Since 1999, the Mequon-Thiensville Community Foundation has awarded over $1,302,000 for the betterment of Mequon and Thiensville. Our work results in higher services without raising taxes.
Recipients of these grants include:
- River Barn Park Sommer Pavilion & Playground
- Jonathan Clark House
- Mequon PD K9 Unit
- Mequon and Thiensville Police Departments
- Southern Ozaukee Fire and EMS (previously Mequon and Thiensville Fire Departments)
- Katherine Kearney Carpenter Park
- Mequon Nature Preserve
- Rotary Riverwalk and Gateway
- Rotary Park Memorial Garden
- Garrison Glen and other Mequon Parks
- Village of Thiensville Parks, including splash pad and pickleball courts
- Rennicke Fields
- Mequon and Thiensville community events
- Mequon/Thiensville Historical Society
- Frank L. Weyenberg Library
- Ozaukee Youth Hockey Association
- Bike/Pedestrian Paths (MT Trails Foundation)
- Homestead High School Band Uniforms
- and many others
Grants: Usually fund new or on-going longer-term initiatives, programs, or projects.
Grants are typically made to nonprofit organizations to fund programs and/or projects that have or will have a lasting and widespread community impact. The focus of grants is to support programs and projects that improve the quality of life within Mequon and Thiensville.
Are made to program or project opportunities that support specific, defined funding priorities,
Support initiatives that have lasting and widespread community impact with measurable outcomes, and
May give priority consideration to initiatives that support defined desired outcomes, such as benefitting senior or children populations.
Our impact has been felt all over Mequon and Thiensville.
We are eager to expand that impact and continue to support the community. If your organization is interested in applying for a grant, please see our grant guidelines and download our fillable PDF grant application.