Wisconsin Public Service Foundation: Local Community Grant Program

Q: How much funding does Wisconsin Public Service Foundation: Local Community Grant Program provide?

The listing does not state a funding amount. Check the funder's announcement for specifics.

Q: When is the deadline for Wisconsin Public Service Foundation: Local Community Grant Program?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Q: Who is eligible for Wisconsin Public Service Foundation: Local Community Grant Program?

Required: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.

Wisconsin Public Service Foundation Inc

Foundation Grants for Nonprofits Community Development Grants Healthcare Grants Grants for Arts

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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

Geography

Located in the area served by our respective energy company.

Required status

501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

Focused on one of our funding areas:
Community and neighborhood development
Arts and culture
Health and human services

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Not eligibleIndividualsFraternal, religious or political organizationsTrips, tours, pageants or athleticsTeam, extra-curricular school events or student exchange programs.
Not eligible: Organizations located outside our service areas, unless funding a specific project delivered directly to our customer communities.
Not eligible: Organizations determined by the IRS to be not tax-exempt under 501(c)(3)Organizations that discriminate for any reason, including race, color, religion, creed, age, gender, national origin or sexual orientation.
Not eligible: Private Foundations.
Not eligible: We rarely provide operating funds to individual United Way agencies that already benefit from our donations to United Way.

Overview

The Wisconsin Public Service Foundation offers Local Community Grants to support initiatives that enhance community development, health, arts, education, and the environment. Nonprofit organizations in the service areas are eligible for funding. The foundation emphasizes partnerships that promote educational opportunities and community improvement. Preference is given to specific programs or projects that align with their mission.

Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) supports initiatives for community and neighborhood development, health and human services, arts and culture, education and environment.
The transfer of the certificates, accomplished over a four-year period, gave the foundation a financial base of $2 million.

Eligibility

Qualified charitable, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, per Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code guidelinesLocated in the area served by our respective energy companyFocused on one of our funding areas:

Community and neighborhood development
Arts and culture
Health and human services
Education
Environment

Ineligibility

Not eligibleIndividualsFraternal, religious or political organizationsTrips, tours, pageants or athleticsTeam, extra-curricular school events or student exchange programsOrganizations located outside our service areas, unless funding a specific project delivered directly to our customer communitiesOrganizations determined by the IRS to be not tax-exempt under 501(c)(3)Organizations that discriminate for any reason, including race, color, religion, creed, age, gender, national origin or sexual orientationPrivate FoundationsWe rarely provide operating funds to individual United Way agencies that already benefit from our donations to United Way.