Community Vision Fund- Event Sponsorship Grant

Note: Event sponsorship applications will open on February 23rd. While we routinely ask for 60-day advance notice, we recognize that the timing of our application opening might impact this turnaround requirement. Any events occurring in May or later will be required to submit at least 60 days prior to the event start date.
Focus: Events that foster a community where all are valued, feel included, and can contribute​.
​Grant Ranges:

• $500 to $5,000​
• ​Grant Considerations:​
• Event must be free and open to the public​No top-tier sponsorships; ​Request can be up to 50% of event budget.​
• ​Application Process:

Online portal application with high-level event summary report. Submission must be at least 60 days prior.

Eligibility

An organization must be able to demonstrate service to and within our geographical scope of Calumet, Outagamie, Shawano, and Waupaca, and the Neenah-Menasha area of Winnebago counties in order to be considered for funding from the Community Vision Fund.  Organizations eligible to receive grants from the Foundation are generally those determined by the IRS to be public charities. Most charitable, scientific, social service, educational, and religious organizations described in Section 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) of the tax code, as well as private operating foundations.(The Foundation will not typically make grants to private non-operating foundations.)Grants may also be made to government entities and instrumentalities (this includes schools, municipalities, and Native American tribal governments) for public purposes.Organizations that do not fall in these categories are generally ineligible unless they apply through a fiscal sponsor.  In some circumstances, grants may be made to other types of organizations as long as the grant is restricted and structured for charitable purposes.