2023 Spring Grant Award Announcement
May 20, 2023
 | By Jamie Schloegel, Chief Executive Officer |
This was an exciting quarter for competitive grants as we awarded $237,133 to 24 local nonprofit organizations! As always, we send a HUGE thank you to our generous donors and our grant committee and board members who worked together to make the funding decisions. We’re looking forward to seeing the myriad ways these investments better our community.
If your organization would like to apply for a grant, the next deadline is July 15. Click here for more information!
Check out the full list of spring grant recipients!
Standard and Mini Grant Awards
| Organization Name | Project Description | Amount Awarded | Fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Crosse County Historical Society | Enduring Families Project – Children’s Stories | $46,200 | Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable Fund |
| Next Steps for Change, Inc. | Peer Support Training | $35,117 | Special Initiatives Fund |
| Hope Restores Corporation | Support Groups | $20,500 | Jean Gitz Bassett Fund and Community Giving Fund |
| For Independent Hmong Farmers | NPO Part-time support staff | $8,000 | Community Giving Fund |
| Planned Parenthood of WI | La Crosse Clinic Renovations | $18,205 | Community Giving Fund |
| Driftless Urban Orchestra, Inc. | Reinforce Outreach and Access in Music (ROAM) | $10,151 | Community Giving Fund |
| Coulee Region Humane Society | Unrestricted | $25,000 | Norman L. Gillette, Sr. Family Fund |
| PATCH Coulee Region | PATCH for Providers Workshops | $1,466 | Ostreng Fund for Children |
| UWL Center on Disability Health & Adapted Physical Activity | A Guide for Obtaining, Fitting, and Implementing Teaching Strategies for a RaceRunner | $1,000 | Chad Erickson Memorial Park Fund |
| WAFER, Inc. | Warehouse Equipment | $5,149 | Norman L. Gillette, Sr. Family Fund |
| The Parenting Place | 2023 Children’s Festival | $5,000 | Jean Gitz Bassett Fund |
| Gundersen Medical Foundation | Carrier Alert Program | $5,900 | Ostreng Fund for the Elderly |
| BLACK | 2023 Juneteenth & August Ball | $7,500 | Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable Fund |
| La Crosse Lions Charities | Children Vision Screening Equipment | $7,500 | Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable Fund |
| La Crosse Association for Home & Community Education | WI Bookworms Project in La Crosse | $3,000 | Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable Fund |
| Amara Rose Foundation, Inc. | Community/School Drug Use & Addiction Awareness & Prevention | $4,950 | Dr. Frank Furlano Family Fund & Special Initiatives Fund |
| Opera for the Young, Inc. | Beauty and the Beast in La Crosse Area Elementary Schools | $2,000 | Fund for the Arts and Community Giving Fund |
| West Salem School District | Continuing to Create a Culture for Human Connection | $7,495 | PMJ Fund and Community Giving Fund |
| La Crosse Jazz Orchestra | Jazz in the Park Concert Guest Artist - Singer Steven March Torme | $3,200 | PMJ Fund |
| La Crosse Public Library | Creation Space Accessibility Project | $7,500 | Elizabeth Fund for Literacy and Wellbeing, Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable Fund & Community Giving Fund |
| Wisconsin Badger Camp | Camper Scholarships | $6,800 | Roland Beranek Fund and Community Giving Fund |
| West Salem School District | Adapted Sports League's Athlete Safety Enhancement Project | $7,500 | Mary Grace Sieber Fund |
| Climate Alliance for the Common Good | Small Business Climate Toolkit | $6,500 | Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable Fund |
| TOTAL AWARDED | $237,133 |