Scholarships

Scholarship Milestones

• In 2022 we awarded $1.35 million from 216 active scholarship funds within the Community Foundation to 468 students from 60 high schools!
• We manage 300 charitable funds supporting scholarships, many established in honor or memory of family members, friends, and mentors. Businesses and organizations also establish scholarship funds to benefit graduating high school students, current college students, nontraditional students and art and music camp scholarships.

Learn more about creating a scholarship fund.

Stories of Giving:

Grace Tohm and Amber Fietzer, 2022 Harley B. Splitt Scholarship recipients.

The Harley B. Splitt Scholarship benefits Manawa/Little Wolf High School seniors.

Each scholarship totals $8,000 over four years and recognizes students who demonstrate academic success along with financial need. 

“My future career goal of becoming a geneticist is to help as many people as I can. I am so ecstatic to start my journey, and the financial support is greatly appreciated.” 

-Amber Fietzer  

Michelle Leiteritz congratulates Nathan Jungwirth and Morgan Bricco from Hortonville High School.

At Hortonville High School, Michelle Leiteritz presented the Hoeft Family Scholarship to three graduating seniors.

This scholarship supports students who are passionate about community service with a two-year scholarship of one-third of their tuition costs. 

“In five years, I see myself as excited with how far I have come, and eager for where my education will be able to take me. Five years from now I hope to have my bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.”

-Morgan Bricco

More Letters from 2022!

Want to help award scholarships?

Each spring we need many volunteers to help with more than 40 separate scholarship programs, which involves reviewing multiple scholarship applications. If interested, please contact our Scholarship Manager Iida Berg at 920.702.7629.