Forward Together says think big
Nonprofit groups serving Waupaca County have another opportunity for a $50,000 grant.
The Tim and Joy Neuville Family Fund within the Waupaca Area Community Foundation is offering a second $50,000 Forward Together grant.
The Neuvilles ask nonprofit leaders to “think big” in proposing projects to meet human services needs.
The grant will be awarded to a human service organization that would benefit from a building expansion, enhancement or the purchase or lease of a building, or for a neighborhood revitalization project.
Successful Forward Together grant applications will feature human services projects and programs that demonstrate bold ideas and forward thinking. Evaluation criteria include:
• Long-term projects with high community impact in the human service field;
• Innovative thinking;
• Clear, detailed planning to assure the increased or enhanced space is paramount to success and sustainability;
• Leadership and a proven record of success;
• Strong community partnerships.
The Neuville fund grant will not fund travel expenses, conference fees or expenses, fundraisers, multi-year requests, general operating expenses not related to the proposed project, endowment funds, previously incurred expenses, initiatives that do not serve Waupaca County.
More information on the grant criteria is available at www.cffoxvalley.org/waupacagrants.
Applicants must contact Ann Engelhard, vice president Donor Services and Gift Planning, to discuss whether their proposals fit the criteria. Reach her by May 1 by email at [email protected] or by calling 920-702-7627. Applicants found to meet the criteria will be asked to submit a letter of interest by May 11.
Last year’s initial Forward Together grant helped Appleton-based Catalpa Health establish a behavioral health clinic in Waupaca.
Tim Neuville, president of Neuville Motors in Waupaca and chairman of the WACF’s board of directors, said he and Joy were pleased with the extra service for families that Catalpa brought to the community and hopes to support an equally beneficial project this year.
The Neuvilles established their charitable endowment fund with the nonprofit WACF, a regional family of funds of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, in 2005 to help them engage in current and lasting giving that makes a difference in the Waupaca area. The fund generates grants each year for nonprofit organizations recommended by the Neuvilles.