Now Accepting – Applications for 2021 Cropley and Howard J. Brown Scholarships
We invite Kenosha County residents who are currently attending a university, college or technical college in the state of Wisconsin to apply for our Cropley and / or Howard J. Brown Scholarships.
Scholarships are open to all academic majors.
Deadline for applications is Thursday, July 8, 2021.
These scholarships have separate application forms and different Grade Point Average (GPA) criteria. Application forms can be found at:
• Cropley Scholarship page – applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 (or better) out of 4.0.
• Howard J. Brown Scholarship page – applicants must have a GPA of 3.5 (or better) out of 4.0.
All applications for the Cropley and Brown Scholarships must be submitted by email to: scholarships@kenoshafoundation.org.
Take note: female students attending Carthage College and UW-Parkside and entering their senior and junior year who apply for either the Cropley or Brown Scholarship will also be considered for the Madrigrano-Friebus Scholarship.
Announcing 2021 CBK Small Grant Awards
We are pleased to announce that the following organizations have been awarded 2021 Creativity by Kids (CBK) Small Grants:
- The Pringle Nature Center
- Hawthorn Hollow (through the Hyslop Foundation)
- Lemon Street Gallery and ArtsSpace
- The Bong Naturalist Association
- St. Matthew’s Lakefront Eldergarten
- The Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network
Click here to read the article posted at Kenosha.Com.
Jane Harrington-Heide Named Executive Director
The Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Harrington-Heide as the Executive Director of the Kenosha Community Foundation.
Jane has served the Foundation in a variety of roles since the mid-1990’s, including positions on the Board of Directors, Finance Committee, Executive Committee and as Chairperson of the Foundation’s Grants and Women’s Fund Committees. She has filled the role of Interim Executive Director since June 2020.
Congratulations Jane!
Click here to read the announcement as reported in the Kenosha News.
FYI – 2021 Grants from our Field of Interest Funds
The Kenosha Community Foundation has awarded 24 grants totaling $51,241 to non-profit organizations and projects that serve Kenosha County residents from four of its Field of Interest Funds charitable funds – the LaFave Family Fund, the OMC Legacy Fund, Women’s Fund, and the Kenosha Arts Fund.
Click here for the full list of grants awarded.
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