Six grants awarded to area causes, nine more to be delivered yet this year
By Kellen Olshefski
Editor
Carrying on its tradition, the Elkhorn Fund awarded six grants to community recipients recently and is planning to deliver another nine.
The Elkhorn Fund was established in 2007 as a permanent endowment fund for the good of the community, meaning all contributions are protected in perpetuity and only a certain percentage of each year’s earnings are dispensed in grants to community organizations.
As of this time last year, the fund had given back more than $57,000 to the community, a number which will exceed at least $65,000 after all grants are awarded this year.
This year alone, the fund is awarding a total of 15 grants to numerous community organizations in attempt to keep bettering the community of Elkhorn.
Gerry Petersen of the Elkhorn Fund advisory board said last year the fund exists due to contributions from individuals and businesses in the community. He said the organization’s sponsors include People’s Bank and U.S. Bank.
So far this year, the Elkhorn fund has awarded six grants. The first was a $1,000 grant awarded to the Elkhorn Food Pantry to help fund its Holiday Food Basket Program.
As for the Elkhorn Area School District, the Elkhorn Fund is presenting a total of six grants totaling $6,080.20 to the district. Grants delivered to district recipients so far include a $1,000 grant awarded to Sarah Bosch for innovative and collaborative classroom design at the high school, $1,000 each awarded to Connie Amann and Diana Riechers for alternative seating at West Side Elementary School and $500 to Fred Ganter for Skills USA Bean Bag Boards.
The final recipient thus far include the Kettle Moraine Land Trust, which received $1,500 to help fund their Day in the Woods environmental education program held for Elkhorn Area High School.
Other recipients this year include Hope Now, Community Action and the Association for the Prevention of Family Violence. Look to future issues for more on these grants.
To donate
The Elkhorn Fund accepts donations year-round. All donations are tax deductible and can be made online at www.cfsw.org/community-funds/the-elkhorn-fund or by mailing a check to the following: The Elkhorn Fund, c/o Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, 26 S. Jackson St., Janesville, WI 53548.
