What is a Community Fund? A Community Fund allows individuals and groups to contribute time and money toward the betterment of a specific community. Each community fund has a volunteer advisory board comprised of local members who encourage the growth of the fund and oversee distributions in the form of grants. These grants are awarded to community projects and programs based on the changing needs of that community. The Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin oversees 16 community funds in its nine-county service area.
- Since 2002, the Platteville Community Fund has awarded more than $1,141,000 through hundreds of grants for projects and initiatives in the Platteville area.
About the Fund
About the Platteville Community Fund
The Platteville Community Fund is a permanent, unrestricted, charitable endowment created in 2002 to serve the Platteville area. Annually a portion of the Fund’s earnings are given back to the community in the form of grants. The Fund supports community projects that enhance the arts, education, health and human services, the environment, and historic preservation.
The Platteville Community Fund also provides a means for individuals, organizations, and businesses to support their unique charitable community interests through funds that focus on specific concerns. The PHS Scholarship Fund, created by the Platteville Community Fund in 2010, is one such entity. A group of volunteer citizens makes up the Fund’s advisory board which initiates fundraising activities and determines grant awards.
Family of Funds
The charitable funds shown below have been established by individuals and organizations to support their charitable goals for the Platteville community:
- Platteville Community Fund Endowment
- Carmen and Eva Beining Community Fund
- Cushman Music in the Park Fund
- Joan & Ralph Faherty Family Community Fund
- Robert & Marian Graham Community Fund
- Margaret S. Keizer Charitable Fund
- Schneller-Tang Community Fund
- PCF COVID-19 Disaster Relief Fund
- Platteville Excellence in Education Endowment Fund
- Platteville High School Class of 1973
About the Platteville Excellence in Education Endowment Fund
The Platteville Excellence in Education Endowment Fund supports the educational needs of the Platteville School District that are not funded through the regular school budget. The EIE fund was started with a grant of more than $30,000 provided from a bequest by Jane Howell, a mathematics teacher at Platteville Middle school for more than 30 years.
About our Grants
Twice per year the advisory board awards grant to non-profit organizations, the local school district, and/or local government agencies providing charitable programs or projects serving the community.
Recent Grant Awards
PLATTEVILLE COMMUNITY FUND
Elinore Loveland Trust
- Concerned Church Women of Platteville, Inc. Front Doors Replacement
- Jamison Museum Association, INC. Platteville Historic Re-enactment Support
- Platteville Main Street Program, Inc. Main Street Holiday Decoration Replacement
Robert A. and Marjorie M Hartshorn Trust
- Inspiring Community Inc Platteville Inclusive Playground and Smith Park Accessibility Improvements
- Jamison Museum Association, INC. Secure Storage at The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums
- Platteville Library Foundation Inc. Bike/Scoot Rack for Platteville Public Library
Clarence Gribble Trust
- Platteville Spring Swap
- Platteville Community Gravel Nursery
Margaret S. Keizer Charitable Fund & Elinore Loveland Trust
- Platteville Chorale, Inc Platteville Children’s Choir School Tour
Elinore Loveland Trust & Clarence Gribble Trust
- Platteville Main Street Program, Inc. Update Cows on Main
2022 Grant Awards Total: $24,270
PLATTEVILLE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FUND
Platteville Middle School:
- Replacing Headphones for the Music Department Classroom
- Com-Mission Possible Project where a renowned composer work with students and compose their own music
Platteville High School:
- Golf “Fore” All, where 260 freshmen and sophomore students as well as 50- 60 junior/senior students will be taught golf lessons in physical education class
- Raw glaze materials for a collaboration project between Advanced Chemistry and Advanced Pottery students.
- Graphing calculators for the Math Department
2022 Grant Awards Total: $3,575.86
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 Platteville Community and Excellence In Education Funds 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.
Platteville Community Fund
P.O. Box 81
Platteville, WI 53818-0081
P.O. Box 81
Platteville, WI 53818-0081
Advisory Board Members
The Fund is advised by a committee of community volunteers who initiate fundraising activities and determine grant awards:
Cindy Tang, ChairEd Faherty, Vice Chair
Jan Weier, Secretary
Todd Allion
Kim Brodbeck
Nathan Curry
Sheri Engelke
Mandi Jacquinot
Kathy Lomax
Eileen Nickels
Joe Rosemeyer
Jen Schweigert
Curt Timlin
