Ziegler Family Foundation
The Ziegler Family Foundation Fund, affiliated with the West Bend Community Foundation, grew from the Ziegler Foundation which Doug Ziegler's father established in 1944. It was the family's way to give back to the community where the businesses started by the family, BC Ziegler & Company and the West Bend Company, were thriving.
Sharon Ziegler grew up in Iowa where her own family's principled tradition of giving whatever you had to give was honored. It continued when she married Doug and moved to West Bend.
Doug explains, "Education is our biggest area of interest, especially scholarships. Unless students have a good education, they won't be the kind of leaders they could be. When you see the success of projects you've helped with serving the needs of the community, it's wonderful. Giving is such a great reward."
Scholarships associated with Ziegler Family Foundation