Seed Grants (Schlecht Family Foundation Inc)

Seed Grants (Schlecht Family Foundation Inc) is sponsored by Schlecht Family Foundation Inc. These one-time grants support nonprofit and social enterprise organizations in their startup phase or established nonprofits launching new programs in Dane County and rural Wisconsin.

We are here to be transformational - not transactional. We are looking for instigators; people and organizations bringing fresh ideas and approaches to the complex issues facing our communities in Dane, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette counties.

Our grantmaking and investments support organizations working on the three focus areas below , and fall into four types of support : Capacity Building Grants for building organizational effectiveness and efficiency; Seed Grants for developing new ideas; General Operating Grants for mature organizations with a track record of impact; and Impact Investments that provide special financing to mission-aligned projects.

Occasionally, we will make grant at the Board of Directors’ discretion; grants that fall outside of our focus areas and geography. We prefer not to fund capital campaigns or endowments. Check out our Strategic Framework to see if your organization aligns with our mission.

See if you qualify and how to apply for funding: Grant Guidelines . Learn about our work to date: Grants List . Work gives people a sense of purpose and meaning.

Our funding supports organizations dedicated to creating a pathway for people who have a vision and the desire to pursue it. We support organizations helping our youth, ages 12-24, develop confidence, skills and stick-to-itiveness for a purposeful life. We believe relationships to the natural world improve mental, physical and spiritual health.

We want to enable those connections for more people - especially children - through education and conservation.