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 $1,283,000 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
- Platteville Excellence in Education Endowment Fund
- Carmen and Eva Beining Community Fund
- Cushman Music in the Park Fund
- Ralph & Joan Faherty Family Community Fund
- Robert & Marian Graham Community Fund
- Margaret S. Keizer Charitable Fund
- Schneller – Tang Community Fund
- Platteville High School Class of 1973
- Cindy Tang Family Community Art Endowment
- Cindy Tang Family EIE Endowment
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 in 2021 with a grant of more than $30,000 provided by the estate of 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
2024 Spring and Fall Grants:
- Boy Scouts of America, Blackhawk Area Council to support the purchase of program supplies for the Summer Invention Camp.
- City of Platteville to purchase of ADA compliant drinking fountains for City Parks.
- City of Platteville Museum Department to support supplies for Improving Collections Cataloging at The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums.
- City of Platteville Museum Department to support Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Planning at The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums.
- Family Advocates, Inc. for the purchase of a youth recreational basketball hoop.
- Family Promise of Grant County, Inc. towards cleaning supplies for the Day Center.
- Friends of our Gallery d/b/a Rountree Gallery toward Chalk & Cheese Fest 2024.
- Inspiring Community Inc. to support the purchase of the Platteville Fire Station Epoxy Flooring.
- Jamison Museum Association, INC. to support the Platteville Historic Re-enactment.
- Platteville Community Arboretum, Inc. to support the purchase of the Garage Water Line Installation.
- Platteville Community Arboretum, Inc. that will support the Southeast Rail Corridor Trail Land Acquisition.
- Platteville Holiday Project Committee to support the Adopt-A-Family program for Platteville School District Families.
- Platteville Main Street Program Inc. to support the Senior Voucher Program with the purpose of providing healthy, fresh produce for our local seniors who may be experiencing food insecurity.
- Platteville Main Street Program, Inc.: towards City Park Improvements.
- Platteville Police Department: to support the Public Safety UAS Program.
- Platteville School District towards the Nature’s Escape for Educators.
- Platteville School District to purchase paint supplies to paint murals for the community.
- Platteville School District to support the purchase of equipment for science experiments and chemical reactions.
- Platteville School District to provide support to Middle School Students for better access and Math in the Art Room.
- Platteville School District to support the Multi-Media Band Concert for the High School Band Students.
- Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc. to help build and deliver beds to bedless children in Platteville.
- Southwest Health to support the purchase of an Obstetric Simulator.
- Wisconsin Badger Camp, Inc. to support the purchase of carts for transporting goods at the camp.
Total Community Fund Grants awarded in 2024: $66,708.27
PLATTEVILLE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FUND
- Westview Elementary School to purchase 100 copies of Sassy’s Vacation, a story by Platteville author Sue Kies and a visit to the Rountree Branch Trail.
- Platteville Middle School towards Pickleball Paddles for physical education classes.
- Platteville High School for the purchase of 3 new corn hole to utilize during physical education class.
- Platteville High School:to provide artist quality art supplies for advanced art students.
Total Excellence in Education Grants awarded in 2024: $ 2,773.59
Total Grants awarded in 2024: $69,481.86
The 2024 Grants were funded from the following funds: The Platteville Community Fund Endowment Fund, the Platteville Excellence in Educution Endowment Fund, the Carmen and Eva Beining Community Fund, the Ralph & Joan Faherty Family Community Fund, the Robert & Marian Graham Community Fund, the Margaret S. Keizer Charitable Fund, and Schneller – Tang Community Fund
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:
Curt Timlin, ChairMandi Jacquinot, Vice-Chair
Kathy Lomax, Secretary
Todd Allion
Kim Brodbeck
Nathan Curry
Barb Daus
Sheri Engelke
Dena Grutz
Vicki Hirsch
Missy Lipska
Kimberly Zielinski
