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Established in 1995, the Clintonville Area Foundation’s (CAF) mission is to enhance and improve the social, cultural, educational, health and general well-being of people in the Clintonville area.

We became a geographic affiliate of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region in 2000. As an affiliate, we benefit from their professional services and staff, allowing more time for our volunteer Affiliate Board Members and Committee Members to focus on raising funds and determining the best way to grant dollars back to our community.

The Clintonville Area Foundation’s charitable funds generate grants that are awarded to nonprofit organizations that are either recommended by the donor(s) who created the fund, or that are selected through an application process.

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Apply for a Grant or Scholarship

Nonprofits and students in the Clintonville area can apply for grants through our funds.

Grants

Most grants are awarded from charitable funds for which the donors recommend the nonprofit organization recipients. However, the Clintonville Area Foundation accepts applications annually by December 1 from local nonprofit organizations for grants from the Clintonville Community Fund.  Learn about the grant application process here.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available for Clintonville-area students, with application deadlines starting February 1. Search for available scholarships. If you reside in the Clintonville School District and would like to take a course to improve your performance, skills and abilities in your career and community, you may be eligible for a Small Steps Scholarship.

Impact of Our Grants

2025 Grants & Scholarships

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.

2024 Grants & Scholarships

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.

2023 Grants & Scholarships

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.

Join the Impact

Make a gift to the Clintonville Area Foundation and support our mission to strengthen Clintonville!

Give now

Your gift creates or adds to a charitable fund to benefit causes important to you now or for the long term. If you are looking to create a fund, contact the Community Foundation team and we will help you get started!

To donate online: Join the Impact!

To donate by mail, please send your gift to:
Clintonville Area Foundation
4455 W. Lawrence Street, Appleton, WI 54914

 

Give Later

No matter if Clintonville is your hometown or the place you now call home, you have a lot invested here. You can help ensure the vitality of the Clintonville area for future generations by counting your community among your heirs. Become a member of the Himebaugh Legacy Circle by naming Clintonville Area Foundation as the beneficiary of any estate planning tool.

Advisory Board Members

2026 Advisory Board & Committee Members

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

Who are the Affiliate Partners?

Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region affiliates are funds within the Community Foundation that are designed to serve our smaller, more rural geographic areas.

These five geographic areas include Brillion, Chilton, Clintonville, Shawano, and Waupaca. Their relationship with the Community Foundation allows them to focus on raising funds and determining the best way to grant dollars back to their communities.

Our affiliate partners are volunteers who advise on the operations of the affiliate and utilize the Community Foundation’s professional services and staff. Volunteers who oversee the affiliates have advisory roles, but final legal authority resides with the board of the Community Foundation. We are grateful for their partnership and dedication to improving their communities not only today, but for many generations to come.

Need help?

Contact us if you need any assistance.

Director of Community Engagement

Jenny Krikava

Phone

920.702.7632

Email

jkrikava@cffoxvalley.org

Jenny Krikava
Director of Community Engagement
Jenny Krikava
Phone
920.702.7632
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