The Foundation equips community change leaders with the tools they need to build strong families and thriving communities. We foster transformative change by supporting local organizations in learning, growing, collaborating and moving their missions further.
Greater Watertown Community Health Foundation Inc has made the Collective campus one of its clearest signatures, pairing capital with program support to address childcare, housing, and youth mental health needs in the Watertown area. That campus-oriented work sits alongside grants to schools, clinics, parks, and local nonprofits, showing a funder that mixes place-based investments with operational and strategic support. In recent years, the foundation has backed Watertown Unified School District for early learning systems coordination and mental health/SEL work, and it has invested in Rock River Community Clinic’s management transition and mental health access capacity. Other major awards have gone to community partners working on family resource networks, early care, and neighborhood development. The organization’s stated aim is to equip community change leaders with tools to build strong families and thriving communities, and its grant history reflects that mission through direct service support, systems-building, and facilities-related funding. Its portfolio also includes program-related investments, which places it among local funders using both grants and strategic capital to shape regional services and infrastructure.
Early childhood and child care are central to the foundation’s portfolio. It gave $107,371 to Madison College for building the Dodge/Jefferson early care and education pipeline and mental health first aid training, and $113,140 to Wi Alliance for Infant Mental Health for Pyramid Model implementation. School-based supports are another consistent theme: Watertown Unified School District received $167,647 for breakfast club, Building Bridges, and SEL-related work, as well as $102,400 for mental health and school recess initiatives. Housing also appears in the grant record. Habitat for Humanity of Waukesha County received $105,113 for Building a Better Jefferson County, and Glacial Heritage Development Partnership received support tied to a housing initiative and technical assistance. The foundation also funds neighborhood and active-play projects, including grants for playground restoration, play spaces, and fitness-related improvements.
$10M
$131.2M
$31.1M
$30.7M
Most grants fall between $11K and $70K, with a median of $27K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$27K
75th Percentile
$70K
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Typical awards cluster around a median of $27,207, with the middle half of grants ranging from $11,066 at the 25th percentile to $70,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows both small community awards and large strategic commitments, including repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-off grants. The foundation uses a mix of responsive grants, capacity-building grants, strategic grants, and program-related investments, and several active programs accept unsolicited requests. It also makes local, place-based investments that combine operational support, planning, and capital support.
Grantmaking is highly concentrated in Wisconsin, with 97% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. The largest share of recipient locations is in Minnesota by grant count, though the grant record itself is dominated by Wisconsin cities. Watertown appears frequently, along with Jefferson, Juneau, Whitewater, and Lake Mills. Additional awards land in Oconomowoc, Middleton, Waukesha, and Waterloo. All recorded grants in the dataset are to U.S. recipients.
The foundation supports local organizations working on early childhood development, child care expansion, school readiness, youth mental health, housing, capacity building, and community development. Its recent grants also include schools, clinics, parks departments, colleges, and family-service organizations.
Its typical grant size is $27,207 at the median, with the middle half of grants ranging from $11,066 at the 25th percentile to $70,000 at the 75th percentile.
Its giving is local and 97% of grants go to recipients in Wisconsin. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 128 grants to U.S. organizations.
Some programs do. The Responsive Grants program accepts most grant requests year-round, and the Capacity Building Grants program also accepts unsolicited requests. Other programs, such as Child Care Start-up & Capital Expansion Grants and Housing Investments, do not accept unsolicited requests.
The same organizations appear across multiple years, including Glacial Community YMCA, Rock River Community Clinic, Watertown Unified School District, Watertown Family Connections, and Madison College. That pattern points to repeated funding relationships, not just one-time awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Greater Watertown Community Health Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Projects or initiatives that advance equity, diversity, and inclusion by removing obstacles to health for populations not well served under current systems and policies.
Deadline: Open ongoing.
Who can apply: Collaborative efforts that build a sense of connectedness between people or create/enhance community spaces where individuals can be active together.
Deadline: Open ongoing; application deadlines are included in the RFP.
Who can apply: Local organizations seeking leadership development or technical assistance to build community capacity and advance their missions.
Deadline: Open ongoing.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLACIAL COMMUNITY YMCA | OCONOMOWOC, WI | $3,687,189 | 2025 | BOARD GIFT 2023, EMPLOYER SPONSORED CARE, 2024 ECT FOCUS GROUP, ASQ HUB GRANT, DHS SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS |
| GLACIAL COMMUNITY YMCA | OCONOMOWOC, WI | $3,687,189 | 2025 | BOARD GIFT 2023, EMPLOYER SPONSORED CARE, 2024 ECT FOCUS GROUP, ASQ HUB GRANT, DHS SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS |
| ROCK RIVER COMMUNITY CLINIC | WHITEWATER, WI | $254,850 | 2025 | MANAGEMENT TRANSITION, BOARD GIFT 2023, MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS GRANT WRITER |
| ROCK RIVER COMMUNITY CLINIC | WHITEWATER, WI | $254,850 | 2025 | MANAGEMENT TRANSITION, BOARD GIFT 2023, MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS GRANT WRITER |
| WATERTOWN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | WATERTOWN, WI | $121,000 | 2025 | BOARD GIFTS 2023 RMS PANTHER DEN, 2024 ECT FOCUS GROUP, EARLY LEARNING SYSTEMS COORDINATOR, WUSD MENTAL HEALTH / SEL COORDINATOR |
| WATERTOWN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | WATERTOWN, WI | $121,000 | 2025 | BOARD GIFTS 2023 RMS PANTHER DEN, 2024 ECT FOCUS GROUP, EARLY LEARNING SYSTEMS COORDINATOR, WUSD MENTAL HEALTH / SEL COORDINATOR |
| WI ALLIANCE FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH | MIDDLETON, WI | $113,140 | 2025 | PYRAMID MODEL IMPLEMENTATION |
| WI ALLIANCE FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH | MIDDLETON, WI | $113,140 | 2025 | PYRAMID MODEL IMPLEMENTATION |
| MADISON COLLEGE | WATERTOWN, WI | $107,371 | 2025 | BUILDING THE DODGE/JEFFERSON EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PIPELINE, HEALTHWORKS NETWORK MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAINING |
| MADISON COLLEGE | WATERTOWN, WI | $107,371 | 2025 | BUILDING THE DODGE/JEFFERSON EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PIPELINE, HEALTHWORKS NETWORK MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAINING |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY | WAUKESHA, WI | $105,113 | 2025 | COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP CULTIVATION, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY; BUILDING A BETTER JEFFERSON COUNTY |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY | WAUKESHA, WI | $105,113 | 2025 | COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP CULTIVATION, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY; BUILDING A BETTER JEFFERSON COUNTY |
| READING & MATH INC (WISCONSIN READING CORPS) | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $60,000 | 2025 | WI READING CORP (SY21-25 ONGOING) |
| READING & MATH INC (WISCONSIN READING CORPS) | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $60,000 | 2025 | WI READING CORP (SY21-25 ONGOING) |
| MARANATHA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY INC | WATERTOWN, WI | $50,399 | 2025 | ASQ HUB GRANT - KIDDIE KAMPUS, WATERTOWN EMPLOYER SPONSORED CARE |
| MARANATHA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY INC | WATERTOWN, WI | $50,399 | 2025 | ASQ HUB GRANT - KIDDIE KAMPUS, WATERTOWN EMPLOYER SPONSORED CARE |
| GLACIAL HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP | JEFFERSON, WI | $39,692 | 2025 | THRIVEED STAFF STRATEGIC PLANNING, 2024 ECT FOCUS GROUP TED, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT |
| GLACIAL HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP | JEFFERSON, WI | $39,692 | 2025 | THRIVEED STAFF STRATEGIC PLANNING, 2024 ECT FOCUS GROUP TED, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT |
| RAINBOW HOSPICE | JEFFERSON, WI | $39,552 | 2025 | DHS SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS, VISIONARY COMMUNITY LEADERS INITIATIVE: STEERING RAINBOWS FUTURE IN COMMUNITY WELLNESS |
| RAINBOW HOSPICE | JEFFERSON, WI | $39,552 | 2025 | DHS SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS, VISIONARY COMMUNITY LEADERS INITIATIVE: STEERING RAINBOWS FUTURE IN COMMUNITY WELLNESS |
| WATERLOO SCHOOL DISTRICT | WATERLOO, WI | $36,300 | 2025 | PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - MIDDLE & ELEM |
| WATERLOO SCHOOL DISTRICT | WATERLOO, WI | $36,300 | 2025 | PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - MIDDLE & ELEM |
| ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL | LAKE MILLS, WI | $35,000 | 2025 | CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION |
| ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL | LAKE MILLS, WI | $35,000 | 2025 | CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION |
| LAKE MILLS MORAVIAN CHURCH | LAKE MILLS, WI | $32,000 | 2025 | CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION |
| LAKE MILLS MORAVIAN CHURCH | LAKE MILLS, WI | $32,000 | 2025 | CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION |
| TRINITY ST LUKE'S | WATERTOWN, WI | $30,000 | 2025 | CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION |
| TRINITY ST LUKE'S | WATERTOWN, WI | $30,000 | 2025 | CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION |
| WISCONSIN EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSOCIATION (WECA) | FITCHBURG, WI | $27,207 | 2025 | RAISING WISCONSIN POLICY AGENDA, WECA CHILDCARE CONSULTING |
| WISCONSIN EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSOCIATION (WECA) | FITCHBURG, WI | $27,207 | 2025 | RAISING WISCONSIN POLICY AGENDA, WECA CHILDCARE CONSULTING |
| CORNERSTONE OF GRACE | WATERTOWN, WI | $25,500 | 2025 | BOARD GIFT 2023, EICKSTAEDT LANE HOUSING |
| CORNERSTONE OF GRACE | WATERTOWN, WI | $25,500 | 2025 | BOARD GIFT 2023, EICKSTAEDT LANE HOUSING |
| ZACHARIAH'S ACRES | BROOKFIELD, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL KITCHEN EXPANSION |
| WISCONSIN LATINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | FITCHBURG, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | FUTURO ECE ENTREPRENEURS |
| ZACHARIAH'S ACRES | BROOKFIELD, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL KITCHEN EXPANSION |
| COMMUNITY CARE PRESCHOOL & CHILD CARE INC | BEAVER DAM, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION |
| COMMUNITY CARE PRESCHOOL & CHILD CARE INC | BEAVER DAM, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION |
| WISCONSIN LATINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | FITCHBURG, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | FUTURO ECE ENTREPRENEURS |
| SCHOOL DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON - WEST ELEMENTARY | JEFFERSON, WI | $24,000 | 2025 | PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - WEST ELEM |
| SCHOOL DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON - WEST ELEMENTARY | JEFFERSON, WI | $24,000 | 2025 | PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - WEST ELEM |
| THE GATHERING SOURCE | JUNEAU, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS |
| THE GATHERING SOURCE | JUNEAU, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS |
| SCHOOL DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON - SULLIVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | SULLIVAN, WI | $18,300 | 2025 | PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - SULLIVAN ELEM |
| SCHOOL DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON - SULLIVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | SULLIVAN, WI | $18,300 | 2025 | PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - SULLIVAN ELEM |
| LAKE MILLS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | LAKE MILLS, WI | $16,737 | 2025 | PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - ES & MS, LEADER IN ME, ASQ HUB GRANT |
| LAKE MILLS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | LAKE MILLS, WI | $16,737 | 2025 | PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - ES & MS, LEADER IN ME, ASQ HUB GRANT |
| JOHNSON CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | JOHNSON CREEK, WI | $15,370 | 2025 | COMMUNITY CONVERSATION - JOHNSON CREEK, ASQ HUB GRANT, SOURCES OF STRENGTH |
| JOHNSON CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT | JOHNSON CREEK, WI | $15,370 | 2025 | COMMUNITY CONVERSATION - JOHNSON CREEK, ASQ HUB GRANT, SOURCES OF STRENGTH |
| PATH OF HUSTISFORD | HUSTISFORD, WI | $13,463 | 2025 | RIVERSIDE PARK & TWEEDY STREET BRIDGE LIGHTS PROJECT |
| PATH OF HUSTISFORD | HUSTISFORD, WI | $13,463 | 2025 | RIVERSIDE PARK & TWEEDY STREET BRIDGE LIGHTS PROJECT |
BOARD GIFT 2023, EMPLOYER SPONSORED CARE, 2024 ECT FOCUS GROUP, ASQ HUB GRANT, DHS SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS
BOARD GIFT 2023, EMPLOYER SPONSORED CARE, 2024 ECT FOCUS GROUP, ASQ HUB GRANT, DHS SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS
MANAGEMENT TRANSITION, BOARD GIFT 2023, MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS GRANT WRITER
MANAGEMENT TRANSITION, BOARD GIFT 2023, MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS GRANT WRITER
WATERTOWN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
$121,000BOARD GIFTS 2023 RMS PANTHER DEN, 2024 ECT FOCUS GROUP, EARLY LEARNING SYSTEMS COORDINATOR, WUSD MENTAL HEALTH / SEL COORDINATOR
WATERTOWN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
$121,000BOARD GIFTS 2023 RMS PANTHER DEN, 2024 ECT FOCUS GROUP, EARLY LEARNING SYSTEMS COORDINATOR, WUSD MENTAL HEALTH / SEL COORDINATOR
MADISON COLLEGE
$107,371BUILDING THE DODGE/JEFFERSON EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PIPELINE, HEALTHWORKS NETWORK MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAINING
MADISON COLLEGE
$107,371BUILDING THE DODGE/JEFFERSON EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PIPELINE, HEALTHWORKS NETWORK MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAINING
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY
$105,113COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP CULTIVATION, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY; BUILDING A BETTER JEFFERSON COUNTY
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY
$105,113COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP CULTIVATION, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY; BUILDING A BETTER JEFFERSON COUNTY
WI READING CORP (SY21-25 ONGOING)
WI READING CORP (SY21-25 ONGOING)
ASQ HUB GRANT - KIDDIE KAMPUS, WATERTOWN EMPLOYER SPONSORED CARE
ASQ HUB GRANT - KIDDIE KAMPUS, WATERTOWN EMPLOYER SPONSORED CARE
GLACIAL HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP
$39,692THRIVEED STAFF STRATEGIC PLANNING, 2024 ECT FOCUS GROUP TED, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT
GLACIAL HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP
$39,692THRIVEED STAFF STRATEGIC PLANNING, 2024 ECT FOCUS GROUP TED, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT
RAINBOW HOSPICE
$39,552DHS SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS, VISIONARY COMMUNITY LEADERS INITIATIVE: STEERING RAINBOWS FUTURE IN COMMUNITY WELLNESS
RAINBOW HOSPICE
$39,552DHS SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS, VISIONARY COMMUNITY LEADERS INITIATIVE: STEERING RAINBOWS FUTURE IN COMMUNITY WELLNESS
WATERLOO SCHOOL DISTRICT
$36,300PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - MIDDLE & ELEM
WATERLOO SCHOOL DISTRICT
$36,300PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - MIDDLE & ELEM
ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL
$35,000CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION
ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL
$35,000CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION
LAKE MILLS MORAVIAN CHURCH
$32,000CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION
LAKE MILLS MORAVIAN CHURCH
$32,000CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION
TRINITY ST LUKE'S
$30,000CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION
TRINITY ST LUKE'S
$30,000CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION
RAISING WISCONSIN POLICY AGENDA, WECA CHILDCARE CONSULTING
RAISING WISCONSIN POLICY AGENDA, WECA CHILDCARE CONSULTING
CORNERSTONE OF GRACE
$25,500BOARD GIFT 2023, EICKSTAEDT LANE HOUSING
CORNERSTONE OF GRACE
$25,500BOARD GIFT 2023, EICKSTAEDT LANE HOUSING
WISCONSIN LATINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
$25,000FUTURO ECE ENTREPRENEURS
COMMUNITY CARE PRESCHOOL & CHILD CARE INC
$25,000CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION
COMMUNITY CARE PRESCHOOL & CHILD CARE INC
$25,000CHILDCARE SITE EXPANSION
WISCONSIN LATINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
$25,000FUTURO ECE ENTREPRENEURS
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON - WEST ELEMENTARY
$24,000PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - WEST ELEM
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON - WEST ELEMENTARY
$24,000PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - WEST ELEM
THE GATHERING SOURCE
$20,000PROGRAM FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS
THE GATHERING SOURCE
$20,000PROGRAM FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON - SULLIVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$18,300PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - SULLIVAN ELEM
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON - SULLIVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$18,300PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - SULLIVAN ELEM
LAKE MILLS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
$16,737PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - ES & MS, LEADER IN ME, ASQ HUB GRANT
LAKE MILLS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
$16,737PLAYWORKS ACTIVE RECESS - ES & MS, LEADER IN ME, ASQ HUB GRANT
JOHNSON CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT
$15,370COMMUNITY CONVERSATION - JOHNSON CREEK, ASQ HUB GRANT, SOURCES OF STRENGTH
JOHNSON CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT
$15,370COMMUNITY CONVERSATION - JOHNSON CREEK, ASQ HUB GRANT, SOURCES OF STRENGTH
PATH OF HUSTISFORD
$13,463RIVERSIDE PARK & TWEEDY STREET BRIDGE LIGHTS PROJECT
PATH OF HUSTISFORD
$13,463RIVERSIDE PARK & TWEEDY STREET BRIDGE LIGHTS PROJECT