How much funding does Visionary Grants provide?

Visionary Grants provides $585,000 total (multi-year grants to 13 organizations) in funding.

When is the deadline for Visionary Grants?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for Visionary Grants?

Eligible applicants: Nonprofit organizations; Serving Portage and Waushara Counties.

How often is Visionary Grants offered?

Visionary Grants runs on an annual cycle.

Visionary Grants

Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin Inc

Foundation Annual Grants for Nonprofits Capacity Building Grants

Funding Amount

$585,000 total (multi-year grants to 13 organizations)

Deadline

Deadline not published

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.

Can we apply?

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

Eligible organizations

Nonprofit organizations
Serving Portage and Waushara Counties

Other requirements

Must demonstrate strategic, forward-thinking approaches to community challenges

Overview

Geographic Scope: Portage and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin

Program Overview:
Multi-year grants for nonprofit organizations looking to adopt transformative operational structures or expand and enhance existing services. The goal of multi-year committed funding is that at the end of the grant's lifecycle, the changes will be embedded into the organization's budget and operations.

Focus Areas:

Strategic, multi-year plans demonstrating innovation, sustainability, and measurable community impact
Infrastructure improvements
Staff capacity building
Program expansion and service enhancement
Organizational sustainability

Award Structure:

Multi-year commitments (5-year example noted)
Total 2025 awards: $585,000 to 13 organizations
Organizations with varying budget sizes, staff sizes, and years in operation eligible

Eligibility:

Nonprofit organizations
Serving Portage and Waushara Counties
Must demonstrate strategic, forward-thinking approaches to community challenges

Contact Information:

Phone: (715) 342-4454
Email: foundation@cfcwi.org
Address: 2801 Hoover Rd. Unit 1B, Stevens Point, WI 54481
Website: https://cfcwi.org/visionary-grants

Portage County:

Boys & Girls Club of Portage County Inc.
Central Wisconsin Children's Museum
CREATE Portage County
Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Development
Iola Winter Sports Club
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Operation Bootstrap
Portage County Historical Society
Portage County Literacy Council, Inc.
Stevens Point Sculpture Park

Waushara County:

Pine River Library of Leon-Saxeville
Waushara County
Wild Rose Historical Society and Museum

What Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 48
Total given: $2.18M
Median grant: $15K
Range: $5,299–$1.25M

By dollars: Wisconsin 98%, Oklahoma 1%, Illinois <1%. Top recipient cities: Stevens Point, WI; Wautoma, WI; Madison, WI.
65% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
38% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Stevens Point Area YMCA · Stevens Point, WI

Behavorial health and support services

$1.25M
McComb Bruchs Performing Arts Center · Wautoma, WI

General operations

$102K
Meals on Wheels Inc · Stevens Point, WI

General mission support

$69K
City of Stevens Point · Stevens Point, WI

For emerson project pledge phase two completion , for the stevens point sculpture park…

$53K
Portage County Historical Society · Stevens Point, WI

Building collections and community

$49K