About Racine Community Foundation
Our mission is to provide funding to Racine County’s hard-working nonprofit organizations by stewarding our endowment to sustain this support for generations.
Focus Areas
Arts & CultureCommunity DevelopmentEducationEnvironmentHealthcareHuman Services
Who They Fund
Racine County residentsK–12 students in Racine Unified School District (RUSD)people with vision loss in Racine Countychildren and families (clients of counseling services)current and prospective entrepreneurs/small business ownersprospective homebuyers in Racine County
About Racine Community Foundation
Racine Community Foundation Inc stands out for sustained operating support to Racine County institutions alongside a separate scholarship platform for local students. In the recent grants list, the largest award is $189,445 to Racine Art Museum Association Inc for programming and operations, and the foundation also made repeated six-figure general support grants to Health Care Network Inc and Racine Habitat for Humanity Inc. That pattern shows a funder that backs ongoing service delivery, not only one-time projects. Its grantmaking aligns with a broad local civic portfolio: arts and culture, community development, education, environment, healthcare, and human services. The foundation’s recent grantees include organizations serving health access, housing, mental health, food and homelessness response, and cultural programming. A separate set of active scholarship funds connects the foundation to Racine County high schools and student aid, with donor-established funds managed through the foundation. Across the portfolio, the common thread is local support for Racine County organizations and residents. Many awards are for programming and operations, while some are tied to named programs such as vision loss services, dental outreach, and entrepreneurship support.
What Racine Community Foundation Funds
In arts and culture, Racine Community Foundation Inc gave $189,445 to Racine Art Museum Association Inc for programming and operations, and it also supported Create Wisconsin Inc with a Racine video production grant. Those awards show support for both cultural institutions and place-based creative work. In healthcare and related community health services, the foundation awarded $158,755 to Health Care Network Inc for programming and operations and $75,000 to The Blue Way Inc for the Dental Backpack Program. It also made repeated grants to vision-loss providers, including Vision Forward Association and Prevent Blindness Wisconsin, for services in Racine County. For housing and community stability, the foundation funded Racine Habitat for Humanity Inc for programming and operations and supported Homeless Assistance Leadership Organization Inc. Its human-services portfolio also includes Safe Haven of Racine Inc and Nami Racine, both receiving operating support.
How Racine Community Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.9M
Total Assets
$95.6M
Total Revenue
$15.5M
Total Expenses
$4.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $49K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$49K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ELIZABETH POWELL
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