New Glarus
Community Fund
Through an annual application process and/or in response to community need, grants are made to not-for-profit organizations and qualifying groups that promote the betterment of New Glarus. A volunteer group of New Glarus community leaders oversee the growth of the Fund and the grant application/ recommendation process.
Grant Reception 2009
Grant by the New Glarus Community Fund
(Dr. Fred W. and Alice J. Kundert Charitable Fund)
New Glarus Vision, Inc.provided a program last summer for children to gather together at the village park. This program was a free weekly opportunity for kids to explore the arts under the guidance of a trained art instructor. A local college student majoring in art was hired and given a budget to purchase supplies. Her program had great success, and the parents as well as the kids expressed how grateful they were. There are high hopes for not only continuing this program next year, but to offer even more projects for the kids.
New Glarus Advisory Committee
Richard Irland
Faun Phillipson
Tammy Newberry
Pattie Salter
Larry Stuessy
Carol Thompson
Donating to the New Glarus Community Foundation is easy. Cash and appreciated securities is the easiest way to make a current gift . Planned gifts include bequests, life insurance and qualified retirement plans. Gifts are tax deductible to the maximum extent allowed by law.
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One New Glarus donor made giving to New Glarus a personal priority.
In meetings with the donor’s adviser, a bequest was included in a will that would benefit New Glarus forever.
Upon the donor’s death in 2002, a gift was made to the New Glarus Community Foundation to establish the Anonymous II Fund. The New Glarus Community Foundation advisory board oversees grant distributions from the fund.
1998
*New Glarus Student Council for “Be Leaders…Light Up Tomorrow”
*New Glarus Community Partners for general funding of the Community Partner Coalition
1999
*Swiss Historical Village for a computer for genelealogical research New Glarus Community Partners to fund license
& Video Training Program for Covey Training.
*Small World, Inc., to fund accreditation for 6 staff members
*The Swiss American Center of North America, Inc., for a feasibility study business plan start up
*New Glarus School District for grade school courtyard landscaping
*New Glarus School District for purchase of elementary playground equipment
*New Glarus Lions Club Village Park project for a flagpole
2000
*School District of New Glarus for computer & technology improvements
2001
*School District of New Glarus for a portable sound system and a karaoke machine for student activities
*Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church for the purchase of a big screen television set
*Sugar River Rapids Swim Team for the purchase of starting blocks
*New Glarus Fire Department towards the purchase of the thermal imaging camera
*New Glarus Emergency Medical Services, Inc., toward the purchase of a defibrillator
*New Glarus Vision, Inc., toward funding the Gifts of Community Conference
2002
*Small World, Inc., towards the kitchen-remodeling project
*Stuessy–Kuenzi Post #141 towards its building repair & renovation project
*New Glarus School District: German-American Exchange Program, towards the purchase of a new sousaphone for the band *New Glarus Town Hall Preservation Society, Inc., towards its restoration project
2003
*Friends of the Woods State Park, Enhance Visible Presence, beginning phase of “T.R.E.E. House”
*New Glarus Historical Society, storage containers so items will not fade and deteriorate over time
*New Glarus Special Olympics, help with initial cost of founding and organizing
*New Glarus Town Hall Preservation Society, Inc, ADA ramp and compliant front porch/entrance door
*New Glarus VFW Post 10549, Ceremonial Bugle and new flag pole for the Legion Hall
2004
*School District of New Glarus, Artist-In-Resident program
*Street Beautification Project-Christmas wreaths
*New Glarus VFW Post 10549, Audio/video equipment
*New Glarus FFA, new grill, and Patriotism at New Glarus High School
*Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Light The Night Walk
*New Glarus Jodel Club, new alphorn
From the Anonymous II Fund: School District of New Glarus, bleacher addition
2005
*New Glarus EMS, Pediatric Medical Defibrillator Fund
*Grace Church Community Youth Center
*Friends of New Glarus Woods State Park, camera and printer
*New Glarus Music Boosters, High School Vocal Ensemble
*New Glarus Public Library
From the Anonymous II Fund: New Glarus Jodel Club and Artist-In-Resident program
The New Glarus Community Foundation For good. For ever. has provided more than $46,100 to support charitable programs and projects in New Glarus.
For more information about the New Glarus Community Foundation please call Linda Gebhardt of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin at 1-608-328-4060.
