The Kenosha Community Foundation is now accepting grant applications from local not-for- profit organizations for 2017 grants; the grants will be funded from Unrestricted Funds that the Foundation manages.
According to Robert Schneider, Foundation Executive Director, “For 2017, we adopted a new focus for our grant making from the income generated by our pool of Unrestricted Funds. We plan to support projects or programs of not-for- profit organizations that are in line with the Foundation’s mission – to enhance the present and ensure the future of the Kenosha Community.”
To accomplish this objective, the Kenosha Community Foundation plans to:
- Fund new projects from not-for- profit organizations that enhance the quality of life for the residents of Kenosha County.
- Encourage project requests from fledgling (three years or less in existence) not-for- profit organizations.
- Give priority to collaborative efforts, with two or more organizations jointly planning and delivering projects that offer creative solutions or ideas.
- Give priority to projects that use Foundation funds to leverage other funding sources.
- Award a maximum of $7,500 per grant request.
In 2016, the Foundation awarded 9 grants, totaling $50,000, from Unrestricted Funds; the average grant was $5,555.
Grant applications are available on the Foundation’s website – www.kenoshafoundation.org — and must be received by the foundation no later than 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, 2017.
Grant awards will be announced and awarded in June 2017. For additional questions, contact email@kenoshafoundation.org, or call 262-654- 2412.
To answer questions about the Foundation’s new focus and criteria for its Unrestricted Funds grant making, all are invited to attend the following community discussion: The Kenosha Community Foundation: About Our Mission and Unrestricted Funds Grant Making, 4 pm, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2017, Kenosha Public Library- Southwest, 7979 38th Avenue, Kenosha, WI. This 20-30 minute discussion will include a brief presentation along with an extended question and answer session led by Schneider and volunteers from the Foundation’s Grants Committee. The session is free and open to all, but please RSVP at email@kenoshafoundation.org.
The Kenosha Community Foundation, organized in 1926 as a tax-exempt public charity, actively manages permanent endowments established by individuals, families and business organizations. The Foundation manages over $10 million in endowment funds and each year awards over $300,000 in grants and scholarships to Kenosha area not-for-profit organizations and students.
Visit www.kenoshafoundation.org for more information.
