Grant Award Listing
Awards for 2009
The granting season has brought in many great requests this year. There were 41 requests made this year alone from our annual grants program. This, along with the many donor advised funds, made for a great year of giving.
We funded over $322,000 this year to many great projects and programs in our community.

Arts & Culture Endowment Fund (Field of Interest Fund)
| Portage County Cultural Fest | Arts Alliance of Portage County |
| Central Wisconsin Area Community Theatre | Central WI Children's Museum |
Boehm Family Fund
| Achievement Center | Diocese of La Crosse |
| Family Connections in Portage County, Inc. | United Way of Portage County |
| Operation Bootstrap | Boys & Girls Club of Portage County, Inc. |
| Women's Fund of Portage County | Green Circle |
| Portage County Child Passenger Safety Assn., Inc. | YMCA Strong Kids |
| Hospice of Portage County | We Belong to Christ Campaign, Inc. |
| Saint Michael's Foundation | Newman University Parish |
Community Fund (Field of Interest Fund)
| Arts Alliance of Portage County | Operation Bootstrap |
| Habitat for Humanity of Central Wisconsin | Portage Cty Home & Community Education (HCE) |
| CAP Services | Stevens Point Area YMCA |
| VSA Arts of Wisconsin, Inc. | Central WI Children's Museum |
| The Stanley Project | Portage County 4-H Leaders Association |
| Healthy Smiles for Portage County |
Dale "Doc" Brown Memorial Fund
| American Red Cross | Veterans Memorial Restoration |
Education (Field of Interest Fund)
| Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, Inc. | Central WI Children's Museum |
Eichmann Family Fund
| Stevens Point Area YMCA |
Environmental Fund (Field of Interest Fund)
| Friends of the Little Plover River | Boston School Forest |
Dan Favor Memorial Arts Fund
| Trinity Lutheran Church Day Care |
Frank's Fund
| Operation Bootstrap | UWSP Foundation, Inc. |
Friends of 90FM
| UWSP-90FM |
Fund One - People First (Field of Interest Fund)
| Rosholt Elementary PTO | Big Brother Big Sisters of Central Wisconsin Inc. |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse | Operation Bootstrap |
| Portage County Cultural Fest | Central WI Children's Museum - Operations |
| American Red Cross | Central WI Children's Museum - Every Fund |
| Habitat for Humanity of Central Wisconsin | Boston School Forest |
| Wisconsin Interfaith Needs Response |
Junior Woman's Club (Stevens Point)
| Camp HOPE, Inc | Healthy Smiles for Portage County |
| Project Linus |
Karl Family Fund
| American Red Cross | Stevens Point Area Catholic Schools - LD Needs |
| Coral Ridge Ministries | Stevens Point Area Catholic Schools - Pacelli Alumni |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | The National Arbor Day Foundation |
| Portage Co. Right to Life Education Fund | University of Minnesota Foundation |
| St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church | United Way of Portage County |
| Saint Peters Middle School | UW Eau Claire Foundation |
| Sisters of St. Joseph, TOSF | UWSP Foundation, Inc. |
| Special Olympics of Wisconsin | Women's Fund of Portage County |
Koziol Family Fund
| Camp HOPE, Inc | Operation Bootstrap |
| Portage County Cultural Fest | Friends of the Little Plover River |
| Alzheimer's Association of Greater Wisconsin | Hmong American Association of Portage Co |
| Central Wisconsin Area Community Theatre | Boston School Forest |
| Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, Inc. | Boys & Girls Club of Portage County, Inc. |
| The Stanley Project |
Mae Fund
| Community Fund | Women's Fund of Portage County |
Dave Marie Family Dominica Educational Fund
| Epilepsy Foundation Central & Northeast Wisconsin | The S.P.I.C.E.S. Centre |
| Saint Mary's Academy |
Panther Wrestling Booster Club
| SPAEAF Dave "Paws" Amdahl Wrestling |
Performing Arts Fund
| Arts & Culture Fund |
Portage County Historical Society Rising Star Mill
| Portage County Historical Society Rising Star Mill |
Rosholt Family Fund
| PCHS-JG Rosholt House |
Aaron G. Rothmann Memorial Fund
| Central WI Children's Museum |
Schierl Endowment Fund
| Arts Alliance of Portage County |
Kenneth & Linda Schmidt Family Fund
| Camp HOPE, Inc |
Robert & Ann Shannon Family Fund
| Arts Alliance of Portage County |
Skyward, Inc. Fund
| Community Fund |
Stevens Point Area Education Association Foundation
| Stevens Point Student Savings Bond (Junior High) |
SPAEAF Richard Lee Biga II Memorial Fund
| SPASH Student Nicholas Pritchard Tool Allowance |
SPAEAF Mary J Podoll Memorial Fund
| SPASH Music Dept |
Stevens Point City Band
| Stevens Point City Band |
Stevens Point Area Public Schools Education Enrichment Fund
| Stevens Point Area Public School District |
Wellness Endowment Fund (Field of Interest Fund)
| Camp HOPE, Inc | The Stanley Project |
| Alzheimer's Association of Greater Wisconsin | Stevens Point Area YMCA |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Church | Central WI Children's Museum |
Terri Witt Memorial Fund
| McDill School |
The Women's Fund of Portage County
| The Homework Center | Operation Bootstrap |
| NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) | American Red Cross |
| Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Central Wisconsin Inc. | CAP Services |
| Busy Bees Day Care Center | University of Wisconsin Stevens Point |
| Community Partners Program | Wisconsin Interfaith Needs Response |
| Financial Wellness of Portage County | YMCA Foundation |
| Healthy Smiles for Portage County | Saint Michael's Foundation |




