The Community Foundation provides assistance to worthy charities serving the people of Brown, Kewaunee, and Oconto counties, Wisconsin. Families, individuals, and corporations can donate unrestricted resources to the Community Foundation.

These funds are available to the non-profit community through an open grant application process. Charities are encouraged to share their ideas with the Community Foundation before completing a formal application. To make an appointment, please contact Martha Ahrendt at 920.432.0800 or martha@ggbcf.org. 

Funds for Greater Green Bay Grants
The Community Foundation's main venue for assisting nonprofit organizations through a competitive granting process is our Funds for Greater Green Bay program. The next application deadline is April 15, 2010. If the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, applications are due on the last business day prior to the deadline. For more information about this program, please see Funds for Greater Green Bay Grants.

Other Grant Programs
The Community Foundation also operates a number of specialized grant programs with defined focus areas that serve either a particular need or population within the community. They include:

• Basic Needs Giving Partnership
  Please see Basic Needs Grant Guidelines and Application Process for an announcement about the Basic Needs Giving Partnership for Spring 2010.
• Crime Prevention Foundation of Brown County
  May of each year. Contact Martha at martha@ggbcf.org for details.
• School Spirit Educational Endowment
  October 15 and January 15 of each year.
• Kopseker grants for Northern Door County
  Contact Martha at martha@ggbcf.org for details.
• The Women’s Fund of Greater Green Bay
  July 1 of each year.

Please see Grant Process Overview to download an application form for any of the programs listed above or to learn more about application procedures and eligibility requirements.