Over $3 million in grants have been given back to the community since 2000 through our family of charitable funds.
NEW COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDS LAUNCHED
The Door County Community Foundation announced the launch of its new Commnity Impact Funds granting initiative at its annual Celebration of Giving on July 16, 2008. Each of the new Funds focuses on a different aspect of Door County that is essential to the future health of our region. The new Community Impact Funds are:
ARTS FUND
ENVIRONMENTAL FUND
CHILDREN & YOUTH FUND
HEALTH & HUMAN NEEDS FUND
LIFELONG EDUCATION FUND
Each Fund has been endowed through the generosity of both seasonal and year-round residents of Door County.
The Community Foundation invites you to learn more about how you can establish your own philanthropic legacy by creating a Community Impact Fund named in your family's honor as a part of your estate plans. Contact Bret Bicoy at (920) 746-1786 to discuss your estate plans - or to make a gift to any of the Funds today. Through your generosity, these Community Imact Funds will forever support that aspect of life in Door County which is most important to you.
The Community Foundation's
ENVIRONMENTAL FUND
Door County is blessed with an abundance of natural resources. From our lakeshore to the wetlands, our orchards to the meadows, the open spaces and our rural roads - there is something about the beauty of this place that keeps us here or calls us back each year.
The Community Foundation welcomes applications from traditional environmental organizations that are working to sustain and preserve our environment. However, we also encourage non-environmental charities to bring forth ideas on how they might incorporate an environmentally conscious perspective into their work.
Download the Environmental Fund Application in MS WORD Format or PDF Format. Completed applications and all supporting materials must be received in the Community Foundation's offices by Friday, September 12th at 4 p.m.
The Community Foundation's
CHILDREN &
YOUTH FUND
If the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams, then we can give no greater gift to a child than to nurture their ability to believe in their own potential and promise.
The Community Foundation welcomes applications from those charities who are working to ensure a brighter future for our community's children - whether it be alleviating their burdens today or helping them realize the opportunities of tomorrow.
Applications for the Children & Youth Fund should be available in September with an anticipated deadline in November. Please provide your contact information if you would like to receive emails announcing when this and other granting programs are accepting applications.
The Community Foundation's
HEALTH & HUMAN NEEDS FUND
It's difficult to appreciate the incredible beauty and quality of life herein Door County if the very basic needs of your life are not met.
The Community Foundation welcomes proposals from charities that are working to aid those who live in the shadows of our society - those whose health and human needs are not being met.
Applications for the Health & Human Needs Fund should be available in January of 2009 with an anticipated deadline in March of 2009. Please provide your contact information if you would like to receive emails announcing when this and other granting programs are accepting applications.
The Community Foundation's
LIFELONG
EDUCATION FUND
Education must go beyond traditional schooling and formal education. It should include informal modes of learning and extend beyond traditional settings. It must be integrated into the home and throughout the community.
The Community Foundation believes that learning is a lifelong pursuit - and we hope to nurture its incorporation into the many aspects of life in Door County. We welcome ideas from both recognized educational institutions and non-traditional organizations.
Applications for the Lifelong Education Fund should be available in March of 2009 with an anticipated deadline in May of 2009. Please provide your contact information if you would like to receive emails announcing when this and other granting programs are accepting applications.
The Community Foundation's
ARTS FUND
The "arts" describe a broad range of creative activities which can stimulate thought and inspire the soul. Therein lays the purpose of the Community Foundation's Arts Fund.
The Community Foundation hopes to support creative charitable activities in Door County that use the arts to enrich our community and touch the lives of the people of Door County.
The 2008 deadline for applications to the Arts Fund was July 18th. Applications for 2009 should be available in May with an anticipated deadline in July. Please provide your contact information if you would like to receive emails announcing when this and other granting programs are accepting applications.
GENERAL GUIDELINES APPLICABLE TO ALL COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDS
The following do not qualify for support from the Community Impact Funds:
Activities that occur outside of Door County, Wisconsin
Unrestricted operating support
Endowments
Retiring debt or budget deficits
Loans or re-granting programs
Multi-year commitments (charities may reapply in future Grant Cycles, however)
Religious activities or advancement of a particular religious belief
Individuals or groups that do not operate as charitable organizations
While we recognize the importance of all of these activities, our Board has made a strategic decision to focus the priorities of our Community Impact Funds elsewhere.
Fundraising expenses and capital campaigns are generally discouraged during unless the applicant can articulate special circumstances which make their request particularly important.
Only one application may be submitted per organization in each Grant Cycle. However, an organization may apply in successive Grant Cycles.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
The Community Foundation hopes to promote certain best practices in the charitable community. While the following are not required of any applicant, those that demonstrate any of the following will receive special consideration during the Community Foundation’s evaluation process:
Collaborative – brings different organizations together to accomplish a common goal
Innovative – offers a new or unique approach to addressing an issue
Sustainable – demonstrates an ability to continue beyond the duration of any grant awarded
Inclusive – considers the community’s diversity by engaging diverse peoples
Environmentally Conscious – incorporates practices that are environmentally friendly
County Issue – addresses an issue that is widely recognized throughout the entire County as a priority
TO APPLY TO THE COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDS
Applications for the different Community Impact Funds will be available by download in the descriptions above when they are made publicly available.
or deliver it to 228 N. 3rd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. A drop box is adjacent to our front door should we be unable to accept your application in person.
Applicants will be notified of a decision generally within 6 to 8 weeks of the application deadline.
Please contact Bret Bicoy at (920) 746-1786 or if you have any questions or would like an informal assessment of your idea prior to the submission of a formal application.
Bus for the elderly of Northern Door County
Altrusa's Back to School Program for Kids
Senior Strength Training: YMCA
"Katies" Emergency Fund: Door County Memorial Hospital
Parish Nurse Networks: Neighbor to Neighbor
Volunteer Management Seminar: Volunteer Center of Door County
