Maihaugen Foundation Grants

Maihaugen Foundation Grants is sponsored by Maihaugen Foundation Inc. Private foundation providing grants to cultural/arts and environmental organizations in Wisconsin (Door County area and Southeastern Wisconsin) and Colorado (Boulder/Denver area).

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If you have submitted, it is recommended that you e-mail us to confirm our receipt of your proposal. Who We Are And What We Do Maihaugen Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization which makes grants to 501(c) organizations. Maihaugen Foundation is the legacy of Merrydelle and Howard May, who lived in Ephraim (Door County) Wisconsin.

They named their cottage "Maihaugen," which loosely translated means “May House. ” Maihaugen Foundation, Inc Maihaugen Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization which makes grants to 501(c) organizations. Maihaugen Foundation is the legacy of Merrydelle and Howard May, who lived in Ephraim (Door County) Wisconsin.

They named their cottage "Maihaugen," which loosely translated means “May House. ” Maihaugen Foundation, Inc. was incorporated in April 1996 and granted tax-exempt status by the IRS in August 1996. The Foundation historically has focused on providing grants to cultural and environmental organizations.

However, it has made grants to other type of organizations. Recipients of Maihaugen grants are organizations based in Door County, Wisconsin; Southeastern Wisconsin; and Colorado.

Past grant recipients include First Stage Children's Theater (Milwaukee, WI), Boulder Philharmonic (Boulder, CO), Urban Ecology Center (Milwaukee, WI), Crossroads at Big Creek (Door County, WI), Wild Bear Nature Center (Nederland, CO), Belgian Heritage Center (Door County, WI) and Old World Wisconsin (Eagle, WI). The Board of Directors meets once a year - in late November - to consider proposals and determine the grants it will make.

In extraordinary circumstances, e.g., a project that requires funding earlier in a calendar year, the Board will act on a proposal received in the first half of the year. Proposals must be received by November 15 in order to be considered. Proposals should be specific as to purpose, amount and how the funds would fit into the organization’s purpose.

A one to two page proposal will suffice. Financials and/or budgets for the organization are suggested. Grant recipients must be 501(c) organizations, so the organization's IRS determination letter must accompany the proposal.

Relevant timefames are provided in the "Timeframes" column. 1. November 17 - deadline for receipt of grant proposals 2.

Late November - Board of Directors meet 3. Early December - grant recipients are notified 4. Before December 31 - recipients receive checks The vast majority of all grants awarded fall within the $1,000 to $10,000 range.

Grant funds are to be used strictly for the specific purpose(s) indicated in the grant award letter. Unless specifically stated in the grant award letter, a grant in a given year should not relied upon as a promise or indication of future funding. Multi-year grants are rare.

Grant recipients are required to submit a report in the year following the award regarding the use of the funds awarded. Deadlines for 2025 Grants The Board of Directors of Maihaugen Foundation will award its 2025 grants by December 1, 2025. Recipients will receive an e-mail by December 15, 2025.

If you do not receive one, your organization did not receive a grant. Unfortunately, we lack the staff to individually notify each organization which did not receive a grant. Applications for 2025 must be received by November 17 by mail at the address below or email at info@maihaugenfoundation.

org. If you have already submitted one, please e-mail us at to confirm our receipt. Due to lack of staff, we cannot inform every organization we did not fund but we will respond to e-mailed inquiries regarding the same.

Maihaugen Foundation, Inc. 9255 N. Thrush Lane, Bayside WI 53217