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Lavern Anderson Memorial Scholarship Grant

Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • For students who attended Lincoln Elementary School who intend to study agriculture, education, or health care.

Other requirements

  • Student must be in the top 50 percent of class ranking.

Overview

The Lavern Anderson Memorial Scholarship supports students from Janesville Charter Schools, Craig, and Parker High Schools who attended Lincoln Elementary. Eligible candidates should pursue studies in agriculture, education, or health care, and maintain a class ranking in the top 50%. This scholarship is part of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, which manages over 700 funds to enhance the quality of life across nine counties in the region.

The Community Foundation is a repository for more than 700 charitable funds worth more than $50 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: Janesville Charter Schools, Janesville Craig High School, Janesville Parker High School

Eligibility

For students who attended Lincoln Elementary School who intend to study agriculture, education, or health care. Student must be in the top 50 percent of class ranking.

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

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education

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