Excellence in Education Grants (Belmont EIE)
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Excellence in Education Grants - Belmont Schools
Geographic Scope: Belmont Schools
Purpose: Provides grants to Belmont Schools faculty and staff to implement innovative and creative classroom projects and programs
Eligibility: Applications developed and submitted by Belmont Schools personnel
Grant Focus: Supplement to school programs; funds do not replace tax dollars
Funding History:
- Initial funding from gift by Derek and MJ Dachelet (educators themselves)
- To date, 16 projects funded with nearly $5,800 invested in schools
2019 Awards: Six grants totaling $2,744
Fund Status: Component of Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, Inc., 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity
Contact:
- Kim Schmelz, Advisory Board Member
- Barb Daus, Donor Services Representative: (608) 778-3344 or [email protected]
Donations: Can be sent to Belmont School Funds, PO Box 348, Belmont, WI 53510 or made online at www.cfsw.org/give-now
What Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 96
- Total given
- $3.24M
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,012–$795K
- By dollars: Wisconsin 96%, New York 2%, Illinois 1%. Top recipient cities: Janesville, WI; Monroe, WI; Lancaster, WI.
- 19% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 26% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Village of New Glarus · New Glarus, WI
Library land purchase, library construction costs, general support, books
$795K
City of Lancaster · Lancaster, WI
Theater sound system, ash tree replacement, fire station renovation, shade canopy…
$213K
Boys & Girls Club of Janesville · Janesville, WI
Building support, operations support, capital campaign support, educational programming
$195K
Children's Museum of Rock County · Janesville, WI
Building support
$126K
Fiscc Inc - Friends of the Woodman's Center · Janesville, WI
Woodman's center capital campaign
$122K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- K-12 schools
- Teachers
- Academic enrichment
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