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Business & Accounting Scholarship Grant

Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc

Funding Amount

US $2,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • Fox Valley is defined as the Community Foundation’s service area: Calumet, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca and Neenah-Menasha area of Winnebago counties.

Other requirements

  • Graduating high school seniors or continuing college students from the Fox Valley area and will be attending a 2-year or 4-year UW institution with a minimum of 9 credits per semester.
  • Pursuing a degree in business, economics, or accounting
  • Must have a minimum cumulative 2.75 GPA
  • Financial need will be considered

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Loss of Eligibility:Failure to enroll with a minimum of 9 credits per semester at a 2-year or 4-year UW institution with a minimum cumulative 2.75 GPA and majoring in business, economics or accounting.

Overview

The Business & Accounting Scholarship, established by anonymous donors through the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, aims to support high school seniors and college students from the Fox Valley area pursuing degrees in business, accounting, or economics. The scholarship offers one award of $2,000, distributed across two semesters, to students who demonstrate financial need and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.75. This initiative helps foster educational opportunities and community growth.

We do this by connecting individual gifts to nonprofits through grants.
These funds generate grants for the long-term benefit of the people of the Fox Valley region of Wisconsin.
The anonymous donors who established this scholarship fund wanted to make an impact on student’s lives who intend to make their impact in the world of business, accounting, economics or related fields.
Award Amount
One $2,000 award, payable at $1,000 each for fall and spring semester for one year.

Eligibility

Graduating high school seniors or continuing college students from the Fox Valley area and will be attending a 2-year or 4-year UW institution with a minimum of 9 credits per semesterFox Valley is defined as the Community Foundation’s service area: Calumet, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca and Neenah-Menasha area of Winnebago countiesPursuing a degree in business, economics, or accounting

Ineligibility

Loss of Eligibility:Failure to enroll with a minimum of 9 credits per semester at a 2-year or 4-year UW institution with a minimum cumulative 2.75 GPA and majoring in business, economics or accounting.

What Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
448
Total given
$32.37M
Median grant
$25K
Range
$5,073–$5.84M
  • By dollars: Wisconsin 88%, Texas 3%, Illinois 2%. Top recipient cities: Appleton, WI; Neenah, WI; Menasha, WI.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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

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Fields of Work

  • Education

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