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The Community Foundation's Spring Sustainability Grants Deadline is quickly approaching. Applications and supporting materials should be delivered to the Community Foundation by April 18th.

Sustainability Grants provide the critical operational support for the charities that sustain our quality of life in Door County.  

The Community Foundation offers Sustainability Grants because it has a fundamental belief that charities are essential part of our quality of life. Helping to support their operations is key to maintaining the parts of Door County that we love - and to alleviating the social issues arising from our unique seasonal economy. 

Sustainability Grants are rarely glamorous and are usually not the big ideas that stir one's soul. But this operational support is essential to the programs that sustain the parts of Door County that we love - and alleviate the challenges faced by working families because of the seasonal nature of our economy.    

Through the application for a Sustainability Grant, a non-profit organization might receive assistance from the Arts Fund, the Children & Youth Fund, the Education Fund, the Green Fund, the Health & Human Needs Fund, and/or the Historic Preservation Fund. There no longer are separate applications for each of these Discretionary Funds as there were in the past. Consider making a contribution to any of these Funds and your gift will be invested back into the community as a Sustainability Grant.    

Sustainability Grant applications are reviewed throughout the year. For more information, visit our website, send us an email, or call Christine Henkel at (920) 746-1786.  

The Women's Fund of Door County is accepting applications for its Spring 2013 Sustainability Grant cycle. Guidelines and application materials are available online.  

The Women's Fund of Door County builds, enriches and nurtures the lives of women and girls through collective wisdom and philanthropy. The Women's Fund of Door County is a comprehensive resource  established to promote community-wide understanding of the status of women and girls to improve their quality of life. 

There is no minimum or maximum grant amount, but we anticipate awarding multiple grants during each Sustainability Grant cycle with an average grant of $2,000. Priority will be given to applications that: (1) Provide education and information, (2) Build self-esteem and dignity, (3) Support solutions for critical issues, and (4) Are research-based and data-driven with a focus on solutions. 

The application deadline is Thursday, April 18th. Contact Christine Henkel at (920) 746-1786 for assistance or for more information. Then consider making a charitable gift with a credit card to the Women's Fund of Door County!    

 

The Door County Service Club Coalition is pleased to announce that the Youth as Resources and Youth in Theatre Grants will be awarded one more time during the 2012-2013 school year.

The Youth as Resources program provides financial support to projects which use the the skills, talents and abilities of young people to serve or educate others.

The Youth in Theatre Grant program provides financial assistance to Door County theatrical productions in which youth play a significant role in its production and/or on-stage performance.   

The final deadline during the 2012-2013 school year is May 1 - but projects may occur either during the school year or the upcoming summer months. Youth applicants will be required to present their ideas to a small evaluation panel. Decisions are typically available the day after the presentation. The maximum mini-grant award is $500.   

Read the guidelines and download the application materials on the Community Foundation's website. Applicants are strongly encouraged to email Christine Henkel or call (920) 746-1786 prior to the submission of an application.

 

Many charities entrust the administration of their endowment funds to the Community Foundation.

It's a safe and responsible way to manage endowed gifts, long-term assets or operational reserves. The non-profit community also counts on the Community Foundation's planned giving expertise to facilitate gifts into their endowments. By aggregating these assets under the umbrella of the Community Foundation, economies of scale allow for a far more diversified investment portfolio and lower investment fees than any of the charities could achieve on their own.