For the Gazette

STEVENS POINT – The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin (CFCWI) recently awarded $164,547 in grants to 28organizations that will enhance Portage and Waushara counties.

The foundation has granted a total of $329,080 this fiscal year to support programs and projects in Portage and Waushara counties that align with our values and five mission areas.

Portage County recipients

ADRC – Silver Threads of Portage County

Boys & Girls Club of Portage County – Club Create

CAP Services – Mental Health Navigation

Central Sands Amateur Radio – Equipping a Communication Support Vehicle

Central Wisconsin Children’s Museum – Museums for All

CREATE Portage County – General Operating Support

Foster Hope – Central Wisconsin Royal Family Kids

Friends of Women in Recovery – Medicaid Shortage

Junior Achievement of Wisconsin – Program Expansion

Midwest Renewable Energy Association – 32nd Annual Energy Fair

Mid-State Technical College – DEI Applied Conference Scholarships

National Inventors Hall of Fame – Camp Invention

ODC – Better Together

Operation Bootstrap – Job Assistance Program

Plover River Crossing – Interpretive Trail Signs

Portage County Historical Society – We Just Wanted to Play

Portage County Legal Aid Society – Legal Services Support

Riverfront Jazz Festival – 20th Annual Festival

St. Bartholomew Church – Handicap Accessibility Lift

Stevens Point Area School District- Equity Walk

Stevens Point Sculpture Park – Building Power

The Salvation Army of Stevens Point – Emergency Assistance

Waushara County recipients

American Legion Woman-Minskey – WWII Memorial Building Tables

Ice Age Trail Alliance – Prairie restoration & education

North Central Conservancy Trust – Strategic Outreach for Conservation

Waushara County Food Pantry – Maintaining Hunger Relief Services

Waushara County Health Department – Waushara Run for Hope 5K

Waushara Prevention Council – Backpack Food Program

The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin is a non-profit organization that inspires charitable giving by connecting people and resources to enhance central Wisconsin.

Applications for CFCWI’s Community Grants Fall Cycle will open again on July 1.

For more information, visit https://cfcwi.org/community-grants.