Mental Health Grants in Wisconsin

Andersen Corporate Foundation

The Andersen Corporate Foundation was established in 1941 with the mission to improve lives and strengthen communities where Andersen employees live and work. Since then, the Foundation has donated more than $65 million to worthy causes.

The Andersen Corporate Foundation supports nonprofit organizations working in the following areas: housing, healthcare, hunger relief, and education. 

Giving Areas

Housing: Funding to increase housing access and stability, including services to transition out of homelessness, and provide and maintain affordable housing.

Health: Funding to advance health access and equity, including support for critical access hospitals/clinics/providers, expanded access to mental health services, and expanded access to preventative healthcare.

Hunger Relief: Funding to address food insecurity and increase food access, including providing healthy and culturally relevant foods.

Education: Funding to advance equity and opportunity in education, and funding to support and raise the profile of trades and industrial education programs.

Funding

The Andersen Corporate Foundation supports general operating, program/project, and capital campaign funding requests. Grants requests may range in size from $5,000 to $50,000 for general operating and program/project requests. The majority of general operating and program/project grants awarded fall between $5,000 and $20,000.

Mission

The Animal-Assisted Therapy Fund promotes and provides animal-assisted therapy for people of all ages with mental, emotional and psychological challenges. The fund supports this work in the memory of Cordelia Anne Brinton. The fund prioritizes work in which animals are nourished and cared for in therapeutic healing processes versus companion animals.

Examples

The following are representative but not exclusive examples of projects that could receive a grant from this fund:

• Teaching people to interact with animals in a way that fosters emotional growth and learning to improve emotional, behavioral and mental health
• Broadening dimensions or understanding of an individual’s life challenges through interaction with animals
• Impactful programs that meet the emotional and developmental needs of individuals

The following are representative but not exclusive examples of services provided by organizations that could receive a grant from this fund:

• Programs that provide mental health therapy inclusive of animal-assisted therapy
• Services to clients with mental health issues, including those that may arise with physical health challenges
• Animal-assisted therapy programs focused on safe, therapeutically sound, goal-oriented sessions in cooperation with physicians, therapists, educators, instructors and volunteers
• Programs to rescue abused and neglected animals to train and restore them to health for facilitating therapeutic healing.

The following are representative but not exclusive examples of organizations that could receive a grant from this fund:

• North Country R.I.D.E.
• Forget-Me-Not Foundation
• Seeds of Hope Youth Ranch
• Unbridled Hope Equine Assisted Learning Center
• Solvay Hospice House
• Can Do Canines
• Reins of Inspiration
• Amberwing’s Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Programs
• Changing Gaits
• Giant Steps

The Impact Fund awards recoverable grants to legal services nonprofits, private attorneys, and small law firms who seek to confront economic, environmental, racial, and social injustice. Since our founding in 1992, the Impact Fund has made more than 800 recoverable grants totaling more than $10 million for impact litigation. We award grants four times per year, most within the range of US$10,000 to US$50,000.

Social Justice

The Impact Fund provides grants and legal support to assist in human and civil rights cases. We have helped to change dozens of laws and win cases to improve the rights of thousands. The cases we are funding allege that:

• In Texas and North Carolina, incarcerated people with mental health disabilities are forced to remain in jail despite being found not guilty and unable to proceed with a criminal trial.
• In Orange County, California there are currently 13 gang injunctions under effect, which disproportionately affect young men of color.
• In Chicago, Illinois, the city’s homeless shelter program is inaccessible to people with disabilities.
• In Springfield, Oregon, the city and its police department used excessive force against Black Lives Matter protesters.
• In West Virginia, the state fails to protect children in foster care from abuse and neglect. 
• In Montana, voter suppression laws disadvantage young adults and give priority to gun owners.
• In Gary, Indiana, a gun manufacturer negligently marketed and distributed its guns, leading to an epidemic of gun violence in the city. 
• In Vancouver, British Columbia, the police perpetuate systemic discrimination against Indigenous people through bureaucratic measures.

Environmental Justice

The Impact Fund provides grants to support local litigation for environmental justice. These grants are for cases aiming to help people or communities who are affected by environmental harm or who lack access to basic environmental needs, such as clean water, clean air, adequate waste treatment, and green spaces. The cases we are funding allege that:

• In Centreville, Illinois, the city’s failure to maintain its sewer system has caused raw sewage to flood peoples’ homes, endangering the property and health of a predominantly Black community.
• In Fresno County, California, the California Department of Transportation approved a highway expansion project that would increase air pollution and traffic in one of the state’s most environmentally burdened communities.
• In downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the proposed expansion of a highway would divide the region's Black, Asian, and Latine neighborhoods and cause pollution and ill health.
• In North Dakota, the five-month closure of a highway in response to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests disproportionately affected the livelihoods and health of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe members.
• In Ontario, Canada, mercury contamination of the English-Wabigoon river system causes catastrophic environmental and health impacts for the Grassy Narrows First Nation.
• In Sacramento, California, the county government and Sacramento Area Sewer District violated the Clean Water Act by discharging raw sewage into nearby rivers.
• In the Eastern Coachella Valley in California, 1,900 residents of the Oasis Mobile Home Park suffer from arsenic-laced drinking water, wastewater contamination, and overcharging for utilities.

Economic Justice

The Impact Fund provides financial and other forms of support to cases fighting for economic justice. From workers' rights to consumer protection for vulnerable populations, impact litigation is a powerful tool to hold corporationss and the government accountable. The cases we are funding allege that:

• In Brooklyn, New York, a prominent mortgage lender engaged in predatory practices, leaving homeowners of color at risk of losing their homes. 
• In Washington, live-in caregivers are unconstitutionally excluded from the state’s wage-and-hour protections.
• In Ravalli County, Montana, the county has created a “modern-day debtors’ prison” by incarcerating people unable to afford pre-trial fees. 
• In San Diego, California, vehicle ordinances target unhoused vehicle owners even when no adequate housing alternative exists.
• In New York, a federal immigration detention facility is violating minimum wage and forced labor laws by forcing detainees to work for just a dollar a day. 
• In Minneapolis, Minnesota, the city and county destroy the property of unhoused individuals and conduct forced evictions from public spaces. 
• In Miami, Florida, insurance companies discriminate against a nonprofit community development corporation renting to tenants with Section 8 rental subsidies.

Funding Priorities

The J. J. Keller Foundation provides funding to positively impact lives in the greater Fox Valley, from Oshkosh to Green Bay, Wisconsin with the intent of addressing the needs of the most vulnerable people in our community. Typically, our work supports nonprofit organizations and programs addressing basic needs and mental health. We encourage collaboration and innovation as a means to address complex social issues such as poverty.

Matching Gifts Program

The Associate Matching Gifts Program empowers employees of J. J. Keller & Associates to have their monetary donations to qualified nonprofit organizations matched by Foundation funds. Associates will send a Matching Gifts form with their donation which will assist nonprofit organizations with the application process.

Our Approach

The Midwest Climate & Energy program uses its philanthropic funding to support efforts that build power through partnership, aligning climate and equity goals to advance bold action on the climate crisis.

Our program takes a systems change lens, focusing on shifting the conditions that perpetuate the climate crisis, which include structural racism. We direct grantmaking toward work that shifts mental models, changes power dynamics, engages communities, and advances transformative policies, practices, and resource flows, in order to dramatically cut carbon pollution in the Midwest by 2030.

Our Strategies

Transform the Energy System

We aim to ensure that the Midwest equitably transitions to an energy grid capable of powering an increasingly electrified society – a grid that’s powered by clean energy sources, accessible and affordable to ratepayers, and flexible and resilient to accommodate more clean power and withstand disruptive events.

Our grantmaking through this strategy will:

• Engage the utility sector and related decision-making venues as a crucial lever for system transformation.
• Amplify stories of the clean energy transition and combat mis- and disinformation.
• Expand solutions that advance customer options for clean energy that is accessible, equitable, and affordable.
• Elevate voices that are representative of the rich diversity of the Midwest.

Decarbonize Transportation

We aim to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the Midwest through electrification and reducing driving (vehicle miles traveled, or “VMT”) by increasing the use of transit, biking, and other mobility options. We support the Midwest States leading in transportation infrastructure implementation that is equitable, and sustainable and ensures that everyone has access to clean, affordable, and accessible transportation mobility options.

Our grantmaking through this strategy will:

• Support increased public sector investment in transit, active transportation modes, and other shared mobility options.
• Support the equitable deployment and implementation of electrification infrastructure.
• Elevate the engagement of diverse Midwest communities to advance transportation planning that prioritizes climate and equity and repairs historical harms resulting from discriminatory policies.

Decarbonize Buildings

We aim to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the buildings sector in the Midwest, cutting energy usage, electrifying equipment and appliances, and resolving the energy insecurities and burdens of under-resourced households.

Our grantmaking through this strategy will:

• Engage with the utility sector and related decision-making venues as a crucial lever for building decarbonization.
• Raise the bar on building performance to incorporate increasingly electrified end-uses, promote health, safety, and comfort, and center the real needs of people.
• Bridge across sectors and break down silos to fundamentally shift the paradigm for how buildings are built.
• Scale innovation to advance real-world examples of carbon-free buildings in the Midwest.

Support Working Lands

We aim to partner with the stewards of working lands to advance solutions that cut greenhouse gas emissions (carbon, methane, and nitrous oxide), sequester carbon, and build soil resiliency in the face of increasing climate disruptions, while centering the leadership of farmers and rural communities’ prosperity.

Our Grantmaking through this strategy will:

• Promote the leadership of farmers and farmer-led organizations to advance climate solutions.
• Build partnerships with public and private sectors to seed and scale farming practices that reduce emissions and sequester carbon.
• Support organizing and advocacy infrastructure in the Midwest for an inclusive farming system with strong workers’ rights that honors Indigenous farming knowledge and has equitable opportunities for low-income, communities of color, and emerging farmers.

Strengthen Democratic Participation

We aim to increase statewide infrastructure and capacity, engage diverse people in advancing our shared prosperity, and create platforms for broader participation in movements to realize vibrant, equitable, and climate-resilient communities.

Our grantmaking through this strategy will:

• Bolster organizations, networks, and intermediaries working to engage and organize communities toward more powerful participation in civic life.
• Ensure our democratic institutions and policymaking arenas are accessible and equipped to meet the challenge of the climate moment. ​

BayCare Clinic Foundation Grant

The BayCare Clinic Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization created to promote causes and organizations deemed essential to our mission of providing people improved health and livelihood.

All grants, whether large or small, directly benefit northeastern Wisconsin residents or organizations with whom we share a vision, a purpose and a goal of improving our communities.

We are proud to support educational institutions, community-enriching events and initiatives focused on health and wellness issues.

Funding Categories

Social Services

Services that provide safety nets and supports for under-resourced, low-income communities. This includes programs that assist homeless or almost homeless people with immediate needs and/or future success; programs that provide help for marginalized communities such as veterans or people exiting the prison system; shelter/housing; food/anti-hunger programs; and employment programs.

Health and Human Services

Support for programs that provide subsidized, low cost or free healthcare for the uninsured and under-insured of all ages; access to mental health; access to low or free-cost dental services; healthcare outreach programs; assistance for disabled individuals or other populations with specific challenges; and services for the elderly.

Environment

Our interests are primarily focused on conservation efforts to protect wildlife, the preservation of natural areas and public interest environmental law.

Education

Funding for exceptional early childhood, school age, high school, and college programs; after school programs; adult continuing education; and educational opportunities for adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Our funding often goes toward scholarship programs so that low-income communities have access to the same high quality programs as their peers.

Art and Culture

Most grants are designated for arts/culture access for under-privilaged populations such as subsidized entry to museums or other cultural sites or events. 

About the Basic Needs Giving Partnership

The Basic Needs Giving Partnership supports the people and places advancing equity and economic well-being for everyone in Northeast Wisconsin.

We are centralizing and coordinating all of our activities under a single regional organization where we will continue to collaborate, advocate, and distribute resources in ways that not only address current needs in our communities, but that also actively work to disrupt the systems, policies, and practices that hold poverty in place. We will live by our shared values of trust and collaboration, curiosity and learning, and equity with a systems-based approach as we work towards our vision of thriving, equitable communities across Northeast Wisconsin.

Funding Priorities and Grant Amounts

Grants in this cycle will provide multi-year flexible funding for current and emerging collaborative change initiatives/projects that are working to get at the root of why complex issues continue to exist. We will fund efforts that align with one or more of the following grant priorities:

• Early Care and Education (ages birth to 5)
• Housing Access
• Mental Health
• Substance Use

Multi-year Award Amount: Up to $100,000 each year

Grant Duration: 3 years

Our Mission

The Oscar Rennebohm Foundation provides grants to enhance education, health care, research and human services, improving the quality of life in the Madison area.

ORF Funding Focus

The primary mission of the ORF is to provide funding to organizations for both programs or building projects that will positively impact lives with primary focus on:

Health Care- Access Community Health Center's Beyond Smiles dental program

Education- Odyssey Project Beyond Bars higher education in prison program

Human Services- Nutritious food from Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin

Research- Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on the UW–Madison campus

The foundation is currently most interested in funding senior support services and K–12 mental health projects but will consider any request that falls into the focus areas.

The foundation strives to be responsive to the Madison community’s emerging needs is here to help applicants in securing grants for projects that will have an immediate positive impact on local residents’ quality of life, as well as enrich and improve lives into the future. 

What We Do

Established by business leader and former Governor Oscar Rennebohm as a way to thank the community that made his success possible, the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation has issued hundreds of grants for projects that are visible in landmarks throughout the Madison landscape and across Dane County: the UW-Madison, Edgewood College and Madison College campuses; health care facilities; and neighborhood and community centers, among many others.

The Andersen Corporate Giving Program provides cash donations, event sponsorships, promotional items and product donations to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the communities where our employees live and work. Donations of windows and/or doors are focused primarily on single family, owner-occupied affordable housing initiatives.

Focus areas include:

Housing

Funding to increase housing access and stability, including services to transition out of homelessness, and provide and maintain affordable housing

Health

Funding to advance health access and equity, including support for critical access hospitals/clinics/providers, expanded access to mental health services, and expanded access to preventative healthcare.

 Hunger Relief

Funding to address food insecurity and increase food access, including providing healthy and culturally relevant foods.

Education

Funding to support trades and industrial education programs and to advance equity in education. 

Funding:

The Andersen Corporate Foundation supports general operating, program/project, and capital campaign funding requests. Grants requests may range in size from $5,000 to $50,000 for general operating and program/project requests. The majority of general operating and program/project grants awarded fall between $5,000 and $20,000. General operating and program/projects grants are typically awarded for a grant period of one year or less. Capital grants may be awarded for a multi-year grant period. Multi-year capital grants are typically only awarded to grantees who have previously received general operating or program/project funding.

Douglas County Disaster and Welfare Fund

The purpose of the Douglas County Disaster and Welfare Fund is to fund nonprofit organizations to support general public relief and welfare and provide financial assistance to Douglas County residents in the event of a disaster.

The following are representative but not exclusive examples of organizations that could receive a grant from this fund:

• Funds, services or goods that are provided by nonprofit organizations to individuals and families with low incomes, including
  • Food;
  • Shelter and housing;
  • Access to health care, mental health care, chemical health treatment, and wellness supports;
  • Childcare;
  • Senior services;
  • Financial coaching;
  • Job training and employment coaching;
  • Adult Basic Education
• Addressing systemic issues resulting from disaster events (e.g. mental health needs, housing needs, etc.).

Funding

Grants generally range from $5,000 to $10,000.

About the Foundation

Clyde F. Schlueter Foundation, Inc. was incorporated on October 10, 1977 with Mr. Schlueter serving as its first president. In its nearly 30-year history, the foundation awarded over $1 million in grants to more than 100 different organizations.

Assets of the Schlueter Foundation were transferred to the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin on August 11, 2016 and a donor advised fund was established in its name. The Schlueter advisory board continues to meet two times per year to review applications in June and September and recommend grants for worthy projects and programs through the Community Foundation.

Statement of Purpose

The stated purpose of the original foundation was to promote growth in character and service of young men and women in the greater Wausau area through physical, social, intellectual, and mental training. The foundation also supported the study of civic projects, projects in the health field that would benefit patients, and educational projects of broad interest involving the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Schlueter specifically listed, as an example, the following organizations: YMCA, YWCA, Scouts, Wausau Hospitals, and the University of Wisconsin Foundation.

Clyde F. Schlueter Foundation Grants

The Clyde F. Schlueter Foundation Fund continues to honor the original intent of Mr. Schlueter’s generosity. The advisory board generally makes recommendations for grants to nonprofit organizations for projects that:

• Serve the greater Wausau area.
• Promote growth in character and service of area youth through physical, social, intellectual, and mental training.
• Provide for civic improvements.

About School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network (SBHSN).

Utilizing a unique framework of funding systems offered by the Department of Health and Human Services, managed care organizations, health insurers, and private donors, SBHSN promotes a system of care model (Coaching Model℠) offering a mix of evidenced-based intervention, prevention, and care coordination services to children in grades K-12. The Coaching Model aims to expand quality mental healthcare access on public school campuses and improve children's social, emotional, behavioral, family, and wellness outcomes.

School-Based Mental Health Implementation Grant

In response to the growing number of students who need mental health counseling, the School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network (SBHSN) is accepting applications from Local Education Agencies (LEA), Public and Private Universities, State and local Colleges, Charter School Management Companies, Public Schools, Charter Schools, and Non-Profit Organizations (501c3) to implement and expand mental health program services on local school campuses. Grantees will receive direct funding and reimbursement to support the following activities: 

• Expanding access to School-Based Social and Emotional Learning (SEL).
• Coordinating mental healthcare services with school administration and staff. 
• Delivering mental healthcare services and coordinating academic-support activities to students with a history of attendance, behavior, and poor academic performance.

FUNDING

5-Years, renewable based on meeting performance goals 5-year award ceiling is $5,500,000.

Mission

The J. J. Keller Foundation’s primary mission is to support programs and organizations that address the causes and consequences of poverty. Mental health is another area of interest to the family, and they are proud of the impact they’ve made on mental health programs and organizations. For maximum impact, the family focuses the vast majority of its funding on their hometown area of Northeastern Wisconsin, specifically the Fox Valley region spanning Oshkosh, Appleton and Green Bay.

Grant Focus

Our funding focuses on addressing the needs of the most vulnerable people in our community by supporting nonprofit organizations and programs addressing vulnerable populations and meeting basic needs. We encourage collaboration and innovation as a means to address complex social issues such as poverty.

The J. J. Keller Foundation prides itself on our established relationships in our communities, allowing our team to lean-in, listen, and understand where funding can make the most impact. While we typically work with organizations with whom we’ve created such partnerships, we welcome new applications and connections all year round, and invite you to meet with us directly for further conversation. 

Go Outside Fund

Connecting children to Wisconsin’s outdoors

We know that nature provides tremendous physical and mental health benefits – yet today’s children spend less than 1% of their time outside. The Go Outside Fund provides funding that helps connect youth to outdoor, nature-based learning experiences. Teachers or partner organizations may apply for funding to cover costs that facilitate getting kids outside and hands-on with nature, such as purchasing field supplies, or paying for transportation, substitute teachers, or educator costs. Grants between $100 and $500 are available.

Grantmaking Priorities:

• Grant applications must include a significant component of outdoor activity.
• Grant applications must directly engage children in outdoor, nature-based learning or facilitate access to the outdoors.
• Grant applications that align with classroom learning and standards are encouraged but not required.

UNICO Foundation

The UNICO Foundation Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) Corporation. This classification by the IRS allows various contributions to the Foundation to be tax-deductible. The Foundation was incorporated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1962. The purpose of the Foundation shall be to receive, accept and make gifts, donations, grants, awards, scholarships, fellowships, and the like, for charitable, scientific, educational, literary and religious purposes. Every member of UNICO National is also a member of the Foundation. Scholarships are our number one project. Each year the Foundation grants over 40 scholarships.

The UNICO Foundation makes substantial grants to:

• Cooley’s Anemia
• Mental Health Organizations
• Italian Studies

The Foundation Also Offers Specific Grants For Cancer Research & Prevention And Food Bank/Shelter. 

Cancer Research & Prevention Grant

With cancer touching so many lives, cancer research and prevention continues to be one of UNICO’s major charitable endeavors. Over the years a number of research projects have been supported for varying types of cancer, such as Hodgkin’s Disease, Colon Cancer, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer and more. 

UNICO Foundation

The UNICO Foundation Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) Corporation. This classification by the IRS allows various contributions to the Foundation to be tax-deductible. The Foundation was incorporated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1962. The purpose of the Foundation shall be to receive, accept and make gifts, donations, grants, awards, scholarships, fellowships, and the like, for charitable, scientific, educational, literary and religious purposes.  Every member of UNICO National is also a member of the Foundation. The Foundation also offers specific grants for cancer research & prevention and food bank/shelter. 

The UNICO Foundation makes substantial grants to:

• Cooley's Anemia
• Mental Health Organizations
• Italian Studies

Ralph J. Torraco Food Bank/Shelter Fund Grant

Mission: To feed the hungry and provide shelter for those homeless or the indigent.

Funding Criteria: To provide funds through community established food/shelter programs that provide food and shelter to those in need.

The program should not be located in a private home, and must meet all local and State health department regulations. The food/shelter program should have an established track record of providing food and or shelter to low-income clientele. Food Pantries, Soup Kitchens or Shelters should use 100% of the grant to purchase food or provide shelter. The program must be located in the United States and serve people in the United States.

The Basic Needs Giving Partnership

We envision thriving, equitable communities across Northeast Wisconsin. We invest in local and regional solutions that address the root causes of poverty in alignment with our shared values of trust and collaboration, curiosity and learning, and equity with a systems-based approach.

Through grantmaking, we fund organizations across a 10-county footprint in ways that not only meet current needs in our communities, but also actively work to disrupt the policies, practices, and systems that hold poverty in place.

Addressing complex social problems requires reimagining how we work together. In addition to grantmaking, we also co-create networks that can collectively problem solve, take action, and learn from each other. By working together and centering community voices, we can build solutions that work for everyone.

Grant Philosophy

We partner with the community to support the people and places advancing equity and economic well-being for everyone in Northeast Wisconsin.

The Basic Needs Giving Partnership invests in local and regional solutions that address the root causes of poverty. Our grants aim to support organizations providing services that are responsive to the current needs of our community and authentic collaborative initiatives that are working to disrupt the policies, practices, and systems that hold poverty in place.

Multi-Year Grants

Grants in this cycle will provide multi-year flexible funding for current and emerging collaborative systems change initiatives/projects that are working to get at the root of why complex issues continue to exist.

Foundations to Thrive Priorities

We will fund efforts that align with one or more of the following grant priorities:

• Early Care and Education (ages birth to 5)
• Housing Access
• Mental Health
• Substance Use

Funding

The Basic Needs Giving Partnership will be investing $1,000,000 into new multi-year grants this cycle. Depending on the range of requests, we anticipate awarding 15-20 grants across our 10-county region.

• Multi-year Award Amount: Up to $100,000 each year
  • To support existing and emerging initiatives led by large and small organizations and serving urban and rural communities, we are providing nonprofits with a range of grant award options:
    • $30,000 total ($10,000/year)
    • $75,000 total ($25,000/year)
    • $150,000 total ($50,000/year)
    • $225,000 total ($75,000/year)
    • $300,000 total ($100,000/year)
• Grant Duration: 3 years

The Basic Needs Giving Partnership (BNGP) envisions thriving, equitable communities across Northeast Wisconsin. Throughout a 10-country area, we invest in local and regional solutions that address root causes of poverty in alignment with our values of trust and collaboration, curiosity and learning, and equity with a systems-based approach.

Creating a community where everyone thrives requires responding to people’s most immediate needs while also focusing on long-term change. Funding is critical for organizations providing direct services and for those addressing the root causes of these issues by changing policies, practices, and systems. For these reasons, this single-year cycle will provide grants to organizations delivering services as well as those leading systems change efforts.

The 2024 single-year grants will provide up to $50,000 in general operating support or project support.

Preference will be given to organizations that are applying an equity lens to their work. BNGP will grant

to organizations that:

• Offer direct services;
• Lead or are initiating community-driven and collaborative systems change projects; OR
• Provide a combination of direct services and initiatives focused on systems change.

Applications must align with one or more of the following priorities:

• Early Care and Education (ages birth to 5)
• Housing Access
• Mental Health
• Substance Use

About

The B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation was established in 1998 by Bernie and Esther Greenheck. Today, their son-in-law and daughter, Brian and Sandy Gumness — as well as their grandchildren and several community leaders — play an important role in managing the foundation and preserving Bernie and Esther’s legacy.

The B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation operates completely independently of Greenheck Fan Corporation. Our purpose is to provide financial support for meaningful projects in North Central Wisconsin that enhance the area’s arts, education, health, economic and social development resources. We encourage people to submit clear, concise grant applications.

What We Fund

The B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation welcomes applications that seek financial support in the following categories listed below.

• Arts: We welcome grant applications that expand existing arts programs and facilities. We also support the introduction of new arts-related experiences that people of all economic backgrounds can enjoy.
• Education: We support new and innovative ways to make education interesting and exciting. Special consideration is given to programs that can serve as models for other area school districts. Projects that promote greater understanding of our area’s diverse cultural and historic development are also encouraged.
• Health: Our foundation is committed to enhancing health care initiatives in North Central Wisconsin. Considerations are given to programs, facilities and education in the health care field.
• Economic: We support projects that promote economic development and that stimulate interest in careers and job skills that will keep our area competitive. We encourage appreciation and respect for our area’s natural resources by supporting projects that provide educational and economic benefits to the community.
• Social Development: We encourage grant applications for programs that guide and inspire people of all ages to become productive, engaged citizens with strong character and respect for family life in Central Wisconsin. We also support projects that improve community safety and the overall well being of area residents. The foundation welcomes proposals to fund projects that improve life for those with physical and mental challenges.

Under $5,000

The board of trustees prefers not to consider proposals from any institution or organization more frequently than once every 12 months. We encourage applicants to develop and rely upon diverse funding sources.

Funding

Applications that are $5,000 or under are reviewed monthly by the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation. Grant applications are due by midnight on the last Wednesday of each month for consideration.

About

The B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation was established in 1998 by Bernie and Esther Greenheck. Today, their son-in-law and daughter, Brian and Sandy Gumness — as well as their grandchildren and several community leaders — play an important role in managing the foundation and preserving Bernie and Esther’s legacy.

The B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation operates completely independently of Greenheck Fan Corporation. Our purpose is to provide financial support for meaningful projects in North Central Wisconsin that enhance the area’s arts, education, health, economic and social development resources. We encourage people to submit clear, concise grant applications.

What We Fund

The B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation welcomes applications that seek financial support in the following categories listed below.

• Arts: We welcome grant applications that expand existing arts programs and facilities. We also support the introduction of new arts-related experiences that people of all economic backgrounds can enjoy.
• Education: We support new and innovative ways to make education interesting and exciting. Special consideration is given to programs that can serve as models for other area school districts. Projects that promote greater understanding of our area’s diverse cultural and historic development are also encouraged.
• Health: Our foundation is committed to enhancing health care initiatives in North Central Wisconsin. Considerations are given to programs, facilities and education in the health care field.
• Economic: We support projects that promote economic development and that stimulate interest in careers and job skills that will keep our area competitive. We encourage appreciation and respect for our area’s natural resources by supporting projects that provide educational and economic benefits to the community.
• Social Development: We encourage grant applications for programs that guide and inspire people of all ages to become productive, engaged citizens with strong character and respect for family life in Central Wisconsin. We also support projects that improve community safety and the overall well being of area residents. The foundation welcomes proposals to fund projects that improve life for those with physical and mental challenges.

Above $5,000

The board of trustees prefers not to consider proposals from any institution or organization more frequently than once every 12 months. We encourage applicants to develop and rely upon diverse funding sources.

Funding

Applications that are over $5,000 are reviewed by the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation six time per year. Grant applications are due by midnight the last Wednesday of January, March, May, July, September and November for consideration in that grant cycle.

The purpose of this document is to allow interested parties to prepare and submit an application for the development and operation of a peer run respite for veterans (PRR-V). PRR-Vs are home-like facilities run by and for individuals who have lived experience with mental health and/or substance use disorder.

These programs are intended to serve as a short-term, residential resource for individuals who are experiencing an increase in symptoms, stressors, or exacerbations, and who are in need of peer support to aid in their recovery. Services are to be provided at no cost to the peer. The goal of the PRR-V is to prevent intense crises and reduce hospitalizations which is done through the promotion of self-directed recovery from mental health and/or substance use challenges. In addition to the provision of peer support the PRR-V provides resources and linkages to community supports and services to assist peers in achieving a well-rounded recovery. The PRR-V must be located in southeastern Wisconsin. The PRR-V will serve veterans in the southeast region, where over half of veterans live, and will serve veterans statewide who want to stay at the respite.

BayCare Clinic Foundation

The BayCare Clinic Foundation is dedicated to supporting the health and well-being of the people who live in northeastern Wisconsin. Through charitable giving and community engagement, the Foundation is committed to investing in and improving the lives of all those who live in the region.

Grants are available to community partners who share the BayCare Clinic Foundation's vision and mission.

The BayCare Clinic Foundation specifically promotes:

• Health and wellness initiatives
• Mental health initiatives

Health and Wellness Grant

The mission of BayCare Clinic Foundation is to promote the health and well-being of northeastern Wisconsin residents. This grant is for those specifically committed to supporting projects to improve health and wellness in our community.

BayCare Clinic Foundation

The BayCare Clinic Foundation is dedicated to supporting the health and well-being of the people who live in northeastern Wisconsin. Through charitable giving and community engagement, the Foundation is committed to investing in and improving the lives of all those who live in the region.

Grants are available to community partners who share the BayCare Clinic Foundation's vision and mission.

The BayCare Clinic Foundation specifically promotes:

• Health and wellness initiatives
• Mental health initiatives

Mental Health Grant

The mission of BayCare Clinic Foundation is to promote the health and well-being of northeastern Wisconsin residents. This grant is for those specifically committed to supporting projects to improve mental health in our community.

Best Life Community Awards

Nominate a nonprofit that you support with your time, talents, or money to receive a grant.

Funding

The winner will be awarded $10,000!

Our Mission

Impact100 Greater Milwaukee is an organization of women who collectively award transformative grants that make a lasting impact on the community.

Grants

Impact100 Greater Milwaukee challenges your established nonprofit organization to think creatively about the needs of your community. Dream big, know your plan and how you’ll measure the outcomes, and you could earn a grant to make a transformative, impactful and sustained change in the greater Milwaukee area.

Focus Areas

All programs or projects must fall within one of the following Focus Areas:

• Arts & Culture
  • Projects or programs that cultivate, develop, educate or enhance the artistic and/or cultural climate in the Greater Milwaukee area.
• Education
  • Projects or programs that improve or advance educational opportunities for children and/or adults in the Greater Milwaukee area.
• Environment & Revitalization
  • Projects or programs in the Greater Milwaukee area that:
    • preserve, enhance, revitalize or restore facilities, spaces or surroundings;
    • promote the protection and welfare of animals; or
    • encourage conservation.
• Health & Wellness
  • Projects or programs that positively impact the mental or physical health of people living in the Greater Milwaukee area.
• Family
  • Projects or programs that strengthen or enhance the lives of children, adults and families living in the Greater Milwaukee area.

We are here to be transformational - not transactional.

We are looking for instigators; people and organizations bringing fresh ideas and approaches to the complex issues facing our communities in Dane County and rural Wisconsin.

Our grantmaking and investments support organizations working on the three focus areas below and fall into four types of support: Capacity Building Grants for building organizational effectiveness and efficiency; Seed Grants for developing new ideas; General Operating Grants for mature organizations with a track record of impact; and Impact Investments that provide special financing to mission-aligned projects. Occasionally, we will make grants at the Board of Directors’ discretion; grants that fall outside of our focus areas and geography.

Meaningful Work

Work gives people a sense of purpose and meaning. Our funding supports organizations dedicated to creating a pathway for people who have a vision and the desire to pursue it.

Forging Character

We support organizations helping our youth, ages 12-24, develop confidence, skills and stick-to-itiveness for a purposeful life.

Connections to Nature

We believe relationships to the natural world improve mental, physical, and spiritual health. We want to enable those connections for more people - especially children - through education and conservation. 

General Operating Grant

We provide general operating support for mission-aligned organizations with a track record of measurable impact.