Community Vision Fund- Technical Assistance Grants ​

​Focus:
Providing support in the form of professional advice, consulting, training, and/or strategic planning. They are designed to help organizations achieve mission sustainability and their long-term goals with more certainty and clarity. ​
​Grant Ranges:

• Grant awards will range from $1,000 to $10,000 for a one-year award​
• ​Grant Considerations
• This is not an exhaustive list, please reach out if you have questions about project alignment.​

Grants to support working with a consultant, expert, or advisor to provide specific advice, training, or planning assistance​.Strategic planning and/or board development support​.Technology optimization assessment work​.
​Application Considerations:
Applications are encouraged to provide a realistic scope of work, timeline and budget that reflects the project, even if it goes beyond the granting range identified above

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.