Serving the community of Platteville, Wisconsin.
2012 Platteville Community Fund Advisory Board
Eileen Nickels, Chair
Cindy Tang, Vice Chair
Angie Wright, Secretary
Louise Brockman
Alison Bunte
Karen Canny
Nathan Curry
Duane DeYoung
Bill Van Deest
Gene Weber
2011 Platteville Grant Awards
On November 15, 2011, National Philanthropy Day, the Platteville Community Fund awarded $6,200 for six community projects:
- 2012 Community Artwork District project sponsored by the Platteville Main Street Program
- Walk Down Main Project sponsored by the Platteville Main Street Program
- Legion Field batting cage project sponsored by Platteville Youth Baseball (from the Graham Fund)
- Platteville Children's Choir Tours Project sponsored by Platteville Chorale, Inc.
- Christmas telethon sponsored by Wisconsin Badger Camp (from the Schneller-Tang Fund)
- Veterans Honor Roll sponsored by Building Platteville, Inc.
About
The Platteville Community Fund is a permanent, unrestricted, charitable endowment created in 2002 to serve the Platteville area. Annually a portion of the Fund's earnings are given back to the community in the form of grants. The Fund supports community projects that enhance the arts, education, health and human services, the environment, and historic preservation.
The Platteville Community Fund also provides a means for individuals, organizations, and businesses to support their unique charitable community interests through funds that focus on specific concerns. The PHS Scholarship Fund is one such entity started by the Platteville Community Fund in 2010.
Since its founding, the Platteville Community Fund, combined with the Schneller-Tang Community Fund and the Robert & Marian Graham Community Fund, has given back more than $76,000 to the Platteville area.
A group of volunteer citizens make up the Fund's advisory board which initiates fundraising activities and determines grant awards.
To Donate
Donations to the Platteville Community Fund are welcome at any time of the year. All gifts are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Visit the Ways to Give section of this website for information on planning your gift, or you can make an online donation.
Grants
Twice per year the advisory board awards grant to non-profit organizations, the local school district, and/or local government agencies providing charitable programs or projects serving the community. Grants are awarded at the community's Party in the Park in July and at a ceremony in November.
Semi-annual grant application deadlines: April 15 and September 15
(When the date falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline will be the next business day.)