Kenosha Community Foundation: Creativity by Kids (CBK) Small Grant

Kenosha Community Foundation: Creativity by Kids (CBK) Small Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Kenosha Community Foundation
Amount: US $750 - US $1,500
Last Updated: December 05, 2025

Summary

The Kenosha Community Foundation's Creativity by Kids (CBK) Small Grant aims to support programs in the arts and understanding of nature, emphasizing cross-cultural and multi-generational initiatives. Grants of $750 or $1,500 are available to not-for-profit organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions. Funded by the Clark-Barber Family Fund and Kubasiewicz Family Trust, the program encourages both existing projects and innovative ideas within the arts and environmental sectors.

Overview

Creativity by Kids (CBK) Small Grant The purpose of the CBK Small Grant program is to provide funds “to groups offering programs in the arts or the understanding of our natural world. It will emphasize cross-cultural and multi-generational programs in both areas, whenever possible.” The following two Field of Interest endowment funds support the CBK Small Grant program: The Clark-Barber Family Fund and The Kubasiewicz Family Trust. The Clark-Barber Family Fund endowment was established in 2017 by Kenosha residents Tom and Ruth Barber Clark. NOTE: Mr. Clark – an artist and educator – created the picasette plaque that is used as the logo for the CBK Grant program. The Kubasiewicz Family Trust endowment, established in 2012 by Salem Lakes resident Tom Targos in honor of his late mother Irene Kubasiewicz Targos, has previous funded grants to not-for-profit organizations including the Boys and Girls Club of Kenosha and the LGBT Center of Southeastern Wisconsin. The donors designed the program to support existing initiatives in the arts, culture, nature and the environment as well as a seed for new and experimental projects in these areas. Funding Organizations can apply for grant awards of $750 or $1,500.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Based on these criteria, the Foundation welcomes requests for funding for projects/initiatives in one or more of the following areas:the arts, culture, nature, and the environment:The award can be used as a contribution to an existing project/initiative or to help start a new program/initiative.Not-for-profit organizations, government agencies and/or educational institutions are welcome to apply.