Fort Atkinson Community Foundation
ActivePhilanthropy & Voluntarism
About Fort Atkinson Community Foundation
Improving the quality of life in Fort Atkinson by inspiring and supporting enduring philanthropy.
Focus Areas
education/scholarshipscommunity developmentarts & culturesocial servicesbeautificationrecreationyouth development
Who They Fund
local community organizationshigh school students/schoolsyouth participantscity/residents
Funding Style
project-based grantsin-kind/equipment support
About Fort Atkinson Community Foundation
A $132,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity of Waukesha County is the largest listed recent award, and it sits alongside a grantmaking pattern that stays close to Fort Atkinson while funding a mix of community services, school projects, and city improvements. Fort Atkinson Community Foundation works through quarterly community grants, scholarship programs, educator wish grants, and donor-designated funds, with local organizations and residents as the main beneficiaries. In the recent grant list, Base Fort Atkinson received two awards totaling $114,443, while Rock River Community Clinic received two awards totaling $85,529. That mix shows a funder that supports both larger community-scale commitments and repeated project support for organizations serving the city. The foundation’s stated purpose is to improve quality of life in Fort Atkinson by inspiring and supporting enduring philanthropy, and the grant record reflects that aim through funding for charitable services, education, arts and culture, recreation, beautification, and youth-focused projects. Recent awards also reached the City of Fort Atkinson, the School District of Fort Atkinson, and local health and heritage organizations, indicating a broad local portfolio rather than a single-program strategy.
What Fort Atkinson Community Foundation Funds
Community improvement is a clear theme. The foundation gave $42,726 to the City of Fort Atkinson for various city improvement projects and another $30,500 to the Fort Atkinson Beautification Council for various programs. In health and emergency preparedness, it awarded $16,708 to Fort Healthcare to purchase 10 AEDs for local community organizations. Education appears in both school and student support: the School District of Fort Atkinson received $29,264 for various high school projects, and the foundation also runs educator wish grants and scholarship programs. Recreation and youth programming show up in the $20,000 grant to Koshkonong Golf Learning & Development Center Inc for golf supplies for programming. Cultural and heritage work is also present, including support for Rock River Heritage for various programs.
How Fort Atkinson Community Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster in the tens of thousands: the 25th percentile is $19,448, the median is $29,882, and the 75th percentile is $44,544. The recent record also shows repeat recipients, including Base Fort Atkinson, Rock River Community Clinic, the City of Fort Atkinson, School District of Fort Atkinson, and Rock River Heritage, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards only. The foundation uses a mix of quarterly community grants, annual educator wish grants, competitive and earned scholarships, and donor-designated fund grants. Community grants and scholarships accept unsolicited applications; designated fund grants do not.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.8M
Total Assets
$41.9M
Total Revenue
$2.9M
Total Expenses
$5.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $19K and $45K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$19K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$45K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SUE JOHNSON
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