Annual Responsive Grants: Community Vision Fund
Forecasted
Annual Responsive Grants: Community Vision Fund supports Fox Valley nonprofits with flexible operating and program funding to strengthen resilience and respond to community needs and opportunities.
Funder: Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Cycle 1) | June 2027 (Cycle 2) | September 2027 (Cycle 3)
Funding Amounts: $1,000–$15,000 for one year
Summary: Flexible operating and program support helps nonprofits strengthen resilience and respond to current community needs and opportunities.
Key Information: Projects must benefit the specified Fox Valley service area in Wisconsin; capital campaigns are ineligible.
Description
Annual Responsive Grants are a pilot program of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region’s Community Vision Fund. They provide flexible, timely support for general operations, day-to-day mission work, and specific programs addressing current needs and opportunities. The program takes a broad view of an organization’s mission, activities, and financial needs rather than requiring a single programmatic focus.
Developed in response to a Fall 2025 nonprofit survey requesting general, responsive funding, the program aims to strengthen nonprofit resilience and support community well-being. The Community Vision Fund serves Calumet, Outagamie, Shawano, and Waupaca counties and the Neenah-Menasha area of Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Applicants explain how continued philanthropic support would stabilize, strengthen, or advance their work and benefit the community.
