The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, along with its fundholders, awarded a record $407,655 during the summer cycle of its Funds for Greater Green Bay grants program. The awards support the work of 40 nonprofit organizations in Brown, Kewaunee, and Oconto counties working across a diverse range of causes – from the arts to community improvement, health, education, the environment, and more.

Funds for Greater Green Bay grants are awarded twice a year, and in each cycle, the Community Foundation invites fundholders to co-invest in grant applications that align with their giving goals. Nearly half of the funds awarded this cycle – more than $200,000 – were contributed by Community Foundation fundholders.

“Co-investment continues to expand the reach of our grantmaking,” said Kari Olsen, Director of Grants and Scholarship Programming at the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation. “When donors contribute to one grant, they free up dollars to support the next, creating a ripple of impact that strengthens our entire community.”

The following organizations and programs were awarded during the 2025 summer cycle:

• Art Beet | Day of the Arts: Funds will support a free community event in Algoma held during Youth Art Month, featuring hands-on workshops led by local artists across a variety of mediums.
• Aspiro | Birth to Three: Funding will provide early intervention services such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and developmental evaluations.
• Baird Creek Preservation Foundation | General Operating Support: Funds will support habitat management, improve water quality, and expand environmental education opportunities through field trips, summer camps, and early childhood programs.
• Casa ALBA Melanie Hispanic Community Resource Center | General Operating Support: Funds will strengthen the organization’s operations and expand its capacity to serve the community more effectively
• Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Green Bay | Financial Health Services Program: These funds will help meet the need for individual financial health counseling and group financial literacy sessions.
• Children’s Museum of Green Bay | Partners in Play with Rural Libraries: Funds will support educational activities for children and families at four libraries in Oconto County.
• Civic Symphony of Green Bay | Music for Young Listeners: Funds will support the annual Music for Young Listeners concert at The Weidner in February 2026.
• Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin – Green Bay | Equip Speaker Series: Funds will support the Equip Speaker Series, a highly successful program that provides critical education on disability-related topics such as behavior, inclusion, benefits, employment, and education.
• Ecumenical Partnership for Housing | Eviction Prevention Program: Funds will support the program to provide families at risk of eviction with emergency rental assistance, budget counseling, and ongoing case management.
• Evergreen Theater | Youth Programs: Funding will support the youth theater programs to introduce young people to the magic of live theater.
• Families of Children with Cancer | Family Support: Funding will help ease the burden on families facing a childhood cancer diagnosis.
• Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin | Advancing Equity in Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment: Funds will support expanded access to culturally responsive, barrier-free treatment to reach those most at risk of falling through the cracks.
• Foster the Village | General Operating Support: Funds will support the organization in its mission to provide aid to the Brown County foster care community.
• Foundations Health & Wholeness | Group Therapy: Funding will support innovative, no-cost group therapy services for underserved, uninsured, and underinsured individuals in Brown County.
• Girls on the Run Northeast Wisconsin | General Operating Support: Funds support the organization’s expansion in Kewaunee County to reach an estimated 45+ additional girls.
• Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity | Homeownership Program: Funds will support the Homeownership Program through one home build during the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
• Greater Green Bay YMCA | Healthy Aging Programs: Funds will support the Healthy Aging & Community Wellness Connection programs to promote long-term wellbeing and independence.
• HER Alliance | General Operating Support: Funds will support core programs serving survivors of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in Brown County.
• Hmong Autism Neurodiverse Disability Support | Mental Health Coalition: Funds support the launch of a Mental Health Coalition to address the mental health disparities among Hmong youth.
• Holy Trinity Oconto Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul | St. Vincent de Paul: Funds will support St. Vincent de Paul in providing critical assistance to individuals and families facing hardship.
• Innovative Care Services | Advocacy for Inclusion: Funds will support increased awareness of the complex issues faced by people living with disabilities or over age 65, who also experience financial poverty.
• Lakeshore CAP | Rubber Ducky Diaper Depot: Funds will support the Rubber Ducky Diaper Depot, a two-year pilot program distributing 7,000 diapers each month to low-income families in Kewaunee County.
• Laundry Love Brown County | Love-Dignity-Detergent: Funds will help provide clean laundry for individuals and families across the community through free laundry events.
• Literacy Partners of Kewaunee County | General Operating Support: Funds will support the organization’s continued growth and impact in providing adult literacy programs.
• Mandolin Foundation | First Step Stability: Funds will help cover the first month of residency for women entering Amanda’s house, a one-year sober living program.
• Marinette County Committee on Aging | Oconto County Home Delivered Meals: Funds will support the delivery of hot and frozen meals to homebound older adults in Oconto County.
• Neville Public Museum Foundation | A Place at the Table Exhibit & Programs: Funds will support the “A Place at the Table: Food, Culture, and Community” exhibit.
• Northeastern Wisconsin Affordable Housing Solutions | Affordable Housing: Funds will provide the expansion of operations to serve more families on the brink of homelessness in Brown and Oconto counties.
• NorthLakes Community Clinic | School-Based Behavioral Health Program: Funds will support the expansion of the clinic’s School-Based Behavioral Health Program to the Gillett School District.
• Oneida Man Clan | Oneida Man Clan Project: Funds will support the Oneida Man Clan in helping the men of their community heal and sustain the best version of themselves.
• Prevent Blindness Wisconsin | Preschool Vision Program: Funds will support the Preschool Vision Health Program in Brown County to serve 1,000 children and families through vision screenings and awareness.
• Reach Out and Read | General Operating Support: Funds will support one year of evidence-based literacy intervention for children under age five in Brown and Oconto counties.
• Rooted In | Nourishment for All: Funds will help combat food insecurity by providing nutritious, locally sourced, chef-prepared, individually packaged meals to those in need.
• SAGE (Share, Accept, Grow, Encourage) | Creatively Engaged Community: Funds will be used to support partnerships between SAGE and local nonprofits to implement the Creatively Engaged Community program.
• The Gathering Place | Recovery Support: Funds will support recovery-oriented programs and activities serving nearly 400 individuals annually.
• The Nurse’s Nook | Weekend Food Program: Funding will support the weekend backpack food program during the school year for students in Oconto County.
• Urban Cultural Arts & Event Center | Making Art Accessible for All: Funds will support its mission to bridge the gap between creativity and accessibility, making art a meaningful part of life for youth.
• We All Rise: African American Resource Center | 2025 Implicit Bias Conference:  Funds will support the 2025 Implicit Bias Conference: Building Strength Through Community, which will bring together 200 professionals and community members to explore equity-focused topics.
• We All Rise: African American Resource Center | Black Youth Alliance:  Funds will support on-site meals and supplies for kids enrolled in the Black Youth Alliance summer program.
• Wise Women Gathering Place | Safe Place Parking Program: Funds will support the Safe Place Parking Program to offer a designated, secure lot in Green Bay where individuals experiencing homelessness and living in their vehicles can sleep safely overnight.
• YWCA of Greater Green Bay | Second Grade Swimmers: Funds will support bringing second-grade students from Howe Elementary School to YWCA for swim lessons.

Greater Green Bay Community Foundation grants are awarded based on a competitive application process, which includes review by a grants team of community volunteers. Applications for the next Funds for Greater Green Bay grants cycle will open November 1, 2025. More than $5.8 million has been awarded through the program since 2002.

More information about available grants programs and the grants application process can be found at ggbcf.org/nonprofits/grants-programs.