2023 Fall Community Grants Awarded

Oct 1, 2022 | News & Events

The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin (CFCWI) recently awarded $164,533 in grants to 28 organizations that will enhance Portage and Waushara Counties now and for future generations.

Below is a complete list of fall grant recipients. For more information regarding the CFCWI’s grants process, please visit https://cfcwi.org/community-grants/

Portage County Grant Recipients

  • ADRC – Tax-Aide Income Tax Preparation for the low income 
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters – One-to-One Youth Mentoring 
  • Boys & Girls Club of PC – Rosholt Extension 
  • Camp HOPE – Bereavement Camp 
  • Central Rivers Farmshed – Operational Support 
  • Central Wisconsin Children’s Museum – Phase 2 STEM Lab 
  • Children’s Wisconsin – Portage County Mental and Behavioral Health Programming 
  • Community Child Care Center – Fire Alarm System 
  • Community Thrift Store of Portage County – Accessing healthy food in difficult times 
  • CWSO – Dorothy Vetter Memorial Education Concerts 
  • Evergreen Initiatives – Stevens Point Warming Center 
  • Golden Sands RC&D Council, Inc – Water Appreciation Day 
  • Good Sheppard Lutheran Church of Plover – Community Thanksgiving Dinner 
  • Humane Society of Portage County – Heinz Allocation 
  • Jason Simcakoski Foundation – Veterans Acute Relief Program 
  • Justiceworks – Justiceworks 
  • Leader Dogs** – Heinz Allocation 
  • Meals on Wheels – Meals on Wheels 
  • Monteverdi Master Chorale – General Operational Support 
  • North Central Conservancy Trust – Bukolt Island Recreational Dock 
  • Operation Bootstrap – Food Assistance 
  • PASTA – Super family friendly bike park 
  • Point Dance Ensemble – Community Collaboration 
  • Portage County Historical Society – Educational Resources and Programming 
  • Portage County Literacy Council – Mobilizing Volunteers to serve adults with low literacy
  • Prevent Blindness Wisconsin – Children’s Vision Health Program – Portage County 
  • Recovery Resources Living in Sobriety – Sober Living Houses 
  • Rotary Club of Stevens Point – Salvation Army Solar Electric Project 
  • Smile Train** – Heinz Allocation 
  • Stevens Point Area School District – Caregiver Training and Support Sessions 
  • Stevens Point Aspirus Foundation** – Heinz Allocation 
  • Stevens Point Parks & Rec – Pfiffner Pioneer Park Bike Pad 
  • Twelve Apostles Musky Club – Wisconsin River Fish Stocking Project 

Waushara County Grant Recipients

  • CAP Services – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
  • CAP Services – Skills Enhancement Program
  • City of Wautoma – Wautoma Mural Project
  • Habitat for Humanity – Building to support our mission
  • McComb/Bruchs PAC – Ensemble 7/4 Outreach
  • Saxeville Community Church – Mission Backpacks
  • Treehouse – Upgrade Passenger Van
  • Waushara SHINES – Enhanced Supports

Major Projects Grant Recipient

  • Mid-State Technical College – AMETA Center

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 contact us at foundation@cfcwi.org.

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