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Recipients of a summer 2024 Funds for Greater Green Bay grant
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Awards Over $200k To 23 Nonprofits
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV)—The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation awarded over $200,000 to support the work of 23 nonprofit organizations addressing the needs throughout northeast Wisconsin.
$202,500 was distributed through the Funds for Greater Green Bay summer grant cycle. Funds for Greater Green Bay is a collection of funds that distributes grants twice yearly to improve the quality of life in Brown, Kewaunee, and Oconto counties.
Take a look at the recipients of a summer 2024 Funds for Greater Green Bay:
| Nonprofit Organization | What the funds will be used for |
| Awaken | Funds will sustain current programming and support the development and implementation of youth prevention programming for grades 6-12 in Brown County. |
| Bay Area Arts and Culture Alliance | Funds will support the Alliance in developing an online directory for those seeking to connect with local artists and creatives. |
| Casa ALBA Melanie Hispanic Resource Center | Funds will support and amplify the work of Casa ALBA throughout Brown County. |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Green Bay | Funds allow for individual and group financial health counseling to help households overcome obstacles and become self-sufficient. |
| Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin | Funds will support live and virtual events for people with disabilities, their family members, educators, and the community. |
| East Shore Industries | Funding will create a Get Connected program in Kewaunee County to combat social isolation and loneliness among people with disabilities. |
| Fall Prevention Alliance of Northeast Wisconsin | Support will enhance education and outreach resources through the Senior Fall Prevention Project. |
| Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin | Funds will assist in continuing free and sliding-scale counseling services for the uninsured or underinsured and a pilot program in partnership with Casa ALBA Melanie. |
| Foundations Health & Wholeness | Funds will support the counseling program and its initiatives to embed accessible mental health care in the community. |
| GRIT 920 | Funds will support the mission to teach safe, healthy habits to individuals of varying abilities to build confidence, promote wellness, and encourage camaraderie. |
| Innovative Services | Funding will support the collaborative efforts of multiple organizations, including collaborators Aspiro, CP, Curative Connections, Sunshine Resources of Door County, Options for Independent Living, and Woodside Senior Communities, to advocate for disability and aging services to meet the needs of individuals, families, and caregivers. |
| Jake’s Network of Hope | Funding will be provided through a network of partners to address the need for diapers and period products in the greater Green Bay area. |
| Kingdom Come | Funds will support the largest food pantry in Oconto County. |
| Mandolin Foundation | Support of the Transitional Housing program can allow children to reside with their mothers as they navigate the path to sobriety. |
| Marinette & Oconto Counties Literacy Council | Funds will support programs and services to improve adult literacy in reading. |
| NEW Victim Services Collaborative | Funds will support the collaborative efforts of seven agencies providing direct services for local crime victims. The collaborators are the Brown County Victim Witness Office, Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin, Golden House, Rainbow House, Violence Intervention Project, We All Rise African American Resource Center, and Wise Women Gathering Place. |
| Oneida Nation Emergency Food Pantry | Funds will support the food pantry, which serves 200 families in the Brown County area. |
| Richard Mauthe Center for Faith, Spirituality, & Social Justice | Funding will help establish interfaith programming for the UW-Green Bay campus and the community. |
| The Salvation Army Green Bay | Funds will support weekday warm lunches and companionship. |
| The Nurse’s Nook | The funds will enhance Oconto County students' access to necessities and improve their access to healthcare and mental healthcare services. |
| Wisconsin Humane Society – Green Bay Campus | Funding will support low-cost services to pet owners in Brown County. |
| YWCA of Greater Green Bay | Funding will provide health and safety programming, social support, and financial empowerment to older adults. |
“We are committed to supporting nonprofits working to strengthen our community,” said Kari Olsen, director of grants and scholarship programming. “In the past five years, we’re proud to have increased the amount awarded through Funds for Greater Green Bay by 57% thanks to increased investment from the community in response to the growing needs we are seeing.”
Funds for Greater Green Bay offers grants up to $20,000, and officials say that the next application cycle will open on Nov. 1, 2024, and close on Jan. 1, 2025.
More information about Greater Green Bay Community Foundation grants programs and the grant application process can be found here.
