Basic Needs Giving Partnership

The Basic Needs Giving Partnership was established in 2007 to address the root causes of poverty in the region. The partnership brings together charitable resources from the U.S. Oil Open Fund for Basic Needs within the Community Foundation, the J.J. Keller Foundation and other partner donors.

Proceeds from the U.S. Oil Open help fund the Basic Needs Giving Partnership, and the J.J. Keller Foundation matches the resulting grant-making budget. The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, one of three area community foundations to receive the funds, is responsible for determining how the funds will be distributed.

The Basic Needs Giving Partnership provides assistance to established nonprofit organizations that have a proven record of success in maintaining solid, critical programs that address the root causes of poverty and prevent persons in episodic crisis from becoming persons of chronic need.

In order to achieve the fund's desired outcomes, grantmaking focuses on supporting:

• Organizations that demonstrate the potential to expand or deepen their impact, or those that are already
  achieving measurable impact.
• Efforts that involve goal-oriented, flexible partnerships among the nonprofit, public, and private sectors.
• Initiatives that take a long-term view of what is required for people to move out of poverty.

Grant Guidelines & Impact Areas

To learn more about the grant application process, please see Basic Needs Grant Guidelines and Application Process. To learn more about Basic Needs funding priorities, please see Impact Areas.