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2023 Fall Grant Award Announcement

November 29, 2023

By Megan Pierce, Donor Services Director

As the temperatures get colder, we have the opportunity to welcome autumn and a season of gratitude. The end of 2023 is near, and we are excited to share La Crosse Community Foundation awarded $293,268 in quarter four. When you review the full list of grants below, we know you will agree with us that our community has many programs, organizations, and initiatives that we are thankful for. Because of the passionate and generous donors, grant committee and board members, we think it’s easy to find a multitude of reasons to be grateful today, tomorrow, and forever.

We have completed the competitive grant cycle for 2023. We have an exciting updated timeline for the 2024 grant cycle! We’re not throwing out the entire process, but we’re evolving to better meet the needs of our entire community. In order to do so with intention, we’re hosting one grant cycle for the first half of 2024 (January – June). All mini, standard, and unrestricted grant applications are due by 11:59pm on February 15, 2024. Additional 2024 grant deadlines will be announced in 2024!

Check out the full list of fall grant recipients!

Standard and Mini Grant Awards

Organization NameProject DescriptionAmount AwardedFund
Black Leaders Acquiring Collective KnowledgeUnrestricted Grant$80,000Community Giving Fund

The Good Fight Community CenterUnrestricted Grant$48,300Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable Fund

La Crosse Family Area YMCACommunity & Emergency Food Access$30,000Community Giving Fund

Marine Credit Union FoundationAddressing Trauma Whilst Achieving Financial Resiliency & Homeownership$23,176Community Giving Fund

Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable Fund
Coulee Region Retired Senior Volunteer ProgramSpace for Growth at Coulee Region RSVP$21,942Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable Fund
Workforce Connections, Inc.Transportation Assistance Program$19,900Community Giving Fund

Harold E. Lemke Fund
WAFER, Inc.Refrigerated Truck for Food Recovery & Delivery$10,000Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable Fund

The Exchange/ Shelter DevelopmentHVAC Fund$7,500Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable Fund
Teen Clothes Closet of Trinity Lutheran ChurchFirst Teens Clothes Closet$7,500George & Virginia Schneider Family Fund

Strong Girls Strong Women Fund

Community Giving Fund
Onalaska School DistrictOnalaska Middle School WEB Program$7,500Harold E. Lemke Fund
Causeway Interfaith Volunteer CaregiversOASIS Respite Expansion of Programming$6,600George & Virginia Schneider Family Fund

Sundet Family Fund
Clearwater FarmWetland Habitat & Education Space$5,900Myrick Hixon EcoPark Fund
Professional Firefighters of WIPFFWCF Burn Survivor Support$5,000Community Giving Fund
GROW La Crosse Inc.GROW Urban and Rural Field Trips$4,600Francie Ball & Mary O'Sullivan Fund

Fred and Deb Wakeen Fund
Salvation Army of La CrosseTo Make a House a Home$3,500Margery J. Stansfield Fund

Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable Fund

Anonymous Donor Advised Fund
La Crosse Public Education FoundationHeart Rate Monitors$3,450Community Giving Fund
Nerds on a MissionFIRST LEGO Team$3,400Lois I. Rehfuss Fund
Congregational PreschoolSafety-Window Film$2,000George & Virginia Schneider Family Fund
Friends of the BlufflandsPrairie & Savannah Restoration$2,000Warren & Denise Loveland Family Fund
The La Crosse Jail MinistryPromoting the Mission of La Crosse Jail Ministry$1,000Morris A. & Roberta Anne Severson Fund

Anonymous Donor Advised Fund
Total Awarded:$293,268