Funding Amount

$118,500

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

Geographic Scope: Statewide - Wisconsin

Focus Areas:

  • Homeownership and home repair
  • Homeless shelter expansion
  • Rural housing loans
  • Business development
  • Skills training
  • Job training
  • Financial literacy education

Program Goals:

  • Expand access for low- and moderate-income communities
  • Help individuals achieve homeownership
  • Support home repairs for safe living conditions
  • Provide skills and education for new careers
  • Create new jobs through small business development and expansion

Example Programs Supported:

  • Beloit Fresh Start's Youth Build program (education and job-training for at-risk youth)
  • Ashland Community Shelter expansion (two ADA compliant rooms; only individual and family shelter in five-county region of Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, Iron and Price counties)

Eligible Organizations: WISCAP member Community Action Agencies

Partner Contact: LaDonna Reed, Director of Community Accountability, Associated Bank

What Wisconsin Community Action Program actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024

Grants in 2024
21
Total given
$3.1M
Median grant
$141K
Range
$17K–$332K
  • By dollars: Wisconsin 92%, Illinois 2%, Ohio 2%. Top recipient cities: Madison, WI; Stevens Point, WI; Westby, WI.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 29% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Cap Services Inc · Stevens Point, WI

    Jobs & business development, vaccine community outreach, workforce innovation grant

    $332K

  • Couleecap Inc · Westby, WI

    Jobs & business development, workforce innovation grant

    $320K

  • Indianhead Comm Action Agency · Ladysmith, WI

    Quest

    $252K

  • Wistaf · Madison, WI

    Wisconsin help for homeowners

    $203K

  • Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council Inc · Independence, WI

    Quest, jobs & business development, workforce innovation grant

    $200K

IRS Form 990 filing, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Community services
  • Housing
  • Small businesses
  • Workforce development
  • Homeless

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