Supporting Organizations’ Vital Work. Grants From the Community Impact Fund.
In 2024, Madison Community Foundation (MCF) awarded $1.34 million in grants to 19 nonprofits throughout the Madison area.
These grants, directed to organizations working in critical areas such as learning, community development, arts and culture, and the environment, underscore MCF’s commitment to supporting the nonprofit organizations working to enhance the quality of life and make Greater Madison a more vibrant and equitable community.
“The work these organizations do is vital. They are working hard to ensure their own financial stability, while trying creatively to meet the needs of the people they serve,” Angela Davis, MCF’s Director of Grantmaking, remarked. “We are so pleased to be able to provide support to organizations that are working to sustain programs and increase their capacity.“
2024 Grant Awards
Badger Prairie Needs Network
$100,000 toward the expansion of its warehouse space, increasing capacity to accept and distribute six times more food for families struggling with food insecurity.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County
$35,000 to collaborate with a grant writer to increase and diversify funding sources to better mentor and support the youth it serves.
CEOs of Tomorrow
$65,000 to relocate to The Black Business Hub, which will provide a more vibrant, racially diverse environment, and to build capacity for strategic growth.
Children’s Theater of Madison
$40,000 to expand its development staff to increase sustainability, maintain strong donor engagement and support its 60th anniversary fundraising campaign.
Community Shares of Wisconsin
$60,000 over three years, to continue to expand and support The Big Share online day of giving, and to help participating nonprofits develop their fundraising capacity.
Felicia’s Donation Closet
$75,000 to support growth by increasing staffing, finding a permanent location for its inventory and purchasing a van to help deliver these items to the increasing number of families left homeless by domestic abuse.
Friends of San Damiano
$50,000 to hire an executive director to lead the organization through its next stage of growth and deliver the vision for the San Damiano property as a revitalized space for public recreation, events and peaceful reflection.
Gathering Waters
$50,000 to support its advocacy campaign for the renewal of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, which provides valuable resources for conservation projects across the state.
Literacy Network
$50,000 for its merger with Omega School, providing long-term sustainability for Omega School’s services and expanding instruction and support options for those working toward their GED or HSED.
Madison Area Rehabilitation Centers
$50,000 toward a new building that will increase capacity, improve community building and enhance quality of services it provides to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Madison College
$150,000 for the Early Learning Campus, which will provide reliable, high quality, affordable childcare to students at the Goodman South Campus and help address the lack of infant-care options.
Madison Circus Space
$50,000 challenge grant to help build financial stability and increase organizational capacity to continue to provide people of all ages and abilities the opportunity to train in wide range of circus arts.
Madison Public Library Foundation
$250,000 toward the construction of the Imagination Center, Madison’s newest library, which will be built in Reindahl Park off East Washington Avenue.
Madison Public Schools Foundation
$50,000 to increase capacity for marketing and raise awareness of its programs and impact in the Madison Metropolitan School District.
Nuestro Mundo
$35,000 to help close its students’ post-pandemic learning gaps by become an International Baccalaureate World School offering the world-renowned Primary Years Programme.
One City Schools
$50,000 to explore the feasibility of expanding its award-winning preschool program to help address the lack of affordable options for young children.
Operation Fresh Start
$20,000 for a 15-passenger van to transport the Legacy Conservation Crew to various conservation project sites across Dane County and increase the number of participants it can serve.
OutReach LGBTQ+ Community Center
$60,000 challenge grant to help build a healthier balance of funding by increasing the number of individual donors and developing a planned giving program.
The Salvation Army of Dane County
$100,000 toward its Together We Build campaign to replace its current aging shelter with a new shelter and community center to bring its programs and services under one roof.
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
$50,000 to build capacity and strengthen sponsorship and donor relations for Concerts on the Square, increasing the concert series’ sustainability.
