Oshkosh Area Community Foundation

About Oshkosh Area Community Foundation

A major share of the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation Corporation’s recent giving has gone to institutions that anchor daily life in the Oshkosh area: youth services, schools, public facilities, and community property. The largest grant in the recent list was $2,591,153 to Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh Inc for program support, and that was followed by another seven-figure commitment of $1,000,000 to Oshkosh Area Community Property Corporation for mortgage payment. Those awards sit alongside repeated support for local education and youth-serving organizations, including Lourdes Academy of Oshkosh Wisconsin Inc and the City of Oshkosh for library, museum, parks, police, fire, and senior center programming. The foundation also supports community infrastructure through grants for building purchase, mortgage payment, and ongoing program support. Its recent record shows a funder that works through a broad mix of operating support, capital needs, and civic institutions, with awards often tied to organizations that serve residents directly. Named programs such as the Universal Scholarship Application, Green Lake Basic Needs Fund Grants, and Community Impact Grants further show a blend of scholarship access, basic-needs support, and organizational capacity building.

What Oshkosh Area Community Foundation Funds

Education appears across several programs and recent awards. The foundation gave $788,831 to Lourdes Academy of Oshkosh Wisconsin Inc for program support and $531,705 to Neenah Joint School District for program support, while its Celebrate Education Grants support educational excellence in Oshkosh area schools. Youth development is another clear thread: Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-county Area received $533,737 for program support, and the Youth Programs Grants program is set up to fund charitable projects that further youth development. Basic-needs work is also explicit in the Green Lake Basic Needs Fund Grants, which support projects and programs that provide essential resources and promote stability for vulnerable residents in Green Lake County and the City of Ripon. For capacity building, the Digital Marketing Assistance and Digital Marketing Grants programs help nonprofits use online marketing to amplify their missions, encourage donations, and attract volunteers.

How Oshkosh Area Community Foundation Gives