Featured Grant Recipients

Announcing the final grants awarded in 2021! Our fourth and final competitive grant round of the year closed October 15. We are excited to announce the most recent group of LCF grantees. A total of $321,523 was awarded from the $605,023 requested. We are so grateful for all of those who have contributed to LCF, […]

Grants awarded! Our third competitive grant round of the year closed July 15, and we are proud to announce the most recent LCF grantees. A total of $195,209 was awarded, which includes $5,000 contributed from donor advised funds. $709,227 was requested. Being flexible to help nonprofits where they need it most The grant-making landscape at […]

Grants awarded! Our second competitive grant round of the year closed April 15, and we are thrilled to announce the most recent group of LCF grantees. A total of $277,826 was awarded in response to the $963,546 requested. We are grateful for all those who have contributed to LCF for helping us respond to community […]

Grants and scholarship awards total $2M more than 2019 $4,318,863 was awarded in grants and scholarships in 2020, which is $2,000,000 more than in 2019! This total includes grants and scholarships from all of our fund types: designated, donor advised, scholarship, unrestricted, and field of interest. Some of these grants are considered competitive grants, or […]

Announcing first grants awarded in 2021! Our first of four annual competitive grant rounds closed January 15, and we are thrilled to announce the most recent group of LCF grantees. A total of $304,855 was awarded in response to the $492,225 requested. We are grateful for all those who have contributed to LCF for helping […]

List of 4th quarter grants awarded Our last grant round of the year recently closed, and we are pleased to present the full list of grants awarded. We awarded “business as usual” grants this round for new projects or expansion portions of existing projects, and unrestricted grants from the new Emergency Survival Grant program. The […]

Our third quarter grant competition was the first ever to host the new Emergency Survival Grant program. This grant program was created to provide nonprofits at risk of not surviving the pandemic with unrestricted funding to help cover their fixed expenses. Many local nonprofits have lost a significant amount of expected revenue because of the […]

2019 was a phenomenal year for grant-making! Your La Crosse Community Foundation awarded over $1,000,000 to local nonprofits through our competitive grant program, as overseen by the LCF Board of Directors. Over 65 grants were awarded, benefiting 56 nonprofits in La Crosse County. Here is the complete list of grants awarded through our quarterly grant […]