Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin Announces $141,894 in Community Grants
Stevens Point, Wisconsin (March 9, 2022) – The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin (CFCWI) recently awarded $141,894 in grants to 26 organizations that will enhance Portage and Waushara Counties now and for future generations. The Foundation has granted a total of $313,133 this fiscal year to support programs and projects in Portage and Waushara counties that align with our values and five mission areas.
Nonprofits will be able to apply for CFCWI’s Community Grants Fall Cycle starting July 1st, 2022.
Below is a complete list of spring grant recipients. For more information regarding the CFCWI’s grants process, please visit www.cfcwi.org/communitygrants.
Portage County Grant Recipients
- Boys & Girls Club of Portage County - Jefferson Elementary School Center
- CAP Services - Mental Health Navigation
- Central Wisconsin Children's Museum - Operational Support
- Community Friends - Annual Program Support
- Community Partners - Better Together
- CREATE Portage County - General Operation Support
- Festival of the Arts - 2022 Festival
- JusticeWorks - Shifting Gears Community Service Bike Facility Update
- Mid-State Technical College - Community Outreach for Health & Wellness Promotion
- Midwest Renewable Energy Association - Powering the Just Energy Transition
- National Inventors Hall of Fame - Camp Invention STEM, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program
- ODC - Build Out of New Location
- Operation Bootstrap - Replace Walk-in Freezer
- Playhouse Theater Group - Exceptional Arts Programming
- Portage County Historical Society - Talking Points Historical Education Program
- Portage County Literacy Council - Refugee Resettlement in Portage County
- Samoset Council - Summer Programming
- Sculpture Park - LIT 2
- Stevens Point Child Safety Center - Operational Support
- The Holly Shoppe - Computers for Holly Shoppe & Holly Shoppe Office
- Village of Amherst - Building on Tomorrow: Nelson Park Renovation
Waushara County Grant Recipients
- McCombs Bruchs PAC - Summer Children's Theatre
- Patterson Memorial Library - Remember Me
- Poy Sippi Library - Promoting Creativity at the Library
- Unity Recovery Services - Waushara SHINES Recovery House
- Waushara County Food Pantry - Enhancing Food Support Services
The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin is a non-profit organization that inspires charitable giving by connecting people and resources to enhance Central Wisconsin now and for future generations. For more information on how you can give back to your community and accomplish your philanthropic goals, please visit www.cfcwi.org.