Wisconsin Community Action Program Association

About Wisconsin Community Action Program Association

Wisconsin Community Action Program Association Incorporated directs its largest recent awards to Wisconsin community action agencies carrying out vaccine outreach and workforce innovation. The biggest grant in the recent record is $717,862 to Community Relations - Social Development Commission in Milwaukee for vaccine community outreach and workforce innovation, followed by $429,971 to Advocap in Fond du Lac for QUEST, jobs and business development, and workforce innovation. That pattern points to a statewide intermediary funding local CAP agencies and regional networks rather than individual households. The grants repeatedly support organizations that serve low-income communities through job placement, business development, public health outreach, housing assistance, and operational support. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Cap Services Inc, Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Newcap, Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council Inc, and West Central Caa, suggesting ongoing program relationships. Funding also reaches housing-focused work, such as Wisconsin Help for Homeowners, alongside general capacity-building for community action providers. Overall, the foundation’s recent giving is concentrated in Wisconsin-based agencies that combine direct service with program implementation and service-network coordination.

What Wisconsin Community Action Program Association Funds

Workforce and economic opportunity are central to the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $319,777 to Couleecap Inc in Westby for jobs and business development and workforce innovation, and $200,389 to Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council Inc in Independence for QUEST, jobs and business development, and workforce innovation. Those awards sit alongside repeated support for other community action agencies running similar programs. Public health outreach is another clear theme. The foundation awarded $171,306 to Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin in Madison for vaccine community outreach and public health emergency preparedness, and $191,157 to Central Wisconsin Community Action Council Inc in Wisconsin Dells for vaccine community outreach and workforce innovation. Housing assistance also appears in the recent record through $203,233 to Wistaf in Madison for Wisconsin Help for Homeowners.

How Wisconsin Community Action Program Association Gives