.
 
Charitable Remainder Trust. You can place cash or property in a trust that pays annual income to you (or another named beneficiary) for life. After their death, the remainder of the trust transfers to Healthy Water Door County. You will also receive income tax benefits the year you establish your trust.

Charitable Lead Trust.  You can place cash or property in a trust that pays a fixed amount to Healthy Water for the number of years you select. Once this period ends, the assets held by the trust are transferred to the beneficiaries you name. In most cases, you receive a substantial reduction in federal gift and estate taxes.

Gift of Non-Cash Assets.  You can give publicly traded stock, artwork, or other assets that have financial value through any of the gift vehicles noted above. By donating a highly appreciated non-cash asset, you also typically avoid paying taxes on your capital gains.

Gifts of Real Estate & Closely Held Stock. Contributions of these kinds of assets to Healthy Water Door County normally entitles you to deduct their fair market value. The same gift to a private foundation typically is limited to its cost basis – what you paid for the asset.

Wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, or other estate documents which articulate your intended gift to Healthy Water should be directed to the following entity:

“Door County Community Foundation, Inc.,
for the benefit of Healthy Water Door County”

Healthy Water Door County operates as a component fund of the Door County Community Foundation. Through this partnership, Healthy Water is able to minimize its administrative costs and maximize the amount available to help protect our community’s human, environmental, and economic health by guarding against threats to our water.

As a 501(c)(3) public charity, charitable gifts qualify for the maximum tax deduction as allowed by federal law.

Please contact us at (920)746-1786, or by email, if you would like assistance facilitating an estate gift, or to answer any questions you may have.

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Our Programs and Initiatives

Healthy Water Announces Celebrate Water Initiative

Celebrate Water Door County was a year-long series of activities to celebrate Door County’s water, understand the threats to our water, and inspire people to act and protect our water. It was an initiative of Healthy Water Door County, a fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc.

The 2019 Water Summit was a culmination of a year of celebration and education surrounding the importance of healthy water in our community.

Our 2019 Water Summit presented a line-up of local, regional, and national speakers, all well-versed in various topics surrounding water. Our goal was to provide topics of interest and concern that enhance a new understanding of water and its necessity in our community. Click here to view the speakers as they addressed the Water Summit crowds.

Healthy Water Announces 2016 Well Testing Program Results

Healthy Water Door County awarded a grant to the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at UW Oshkosh to conduct a county-wide well monitoring program during a ten-day period in June 2016. This grant provided free test kits to virtually any Door County property owner or resident who would like one.
 
The results and additional information were presented to the public at a public forum on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Crossroads at Big Creek. The following materials were shared with the public that night:
 
 
 
Questions about the results should be directed to the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at bussek@uwosh.edu or call (920) 434-3148.
 
 
Healthy Water Announces Free Well Testing Returns in 2016
Healthy Water Door County, a fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc., is pleased to announce the second round of free well-testing for Door County residents. This program is part of a long-term initiative to promote high-quality drinking water while providing a convenient way for Door County residents to monitor their well water.
 
Healthy Water Door County was created to address critical water quality issues in our area.  “Door County’s unique geography makes our water vulnerable,” says Bret Bicoy, President & CEO of the Door County Community Foundation.  “As a peninsula situated on the Niagara Escarpment, our thin soil layer, combined with the vertical and horizontal fracturing common in our bedrock, makes protecting our water a priority.”
 
Healthy Water Door County’s mission is to protect our community’s human, environmental, and economic health by guarding against threats to our water. It is with this mission in mind that Healthy Water has awarded a grant to the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at UW Oshkosh to conduct a county-wide well monitoring program during the weekend of June 3 & 4 and June 10 & 11. This grant should provide free test kits to virtually any Door County property owner or resident who would like one.  Of course, if participants choose to purchase a test kit, the money saved will be used to support other water projects in Door County.
 
Over both weekends, residents will be able to pick up testing kits and ask questions of the experts on hand from UW Oshkosh.  Water samples may then be brought back to the pick-up sites that same day, the next day, or the following week for analysis.  The well water tests include bacteria, nitrate, arsenic, lead, and iron tests, funded by Healthy Water Door County.
 
Test Kits may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations:
 
Friday, June 3rd, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 4h, from 9 a.m. to Noon
Clay Banks Town Hall – 6098 County Road OO, Sturgeon Bay
Crossroads at Big Creek – 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay
Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Department – 2258 Mill Rd, Sister Bay
 
Friday, June 10th, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 11th, from 9 a.m. to Noon
Clay Banks Town Hall – 6098 County Road OO, Sturgeon Bay
Crossroads at Big Creek – 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay
Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Department – 2258 Mill Rd, Sister Bay
 
Please note, due to construction, there is an alternate route to reach Crossroads at Big Creek:
Cross Highway 42 at County T. Follow County T to Big Creek Road and turn right. Follow Big Creek Road to Lily Bay Road and turn right. Follow Lily Bay which merges with Michigan at Crossroads.
 
For more information about well testing, contact Caitlin Koller of the Environmental Research and Innovation Center (ERIC) at UW Oshkosh at (920) 424-3148, or email kollerc@uwosh.edu.
 
 
Professor Greg Kleinheinz Talks About Protecting Door County’s Beaches
(posted February 1, 2016)

Healthy Water Door County is pleased to support the work of Greg Kleinheinz, Professor, Environmental Engineering Technology, UW-Oshkosh. In this video recorded at our own Crossroads at Big Creek, Prof. Kleinheiz explores concerns about beach contamination and focuses on the environmental, public health, economic and social benefits of healthy beaches in Door County.
 
Healthy Water Announces New Grant Program
(posted January 25, 2016)

Healthy Water Door County is pleased to announce a new granting program which invests in initiatives that research water quality issues, educate policy makers and the community, and mitigate threats to our water in Door County.
 
Door County’s unique geography makes our water vulnerable. As a peninsula situated on the Niagara Escarpment, our thin soil layer, combined with the vertical and horizontal fracturing common in our bedrock, makes protecting our water a priority. The mission of Healthy Water Door County is to protect our community’s human, environmental, and economic health by guarding against threats to our water.
 
The community is invited to submit proposals to Healthy Water Door County as to how they will help us protect this precious natural resource. Applications will be reviewed on a monthly basis. Applications received by the first Tuesday of the month will typically be considered during that same month. Please call the Door County Community Foundation at (920) 746-1786 or email grants@givedoorcounty.org if you have any questions.
 

Well Monitoring Program 
(posted May 28, 2015)

Healthy Water Door County has awarded a grant to the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at UW Oshkosh to conduct a county-wide well monitoring program during the weekend of June 5 & 6 and June 12 & 13.  This program is free to virtually any Door County property owner or resident who would like one.  Of course, if you choose to purchase a test kit, the money saved will be used to support other water projects in Door County.
 
The hope is that this program will be the start of a long-term initiative to promote high-quality drinking water while providing a convenient way for Door County residents to monitor their well water.
 
Over both weekends, residents will be able to pick up testing kits and ask questions of the experts on hand from UW Oshkosh.  Water samples may then be brought back to the pick-up sites that same day, the next day, or the following week for analysis.  The well water tests include a bacteria nitrate and arsenic test, funded by Healthy Water Door County.
 
Test Kits may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations:
 
Friday, June 5th, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 6th, from 9 a.m. to Noon
Crossroads at Big Creek – 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235
Sister Bay Liberty Grove North Fire Station – 1487 Highway 42, Ellison Bay, WI 54210
Clay Banks Town Hall – 6098 County Road OO, Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235
 
Friday, June 12th, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 13th, from 9 a.m. to Noon
Crossroads at Big Creek – 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI  54325
Town of Liberty Grove – 11161 Old Stage Road, Sister Bay, WI  54234
Clay Banks Town Hall – 6098 County Road OO, Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235
 
For more information about well testing, contact Caitlin Koller of the Environmental Research and Innovation Center at UW Oshkosh at (920) 424-0763, or email kollerc@uwosh.edu.

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Learn More About Healthy Water

Why was Health Water Door County created?
 
Door County’s unique geography makes our water vulnerable.  As a peninsula situated on the Niagara Escarpment, our thin soil layer, combined with the vertical and horizontal fracturing common in our bedrock, makes protecting our water a priority.
 
 
What is Healthy Water Door County’s mission?
 
The mission of Healthy Water Door County is to protect our community’s human, environmental, and economic health by guarding against threats to our water.
 
 
What does Healthy Water Door County do?
 
Healthy Water Door County invests in initiatives that research water quality issues, educate policy makers and the community, and mitigate the threats to our water.
 
 
Is Healthy Water Door County a charity?
 
Healthy Water Door County is a component fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) public charity.  Hence, all gifts are deductible to the fullest extent as allowed by law.