Impact Grants – 2023 Recap
NEWS | January 19, 2024
Impact Grants – 2023 Recap
NEWS | January 19, 2024
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.
Wausau Marathon County Impact Grants 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. With guidance from the Distributions Committee and our Board of Directors, 2023 was another great year of grant-making, made possible by the generosity of our donors.
Donors, thank you for believing in a brighter future for our amazing community. Thank you for trusting us with your financial resources. The needs in our area are being alleviated because of your generosity. And more people are getting opportunities to grow and experience the blessings of a life full of color!
We are excited about the grants we made in this last grant cycle. From supporting the development of the Forensic Science Center, which will relieve our justice system and give educational opportunities to local students, to giving a grant to the Rogers Behavioral Health Foundation to help bring a clinic to our community, which will provide more mental health resources to our community, the generosity of our donors is being deployed for so much good.
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.
Wausau Marathon County Impact Grants 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. With guidance from the Distributions Committee and our Board of Directors, 2023 was another great year of grant-making, made possible by the generosity of our donors.
Donors, thank you for believing in a brighter future for our amazing community. Thank you for trusting us with your financial resources. The needs in our area are being alleviated because of your generosity. And more people are getting opportunities to grow and experience the blessings of a life full of color!
We are excited about the grants we made in this last grant cycle. From supporting the development of the Forensic Science Center, which will relieve our justice system and give educational opportunities to local students, to giving a grant to the Rogers Behavioral Health Foundation to help bring a clinic to our community, which will provide more mental health resources to our community, the generosity of our donors is being deployed for so much good.
Health and Human Services – $408,000
myTEAM TRIUMPH-Wisconsin | $3,200 for a trailer to transport adaptive athletic equipment
Rogers Behavior Health Foundation | $50,000 to support the startup of a local health clinic
Wausau Police Department | $3,200 for a school resource therapy dog
Marathon County | $101,100 for the Regional Forensic Science Center
CASA | $15,000 for their expansion
Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area | $1,500 for an interactive display board
Stable Hands, Inc. | $25,000 for their “Building a Stable Future” capital campaign
West Elm Inn | $10,000 for outdoor experiences and mobility for all
Girl Scouts of Northwestern Great Lakes | $5,000 to initiate the Adventures of the Go program
Healthfirst Network | $100,000 for mental health clinic
Village of Spencer | $15,000 for pickleball courts
Wausau Nordic Ski Club | $11,000 for ski outreach expansion
Central Wisconsin Water Ski Show Team | $10,000 for equipment trailer upgrade
Extra Innings Nonprofit Corporation | $1,000 for Celebration of Life
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northcentral Wisconsin | $30,000 for furnishing the new mentoring center
Community Partners Campus | $22,000 for solar energy addition to facility
Keep Area Teens Safe | $5,000 for retaining wall reconstruction
Health and Human Services
$408,000
Stable Hands, Inc. | $25,000 for their “Building a Stable Future” capital campaign
West Elm Inn | $10,000 for outdoor experiences and mobility for all
Girl Scouts of Northwestern Great Lakes | $5,000 to initiate the Adventures of the Go program
Healthfirst Network | $100,000 for mental health clinic
Village of Spencer | $15,000 for pickleball courts
Wausau Nordic Ski Club | $11,000 for ski outreach expansion
Central Wisconsin Water Ski Show Team | $10,000 for equipment trailer upgrade
Extra Innings Nonprofit Corporation | $1,000 for Celebration of Life
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northcentral Wisconsin | $30,000 for furnishing the new mentoring center
Community Partners Campus | $22,000 for solar energy addition to facility
Keep Area Teens Safe | $5,000 for retaining wall reconstruction
Resource Preservation – $201,100
Central Mosinee Chapter Ice Age Trail | $2,500 to fund the Trail Community designation for Wausau and Hatley
Central Wisconsin Off Road Cycling Coalition | $6,100 for winter trail grooming equipment
City of Wausau | $50,000 toward the River Edge Parkway southwest and northeast extensions project
Marathon County Historical Society | $2,500 toward the obsolete media data rescue center project
Rib Mountain Bowmen | $15,000 toward their building renovation and addition project
Robert W. Monk Gardens | $25,000 toward Phase I of the planned Garden enhancements
Wausau Elks Lodge #248 | $10,000 000 toward the Centennial Building Rehabilitation capital campaign
Wausome | $50,000 for community connection 3-year start-up funding
Progress Athens, Inc. | $25,000 for community hall renovations
Town of Ringle | $15,000 for park development near townhall
Resource Preservation
$201,100
Central Mosinee Chapter Ice Age Trail | $2,500 to fund the Trail Community designation for Wausau and Hatley
Central Wisconsin Off Road Cycling Coalition | $6,100 for winter trail grooming equipment
City of Wausau | $50,000 toward the River Edge Parkway southwest and northeast extensions project
Marathon County Historical Society | $2,500 toward the obsolete media data rescue center project
Rib Mountain Bowmen | $15,000 toward their building renovation and addition project
Robert W. Monk Gardens | $25,000 toward Phase I of the planned Garden enhancements
Wausau Elks Lodge #248 | $10,000 000 toward the Centennial Building Rehabilitation capital campaign
Wausome | $50,000 for community connection 3-year start-up funding
Progress Athens, Inc. | $25,000 for community hall renovations
Town of Ringle | $15,000 for park development near townhall
Arts – $26,000
Community Arts | $25,000 for art grants
CenterStage Band and Show Choir | $1,000 for community outreach enhancements
Arts
$26,000
Community Arts | $25,000 for art grants
CenterStage Band and Show Choir | $1,000 for community outreach enhancements
Education – $25,000
Beyond Pencils and Crayons Fund | $25,000 for grants to be awarded in the 2023-24 school year
Education
$25,000
Beyond Pencils and Crayons Fund | $25,000 for grants to be awarded in the 2023-24 school year
The Wausau Marathon County Impact Funds
These grants are made possible because of the generosity of many donors. We celebrate generosity because we see the good it accomplishes and the tangible difference it makes in lives within our community. The thousands of gifts to the Wausau Marathon County Fund throughout the years are combined with other large-scale gifts. These unrestricted assets grow yearly in our endowment, and the amount earned from the investments makes the Wausau Marathon County Impact Grants possible.
The following donors gave over $250,000 for the foundation to distribute and meet local needs:
- Judd S. Alexander Foundation
- Anonymous
- Nils Folke Jr. & Jean B. Becker
- Gannett Foundation
- Otto S. & Esther M. Holmskug
- James & Susan Lundberg
- Caroline S. Mark
- Marvin C. & Ruth (Rudie) J. Schuette
- Wausau Insurance Companies
- Tom & Marilyn Kraemer
How can you get involved today?
Do you love our amazing community and want to be a part of the mission of making it a brighter place for everyone? You can give today to the Wausau Marathon County Fund and help grow the amount available to give away in grants.
The Wausau Marathon County Fund, formed in 1987, 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. Anyone can donate at any time! Every gift is meaningful and is important for making the community a better place for all.
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