January & February Distributions Exceed $518,000 This Year

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January & February Distributions Exceed $518,000 This Year

March 26, 2026

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Designated funds managed and administered by Incourage Community Foundation distribute grants during the first and third quarters of each year.

To date this year, $518,171.50 was granted to more than 30 organizations in support of a variety of charitable interests in our community, spanning from youth and education to local faith-based organizations and the arts. You can see the full breakdown listed below.

A designated fund is unique, in that it is established with the intent to support only one specific charitable organization as its beneficiary or a grouping of up to three. Once a designated fund is established, grant distributions will forever benefit the named charitable organization(s) on an annual basis, per the requirements outlined in an official fund agreement.

The impact these grant distributions have on our community is immeasurable. We are sincerely grateful to every donor who has chosen to partner with Incourage Community Foundation for the management and administration of these funds. Together, we can ensure the continued success of our incredible local nonprofits and charitable organizations, and give them confidence in our continued support for generations to come.

First Quarter Distributions

Designated Grants in January 2026:

Assumption Catholic Schools – $1,854
Assumption High School – $1,022
Badger Boys State, Inc. via American Legion Post 9 – $834
Boys and Girls Club of the Wisconsin Rapids Area, Inc. – $108,629
Olio Arts & Music Center – $9,872
Wisconsin Historical Foundation, Inc. – $137,872

Designated Grants in February 2026:

Aging & Disability Resource Center of Central WI – $13,354
American Red Cross – $905.50
Assumption Catholic Schools – $35,222
Assumption Foundation – $3,637
Building Blocks Learning Center – $1,009
Career Closet – $859
Charles and JoAnn Lester Library-Nekoosa – $1,230
Child Evangelism Fellowship of WI – $1,092
Don Chesebro City Band Endowment Fund (at Incourage) – $544
First Congregational Church – $470.60
First English Lutheran Church – $3,062
Friends of Lester Public Library of Rome – $3,076
Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes – $1,244
Lester Public Library of Rome – $1,273
Les Turner ALS Foundation – $705.90
Mid-State Technical College Foundation – $3,567
National Multiple Sclerosis Society-WI Chapter – $705.90
Nekoosa United Church of Christ – $1,423.50
Opportunity Development Centers (ODC) – $71,762
Park Place Adult Day Services – $9,560
Port Edwards Education Foundation – $5,634
Rudolph Grotto – $411
Serra Club of WR – $1,039
South Wood County Humane Society – $4,330
SS Peter & Paul Church – $470.60
St. John the Evangelist-Episcopal Church – $2,322
St. Vincent de Paul Church & School – $64,345
Wisconsin Rapids Family Center – $1,122
United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties – $3,644
Wisconsin Historical Foundation – $283.50
Wisconsin Rapids Area Senior Center Association (Lowell Center) – $19,472
Wisconsin Rapids City Band – $857
Wisconsin Rapids Sunrise Rotary Scholarship and Mentoring Award (at Incourage) – $1,457