About Women'S Fund of Greater la Crosse
Women's Fund of Greater La Crosse Inc uses pooled philanthropy to support programs for women and girls in the greater La Crosse area, with awards that can be one-year Standard grants or multi-year Signature grants. Its recent giving shows a mix of larger program investments and repeated support for local organizations. The largest listed grant is $41,950 in 2024 to Various for programming, followed by $26,500 in 2025 to La Crosse County Health Department for programming.
The funder’s mission centers on enriching the lives of women and girls through nonprofit programs and projects, with emphasis across education, housing, transportation access, economic independence, health and well-being, and literacy. It also funds a simplified mini-grant stream for requests under $2,000, alongside its annual competitive grant program. Recent awards include $10,000 to New Horizons Shelter & Outreach in La Crosse and $10,000 to Hope Restores in La Crosse, showing support for organizations working in the local service network. The presence of both recurring grantees and broad community programming suggests a funder that combines general local investment with targeted project support.
What Women'S Fund of Greater la Crosse Funds
Education appears as a recurring priority in the annual grant program, which names education among its 2025 areas of emphasis. That shows up in funding to Western Technical College Foundatio in La Crosse, which received $8,500 in 2025 for programming and $5,200 in 2024 for programming.
Housing and preventing homelessness are also part of the stated grant focus. New Horizons Shelter & Outreach in La Crosse received $10,000 in 2024 and another $10,000 in 2025 for programming, while Hope Restores in La Crosse received $10,000 in 2024 and $9,000 in 2025.
Economic empowerment is reflected in support for Wisconsin Women's Business Initative in Milwaukee, which received $10,000 in 2024 and $7,500 in 2025 for programming. Health and well-being appears in grants such as $26,500 to La Crosse County Health Department for programming.
How Women'S Fund of Greater la Crosse Gives
Typical awards cluster tightly around the middle range: p25 is $7,500, the median is $10,000, and p75 is also $10,000. The recent list also includes several grants at $7,500, $9,000, and $10,000, with a few larger program awards above that level. Recipients can appear in multiple years, including Hope Restores, New Horizons Shelter & Outreach, Western Technical College Foundatio, Wisconsin Women's Business Initative, and La Crosse County Health Department. The foundation uses competitive annual grant programs, a mini-grant stream for requests under $2,000, and named field-of-interest funds. Annual grant programs accept unsolicited requests.