Funding Amount

Up to US $25,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Geography

  • In Door County

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • All applicants must meet the following:
  • Conduct business without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, veteran status or national origin

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Certain activities, such as fundraising and religious programs, are excluded from funding.
  • Not eligible: Annual appeals
  • Not eligible: Capital campaigns
  • Not eligible: Other fundraising activities
  • Not eligible: Events
  • Not eligible: Religious activities or programs that serve, or appear to serve, specific religious organizations, groups, denominations, or beliefsIndividualsEndowments.
  • Not eligible: Debt retirement, debt financing, reduction of an operating deficit or replenishment of resources used to pay for such purposes.
  • Not eligible: Lobbying or legislative activities.
  • Not eligible: Capital improvements.
  • Not eligible: Programming or expenses occurring before the grant is awarded.
  • Not eligible: Efforts substantially serving people outside of Brown, Kewaunee and Oconto counties

Overview

R. Bruce & Alyce S. Kopseker Trust Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Greater Green Bay Community Foundation
Amount: Up to US $25,000
Last Updated: April 01, 2026

Summary

The R. Bruce & Alyce S. Kopseker Trust supports initiatives that assist individuals over 60 in Door County, helping them remain healthy and independent at home. Grants are available for program support, equipment, capacity building, and operational needs. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits and governmental bodies that do not discriminate based on race, gender, or other factors. Certain activities, such as fundraising and religious programs, are excluded from funding.

Overview

The R. Bruce & Alyce S. Kopseker Trust grant program considers requests for funding from initiatives aimed at helping those over 60 years of age north of Sturgeon Bay remain healthy and independent in their homes. TYPES OF GRANTS Program or project supportEquipment related directly to projectsTechnology, equipment improvements, and staff or board training and planning that enhance organizational capacity or develop greater organizational efficiencyOperational needsOther priorities as determined by the Grants Committee

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. All applicants must meet the following: Be a nonprofit organization with a 501(c)(3) designation by the Internal Revenue Service or a governmental body, such as a school or municipalityServe those over 60 years of age, who live primarily north of Sturgeon Bay in Door CountyConduct business without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, veteran status or national origin

Ineligibility

We do not fund:Annual appeals, capital campaigns or other fundraising activities or eventsReligious activities or programs that serve, or appear to serve, specific religious organizations, groups, denominations, or beliefsIndividualsEndowmentsDebt retirement, debt financing, reduction of an operating deficit or replenishment of resources used to pay for such purposesLobbying or legislative activitiesCapital improvementsProgramming or expenses occurring before the grant is awardedEfforts substantially serving people outside of Brown, Kewaunee and Oconto counties

What Greater Green Bay Community actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2025

Grants in 2025
347
Total given
$15.6M
Median grant
$19K
Range
$5,100–$687K
  • By dollars: Wisconsin 90%, Iowa 3%, Illinois 1%. Top recipient cities: Green Bay, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Appleton, WI.
  • 6% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 39% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Brown County Sheriff's Department · Green Bay, WI

    Public benefit and community improvement program support

    $687K

  • Common Ground Inc · Milwaukee, WI

    Annual distribution common ground works

    $617K

  • University of Wisconsin Green Bay Foundation Inc Attn Laura Jarosz · Green Bay, WI

    Education program support

    $535K

  • Basic Needs Giving Partnership · Green Bay, WI

    Public benefit and community improvement program support

    $519K

  • Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA

    Education program support

    $303K

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

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

nonprofitsseniorshealth-disparitiescapacity-building

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