Joseph L. Runde Memorial Scholarship Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Established to assist worthy graduating female seniors from Hazel Green, Belmont, Benton, Cuba City, Platteville, Potosi, or Shullsburg High Schools who intend to pursue a degree (university, college or technical school) in the field of healthcare sciences.
Other requirements
- The applicant must have achieved a high school cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
Overview
The Joseph L. Runde Memorial Scholarship, managed by The Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, supports deserving female seniors from various high schools, including Hazel Green and Belmont, who aspire to pursue degrees in healthcare sciences. Applicants must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0. This scholarship exemplifies the foundation's commitment to enhancing education and fostering personal philanthropy in the Southern Wisconsin community.
The Community Foundation is a repository for more than 900 charitable funds worth more than $90 million. We service these funds by managing the investment, encouraging and supporting additions, overseeing the disbursement of grants and scholarships, and managing the requisite government paperwork.
The Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin serves communities in nine Southern Wisconsin counties: Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock, Sauk, Vernon, and Walworth.
Available to students from: Belmont High School, Benton High School, Cuba City High School, Platteville High School, Potosi High School, Shullsburg High School, Southwestern High School.
Eligibility
Established to assist worthy graduating female seniors from Hazel Green, Belmont, Benton, Cuba City, Platteville, Potosi, or Shullsburg High Schools who intend to pursue a degree (university, college or technical school) in the field of healthcare sciences. The applicant must have achieved a high school cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
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
- Women
- Education
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