2009 Grants
4000 Foundation
General Fund (2 of 3) $5,000
Alzheimer’s Association of Greater La Crosse
George and Virginia Schneider Family Fund $1,500
American Association of University Women
CMG Women's Fund $200
American Red Cross Scenic Bluffs Chapter
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund $280
Chester and Veronica Ware Fund $755
Aquinas Schools Foundation
Davy Family Fund $1,140
Fred and MaryAnn Funk Fund $500
Harry L. and Charlotte L. Woods Family Fund $4,910
Bethany Lutheran Homes
Connie Repnik Memorial Fund $2,180
Birthright of La Crosse
George and Virginia Schneider Family Fund $2,000
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Chester and Veronica Ware Fund $755
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse
Boys & Girls Clubs of La Crosse Fund $91,698
Norman L. Gillette, Sr. Family Fund $1,000
Lommen Boys & Girls Club Scholarship $500
Audrey and Donald Medinger Family Fund $150
Women's Fund of the La Crosse Community Foundation $1,500
Brice Prairie First Responders
Fred and Mary Ann Funk Family Fund $100
Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman
Davy Family Fund $1,000
Catholic Charities:
General Fund $30,000
Barbara and Dave Erickson Fund $1,000
Children's Museum of La Crosse
Children's Museum of La Crosse Endowment $1,470
Christ Episcopal Church
Wayne J. Hood Fund $3,180
Father Christopher Pratt Memorial Fund $615
Women's Fund of the La Crosse Community Foundation $500
City of La Crosse Park and Recreation Department
Pettibone Park Commission Endowment $3,460
Coulee Council on Addictions
Coulee Council on Addictions Endowment $790
Coulee Partners for Sustainability
General Fund $3,500
Coulee Region Humane Society
Duane and Carol Taebel Fund $675
Coulee Region Trout Unlimited
General Fund (2 of 4) $5,000
Diocese of La Crosse
Davy Family Fund $1,000
Father Christopher Pratt Memorial Fund $615
Domistic Violence Intervention Project
Women's Fund of the La Crosse Community Foundation $500
Easter Seals Wisconsin
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund - $280
Empowered Life Worship Center
General Fund $1,000
English Lutheran Church
Duane and Carol Taebel Fund $675
Family & Children's Center
Richard W. Brown Family Fund $8,145
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund $280
Women's Fund of the La Crosse Community Foundation $2,500
Family Resources
General Fund $13,225
Milo and Beverly Mayer Mach Family Fund $215
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Harold “Pete” Isenman Fund $2,340
First Presbyterian Church
Harry L. and Charlotte L. Woods Family Fund $4,910
Dr. David L. & Sacia B. Morris Family Foundation -audio equipment $5,000
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
Dr. David L. & Sacia B. Morris Family Foundation $500
Franciscan Skemp Foundation
Ruth M. Dalton, M.D. Fund $187
Davy Family Fund- Philip and & Caecillia Davy Fund $1,000
Gateway Area Boy Scouts
Wayne J. Hood Fund $1,050
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund $280
Great Rivers United Way
Dr. David L. & Sacia B. Morris Family Foundation $10,000
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation
Kaitlin's Table -First Friday's by Jennifer Keller $502
Ellen and Henry Funk Family Fund -Carilee Fund $525
Fred and Mary Ann Funk Family Fund -Acute Care/ER Building Project $800
Norman L. Gillette, Sr. Family Fund -Norman L. Gillette, Jr. Research Fellowship
$
10,000
Dr. Gunnar and Mary Baldwin Gundersen Memorial Fund -dementia research $770
JARD Fund -Partners in Reading-Roosevelt Project $1,000
Connie Repnik Memorial Fund $4,360
Duane and Carol Taebel Fund $675
Chester and Veronica Ware Fund – Hospice $755
Harry L. and Charlotte L. Woods Family Fund $4,910
Hillview Greenhouse Life Center
First Friday's by Rochelle Nicks $502
Hmong Mutual Assistance Association
Audrey and Donald Medinger Family Fund $400
Human Powered Trails
First Friday's by Derek & Maria Peterson $500
First Friday's by Mark Hammond $500
Independent Living Resources
General Fund-Supported Living Project $16,000
RAVE-First Friday's by Heather & Marshall Quackenboss $500
Jim’s Grocery Bag Fund
Norman L. Gillette, Sr. Family Fund $500
Kids Helping Kids-LPEF
Norman L. Gillette, Sr. Family Fund -Kids Helping Kids initial funding $20,000
La Crosse Area Family YMCA
General Fund - Miracle League baseball field $12,660
Norman L. Gillette, Sr. Family Fund -youth scholarship $750
Wayne J. Hood Fund $1,380
Harold “Pete” Isenman Fund -Miracle League baseball field $2,340
La Crosse Chamber Chorale
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund $280
La Crosse Community Foundation
Dr. Gunnar and Mary Baldwin Gundersen Memorial Fund -grants $770
La Crosse Community Theatre
Gretchen Guernsey Leigh Fund $3,975
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund $280
La Crosse County
General Fund-UCAN Center-mental health social detox center $42,790
General Fund - Hmong Eldercare Program $13,950
Paque Family Fund - La Crosse County Human Services $2,025
Women's Fund of the La Crosse Community Foundation -Community Liaison Program-Women's transportation $5,000
La Crosse County Historical Society
General Fund-Senior Education Outreach Program $730
Anita and Robert Funke Historical Society Fund $3,415
La Crosse County Historical Society Endowment $9,975
Gretchen Guernsey Leigh Fund $3,975
Milo and Beverly Mayer Mach Family Fund $215
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund $280
La Crosse County Justice Sanctions
General Fund-women's community-based corrections $50,000
La Crosse Public Education Foundation
Sally A. Grimslid Memorial Fund for Franklin Elementary -Franklin Elementary $1,015
Dr. Gunnar and Mary Baldwin Gundersen Memorial Fund $770
Duane and Carol Taebel Fund – Spence Elementary activities $675
Women's Fund of the La Crosse Community Foundation -Swantz-Leadership Fund-Marion Ramlow $110
Roberta Zurn Fund -Swantz-Leadership Fund-Marion Ramlow $390
La Crosse Public Library
Dr. Gunnar and Mary Baldwin Gundersen Memorial Fund $770
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
General Fund-Symphony for Youth $2,675
Ella F. Ambrosius Fund -Symphony for Youth $825
Ruth M. Dalton, M.D. Fund $187
Learning Together Family Literacy
CMG Women's Fund $650
Women's Fund of the La Crosse Community Foundation -Family Literacy Program $3,000
March of Dimes-Wisconsin Chapter
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund $280
Marquette University
Davy Family Fund $1,140
Mental Health Coalition
General Fund-CIT training $7,418
First Friday's by Ben Kruse $502
Dr. Frank Furlano Family Fund -CIT training $725
Mississippi Valley Conservancy
Barbara and Donald Frank Family Fund $1,000
Fred and Mary Ann Funk Family Fund $200
Milo and Beverly Mayer Mach Family Fund $215
Myrick Hixon Eco Park
General Fund $30,000
Barbara and Donald Frank Family Fund $1,000
New Horizons Shelter and Women's Center
Barbara and Donald Frank Family Fund $720
Milo and Beverly Mayer Mach Family Fund $215
George and Virginia Schneider Family Fund $1,220
Chester & Veronica Ware Fund $755
Onalaska Foundation for Educational Excellence
Onalaska Foundation for Educational Excellence Fund $3,660
Onalaska/Holmen Emergency Food Basket
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund $280
Options in Reproductive Care
General Fund-computers and printers $3,625
First Friday's by Erin Morrison $500
Barbara and Donald Frank Family Fund $720
Dr. David L. & Sacia B. Morris Family Foundation -computers and printers $3,000
Roberta Zurn Fund -Leadership Award-Marion Ramlow $500
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
General Fund-Come For Supper Program-freezer $5,409
Kathryn, Olaus, and Dena Cappelen Fund $10,725
CMG Women's Fund -Women's Clothes Closet $100
Barbara and Dave Erickson Fund -Come to Supper Program $1,000
Connie Repnik Memorial Fund $2,180
Women's Fund of the La Crosse Community Foundation -Women's Clothes Closet $600
Place of Grace
First Friday's by Lauren Swartz $500
Ellen and Henry Funk Family Fund $120
Audrey and Donald Medinger Family Fund $300
George and Virginia Schneider Family Fund $1,000
Pump House Regional Arts Center
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund $280
Riverfront Foundation
CMG Women's Fund $250
Ruth M. Dalton, M.D. Fund $187
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund $280
Duane and Carol Taebel Fund $675
Riverland Girl Scout Council
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund $280
Riverside International Friendship Gardens
Tom and Ann Monson Family Fund -Norwegian Garden $370
St. Clare Health Mission
First Friday's by Debbie Sieber $502
First Friday's by Steve Baker $502
Davy Family Fund $780
Barbara and Dave Erickson Fund -dental and vision assistance $2,000
Ellen and Henry Funk Family Fund $905
Gretchen Guernsey Leigh Fund $3,975
Dr. David L. & Sacia B. Morris Family Foundation -Badger Care-challenge grant $100,000
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund $280
St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church
Baltz Family Fund $1,985
St. Mary's Catholic Parish (Viroqua)
General Fund-Fortney Hotel kitchen equipment $2,500
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Onalaska Fund $4,065
The Salvation Army
General Fund-refurbish kitchen and support psychiatric care $54,424
Davy Family Fund $780
Norman L. Gillette, Sr. Family Fund $10,000
Audrey and Donald Medinger Family Fund -Feed the Kids Summer Lunch $150
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund $280
Salvation Army, La Crosse WI Endowment $4,470
George and Virginia Schneider Family Fund – food program $2,500
Jack and Marti Schwem Fund $500
Chester and Veronica Ware Fund $755
School District of Bangor
General Fund-food from Jim’s Grocery Bag $401
School District of Holmen
General Fund-food from Jim’s Grocery Bag $2,113
Barbara and Dave Erickson Fund -Evergreen Elementary playground equipment $3,000
Erickson Sisters' Fund -elementary kids winter clothing $350
School District of La Crosse
General Fund-children dental needs/mental health in-service $5,420
General Fund-food from Jim’s Grocery Bag $8,193
Julianna and Steven Blanchar Kindergarten Trip Fund -kindergarten trips $940
Chad Erickson Memorial Fund -Longfellow Middle School-Kids Clothes Closet $500
Chad Erickson Memorial Fund -Spence Elementary-Bertelson's Reading Program $500
James Gokey Endowment Fund aka Jim’s Grocery Bag Fund -food pantries $14,025
George & Virginia Schnieder Family Fund – head lice erradication program $2,000
Women's Fund of the La Crosse Community Foundation -Hamilton Dance Shoppe $1,200
School District of Onalaska
General Fund-food from Jim’s Grocery Bag $1,876
School District of West Salem
General Fund-food from Jim’s Grocery Bag $911
Shriners Hospital for Children (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Connie Repnik Memorial Fund $2,180
United Fund for the Arts and Humanities
Norman L. Gillette, Sr. Family Fund $1,500
Milo and Beverly Mayer Mach Family Fund $215
Dr. David L. & Sacia B. Morris Family Foundation $3,000
United Funds for the Arts and Humanities Endowment $5,910
UW-La Crosse Foundation
General Fund-scholarship $800
La Crosse Bridge Builders Fund -PRIDE Center-transgender health scholarships $825
William S. Case Scholarship $975
CMG Women's Fund -Self Sufficiencey Program $1,000
Norman L. Gillette, Sr. Family Fund -scholarship $500
Glendenning Family Fund -scholarship $2,195
Gertrude Salzer Gordon Concert in the Park Fund $3,621
Gertrude and Donald "Sandy" Gordon Jazz Scholarship $4,275
Lillian Kaplan Fund $600
Betty and Dale Kendrick Art Scholarship -scholarship $1,000
Dr. David L. & Sacia B. Morris Family Foundation -Self Sufficiency Program $500
Women's Fund of the La Crosse Community Foundation -Self Sufficiency Program $2,210
UW-Madison Foundation
Davy Family Fund -Civil Engineering $1,145
Viterbo University
General Fund-scholarship $800
William S. Case Scholarship -scholarship $975
Ruth M. Dalton, M.D. Fund -Riverland Girl Scouts Juliette Low Scholarship $187
Norman L. Gillette, Sr. Family Fund -scholarship $500
Glendenning Family Fund -scholarship $2,195
Global Awareness Fund -co-sponsor Greg Mortonsen $1,000
Dr. David L. & Sacia B. Morris Family Foundation - Biology Department $675
Dr. David L. & Sacia B. Morris Family Foundation -Stars of Arts $1,000
WAFER
Ellen and Henry Funk Family Fund $265
Harrington Fund $2,300
Dr. David L. & Sacia B. Morris Family Foundation -walk-in freezer $9,665
Dr. David L. & Sacia B. Morris Family Foundation -Feeding Today's Youth Program $5,000
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund $280
George and Virginia Schneider Family Fund $2,500
WDA Mission of Mercy
General Fund-dental care event $7,500
WTC Foundation
General Fund-$800
Ernest and Olive Gershon Scholarship $1,440
Norman L. Gillette, Sr. Family Fund -scholarship $500
Women's Fund of the La Crosse Community Foundation -Women's Fund Educational Account $1,950
Wisconsin Alumni Association
Dr. David L. & Sacia B. Morris Family Foundation $500
Wisconsin Public Television
Dr. David L. and Sacia B. Morris Fund $280
Women's Fund
CMG Women's Fund -grants $500
Norman L. Gillette, Sr. Family Fund -table sponsor $250
Lillian Kaplan Fund -grants $510
Joan and Paul Schoenfeld Fund-WF -grants $450
Sullivan Fund -administrative support $1,000
Workforce Connections, Inc
General Fund-Franklin School community garden $4,050
The World We Live In
Global Awareness Fund -cultural project for middle schools $1,000
YWCA of the Coulee Region
General Fund-Excessive Absences Program $5,000
