Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin

Did you know applying for grants takes some time and insight? It's one of the tasks nonprofit leaders do to keep their organization moving forward, especially when they have a good idea they need additional support to bring to life. But writing out the application can be challenging! That's why we hosted Nonprofit Networking: Meet the Funders. And we couldn't be happier with how the event went.

Over 100 leaders from local organizations gathered to learn about the grant application processes of various funding sources. This is the best turnout we've ever had! 🎉

Thank you to this crew of presenters for preparing and providing guidance. Thank you to Northcentral Technical College for hosting all of us. Thank you to the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation for co-sponsoring the event to keep it free for all participants.

And if you were able to join us, thank you for coming! We are so blessed to live in a community FULL of people who deeply care for others!

Ryan and Paul are not only crushing the Wausau Business Show, but they're also giving the proceeds from the show to our Wausau Marathon County Fund! This is entrepreneurial philanthropy, and we are HERE FOR IT!! 🤩

The Wausau Marathon County Fund fuels our Impact Grants, which support local nonprofits. Hundreds of donors give to make these grants possible. We celebrate how their generosity makes our community brighter for everyone!

What can you do TODAY to make someone else's life brighter?💡

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Proceeds benefit The Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin.

Team outing to try the Sam's Pizza burger at the Westsider Diner & Lounge! Sam's Pizza - Schofield & Wausau, the Westsider, and the Wausau Business Show have teamed up to raise money for the Wausau Marathon County Fund. A creative (and delicious) philanthropic idea. The burger was a hit! 👌🏼

Inspiration is right around the corner, literally, at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum's Glass Box Studio. We were so happy to help make this amazing space possible with a Wausau Marathon County Impact Grant. And now the studio is up and going!

This video is the first in a series highlighting recipients of our Impact Grants. Generosity is making amazing things happen right here in our community. These stories are tangible proof.

See the studio in action and hear from local creatives:

Impact Grant Stories: The Glass Box Studio We're highlighting organizations that have received a Wausau Marathon County Impact Grant because generosity brings amazing things to life in our community. ...

Convenient, local, delicious, AND for a good cause!! 😍

Until further notice, $1 from every frozen Sam's Pizza - Schofield & Wausau sold, and in grocery stores throughout Central Wisconsin, goes to The Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️🍕

Look for the Wausau Business Show sticker!

And for a few more days, $1 from every “Sam’s
Sammy” monthly special at Westsider Diner & Lounge also goes to the Community Foundation!

Eat Wausau! 🤙🏼

This collaboration was remarkable, and we're so thankful donor generosity allowed us to be a part of making the Center for the Visual Arts outdoor space more beautiful and functional at the same time as giving a unique, creative opportunity to local students at NTC Alternative High School! Great teamwork!! 🥳

Our Summer ARTventure camp kids are loving the new sculpture outside! We are so thankful for the community partners that brought this project to life, and now we get to see it in action. Our Summer Camp kids enjoy multiple breaks throughout the day and the sculpture is great for sitting and eating snack, chatting, and even playing hide and seek!

Thank you Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin for your generous support through the Marathon County Impact Grant and to Northcentral Technical College's Alternative High for their incredible work on this project!

Congratulations, Good News Project, Inc.!!! 🥳

Thank you for the $20,000 grant contribution that will be used to renovate the loading dock as part of our capital campaign.

Support for this project was provided through a Wausau Marathon County Community Impact Grant of the Foundation of North Central Wisconsin

Don't miss this week's episode of the Wausau Business Show! 🥳 We have a star in our midst!

Congratulations, graduates! Not only are you all serving our community in amazing ways, but you have given more time and energy to keep growing! Our community is so lucky to have each and every one of you!

Another great year of Youth Philanthropy wrapped up last night at our capstone event. These students make us more excited about the future for our community! During the year, the junior class reviewed grant applications and awarded grants to four local organizations and the senior class fundraised for future grantmaking. Their teamwork and commitment are inspiring. And thank you to the program mentors. You have faithfully invested and encouraged these students! Lastly, the graciously hosted the event - thank you so much for having us!

We are so proud of these amazing students and thankful to partner with the Wausau Noon Rotary Club to administer these scholarships to support them! And a shoutout to Kelly Price, our lovely Program Associate. The scholarship season keeps you (more than) busy, but your work is so impactful and necessary!

Wausau Noon Rotary Club awards scholarships to area high school seniors WAUSAU, Wis. (WJFW) – The Wausau Noon Rotary club this year was able to double the amount of scholarship funds that are awarded to five exemplary high school students in

What an awesome project and opportunity! Generosity makes AMAZING things happen, and we're so glad we got to support this. ☺️

Thank you, Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin, for supporting our first-ever restoration project--a 1946 Commonwealth Skyranger! If you look closely, you can see the fuselage and a wing behind our youth participants.

Support for this project was provided through a Wausau Marathon County Community Impact Grant of the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin.

We are also grateful for additional support from the Walter Alexander Foundation, Inc. and individual donors.

We are all about this—the generosity of the Wausau Business Show and the courage of Jim Waldron from Wausau Tile! Thank you for helping grow the fund with the greatest potential for positive impact, our Wausau Marathon County Fund.

Jim Waldron, President of Wausau Tile, will jump off the ski jump at a 2024 Water Walker Ski Show if enough money is raised for the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin as he mentioned on Wausau Business Show!

The Water Walkers have received funding from the Community Foundation for various projects and love the idea of raising money to see Jim jump!

Donate here: https://gofund.me/1b46759a

Listen to the episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jim-waldron-joins-the-show-plus-more-on-the-red/id1741737938?i=1000653780480

We had a blast joining in this morning's ride! Thank you for organizing! 😎

Bike to Work with the Mayor was a success! Thank you to everyone who came out, and for Tucknee Coffee Company for the coffee and treats!

Only a couple of days left to place your order for a Youth Philanthropy t-shirt! We know so many of you see the potential in our community's young leaders - get a shirt that says so. ☺️

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Support Youth Philanthropy Leadership Program for Grants for deserving nonprofits within our community. The Youth Philanthropy Leadership Program is a program run by local high school leadership students and the Community Foundation Of North Central Wisconsin that focuses on giving money and resources to deserving nonprofits. We are raising money for grants to give to deserving nonprofits that give ba...

Scholarship award season is underway! This spring, we'll award over 250 scholarships, totaling more than $550,000, to students from pre-school to postgraduate throughout north central Wisconsin. Last Wednesday, Michelle Gleason and Sue Nelson kicked off awards season at Wausau East High School, announcing 65 scholarships. Congratulations to our award recipients and deep, heartfelt thanks to the donors who have made these scholarships possible!

We can't wait to see the sculpture and celebrate this amazing partnership!

Do you believe in the potential of our young leaders? Buy a t-shirt that says so! Our Youth Philanthropy students are selling these great t-shirts as a fundraiser. Get a comfy, purposeful shirt AND give to the program. The proceeds build up the fund from which the Youth Philanthropy students award grants to local nonprofits. 🥳

Support Youth Philanthropy Leadership Program for Grants for deserving nonprofits within our community. The Youth Philanthropy Leadership Program is a program run by local high school leadership students and the Community Foundation Of North Central Wisconsin that focuses on giving money and resources to deserving nonprofits. We are raising money for grants to give to deserving nonprofits that give ba...

We love that donor generosity gives us the opportunity to support organizations that preserve and enhance the natural beauty and outdoor recreation activities our area offers! Thank you Ice Age Trail Alliance for your work here!

We love that we get to help make these kinds of opportunities happen in our community! Don't miss it!

Check out these fantastic programs at the Planetarium located at West High School!

Natural Selection
6:00 pm on Fridays
March 15 and 22
For ages 8 and up
Thanks to the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin to help make this possible!

Award-winning, breathtaking with amazing music. Janssen's Critical Choice Award.
Darwin's mystery of mysteries: Join the young Charles Darwin on an adventurous voyage of exploration circumnavigating the World with the HMS Beagle. In the 19th century in Victorian times, many physical phenomena were already discovered and described by natural laws, but life’s most eloquent mechanism was still unknown: How could new species arise to replace those lost in extinction? It was time for someone to come forth with a Naturalist explanation of this mystery of mysteries.

See the full schedule and purchase tickets here: http://www.wausauspace.org/public
Tickets are $5 per person & only available online via this website.
There is no in-person box office.

No carry-in food or beverages. Filming is not allowed inside the planetarium.

The dog who will replace Badge has big shoes (or paws) to fill, but we're so thankful we were able to award a grant to the Wausau Police Department to bring another therapy dog to the squad after much success with Badge.

"Badge has not only been a friend and confidant to the students at Wausau East High School but has also left a legacy, with merchandise like shirts and stickers, and an upcoming scholarship in his name. His retirement marks the end of an era but also the beginning of a new chapter with the introduction of a new therapy dog that will undoubtedly continue to make a positive impact on the students’ lives."

Generosity makes a difference in big and small ways! Thank you, donors, for making our community brighter through philanthropic giving!

Wausau Police Department to welcome new therapy dog with grant funding Wausau Pilot & Review Wausau, WI – The Wausau Police Department is poised to continue its innovative approach to law enforcement and mental health

Take advantage of this educational event on the topic of our voting rights, presented by A Walk in Their Shoes on Monday, March 4th at the UWSP Wausau Campus.

We're thankful for donor generosity, which allows us to support opportunities like these!

Here’s our upcoming presentation! A pretty amazing story from the civil rights movement! Mark your calendars!! Colin Hanson

What do you think of when you hear, "Investing in the lives of others"? Well, we hope "have fun together" is something that comes to mind!

Since 1976, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Wisconsin has served thousands of youth in mentor-match relationships in various locations throughout our community. In the past year, CBS moved into the former YWCA, building their new “nest.” We're so thankful for the generosity of our donors who made it possible for us to financially support BBBS's move with a grant to help furnish their new mentoring center. From these pictures, it looks like both the “Bigs” and “Littles” are enjoying their new nest!

To learn more about this organization and the possibility of becoming a Big yourself, check out their website: bbbsncw.org or give them a call (715-848-7207).

Today marks our 37th birthday as an organization! We are so thankful we get to partner with donors and nonprofits to make this amazing community a brighter place.

There's no better way to celebrate than looking back on the impact of 2023! Because of your generosity, we gave away $660,100 in grants in 2023 from Wausau Marathon County Impact Funds. And we are excited about the grants we made in the last grant cycle. From supporting the development of the Forensic Science Center, which will relieve our justice system and give educational opportunities to local students, to giving a grant to the Rogers Behavioral Health Foundation to help bring a clinic to our community, which will provide more mental health resources to our community, the generosity of our donors is being deployed for so much good.

https://cfoncw.org/2024/01/18/impact-grants-update-2023-recap/