Madison Community Foundation

$150,000 toward the Acorns to Oaks Campaign, a mix of endowment and capital programs designed to provide expanded programming and outreach to build upon the Center’s proven success in environmental education of children and families.

$50,000 toward the Touchstone Campaign, a capital project to build a new 200 seat indoor theatre and a new production support building to increase audiences, facilitate continued artistic growth and provide greater capacity for educational outreach.

$25,000 toward the production of an Arts Entrepreneurship Summit, a three-day event welcoming artists to explore the principles and concepts of arts entrepreneurship, learn practical tools for pursuing an arts career, and participate in workshops with nationally known artistic entrepreneurs.

$20,000 toward the Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Readiness Training (START) Program, a specialized training and internship program to provide candidates with the skills needed to pursue one of seventeen different construction trade apprenticeships available in the Madison area.

$50,000 toward the construction of a boundless playground at Elvehjem Elementary School providing access to children of all abilities. An additional $5,000 was allocated to match an endowment challenge to ensure the park’s maintenance in perpetuity.

$25,000 to develop and implement a model literacy/instructional coaching program that provides teachers with new methods and teaching strategies for increasing student engagement and achievement.

$15,000 to facilitate the Recreational Music Making for Seniors program, a four-year initiative to bring hands-on musical instruction in a fun, stress-free environment to area seniors through senior centers and nursing homes.

$25,000 challenge grant for the Park Street T program, a planning project to study and evaluate the employment resources and needs of the Park Street/Beltline corridor in Madison, ultimately creating a series of action recommendations to promote workforce development and quality of life in this neighborhood.

Village of Rockdale
$25,000 to develop Rockdale Mill Park, including the preservation of the Rockdale Mill, and construction of a viewing shelter, small amphitheatre and pedestrian footbridge. The preservation and new construction will increase accessibility and connectivity of three parks, creating additional impact when the park becomes a trail and canoeing head in 2010.

Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters
$50,000 toward “Getting to Purple: Moving Beyond the Red and Blue of Partisan Politics,” a four-part conversation series focusing on moving political discourse beyond power politics, personal attack and partisan gridlock

Wisconsin Academy for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY)

$10,000 toward the expansion of the Insite program, a unique, results-oriented, business-centered internship program for academically advanced, socially mature high school students to participate in a paid 8-week summer internship with various corporate partners in Dane County