2019 Grants
The Foundation was pleased to be able to use funds to provide Endowment grants to support these volunteer organizations in 2019.
Our 2019 funding recipients
The Foundation was able to distribute a total of $17,284 in funding in 2019, our first year offering these grants.
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$
1,175
Anderson Park Friends
Rear-tine rototiller to assist volunteers with the pantry garden that will also assist with other volunteer activities related to demonstration plots, and restoration.
$
1,482
Friends of Cam-Rock Park
Equipment for volunteers doing invasive species removal.
$
1,706
Friends of Capital Springs Recreation Area
Tools, material, and educational markers and print materials for prairie restoration for prairie classroom.
$
1,995
Friends of Festge Park
Purchase of equipment to assist volunteers with the restoration of Festge Park.
$
1,871
Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy
$1,000 towards the Make a Memory educational programs for senior adults and $871 for the purchase of plants for the Prairie Plant Propagation Garden planted by volunteers and used for educational programs.
$
1,275
Friends of Schumacher Farm Park
Marcella’s Bedroom renovation in the farmhouse museum.
$
2,000
Friends of Silverwood Park
Interpretive signage fabrication for the agroforestry demonstration areas.
$
1,330
Friends of Stewart Park
Domain name, maps, brochures, and speaker to enhance outdoor learning and community involvement.
$
1,500
Prairie Moraine Friends
Creation of content for a restored and moved informational/educational kiosk. The restoration and move of the kiosk will be done by Parks staff with parks funding, and this grant will be used to create content informed by a volunteer kiosk manager who will refresh content a minimum of four times a year.
$
950
Southern Wisconsin Chapter of Trout Unlimited
Oak trees to be planted by volunteers on stream easements to create awareness of how providing shade trees protect coldwater resources.
$
2,000
Upper Sugar River Watershed Association
Creation of the Outdoor Learning Series -- 12 educational events -- in Southwest Dane County.
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The Foundation for Dane County Parks’ mission is to support and enhance the Dane County Parks through philanthropic community engagement. Donations made to the Foundation are tax-deductible as allowed by law (EIN 82-3435481).
