The Clintonville Area Foundation Community Fund are intended to improve the quality of life for residents of the Clintonville Area School District.
Donor Name: Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
State: Wisconsin
City: Clintonville
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Grants from the Clintonville Area Foundation’s Community Fund come from fundraising activities and unrestricted funds that donors established intending that the boards of the CAF and the Community Foundation determine the best ways to use the grant money to meet ongoing community needs.
Supported Initiatives
- Creative new activities or services: New programs, one-time projects, events, exhibits, studies or surveys.
- Enhancement or strengthening of existing activities: Projects to enhance, expand or strengthen the range, quantity and/or quality of an organization’s programs and services.
- Small capital investments: Items that are directly related to program delivery or service to clients, such as a refrigerator for a food pantry or equipment to comply with ADA requirements.
- Recurring events: Exhibits, presentations, performances or non-fundraising events that occur on a periodic basis.
Funding Information
Grants for recurring events typically will not exceed $2,500 annually per organization for a maximum of three years.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations eligible to receive grants from the Foundation are generally those determined by the IRS to be public charities. Such organizations include:
- Most charitable, scientific, social service, educational, and religious organizations described in Section 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) of the tax code, as well as private operating foundations. (The Foundation will not typically make grants to private non-operating foundations.)
- Grants may also be made to government entities and instrumentalities (this includes schools, municipalities, and Native American tribal governments) for public purposes.
Ineligibility
- Multi-year requests.
- Major capital projects.
- General operating expenses not related to the proposed project.
- Organizations that don’t serve residents of the Clintonville area.
- Organizations or needs not eligible per grant policies listed above.
For more information, visit Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region.
