What is an EIE Fund? Excellence in Education (EIE) funds are a means to strengthen our school communities with the use of private charitable resources. EIE funds are awarded for the benefit of school district students and staff. They encourage creative and innovative educational programs, recognize and reward outstanding achievement, and encourage local business, civic and community involvement and investment in schools. EIE funds are community-supported funds that operate independently of school board oversight. All EIE funds are components of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin.
- Since its founding in 2002, the Monroe Excellence in Education Fund, combined with its Family of Funds, has given back over $552,294 to Monroe schools and students.
Get To Know Us
The Monroe Excellence in Education Fund is an endowment fund that provides private resources for the support the Monroe School District.
Family of Funds
The following charitable funds have been established by individuals and organizations to support their charitable goals for the Monroe educational community:
- Monroe High School Class of 1977 Fund
- Frederick C. and Helen R. Rehmstedt Northside Elementary EIE Endowment Fund
- Scott Schmidt EIE Endowment Fund
Learn About Our EIE Grants
Gifts to Excellence in Education funds are an investment in quality education for today’s students and future generations. Private resources allow for educational programming not typically funded by tax dollars.
Your gift can be a lasting and meaningful way of recognizing a special person or event in the life of your family, organization or business, or as a statement that you value education today and into the future. Donations to any EIE Fund are welcome at any time of the year. All gifts are tax deductible.
Once per year the advisory board awards grants to the local school district for projects and/or programs that fall outside of the confines of the District’s operating budget. Grants are awarded at a ceremony in June.
The Impact of the Monroe Excellence in Education Fund
Monroe Excellence In Education 2026 Grants:
- Breaking Down Anatomy with Hands On Learning
- Café 336: Reimagining Special Education Through Flexible, Student-Centered Learning Spaces
- Compound Light Microscope Exploration
- Cooling Down the Cuts
- Focus on the Future
- From Classroom to Clinic: Real Skills, Real Practice
- From Tank to Table: Growing Fresh Food with Classroom Aquaponics
- KidWind: Renewable Energy Lesson
- Kindness Retreat
- Multi-Purpose Student Support and Regulation Space
- Music in Motion: Supporting Sensory Needs Through Innovative Music Education
- One Band, One Community: Supporting Student Excellence at Monroe High School
- Pottery Wheels for Middle School Art Class
- School-Wide Novel Reading Initiative-Year 2
- SNAP Circuits
- Summer School Kids’ Theater – Aladdin Jr.
- The Peace Corner – Social Emotional Learning
- Unlocking Imagination Through Literacy
- Virtual Reality Headsets and Headspace Meditation
Total 2026 Grants: $45,392
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.
Give the Gift of Education
Donations to the Monroe Excellence in Education 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.
The Monroe Excellence in Education Fund
c/o Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin
Gift Processing Center
P.O. Box 733
Monroe, WI 53566
c/o Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin
Gift Processing Center
P.O. Box 733
Monroe, WI 53566
Advisory Board Members
The Fund is advised by a committee of community volunteers who serve independently of the school district. The advisory board initiates fundraising activities and determines annual grant awards:
Cara CarperRuss Davis
Amanda Fields
Karen Fowdy
Daphne Sathoff
Rick Waski
Deb Hutchinson
Nicole Josephs
Terri Montgomery
Todd Paradis
Joseph Monroe
Heather Siedschlag
Melissa Dickson