“At the Open Door Clinic,
we are grateful for the Community Foundation Board Grant Fund. The
grant enabled us to
purchase a portable, folding room divider. Not only did the divider improve patient privacy, it also allowed us
to set up the clinic more efficiently to better serve
our patients in Chippewa County.”
— Dr. Deb Bieging,
Open Door Clinic Coordinator

Apply for a Grant

Do you have a project worthy of grant money from the foundation?

Grants are awarded to a full spectrum of tax-exempt nonprofit organizations — children, education, the arts, health, social justice, or the environment — based on worthy community efforts and the greatest community need.

Application Process

Your project must benefit citizens in Chippewa County

Your organizations must be classified as 501(c)(3) under the Internal Revenue Code

Your charitable purposes must be defined as deductible under 170(b)(1)(a) of the Internal Revenue Code

Generally grants are awarded to help launch new projects not addressed by existing organizations or to support special efforts of already-established not-for-profit organizations in Chippewa County. Your grant application will be evaluated based on the policies, funding objectives, and how well they help the citizens of Chippewa County. Higher priority is given to projects that present the potential for a multiplier effect.

Our community foundation favors grant proposals that:  

APPLY FOR A GRANT
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The Community Foundation of Chippewa County 2012 Grant Cycle is now closed. Thank you to all who submitted an application. Grant recipients will be notified after the first of the year.

Our next Grant Cycle will be in the fall of 2013. Please check back in October for further details.

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Originate from a local office of the organization, if there is one

Demonstrate strong volunteer involvement   

Promote collaboration and reduce service duplication   

Strengthen the ability of our communities to respond more
effectively to identified needs   

Help people help themselves

Build upon strengths of communities

Apply the foundation's limited resources where they will make
a tangible difference in meeting an important community need

Have sustainability potential

Our community foundation does not fund applications for:  

Routine operating expenses or emergency funding

Grants for debt retirement, annual campaigns, or lobbying

Direct grants to individuals

Sectarian programs that require a membership or commitment to a certain belief

The Grants Committee reviews all applications. The Board of Directors then acts on the recommendations of the Grants Committee in determining grant recipients. We will notify you in writing about the board's decision. We cannot, however, provide feedback on individual applications regarding why funding was or was not awarded.