The Clintonville Area Foundation awarded $12,785 in grants to 10 charitable organizations serving the Clintonville area from the Clintonville Area Foundation Community Fund.

• Clintonville Area Ambulance Service: $1,000 to the Masimo Rad-57 tool, used for rapid and accurate assessments in emergencies.
• Clintonville Area Historical Society: $250 to the Historical Society’s 50th anniversary with trolley car tours of historical Clintonville businesses and homes.
• Clintonville Goodfellows Association: $1,000 to provide age-appropriate gifts for teen recipients of the annual Holiday Distribution.
• Community Clothes Closet: $2,000 to the 2025 clothing distribution events.
• Down with Mylestones: $435 to the construction and installation of Clintonville’s first all-inclusive playground at Olen Park.
• Embarrass Volunteer Firemen’s Association Inc.: $500 to the startup costs of an EMR in Embarrass to get life-saving equipment and personnel to emergencies more quickly.
• SAM25: $1,000 to programs of SAM25’s Emergency Shelter and the Resource Center.
• Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc.: $600 “No Kid Sleeps on the Floor in Our Town!”; To support building twin beds delivered fully furnished to children ages 3-17 who do not have a bed.
• The Clintonville Area Food Pantry: $3,000 for food to support families in need during the summer months.
• The Compassionate Connection Center: $3,000 to individuals and families in need with essential hygiene items.

In 2024, 14 scholarships totaling $15,616 were awarded to local students.

The Clintonville Area Foundation distributed $10,850 in grants to 6 charitable organizations serving the Clintonville area from the Clintonville Area Foundation Community Fund.

• The Compassionate Connection Center: $2,000 to support the Harvest of the Month Healthy Eating initiative benefiting students and families in the Clintonville School District by providing locally sourced, in-season produce each month, as well as six parent/child cooking class sessions.
• Clintonville Goodfellows Association: $1,500 to support milk and food vouchers redeemable at a local grocery store for each household that attends the 2024 holiday distribution.
• Clintonville Area Food Pantry: $3,000 to ensure pantry users have access to fresh fruit despite rising food costs because fresh fruit is key to foundational nutritional eating.
• The Community Clothes Closet: $2,250 to support six Traveling Closet distribution events in 2024, which provide free clothing, winter gear and other essentials to Clintonville families with a demonstrated need.
• Mission of Hope House of Wisconsin: $1,500 to provide vouchers to help clients have their basic needs met while working on their recovery from substance use and/or mental health disorders.
• Safe Haven Domestic Abuse Support Center: $600 to purchase tools to keep the shelter pantry and clothing rooms more organized, which support client’s emergency needs.

In 2023, 14 scholarships totaling $15,616 were awarded to local students.

The Clintonville Area Foundation awarded $50,071 in grants to 10 charitable organizations serving the Clintonville area from the Clintonville Area Foundation Community Fund.

Board:
Joy Krubsack – Chair
Dirk Weber – Vice Chair & Secretary
Mandy Kriesel – Treasurer
Mark Goerlinger
Rachel Heineman
Troy Kuhn
Joy Krubsack
Lori List
Robyn Steenbock

Grants Committee:
Joy Krubsack – Chair
Sue Aschliman
Kathy Akey
Rachel Heineman
Mandy Kriesel