Education Foundation Invests in Wisconsin's Future
For over forty years,
Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation (Great Lakes) has provided assistance to help low-income students who apply for and succeed in college. Great Lakes, headquartered in Madison, is a leading guarantor and servicer of student loans serving the U.S. Department of Education; 3,500 schools; and 1,250 lenders.
Community Foundation Supports Undercover Challenge
Since 1991, the
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation has been working to strengthen the community. The Community Foundation supports between 400 and 500 nonprofit organizations each year, including those who deliver programs and services for education, arts and culture, the environment, basic needs, and more. One remarkable program for which the Community Foundation provides funding is A Pair and A Spare: Brown County's Undercover Challenge.
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The vision of
New Richmond Area Community Foundation (NRACF) consists of three basic pillars: leadership, philanthropy and collaboration. The Foundation serves the small rural community of New Richmond in St. Croix County, located in northwestern Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Grantmakers Support Haiti Relief Efforts
Foundations across the globe immediately responded to the devastation in the wake of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. By the end of the week after the disaster struck, more than $800 thousand had been donated to Haiti relief and recovery efforts. Now, two months after the disaster, grantmakers across the U.S. have pledged over $76 million in direct support for Haiti.
Foundation's Legacy Grants Helps Preserve Environment
It was renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold's land ethic, developed on Wisconsin soil, that inspired the establishment of
Sand County Foundation in 1965. Three of his protégées witnessed encroaching development around Leopold's family farm along the Wisconsin River. This motivated them to create a living tribute to Leopold's writings and conservation work, now known as the Leopold Memorial Reserve, where they would begin restoration, conduct research and inform others in order to conserve the private lands as an integral unit. The Foundation has now grown to where it applies Leopold's philosophy, internationally, to the land and to the sea.
Community Foundation Works to Reduse Substance Abuse and Mental Health Crises
La Crosse Community Foundation has provided many years of leadership and support for two critical community needs - substance abuse and mental health crises. The Community Foundation first began supporting substance abuse issues in 2002 with a small grant to La Crosse Country Drug Court for drug testing kits. Two years later, the Foundation awarded a grant to the Mental Health Coalition of the Greater La Crosse Area and became highly involved in advocacy groups and task forces addressing substance abuse issues in La Crosse and West Central Wisconsin.
Community Foundation Catalyst for Workforce Solutions in Central Wisconsin
Recognized as a national leader in workforce development,
Community Foundation of Greater South Wood County (CFGSWC) in Wisconsin Rapids is encouraging regional collaboration, supporting comprehensive approaches and leveraging local philanthropy and public workforce resources to invest in creating innovative workforce solutions.
Milwaukee's First Funders' Collaborative Celebrates 15 Years
Over the past 15 years, the
Nonprofit Management Fund has built the capacity of more than 500 local nonprofits to achieve their missions more effectively.
"Milwaukee is fortunate to have a great community of nonprofit organizations," said Doug Jansson, president of the
Greater Milwaukee Foundation, which along with
The Faye McBeath Foundation and the
Helen Bader Foundation played a critical role in the Fund's inception. "In 1994, several funders realized that local organizations could benefit from assistance beyond our regular grantmaking that would improve their management capacity and governance effectiveness, which in turn would benefit the clients and the agencies as well as the entire community. From those discussions, the Nonprofit Management Fund was created."
Foundation Emphasizes Strategies to Promote Sustainability
The focus on making health education broadly accessible, effective, and sustainable is often overlooked in the current health insurance debate. The
Argosy Foundation, a family foundation established in 1997, believes that magnifying the effectiveness of the associations focused on this work is ultimately critical to improving children and adults' health-related choices.
