Spring 2025 Grant Announcement

April 7, 2025

By Lauren Journot, Impact Director

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Anyone else tired of the “every season” season we’ve been experiencing? I’ll be glad when I can feel confident putting away my winter gear. Despite the weather causing confusion, one thing that is crystal clear to us here at La Crosse Area Community Foundation, is that nonprofits need community support as much as ever! In Quarter 1, we received over 30 applications totaling a whopping $1.7M in requests. Due to our community’s generosity, we were able to award over $220,000 in Quarter 1. However, that means we had to deny over $1.4 million in requests, a large amount of that being basic needs and connections to systems of care for our community’s families, youth, and underserved populations. We celebrate the generosity that makes this work happen and recognize the scope of work we have yet to do to ensure our community is a welcoming, belonging, and rich place for all people in the greater La Crosse area. We invite you to join us in whatever capacity you can to build more capital for La Crosse area nonprofits. Click here to learn more about ways to make an impact.

Quarter 2 Mini Grant Applications are open now and close April 22, 2025. For this cycle, we’re seeking applications for project-based community solutions or programming. This year, we have just under $100,000 remaining for the “Standard/Mini Grant Allocation,” and while that may change depending on how Quarter 3 awards shake out, it’s a good time to get your application in before funding is exhausted. Micro grants will remain open and will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until all allocated funds are distributed ($70,000). See below for additional grant cycle information for 2025!

3^rd Quarter: Nonprofit Capacity Building Program Grants
Open: April 21, 2025 | Close: LOI’s due May 5, 2025

4^th Quarter: Standard and Mini Grants
Opens: September 15, 2025 | Closes: October 15, 2025

Check out the full list of spring grant recipients!

Corinne Zielke Baseball/Softball Grants & Q1 Standard Grants

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Organization Name	Project Name	Amount Awarded	Funding
Onalaska School District	Onalaska Baseball Batting Cages	$1,700.00	Corinne Zielke Fund
Village of West Salem	Community Baseball Field Improvements - Baseball Game Mound & Spiked Softball Pitching Mat	$3,000.00	Corinne Zielke Fund
Viterbo University	Viterbo Baseball/Softball Outdoor Facility Batting Cages Replacement Nets	$6,150.00	Corinne Zielke Fund
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse	BGC Baseball 2025	$10,000.00	Corinne Zielke Fund ($5,093) National Youth Sports Program Fund ($4,907)
Holmen Youth Fastpitch	2025 Pitching Machine Fund	$6,200.00	Corinne Zielke Fund
School District of La Crosse	Field maintenance equipment and protective screens	$1,500.00	Corinne Zielke Fund
Outdoor Recreation Alliance	Community Trail Farm	$20,000.00	Community Giving Fund ($20,000)
La Crosse Area Family YMCA	Community Youth Center	$15,000.00	Franke Fund ($15,000)
theExchange/Shelter Development Inc	theExchange La Crosse Area Furniture Bank	$15,000.00	Johns Flaherty and Collins Michael Stoker Memorial Fund ($5,000) Franke Fund ($5,000) Norman L. Gillette Sr. Family Fund ($5,000)
YWCA La Crosse	YWCA La Crosse Intergenerational Care Center	$38,248.00	Ostreng Fund for the Elderly ($10,000) Ostreng Fund for the Children ($10,000) Franke Fund ($10,698) Norma L. Gillette Sr. Family Fund ($5,650) Elizabeth Fund for Literacy and Well-Being ($1,900)
CASA for Kids Inc	CASA for Kids Growth	$38,000.00	Castek Fund for Empowering Women ($800) Jean Gitz Bassett Fund ($6,200) Franke Fund ($18,000)
Cia Siab Inc.	Emergency Legal and Immigration Support for Victims of Crime	$33,500.00	Community Giving Fund ($33,500)
Mental Health Coalition of Greater La Crosse	Stronger Together: Development and Support of Mental Health Coalition Community Impact Teams	$20,000.00	La Crosse Bridge Builders Fund ($2,000) Harold E. Lemke Fund ($5,000) Community Giving Fund ($13,000)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse	Boys & Girls Clubs Life & Workforce Readiness Center	$25,000.00	Sue M. Quillin Fund ($12,000) Franke Fund ($13,000)
Karuna Inc.	Karuna Supportive Housing Program	$45,000.00	Johns Flaherty and Collins Michael Stoker Memorial Fund ($5,600) Sue M. Quillin Fund ($14,000) Franke Fund ($10,400)

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