The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin (CFCWI) recently awarded $154,553 in grants to 34 organizations that will enhance Portage and Waushara Counties now and for future generations.
Below is a complete list of grant recipients. For more information regarding the CFCWI’s grants process, please visit https://cfcwi.org/community-grants/
Portage County Grant Recipients
- WW1 Veterans Park – Water Foundation Replacement
- The Playhouse Theatre Group – Hear us Roar!
- Friends of 2713 – 2713 Security Improvements
- Riverfront Jazz Festival – 2024 Festival
- CREATE Portage County – General Operations – Intern & Production Support
- Stevens Point Area YMCA – Senior Population Lunch and Learns
- Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra – Youth Symphony Orchestra Program
- ODC – Better Together, Community Friends
- Recycling Connections – Mattress Recycling Event
- Stevens Point Sculpture Park – LIT 2024
- Monteverdi Master Chorale – Programming Expansion
- Focus Development Organization – EmpowerHer: Stitching Success and Business Growth
- Junior Achievement of WI- Closing the Gap
- Stevens Point Housing Authority – Parent Café and Homework/Tutoring Center
- Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Development – Local Cooperation for Invasive Species
- Midwest Renewable Energy Association – Centering Portage County in the Midwest Energy transition
- National Inventors Hall of Fame – Camp Invention
- Trinity Learning Center & Preschool – Security Upgrades
- Boys & Girls Club of Portage County – Club Creates
- Central Wisconsin Children’s Museum – Museums for All
- Door2Dreams – Creating a house plan for adults with IDD
- Healing Acres- Critical Incident Stress Management Training – Portage County
- One Big Tent – Helping our Neighbors and the Working Poor
- Portage County Historical Society – Building Collections and Community
- CAP Services – Mental Health Navigation
- Meals on Wheels – Meals on Wheels Food Delivery
- The Salvation Army of Stevens Point – One time housing assistance
- Central Rivers Farmshed – Farm Fresh and Free (Farming for the Future Collaboration)
Waushara County Grant Recipients
- Waushara County Health Department – 2024 Waushara Run for Hope 5K
- Saxeville-Springwater Volunteer Fire Department – Vehicle Extrication
- Unity Recovery Services/Waushara SHINES – Operational Support
- McComb Bruchs Performing Arts Center- Sleeping Beauty with the Missoula Children’s Theatre
- North Central Conservancy Trust – Community Access for Suszko Ridge Preserve
- Hancock Public Library – Library Addition
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. Contact us at foundation@cfcwi.org for more information on how you can give back to your community and accomplish your philanthropic goals.