Apostle Islands Area Community Fund Grant

The Apostle Islands Area Community Fund Grant supports projects that foster community engagement and address pressing local issues in areas such as arts, environment, and education. This grant prioritizes initiatives that strengthen collaborations among organizations and directly respond to community needs. Eligible applicants must be recognized charitable organizations serving the defined Apostles Islands area, ensuring that funding effectively contributes to significant outcomes for residents.

Grant awards support initiatives that meet the changing needs of our community in the following areas: arts, environment, community, youth and family services, civic projects, human rights and adult education.

• Strengthen community ties between individuals and collaboration between organizations within our service area (the La Pointe-Bayfield-Red Cliff region)
• Address underlying causes of community problems
• Undertake studies on matters that impact civic issues or public policy
• Build an organization’s program and/or management capacity
• Respond to community needs that require moderate grant money but produce significant results
• Are new and require start-up funds

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for funding, an organization must:Be classified as a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or classified as an organization under Section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code or have a fiscal sponsor classified as a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or an organization under Section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code
Provide service to residents of the Apostle Islands Area Community Fund’s service area, defined as: the Town of La Pointe, Red Cliff/Gaa-Miskwaabikaang Reservation, the Town of Russell, the City of Bayfield and the Town of Bayfield.

Ineligibility

The following areas are of low priority and usually will not be considered for funding:Capital and equipment requests
Ongoing program supportThe advisory board does not award grants from unrestricted funds for the following:Activities normally the responsibility of government
Medical research
Organizations that work to influence legislation as a substantial part of their purpose