The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation is pleased to announce that James Vance and Scott Lastusky are the 2019 recipients of the Foundation’s Making Fort Special award. The two men will be feted at a special awards reception at the Hoard…
FACF announces grants program for classroom teachers
Are you a classroom teacher or librarian at a public school in Fort Atkinson? Is there something that you wish you had that would really enrich your classroom environment? Well maybe the Fort Atkinson Community Foundation can help with that!…
Hartwick Named Executive Director of Foundation
The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Sue Hartwick has been named as Executive Director of the Foundation. Hartwick has served the Foundation as the Program Administrator since 2012 and the Board of Directors…
Topel earns first Fireside Theatre Scholarship
The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation is proud to announce that the very first recipient of its new $1,000 Fireside Theatre Scholarship is Mallory Topel. The Fireside Theatre Scholarship Fund was established at the Foundation last year thanks to a generous…
Foundation extends deadline for voc tech scholarship applications
New this year, the Fort Atkinson Community Foundation has extended its application deadline to April 1st for four of its vocational/technical school scholarship programs. Three of the scholarships are open to graduating seniors at Fort Atkinson High School, or former graduates in some cases, who plan to enroll in a vocational or technical college this fall. These three are
Community Grants application deadline coming up on March 15th
Organizations interested in submitting a grant application to the Fort Atkinson Community Foundation are reminded of the upcoming March 15th deadline for requests to be considered at the Foundation’s April 2019 Board of Directors meeting. Should this deadline be missed, the next opportunity to submit an application will be by June 15th to be considered at the Board’s July 2019 meeting. The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation helps to fund projects focused on
Scholarship application deadline approaches
The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation reminds the public that applications for 34 of its 38 competitive scholarship programs for the 2019-20 academic year are due by 10 p.m. on Friday, February 15, 2019. Current graduating seniors at Fort Atkinson High school, former graduates, and residents of Fort Atkinson may all be eligible, depending upon the criteria attached to each scholarship. To view all the scholarships offered by the Community Foundation and to see
College scholarships available to continuing students
The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation offers a number of scholarships for students who are already attending college. Continuing students should visit the Foundation’s website, www.fortfoundation.org, and follow the link to the scholarship pages. Here they can search for scholarships based on whether they are currently an undergraduate or graduate student. There are also scholarships for continuing vocational or technical school students. Some of the scholarships available to continuing students are featured below. For a full list, please
AAUW scholarships for women now available
The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation is pleased to announce that three AAUW scholarships, with awards totaling over $20,000 for the 2019-20 school year, are now available to women who either reside in the Fort Atkinson School District, are employed in Fort Atkinson, or are a graduate of Fort Atkinson High School. These three AAUW scholarships – the Second Chance, the Jane Shaw Knox Adopt-a-Student Scholarship, and the Jane Shaw Knox Graduate scholarships – work to provide financial assistance to women at every level of post-secondary education. AAUW’s Second Chance Scholarship is offered to
Sue Johnson joins FACF’s Board of Directors
The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Sue Johnson has been appointed to serve a five-year term on the organization’s Board of Directors. She was nominated by the Fort Atkinson City Council and will be replacing Mary Behling who has completed her term and who will spend 2019 serving the board as past chairman. “Sue will be a valuable addition to this board,” noted 2018 Foundation Chairman Mary Behling. “Her