Clean Lakes Grants
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
Geography
- Wisconsin
Overview
Clean Lakes Alliance (Madison, WI) awards Clean Lakes Grants to community groups and organizations for lake-improvement and education projects in the Yahara watershed, often requiring matching funds; it has awarded >$1.4M since 2010 and ~$100,000 in a recent year. Individual awards have ranged from ~$1,000 (Community Mini Grants) to $25,000. Geographic scope: Yahara River watershed, Dane County, WI.
How to Apply
Community groups, nonprofits, and municipalities in the Yahara River watershed (Dane County, WI) apply to Clean Lakes Alliance for grants funding lake-improvement and lake-education projects (farmland management, leaf management, erosion control, in-lake management, youth education, community mini-grants). Recipients typically contribute matching funds. Since 2010 the Alliance has awarded >$1.4M; recent annual rounds total ~$100,000 with individual awards from ~$1,000 (community mini-grants) up to ~$25,000.
What Clean Lakes Alliance Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 2
- Total given
- $88K
- Median grant
- $44K
- Range
- $25K–$63K
- 28% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Wisconsin, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Minnesota 72%, Wisconsin 28%. Top recipient cities: Minneapolis, MN; Madison, WI.
Example grants
SRF Consulting Group Inc · Minneapolis, MN
Eipc study
$63K
Dane County Land and Water Resources Department · Madison, WI
Seed purchase
$25K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Environmental conservation
- Water
- Community services
Project Locations
- WI
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