Community Enhancement Grants – October 2023
NEWS | October 11, 2023
Community Enhancement
Grants – October 2023
NEWS | October 11, 2023
By: Sue Nelson
To learn more, please contact Sue Nelson, Vice President of Program and Donor Services, at sue@cfoncw.org or (715) 845-9555.
Community Enhancement Grants, including those made from our Wausau Marathon County Fund, support nearly every area of life for people of all ages throughout Marathon County including the arts, education, health and human services, and resource preservation.
Our donors give in different ways and to various types of funds. This report highlights unrestricted fund grants recently awarded to organizations. When donors give to our unrestricted fund, their gifts are invested into our community endowment, known as the Wausau Marathon County Fund. Grants are taken from earnings, allowing the fund to provide grants into perpetuity, making this our preferred giving option. Gifts to the Wausau Marathon County Fund allow us to do good, forever – think of it like a savings account where you only spend its interest. When donors give to our unrestricted fund, not only does their generosity grow but it is combined with other gifts, increasing the impact of the everyone’s gift. Nonprofits who serve with boots-on-the-ground in our community submit grant applications to request financial support to accomplish their important and unique goals.
Through our Community Enhancement Grants, donors’ gifts impact every area of life for people of all ages throughout Marathon County.
Grants, totaling $486,100, were awarded in the first three quarters of 2023. With $151,000 awarded in the September grant cycle, an additional $168,000 remains available to award in the final cycle of the year. The application deadline is November 27. Talk to Sue Nelson or Kelly Price if you have a proposal you’d like our board to consider.
By: Sue Nelson
To learn more, please contact Sue Nelson, Vice President of Program and Donor Services, at sue@cfoncw.org or (715) 845-9555.
Community Enhancement Grants, including those made from our Wausau Marathon County Fund, support nearly every area of life for people of all ages throughout Marathon County including the arts, education, health and human services, and resource preservation.
Our donors give in different ways and to various types of funds. This report highlights unrestricted fund grants recently awarded to organizations. When donors give to our unrestricted fund, their gifts are invested into our community endowment, known as the Wausau Marathon County Fund. Grants are taken from earnings, allowing the fund to provide grants into perpetuity, making this our preferred giving option. Gifts to the Wausau Marathon County Fund allow us to do good, forever – think of it like a savings account where you only spend its interest. When donors give to our unrestricted fund, not only does their generosity grow but it is combined with other gifts, increasing the impact of the everyone’s gift. Nonprofits who serve with boots-on-the-ground in our community submit grant applications to request financial support to accomplish their important and unique goals.
Through our Community Enhancement Grants, donors’ gifts impact every area of life for people of all ages throughout Marathon County.
Because of your generosity, we’ve distributed $486,100 from unrestricted funds so far this year. See below which local organizations, causes, and projects have received funding support.
With $151,000 awarded in the September grant cycle, an additional $168,000 remains available to award in the final cycle of the year. The application deadline is November 27. Talk to Sue Nelson or Kelly Price if you have a proposal you’d like our board to consider.
Health and Human Services – $234,000
Stable Hands, Inc. | $25,000 for their “Building a Stable Future” capital campaign | Nils Folke Jr. and Jean B. Becker Legacy
West Elm Inn | $10,000 for outdoor experiences and mobility for all | James and Susan Lundberg Fund and Clarion G. and Irene B. Sternberg Fund
Girl Scouts of Northwestern Great Lakes | $5,000 to initiate the Adventures of the Go program | Folke Jr. and Jean B. Becker Legacy and Caroline S. Mark Legacy Fund
Healthfirst Network | $100,000 for mental health clinic | Wausau-Marathon County Fund
Village of Spencer | $15,000 for pickleball courts | Wausau-Marathon County Fund
Wausau Nordic Ski Club | $11,000 for ski outreach expansion | Marvin and Ruth (Rudie) Schuette Fund
Central Wisconsin Water Ski Show Team | $10,000 for equipment trailer upgrade | Nils Folke, Jr. and Jean B. Becker Legacy Fund
Extra Innings Nonprofit Corporation | $1,000 for Celebration of Life | Marvin and Ruth (Rudie) Schuette Fund
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northcentral Wisconsin | $30,000 for furnishing the new mentoring center | Caroline S. Mark Legacy Fund
Community Partners Campus | $22,000 for solar energy addition to facility | Wausau-Marathon County Fund
Keep Area Teens Safe | $5,000 for retaining wall reconstruction | George L. Geisler Trust Fund
Health and Human Services
$234,000
Stable Hands, Inc. | $25,000 for their “Building a Stable Future” capital campaign | Nils Folke Jr. and Jean B. Becker Legacy
West Elm Inn | $10,000 for outdoor experiences and mobility for all | James and Susan Lundberg Fund and Clarion G. and Irene B. Sternberg Fund
Girl Scouts of Northwestern Great Lakes | $5,000 to initiate the Adventures of the Go program | Folke Jr. and Jean B. Becker Legacy and Caroline S. Mark Legacy Fund
Healthfirst Network | $100,000 for mental health clinic | Wausau-Marathon County Fund
Village of Spencer | $15,000 for pickleball courts | Wausau-Marathon County Fund
Wausau Nordic Ski Club | $11,000 for ski outreach expansion | Marvin and Ruth (Rudie) Schuette Fund
Central Wisconsin Water Ski Show Team | $10,000 for equipment trailer upgrade | Nils Folke, Jr. and Jean B. Becker Legacy Fund
Extra Innings Nonprofit Corporation | $1,000 for Celebration of Life | Marvin and Ruth (Rudie) Schuette Fund
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northcentral Wisconsin | $30,000 for furnishing the new mentoring center | Caroline S. Mark Legacy Fund
Community Partners Campus | $22,000 for solar energy addition to facility | Wausau-Marathon County Fund
Keep Area Teens Safe | $5,000 for retaining wall reconstruction | George L. Geisler Trust Fund
Resource Preservation – $201,100
Central Mosinee Chapter Ice Age Trail | $2,500 to fund the Trail Community designation for Wausau and Hatley | James and Susan Lundberg Fund
Central Wisconsin Off Road Cycling Coalition | $6,100 for winter trail grooming equipment | Orville and Geraldine Peterson Family Trust Fund
City of Wausau | $50,000 toward the River Edge Parkway southwest and northeast extensions project | Wausau Marathon County Fund and Marvin and Ruth (Rudie) Schuette Fund
Marathon County Historical Society | $2,500 toward the obsolete media data rescue center project | Caroline S. Mark Legacy Fund and Orville and Geraldine Peterson Family Trust Fund
Rib Mountain Bowmen | $15,000 toward their building renovation and addition project | Nils Folke Jr. and Jean B. Becker Legacy
Robert W. Monk Gardens | $25,000 toward Phase I of the planned Garden enhancements | Edward and Lois Drott Legacy Fund
Wausau Elks Lodge #248 | $10,000 000 toward the Centennial Building Rehabilitation capital campaign| Nils Folke Jr. and Jean B. Becker Legacy Fund and Edward and Lois Drott Legacy Fund
Wausome | $50,000 for community connection 3-year start-up funding | Wausau-Marathon County Fund ($25,000) and Edward and Lois Drott Legacy Fund ($25,000)
Progress Athens, Inc. | $25,000 for community hall renovations | Wausau-Marathon County Fund
Town of Ringle | $15,000 for park development near townhall | Marvin and Ruth (Rudie) Schuette Fund
Resource Preservation
$201,100
Central Mosinee Chapter Ice Age Trail | $2,500 to fund the Trail Community designation for Wausau and Hatley | James and Susan Lundberg Fund
Central Wisconsin Off Road Cycling Coalition | $6,100 for winter trail grooming equipment | Orville and Geraldine Peterson Family Trust Fund
City of Wausau | $50,000 toward the River Edge Parkway southwest and northeast extensions project | Wausau Marathon County Fund and Marvin and Ruth (Rudie) Schuette Fund
Marathon County Historical Society | $2,500 toward the obsolete media data rescue center project | Caroline S. Mark Legacy Fund and Orville and Geraldine Peterson Family Trust Fund
Rib Mountain Bowmen | $15,000 toward their building renovation and addition project | Nils Folke Jr. and Jean B. Becker Legacy
Robert W. Monk Gardens | $25,000 toward Phase I of the planned Garden enhancements | Edward and Lois Drott Legacy Fund
Wausau Elks Lodge #248 | $10,000 000 toward the Centennial Building Rehabilitation capital campaign| Nils Folke Jr. and Jean B. Becker Legacy Fund and Edward and Lois Drott Legacy Fund
Wausome | $50,000 for community connection 3-year start-up funding | Wausau-Marathon County Fund ($25,000) and Edward and Lois Drott Legacy Fund ($25,000)
Progress Athens, Inc. | $25,000 for community hall renovations | Wausau-Marathon County Fund
Town of Ringle | $15,000 for park development near townhall | Marvin and Ruth (Rudie) Schuette Fund
Arts – $26,000
Community Arts | $25,000 for art grants | Wausau-Marathon County Fund
CenterStage Band and Show Choir | $1,000 for community outreach enhancements | George L. Geisler Trust Fund
Arts
$26,000
Community Arts | $25,000 for art grants | Wausau-Marathon County Fund
CenterStage Band and Show Choir | $1,000 for community outreach enhancements | George L. Geisler Trust Fund
Education – $25,000
Beyond Pencils and Crayons Fund | $25,000 for grants to be awarded in the 2023-24 school year | Wausau-Marathon County Fund
Education
$25,000
Beyond Pencils and Crayons Fund | $25,000 for grants to be awarded in the 2023-24 school year | Wausau-Marathon County Fund
5 things to know about the Wausau-Marathon County Fund:
- It is a permanent community endowment; the money will live on forever and is designed to meet the ever-changing needs of Marathon County for generations to come.
- Every gift is meaningful and is important for making the community a better place for all.
- The fund was formed on 1987.
- The fund grants approximately $400,000 each year.
- Anyone can donate, at any time, any amount!
5 benefits of giving through us:
- Maximum tax benefits beyond those available to private foundations.
- Maximum recognition or anonymity based on donors’ wishes.
- We accept donations in many forms.
- Gifts go toward enhancing the vibrancy and livability of your community.
- We are here for good, forever!
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