Since launching in 2014, we have allocated $112,013 in Pillar Grants!
2021* Pillar Grant Recipients: total of $10,500 allocated
Friends of the Johnson Creek Library (Dolly Parton Imagination Library)
UW-Whitewater Young Auditorium (Soaring Sensory Saturdays)
Jefferson County Head Start (Family & Community Connections program)
Jefferson County Human Services (Healthy Me, Happy Me program)
The Unity Project (Humane Society bilingual signage)
Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club (All-inclusive playground)
*No 2020 pillar grants were awarded as funds were allocated to our COVID Relief Fund
2019 Pillar Grant Recipients: total of $18,225 allocated
Jefferson County Literacy Council (Literary Tea Party)
Fort Atkinson Preschool and Childcare (Zen Den)
W3: Working for Whitewater’s Wellness, Inc. (Fit Kid Shuffle)
Women Who Care (School nurse training)
Opportunities, Inc. (OI Closet expansion)
Whitewater Unified School District (Adult ESL curriculum materials)
Jefferson County Human Services (CST community outreach program)
Jefferson County Drug Free Coalition (Opiate awareness toolkit)
Jefferson County Head Start (Tiered mental health services)
Jefferson County Human Services (Early truancy diversion program)
2018 Pillar Grant Recipients: total of $20,703 allocated
Bethel House (Financial Literacy Curriculum Development)
Fort Healthy (Nature Trail Education)
Jefferson County Human Services (Community Outreach/Wraparound CST)
Whitewater LEADS (Dolly Parton Imagination Library)
First Congregational Church (Social & Emotional Learning Workshops & Keynote Speaker)
Fort Atkinson Club (Crossroads to Cuisine)
Jefferson County Literacy Council (Communication Skills for Employment)
Recovery Support Center (Train the Trainer Recovery Coaches)
St. Coletta of Wisconsin (Genesis Project)
2017 Pillar Grant Recipients: total of $21,000 allocated
Fort Healthcare Therapy & Sport Center (Therapeutic Neuroscience Education)
Women Who Care (Behavioral Health Pilot Project)
Jefferson County Head Start (Family & Community Connections Program)
Whitewater LEADS (Dolly Parton Imagination Library)
Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (Fit Kid Shuffle scholarships)
The Unity Project (Parks & Recreation Sports Festival & Outreach)
Friends of Haumerson’s Pond (Goal for Goals)
Whitewater Little Free Pantry Project ( updates & expansion to little free pantry)
Hoard Curtis Scout Camp (tent structure repairs & replacement)
2016 Pillar Grant Recipients: total of $17,500 allocated
Humane Society of Jefferson County (KIND News publications)
Fort Atkinson School District (emergency safety bags)
Rock River Community Garden (garden supplies & improvements)
Rainbow Hospice & Fort Healthcare (honoring choices cohort training)
Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (scholarships for the Fit Kid Shuffle)
Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (LINCS elementary school garden projects)
Whitewater City Market (public power bicycle project)
Cynthia Ficenec (HEROIN Perspectives of Destruction education & resource booklet)
2015 Pillar Grant Recipients: total of $14,085 allocated
Studio 84 (community connections program)
Jefferson County Coordinated Services Team (community outreach program)
St. Coletta of Wisconsin (community garden)
Jefferson County Connections (youth leadership conference)
Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (scholarships for the Fit Kid Shuffle)
Big Brothers Big Sisters (foster care mentorship program)
Master Gardeners of Jefferson County (school gardens)
Head Start (parent cafes)
2014 Pillar Grant Recipients: total of $10,000 allocated
Blackhawk Running Club (community race equipment & signs)
Working for Whitewater’s Wellness (scholarships for the Fit Kid Shuffle)
Fort Atkinson Junior Women’s Club (This Ride Is On Us program)
Fort Healthcare (mobile railyard playset)
Jefferson West Elementary School (school/community garden)
Jefferson County Connections (youth leadership conference)