We use these gifts through the local expertise and knowledge of our volunteer board of directors to direct grants to local nonprofit organizations. These grants are in the fields of education, health, human service, the arts and culture, youth, and the environment, just to name a few. These grants focus not only on the needs of our community but also serve to enhance our strengths.

2025 Rural Vitality Grant Awards

• Fond du Lac Area United Way: $2,500 for mental health screening and early intervention of youth through the Fond du Lac YScreen Program.
• Church Health Services, Inc.: $5,918 to provide free and low-cost mental health services for underserved community members.
• Salute the Troops: $10,000 to support the Vetrepreneur Project, empowering veterans in entrepreneurship.
• Ripon Area Chamber of Commerce: $5,000 for the Leadership Ripon program, fostering leadership development.
• ADVOCAP, Inc.: $5,000 to enhance Head Start programming for early childhood education.
• Horicon Marshmen Foundation Inc.: $5,000 to improve the fitness room at the Horicon School District.
• Dodgeland High School: $16,582 to acquire new equipment that enhances educational experiences for students.

Fall 2025 Grant Awards

• ASTOP Sexual Abuse Center – $5,000
• Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac – $5,000
• Christo Rey Ranch – $5,000
• City of Fond du Lac Police Department – $3,000
• Covenant United Methodist Church – $800
• Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership – $2,500
• Exodus Transitional Care Facility – $1,000
• Feeding America – $5,000
• Fond du Lac Area Women’s Fund – $1,000
• Fond du Lac Humane Society – $1,000
• Fond du Lac Literacy Coalition in partnership with United for Diversity – $2,500
• Fond du Lac School District – Fondy Cares – $1,000
• Fond du Lac YMCA Program – $2,000
• Friends of Women in Recovery – $1,000
• North Fond du Lac Public Schools – $700
• Rawhide Youth Services – $1,500
• Ronald McDonald House Charities – $5,000
• Solutions Center & Support Services – $5,000
• South Shore Choral – $2,500
• St. Katharine Drexel / St. Vincent de Paul Society – $5,000
• The Arc of Fond du Lac – $5,000
• United for Diversity – $2,500
• We EmpowHer, Inc. – $2,000

2025 Impact Grants

• ADVOCAP – $25,000
• Fond du Lac County Veterans Services – $10,000
• Fond du Lac High School ACE Academy – $25,000
• Gratitude Club – $50,000
• Marsh Haven Nature Center – $10,000
• Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts – $25,000