FY2022 Fall Community Grants Awarded

Sep 28, 2021 | News & Events

The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin (CFCWI) recently awarded $169,239 in grants to 33 programs that will enhance Central Wisconsin now and for future generations. 

Nonprofits will be able to apply for CFCWI’s Community Grants Spring Cycle starting January 1st, 2022.  

Portage County Grant Recipients

  • Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) – Tax Aide for Low Income & Elderly
  • Boys & Girls Club of Portage County – Rosholt Site
  • Camp HOPE – Bereavement Camp
  • CAP Services, Inc. – Hmong UPLIFT Program
  • Central Rivers Farmshed – Farmshed Education Series
  • Central Wisconsin Children’s Museum – Create-It Art Room
  • Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra – Operation Expenses
  • Children’s Wisconsin – Mental & Behavioral Health Programming
  • Community Thrift Store of Portage County – Get Healthy Stay Healthy
  • Cultural Commons
  • Evergreen Community Initiatives – Stevens Point Warming Shelter
  • Heart of Wisconsin Pickleball Courts
  • Meals on Wheels
  • ODC – Mental Health Satellite Clinic
  • Operation Bootstrap
  • Plover River Trail Crossing
  • Point Dance Ensemble
  • Portage County Literacy Council
  • Prevent Blindness Wisconsin – Children’s Vision
  • Rosholt Area First Responders
  • Salvation Army
  • Stevens Point Area YMCA – Hmong Healthy Connections
  • Stevens Point Child Safety Center
  • Stevens Point Curling Club
  • Woodlands Church – Spring Into Action

Waushara County Grant Recipients

  • CAP Services, Inc. – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
  • CAP Services, Inc. – Skills Enhancement Program
  • McCombs Bruchs Performing Arts Center – Outreach & Public Performance
  • Northcentral Conservancy Trust
  • Poy Sippi Public Library – Healthy Eating Classes
  • Saxeville Community Church
  • Waushara County Health Department – Bike Safety Education
  • Wautoma Senior Center – Operational Support

Major Projects Grant Recipient

  • Celebrate Plover – Lake Pacawa Park ADA Accessible playground and splash pad.

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, contact us at foundation@cfcwi.org.

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