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Funding Amount

Varies; recent total awards $14,000+

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Youth Council Grants

Program Focus: Grants to area youth-serving organizations

Mission: Promote leadership and philanthropy among young people; support local organizations serving youth

Geographic Scope: Watertown area, Wisconsin

Council Structure:

  • Student-led grant-making body

  • Members are high school students (typically juniors and seniors)

  • Members visit local nonprofits, host discussions with community leaders, learn professional skills

  • Perform annual community SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis

    • Program History:

  • Founded in 2001

  • Has awarded $162,000+ in grants over more than 20 years

  • 60+ students have served on the council

    • Recent Grant Recipients:

    2024 Awards (8 organizations, $10,064.11 total):

  • Beacon Center: $592.73 (toys/car seats)

  • Community Transit of Watertown/Sisseton: $2,000 (Dawg Dayz of Summer)

  • East-Central CASA: $1,022 (support for children/families)

  • Friends of the Goss Opera House: $2,000 (Passport to the Arts)

  • Joy Ranch of South Dakota: $1,662 (Sioux tipis)

  • Prairie Lakes Healthcare Foundation: $788.38 (therapy activities)

  • Watertown Area PACH: $2,000 (food distribution)

  • Watertown Cares: $2,000 (shelter items)

    • 2023 Awards (10 organizations, $14,000+ total):

  • 4 The Kids: $500

  • Community Transit: $2,000

  • Coteau Prairie Master Gardeners: $250

  • East-Central CASA: $606

  • Fallout Shelter Ministries: $1,000

  • Friends of the Goss Opera House: $2,500

  • Joy Ranch of South Dakota: $375

  • Sleep in Heavenly Peace: $4,400

  • Watertown Area PACH: $3,319

    • Contact:

  • Watertown Area Community Foundation

  • 211 East Kemp Avenue, PO Box 116

  • Watertown, SD 57201

  • Phone: 605.882.3731

  • Email: development@watertowncommunityfoundation.org

    • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    youth-programsyouth-leadership

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