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La Crosse Community Foundation awards nearly $220,000 in grants to 13 organizations, plus another $27,200 from the Corrine Zielke fund
The La Crosse Community Foundation announced its winter grants for 2022.
Nearly $220,000 in competitive grants were awarded to 13 organizations.
The Foundation said $353,709 was requested for standard and mini grants. The grant nomination process closed Jan. 15.
The YWCA received the largest grant at $88,000. That money comes just a two weeks after Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers was in La Crosse to award the group a $1 million check from the state’s Equitable Recovery Grant program.
The Community Foundation also awarded $27,200 in baseball grants from the Corrine Zielke fund. That included $5,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse.
Here is a list of the 13 organizations that received competitive grant funding:
| Organization Name | Project Name | Amount Awarded | Fund |
| YWCA | Runaway and Homeless Youth Mediation Emergency Services (RHYMES) | $88,000 | Standard Grant from Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable Fund and Richard Masrud Memorial Fund (donor advised) |
| La Crosse County Historical Society | Elevating LCHS Museums & Tours for the Future | $32,200 | Standard Grant from Community Giving Fund |
| Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of La Crosse | The Eligible Voter Education Project | $32,188 | Standard Grant from Community Giving Fund |
| The Good Fight Community Center | Perfect 10 | $20,000 | Standard Grant from National Youth Sports Program Fund and Community Giving Fund |
| Coulee Region Star Center | “Can’t Stop Me” a Parkinson’s Disease Specific Exercise Program | $15,000 | Standard Grant (project-based grant for requests over $7,500) from Community Giving Fund |
| Sustainability Institute | Sustainability Programming & Awareness | $7,500 | Mini Grant from Myrick Hixon EcoPark Fund and Community Giving Fund |
| League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Inc. | Everyone Vote 2022 | $6,050 | Mini Grant from Community Giving Fund |
| WonderStruck Theatre, C/O Great River Festival of Arts | The Elephant Speaks Jazz | $5,000 | Mini Grant from Community Giving Fund |
| The Badger Project, C/O The Center for Community Stewardship | La Crosse County Investigative Journalism Project | $5,000 | Mini Grant from Community Giving Fund |
| La Crosse Association for Home and Community Education | Wisconsin Bookworms Project | $4,000 | Mini Grant from The Elizabeth Fund for Literacy and Well-Being (field of interest), Barbara and Dave Erickson Fund (donor advised) and Community Giving Fund |
| La Crosse Parks, Recreation, and Forestry | Summer Concert Shuttle | $2,000 | Mini Grant from Barbara and Dave Erickson Fund (donor advised) |
| Kids From Wisconsin Ltd. | Big Bang Boom – Professional Audition for Youth by Kids from Wisconsin | $1,500 | Mini Grant from Community Giving Fund |
| Girl Scouts of Wisconsin – Badgerland | Girl Scout Leadership Experience | $1,000 | Mini Grant (project-based request $7,500 or less) from Richard Masrud Memorial Fund |