Youth & Community Outreach Fund
www.peninsulaschoolofart.org
(920) 868-3455

For 50 years, Peninsula School of Art has served the community through exceptional learning experiences in the visual arts. It provides workshops with nationally recognized artist-teachers; visual arts classes for children; educationally-themed exhibitions featuring the works of national, regional, and local artists; and free community outreach programs for over 3000 children and families.

The Youth and Community Outreach Fund provides critical support for free, accessible arts programming, including: ceramics arts education to 500 school age children; monthly Family Art Days; a participatory exhibition for 300 school children with no access to arts education in their schools; and partnership programs with local community organization and schools, like the Girl Scouts, Boys & Girls Club of Door County, Habitat for Humanity, the Hardy Gallery, Northern Door Adult Day Care Services and many others to bring art to underserved populations and new audiences.

Peninsula Players Theatre Charitable Fund
www.peninsulaplayers.com

Peninsula Players Theatre is committed to preserving America’s oldest resident summer theater in its unique setting along the cedar-lined shores of Green Bay. The theater’s mission is to support, without reservation, the most exciting theater company possible; to preserve the Theatre in a Garden’s natural beauty; to provide artists the freedom, tools, and facilities they require to entertain, uplift, and inform our audiences; to foster future generations of theater professionals through the internship program; and to maintain fiscal policies that ensure the future security of the theater.

A contribution to the Peninsula Players Charitable Fund helps protect the theater’s past, while ensuring its future for generations to come. Your gift will support a tradition of theatrical excellence and fundamental programming such as the internship program, educational workshops and free public seminars and staged readings. Peninsula Players is dedicated to providing the highest quality professional theater experience to the Door County community and visitors alike.

Endowment Fund
www.mcenter.org
(920) 465-5133

The Richard Mauthe Center for Faith, Spirituality and Social Justice is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus, but independent from the university system. Its mission is to provide opportunities for the UWGB community to explore faith, nurture their spiritual lives, and serve others.

Every year the Mauthe Center touches the lives of more than 1,240 students by putting together events that inspire respect and peace, and promote justice. Today, it is invigorated to work with the next generation of authentic leaders to write a new chapter – defined by an effort to find innovative ways to continue to transform the lives of students and community members we serve.

The purpose of its Endowment Fund is to ensure that the legacy of Rev. Richard Mauthe continues to flourish.

Legacy Endowment Fund
Operating Reserve Fund
www.sisterbayhistory.org
(920) 854-7680

The Corner of the Past, operated and maintained by volunteers from the Sister Bay Historical Society, began as an effort to restore a dilapidated and abandoned 1875 farmhouse. Over the last 15 years it has grown into a 7-acre complex anchored by the Old Anderson House Museum. It also features a collection of 14 additional vintage farm buildings and period resort cottages plus a wide range of farm equipment, tools, historic documents, furnishings and photographs.

The Museum hosts a popular Saturday morning Farm Market and offers weekly hands-on demonstrations of traditional crafts by local artisans along with docent-led tours of the property. The Society also sponsors regular gatherings open to the public, inviting residents and visitors alike to experience a step back in time.

Southern Door Community Foundation, Inc. Fund
Athletes and Athletic Facilities Fund, Auditorium & Performing Arts Fund, Bleacher Reserve Fund, Booster Fund, Eagle Fund, Endowment Fund, Library & Technology Fund, Science & Agriculture Fund, Softball Fund, Football Fund, Volleyball Fund
www.southerndoorcommunityfoundation.org
(920) 825-7373

The goal of the Southern Door Community Foundation is to build its community and surrounding communities by providing financial support to the Southern Door School District to provide students with the opportunities to be productive members of their community.

Each endowment fund allows a donor to target their gift to the issues most important to them. The Eagle Fund is a general endowment which allows flexibility in meeting the most pressing educational needs of children and community. The Auditorium and Performing Arts Fund focuses on the Auditorium, ensuring that the arts thrive. The Athletes and Athletic Facilities Fund assists the athletic programs of the district. The Science, Agriculture and Industrial Arts Fund provides modern science tools and supports agricultural programs. And the Library and Technology Fund encourages quality learning experiences both in print and with computers and other types of leading edge technology.

Sturgeon Bay Breakfast Rotary Charitable Fund

Rotary clubs exist to improve communities through a range of humanitarian, intercultural and educational activities. Rotary advances international understanding by partnering with clubs in other countries. Rotary also encourages high ethical standards in all vocations.

Endowment Fund
Capital Fund
www.thirdavenueplayworks.org
(920) 743-1760

Third Avenue Playhouse is Door County’s only year-round professional theatre. Founded in 2000, TAP’s mission is to entertain and educate by provoking thought, laughter, and tears. Facilities include the 250-seat mainstage as well as the 84-seat Studio Theatre.

TAP produces riveting performances of contemporary and classic plays, musicals, and even opera, bringing audiences face to face with powerful stories by creating the most intimate theatrical experience possible. The Internship Program provides opportunities for college students seeking experience in all aspects of professional theatre.

TAP’s innovative educational programming provides workshops to students of all ages, based on the theory that by learning theatre skills, students actually learn life skills such as creativity, collaboration, spontaneity, and public speaking. Each year, two full-scale student productions feature young performers from throughout Door County. All educational offerings are led by members of TAP’s professional company.

United Way of Door County, Inc. Fund
www.unitedwaydc.com
(920) 746-9645

United Way of Door County forges strong partnerships, focuses resources on what matters and creates measurable results for the people of Door County. Its vision is of a community where: Family and community wellness are promoted; Childcare and early education are available to working families; Basic needs such as food, shelter, transportation, and clothing are met; The lives of special segments of the population including elderly, disabled, and mentally ill are enhanced; Healthcare is available to all; and Youth are provided with opportunities for positive development.

Its aim is to use its expertise to add value by assessing community needs; collaborating with and ensuring accountability of partner organizations; and identifying and raising funds. It is a leader in Door County by facilitating, promoting, and ensuring the availability of services that meet the needs of the community as an effective and efficient conduit for philanthropic resources.

Door County Connection Fund
www.wpr.org
(888) 909-4163

Since 1917, Wisconsin Public Radio has been a pioneer in radio broadcasting, providing strong, independent and meaningful public radio in Wisconsin. Educating, informing and entertaining have been at the core of WPR’s mission since its inception. Today WPR’s 34 radio stations, seven regional bureaus, three networks, website, online streams and user-friendly apps serve local, regional and statewide audiences.

WPR’s commitment to community engagement inspires programming that reflects the people and issues that impact Wisconsin. From thought-provoking discussions, to local and statewide news, to classical, folk and world music, WPR presents the highest quality programming available. Nearly 50,000 individuals provide almost half of WPR’s annual funding through membership in the non-profit Wisconsin Public Radio Association. Major gifts for specific projects as well as endowment gifts for long-term support also play an important role in funding one of Wisconsin’s most valuable assets.