Eternal Flame and Veterans Memorial Fund
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
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- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Overview
This fund was established through a common effort between the City of Manitowoc and Manitowoc County to ensure the perpetual care and maintenance of three important veteran memorials.
Focus Area
- Purpose: Maintenance and perpetual care of three veteran monuments:
1. Soldiers and Sailors monument (dedicated November 11, 1923) - in the City of Manitowoc
2. Eternal Flame monument (dedicated May 30, 1969)
3. Manitowoc County Veterans Memorial (dedicated November 9, 1986)
Geographic Scope
- Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Fund History
- The Soldiers and Sailors monument was dedicated on November 11, 1923, to commemorate Manitowoc County veterans who served the United States of America
- The Eternal Flame monument was dedicated and lit for the first time on Memorial Day, May 30, 1969, honoring Manitowoc County veterans who served and continue to defend freedom
- The Manitowoc County Veterans Memorial was dedicated November 9, 1986
- Maintenance was historically supported by veterans organizations, the City of Manitowoc, grateful citizens, and a bequest from the Fannie Angus Healy Trust
- To ensure perpetuity, the Fund was created via a transfer of assets to the Lakeshore Community Foundation
How to Contribute
Manitowoc, WI 54220For Other Types of Gifts (securities, retirement assets, life insurance proceeds, bequests):
What Lakeshore Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 75
- Total given
- $2.81M
- Median grant
- $12K
- Range
- $5,250–$276K
- By dollars: Wisconsin 89%, North Carolina 6%, Colorado 3%. Top recipient cities: Manitowoc, WI; Sheboygan, WI; Milwaukee, WI.
- 63% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Lakeshore Community Foundation Inc · Manitowoc, WI
$4,600 lakeshore community foundation endowment; $271,850 operations
$276K
Dementia Innovations Inc · Sheboygan, WI
$50,000 unrestricted; $16,667- a donation on behalf of mike, mark, and scott molepske…
$242K
Lakeshore First Robotics Programs · Manitowoc, WI
Unrestricted
$180K
Manitowoc County Historical Society · Manitowoc, WI
$450 endowment fund; $10,000 annual appeal; $56,150 unrestricted; $102,000 meeme house…
$169K
Samaritan's Purse · Boone, NC
Unrestricted
$160K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Veteran nonprofits
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