Applications are now being accepted for the Community Reinvestment Fund.
Donor Name: Willy Street Co-op
State: Wisconsin
County: Dane County (WI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/15/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Community Reinvestment Fund Committee is interested in funding innovative, educational, and/or entrepreneurial endeavors that impact a large group of people, reach out to underserved populations, create jobs or develop skills, foster social engagement, and offer opportunities for diversifying partnerships and collaboration.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants are awarded to nonprofits and/or cooperative organizations benefiting Dane County with priority given to organizations run, operated, and/or benefitting marginalized groups and organizations with limited access to funding. Preference may be given to endeavors benefiting the Madison and Middleton metropolitan areas and organizations that have not been funded in previous years by the Community Reinvestment Fund.
- The grants support documented non-profit organizations and cooperative organizations. Applicants must include a copy of their Internal Revenue Service determination letter indicating 501(c)(3) IRS status for your organization OR articles of incorporation indicating Wisconsin Chapter 185 cooperative status. A State of Wisconsin Tax Exemption Certificate is not proof of 501(c)(3) status.
If you are not a non-profit or co-op, as defined, you may apply for a grant using a fiscal sponsor. A fiscal sponsor is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or a Wis. Chapter 185 cooperative that is willing to partner with an organization that does not have one of these statuses to receive a grant award and disburse it to the organization completing the project. Organizations who must use a fiscal sponsor:
- 170(c)(1) government entities are not eligible to apply directly for Community Reinvestment Fund grants and must use a fiscal sponsor with proof of the proper status as a non-profit or co-op.
- Public schools and other organizations that do not have proof of 501(c)(3) IRS or Wis. Chapter 185 cooperative status must apply for a grant using a fiscal sponsor. For schools, in many cases, parent-teacher organizations have proper 501(c)(3) certifications to act as fiscal sponsor.
For more information, visit Willy Street Co-op.
