Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Geography

  • Reside in or serve residents from Green Bay to Oshkosh, with an emphasis on the Fox Valley Region

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://www.cffoxvalley.org/grants/water-right-charitable-fund/)._
  • To be eligible for consideration of financial support, nonprofit organizations must meet the following criteria
  • Be willing to provide financials, if requested

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Individual schools
  • Not eligible: Churches or religious organizations
  • Not eligible: With the exception of affiliated programs or separate entities
  • Not eligible: Providing those programs encourage participation from
  • Not eligible: Benefit the public at large
  • Not eligible: What We Don't Fund
  • Not eligible: Individual schools, church/religious organizations
  • Not eligible: (The exception would be affiliated programs or separate entities, providing those programs encourage participation from and benefit the public at large.)
  • Not eligible: Event or sports team sponsorships
  • Not eligible: Operational expenses
  • Not eligible: Political, religious, or controversial organizations
  • Not eligible: "Nest eggs" for future funding use

Overview

Purpose

The purpose of the Water-Right Charitable Fund is to support nonprofit organizations in the Fox Valley and surrounding area and to benefit the charitable interests of its employees. This fund will use an advisory committee made up of staff from Water-Right and Clean Water Center to review requests and recommend thoughtful grants. Grant decisions will be thoughtfully determined by the guidelines and eligibility requirements stated in this document.

Awards typically will be up to $3,000.

What We Fund

  • Basic needs (food, clothing, shelter)
  • Environmental needs
  • Education

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

  • To be eligible for consideration of financial support, nonprofit organizations must meet the following criteria:
  • Be deemed a 501(c)(3) public charity, as defined by the IRS.
  • Reside in or serve residents from Green Bay to Oshkosh, with an emphasis on the Fox Valley Region.
  • Be willing to provide financials, if requested.

Ineligibility

  • Generally, the Fund will not support individual schools, churches or religious organizations, with the exception of affiliated programs or separate entities, providing those programs encourage participation from and benefit the public at large.
  • What We Don't Fund
  • Individual schools, church/religious organizations. (The exception would be affiliated programs or separate entities, providing those programs encourage participation from and benefit the public at large.)
  • Event or sports team sponsorships
  • Operational expenses
  • Political, religious, or controversial organizations
  • "Nest eggs" for future funding use
  • Conferences

What Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
448
Total given
$32.37M
Median grant
$25K
Range
$5,073–$5.84M
  • By dollars: Wisconsin 88%, Texas 3%, Illinois 2%. Top recipient cities: Appleton, WI; Neenah, WI; Menasha, WI.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • The Trout Museum of Art · Appleton, WI

    Arts, culture & humanities

    $5.84M

  • Pillars · Appleton, WI

    Housing & shelter

    $1.32M

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley · Appleton, WI

    Housing & shelter, philanthropy, voluntarism, youth development

    $1.05M

  • University of North Texas Foundation · Denton, TX

    Education

    $1M

  • Friends of Appleton Library Incorporated · Appleton, WI

    Education

    $734K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Food security
  • Environment
  • Education

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