MENUAnnual Fund 2025
Dear members and friends of VCHS,
It is that time of year when an appeal is made to your generosity to help your society and museum financially. A brief synopsis of our financial situation:
The County Board just met last week and proposes to cut our stipend by 25%. The funds we receive from the County pay for the salaries of our two part-time employees. We will not cut their wages, so we would have to make cuts elsewhere or find new ways to bring in money. Our budget is not extravagant; on the contrary, it is bare bones and runs on average $80,000 per year. 63% of the budget is dedicated to salaries. Please contact a County Board member to express your support for restoring our full funding. You can find County Board
contact info here:
VernonCountyWI.gov/government/county_board_of_supervisors/.
Remember, any amount will add up and be helpful. I know you all have given generously this year, and we thank you for your contributions. If you can find it in your heart to give an additional contribution now, it will be used to fill in the anticipated shortfall looming ahead.
Also, please consider naming the Vernon County Historical Society as a beneficiary in your estate plan. I personally have done this because I feel the Society serves a needed purpose in our community. I want to see the VCHS continue to be purposeful in the future.
Your Board and I appeal to your generosity for support now and into the future. We also want to thank you for your support in the past. We cannot do what we do without your help.
Dian Krause, Board Chair
Yes! I will contribute to the 2025 Annual Fund by making a donation to the Vernon County Historical Society: