The Community Foundation of Dunn County awards grants to connect people who care with causes that matter to enrich the quality of life in Dunn County, now and for future generations.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Dunn County
State: Wisconsin
County: Dunn County (WI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Competitive grants are available to non-profit organizations and community groups for projects or programs that fulfill a community need in such areas as health, the arts, culture, heritage, the environment, recreation, education, humanitarian needs and other civic initiatives. These grants are provided by CFDC funds created by local families, philanthropists, corporations and private foundations for the betterment of Dunn County and to enrich the lives of those who live here.
Categories
- Community Health & Wellbeing
- Health and wellness are at the heart of our quality of life. That’s why the Community Foundation of Dunn County invests in a spectrum of health programs and projects, mainly through the Healthy Futures Fund, which is an endowed fund formerly managed by the Menomonie Health Foundation. These funds support health-related initiatives that benefit the service area of the Red Cedar Medical Center – Mayo Health System through a variety of initiatives that:
- Enhance the health status of the community
- Promote health education and healthy lifestyle choices for community residents
- Improve community-based health services that includes oral, mental, and behavioral health.
- Improve and expand healthcare delivery and integrate prevention efforts
- Address human needs such as food security, housing, and safety
- Improve intervention efforts and increase self-sufficiency of at-risk populations
- Health and wellness are at the heart of our quality of life. That’s why the Community Foundation of Dunn County invests in a spectrum of health programs and projects, mainly through the Healthy Futures Fund, which is an endowed fund formerly managed by the Menomonie Health Foundation. These funds support health-related initiatives that benefit the service area of the Red Cedar Medical Center – Mayo Health System through a variety of initiatives that:
- Program Development or Expansion
- Nonprofits play a vital role in providing opportunities and public services within the communities they serve. Community grant funding can help organizations offer new, innovative programs to better meet the changing needs of the community through projects or activities that:
- Take an imaginative and innovative approach to deepen impact
- Serve a broad and wide range of Dunn County citizens
- Solve critical local problems or address critical local needs
- Can be sustained without continued funding from the Community Foundation
- Encourage collaboration and cooperation among charities and does not duplicate services
- Have measurable impact on the community that can be evaluated and shared
- Nonprofits play a vital role in providing opportunities and public services within the communities they serve. Community grant funding can help organizations offer new, innovative programs to better meet the changing needs of the community through projects or activities that:
- Capacity Building
- When used strategically, grant awards can increase an organization’s sustainability so it can better serve the community today and into the future. It is not meant to simply sustain day-to-day activity – it is meant to help an organization reach a new level of operating effectiveness. Capacity building grants are broad and can support various improvement efforts to:
- Form new partnerships or collaborations to improve services or eliminate duplication
- Strengthen governance, leadership or staff expertise
- Refine and improve communications and outreach
- Improve volunteer recruitment, training and engagement
- Acquire or improve impact measurement tools and evaluation capacity
- Secure equipment/assets that allow the organization to operate more efficiently and effective.
- When used strategically, grant awards can increase an organization’s sustainability so it can better serve the community today and into the future. It is not meant to simply sustain day-to-day activity – it is meant to help an organization reach a new level of operating effectiveness. Capacity building grants are broad and can support various improvement efforts to:
Funding Information
The average grant amount is $2,500 with typical award amounts ranging from $500 to $5,000, totaling approximately $70,000 or more in grant awards annually.
Eligibility Criteria
The Foundation welcomes grant requests from nonprofit organizations and civic groups that serve Dunn County citizens. Eligible entities include:
- Independent nonprofit organizations
- Charitable organizations classified as 501(c)(3) under the Internal Revenue Code
- Local units of state or national organizations
- Groups of individuals or clubs organized to sponsor a charitable project.
For more information, visit CFDC.
