CONTACTS:
Eric DeGroot, Foundation Director 608-268-6006 Ext 202, edegroot@wispact.com
Kevin Hayde, Executive Director 608-268-6006 Ext 201, khayde@wispact.com

Wispact Foundation Provides $637,330 to Wisconsin Non-Profits

MADISON, WI. (December 15, 2022) — In only its second year of supporting Wisconsin non-profits through its Legacy Grant Program, the Wispact Foundation will distribute $637,330 to 75 organizations. This is an increase of over 275% in funds provided over 2021.

Wispact Legacy Grants range from $3,000 to $10,000 and will support disabled people in Wisconsin with housing, assistive devices, transportation, education and recreation. The communities supported are located across the state from Racine to Washington Island, Eau Claire and as far north as Hayward. The organizations who received grants represent a variety of urban and rural settings across the state.

The Wispact Foundation was established in 2021 to create more opportunities to improve the lives of persons with disabilities across Wisconsin. The Wispact Legacy Grant Program was established by Wispact Inc. and is managed by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.

The long-term goal for the Foundation is to distribute $1M annually to the community of non-profit disability service organizations.

The Wispact Foundation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wispact, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons with disabilities through pooled and community special needs trusts (SNT). Wispact was created in 2003 and is now one of the largest of its kind in the United States; we currently serve more than 4,000 beneficiaries throughout Wisconsin.

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The following is a comprehensive list of Wispact Legacy Grant recipients.

Access to Independence
ALS Association WI Chapter
Arts for All
Audio & Braille Literacy Enhancement
Autism Society of Greater & Southeastern WI
Autism Society of WI
Betty Brinn Childrens Museum
Beyond Vision
Black River Area Foundation
Bloom 360 Learning Center
Blue Lotus Farms
Bridge the Gap
Broadscope
Carmelite Ministry of St. Teresa
Cerebral Palsy Inc
Curative Care Network
Dogs in Vests
Door Tran
East Shore Industries
Eisenhower Center
Elsie Shaw
Ex Fabula
Families Matter
Family Voices
Fishing That Has No Boundaries
Friendship Circle
Gigi's Playhouse Madison, Fox Point & Weston WI
Goodwill Industries
InControl
Independence First
Islands of Brilliance
Journey 21
Journeys Lutheran School
LE Phillips
Logans Heart and Smiles
Lutheran Social Services of WI
MATC
MCFI
Mel’s Charities
Mequon Nature Preserve
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Movin' Out
Neighbor to Neighbor
Natures Edge
OccuPaws
One City Schools
Opportunities Development Inc
Padres e Hijos
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Pawtism Society
People First Wisconsin
Pink Umbrell
Reach Inc
Revitalize Milwaukee
Senior Citizens Activities
Skylight Theater
SOAR
Special Olympics
The Ability Center
The Arc of WI, Dane & Racine County
United Training Foundation
Variety the Children’s Charity
Vision Forward
Valley Packaging Industries
Washington Island Community Health
Wisconsin Parkinson Association
WisconSibs
Yeshiva Elementary School