How much funding does Ed & Joyce Creske Family Foundation Grants provide?

The listing does not state a funding amount. Check the funder's announcement for specifics.

When is the deadline for Ed & Joyce Creske Family Foundation Grants?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for Ed & Joyce Creske Family Foundation Grants?

Eligible applicants: Charitable organizations that serve central Wisconsin – specifically Lincoln, Marathon, and Portage Counties. Not funded: Annual campaigns; Operating expenses; Debt retirement; Endowments; Direct individual support; Lobbying; Sectarian causes.

Ed & Joyce Creske Family Foundation Grants

Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc

Foundation Grants for Nonprofits Foundation Grants

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Eligible organizations

Charitable organizations that serve central Wisconsin – specifically Lincoln, Marathon, and Portage Counties

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Annual campaigns
Not eligible: Operating expenses
Not eligible: Debt retirement
Not eligible: Endowments
Not eligible: Direct individual support
Not eligible: Lobbying
Not eligible: Sectarian causes
Not eligible: Operating expenses or losses.
Not eligible: Debt retirementEndowments.
Not eligible: Direct support of individualsLobbying.

Overview

The Ed & Joyce Creske Family Foundation Grants support charitable organizations in central Wisconsin, specifically Lincoln, Marathon, and Portage Counties. The foundation prioritizes causes that positively impact the Mosinee community. However, it does not fund annual campaigns, operating expenses, debt retirement, endowments, direct individual support, lobbying, or sectarian causes. This initiative reflects the Creske family's commitment to giving back to the community that has supported them throughout their lives.

The Ed & Joyce Creske Family Foundation Fund is a way for the Creske family to continue to give back to the community and the people that have been good to them during their lifetime.
Requests for funding are limited to charitable organizations that serve central Wisconsin – specifically Lincoln, Marathon, and Portage Counties. Preference will be given in the review process to charitable causes that directly affect the community of Mosinee.

Eligibility

Requests for funding are limited to charitable organizations that serve central Wisconsin – specifically Lincoln, Marathon, and Portage Counties.

What Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 136
Total given: $13.36M
Median grant: $17K
Range: $5,150–$4.18M

By dollars: Wisconsin 90%, Indiana 8%, North Carolina <1%. Top recipient cities: Wausau, WI; Weston, WI; Merrill, WI.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
38% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Newman Catholic Schools · Wausau, WI

School districts and foundations

$4.18M
University of Notre Dame - Use for Donation Grants · Notre Dame, IN

Higher education universities, colleges, vocational

$1.05M
Ice Age Trail Alliance · Cross Plains, WI

Parks and recreation / forests

$1M
Performing Arts Foundation Inc · Wausau, WI

Performing arts (ie: theater, drama, etc.)

$590K
Monk Botanical Gardens · Wausau, WI

Parks and recreation / forests

$538K