Blanchardville/ Hollandale Area Fund

Blanchardville/Hollandale Area Fund

About the Fund

The Blanchardville/Hollandale Area Fund is a permanent endowment created in 2007 to provide support for the people of Hollandale, Blanchardville, and the surrounding area. Each year the Fund gives back a portion of its earnings in the form of grants to qualified organizations serving the community.

The B/HAF is a component fund of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin.

About our Grants

Once per year the advisory board awards grants to non-profit organizations, the local school district, and/or local government agencies providing charitable programs or projects serving the good of the community. Grants are presented at a ceremony in May.

Recent Grant Awards

  • Blanchardville EMS — pagers
  • Village of Hollandale — siding and fence repairs for Valley View Park
  • Hollandale First Responders — training items
  • Blanchardville Fire Department/Ambulance service — tender pump upgrade/upgrade to community center
  • Seniors United for Nutrition — trays for home deliveries

Pecatonica School District

  • Weight room improvements
  • growing readers
  • student athletes mental health
  • PBIS – reading intervention decodable books

2023 TOTAL: $17,159

Apply For A Grant

Annual grant application deadline: March 15

Grant Guidelines

Tips and tools for you to use as you prepare your application. Print out this PDF as you prepare your grant for a quick checklist of your progress.

Invest In Your Community

Donations to the Blanchardville/ Hollandale Area Fund are welcome at any time of the year. All gifts are tax deductible. Mail a check to this address, or click the button to donate online.
Blanchardville/Hollandale Fund
c/o Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin
Gift Processing Center
P.O. Box 733
Monroe, WI 53566

Donor Services Representative

Profile photo of DSR Linda Gebhardt
Linda Gebhardt
Phone: (608) 758-0883

Advisory Board Members

The Fund is advised by a committee of community volunteers who initiate fundraising activities and determine grant awards:

Margie Barnes
Marcie Domine
Travis Leonard
Cher Schliem
Jennifer Mobley
Eric Straehl
Charlotte Tesch