United Way St. Croix and Red Cedar Valleys, in partnership with the Otto Bremer Trust, is pleased to facilitate the distribution of grants from the Otto Bremer Trust’s Community Responsive Fund.
Donor Name: United Way St. Croix and Red Cedar Valleys (UW Valleys)
State: Wisconsin
County: Burnett County (WI), Dunn County (WI), Pepin County (WI), Pierce County (WI), Polk County (WI), Saint Croix County (WI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/06/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
UW Valleys will serve as a local expert to ensure that the Otto Bremer Trust is increasing the positive impact in the regions it serves, focusing on grants for organizations within UW Valleys’ six-county service area of Burnett, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties.
Focus Areas
Local nonprofits, organizations, and groups may apply for funding from the OBT Community Responsive Fund through UW Valleys. Qualified applicants must focus on one or more of the following areas:
- Literacy: Organizations and programs advancing literacy.
- Adoption and Foster Care Services: Organizations and programs that support adoption and foster care.
- Children’s Health: Organizations and programs that provide health-related access and services for children.
- Children’s Disability Services: Organizations and programs focused on supporting children with physical/cognitive disabilities.
- Mental Health: Organizations and programs that support access to and delivery of mental health services, with preference given to work that addresses the needs of children aged 5-15.
- Capital Projects for Hospitals and Clinics: Activities supporting the maintenance of hospitals, construction of facilities, and purchase of medical equipment.
Funding Information
Grant requests may not exceed $75,000.
Grant Period
All proposed work must be completed within a 12-month period.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Organizations must have held a 501(c)(3) status continuously for the last five years. Government entities, including public schools, are not eligible. Non-public schools are eligible.
- Organizations must have actual expenses of at least $2 million in their last fiscal year.
- Grant awards may not exceed 10 percent of the organization’s previous fiscal year’s public philanthropic financial support. Public philanthropic financial support includes dollars raised through private fundraising (individuals, businesses, foundations, organizations), giving campaigns, fundraising events, UW Valleys awards, etc. It excludes government grants and contracts, earned income, investment gains, in-kind contributions.
- Organizations may not have an open Otto Bremer Trust strategic grant.
- Operating support grants may not exceed 10 percent of the organization’s administrative services. Administrative expenses include Management and General Expenses and Fundraising Expenses, as is consistent with Form 990 (Part IX, Statement of Functional Expenses). The following grant request types are not eligible for the Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund support: work to influence public policy; sponsorships or annual events; fiscal sponsorships.
For more information, visit UW Valleys.
