Community Grant

Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation Community Grant

Mission: To advance the health of the people of Wisconsin by supporting medical education and health initiatives.

Geographic Scope: Wisconsin

Program Focus: Physician-led, community-based or statewide programs to improve health through education and outreach. High-impact, high visibility programs are prioritized.

Funding Preferences

Primary Focus Areas:

Health literacy

Health access and equity

Health awareness

Adverse childhood experiences reduction or mitigation

Mental, behavioral and addiction health access and prevention services

Disease prevention (including school or community gardens)

Medical outcomes research and/or interpretation and dissemination of research

Other evidence-based health topics or innovative pilot projects

Limited Funding Available For:

Physician education

Medical outcomes research and/or interpretation and dissemination of research

Other evidence-based health topics or innovative pilot projects

Initiative Preferences:

Promote changes to modifiable factors affecting health

New or innovative projects

Focus on prevention

Well-defined and reasonable to accomplish within grant period

Plan to become self-sustaining (if multi-year)

Promote collaborations/partnerships

Involve or are supported by a physician member of the Wisconsin Medical Society

Overarching Goal: Improve health equity in Wisconsin

Eligibility

• Must be physician-championed or physician-supported
• Projects must be evidence-based or new/innovative pilots
• Must have measurable outcomes

What the Foundation Does NOT Fund

• Unrestricted general operating expenses
• Use and payment for services of a fiscal agent
• Endowment funds
• Religious organizations for religious purposes
• Fundraising activities or events (annual fund drives, benefit tickets)
• Umbrella funding organizations that intend to distribute funds at their own discretion
• Political lobbying or legislative activities
• Individuals
• Capital expenditures (building repairs, etc.)

Contact Information

Program Coordinator: Jaime Craig

Address: Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation, PO Box 1109, Madison, WI 53701-1109

Phone: 608-442-3800

Email: [email protected]

Application Timeline

• August 1: Foundation staff send application invitations to organizations recommended by physicians; application opens
• October 15: Grant applications due
• November: Grant recommendations made
• December: Funding decisions approved by Board; notifications sent second week of December