2025 Funding Recipients:

On February 18th, the Shawano Area United Way Board of Directors met to vote on funding allocations for this year's nonprofit organizations. We received 19 requests for a total of just under $70,000. With our campaign season coming in under what we had hoped, we had around $15,000 of funds to distribute. Because of this, the Board was very judicious about its process and decided to give a larger amount to a smaller number of organizations compared to previous years. Our process involved looking at the stated objective of each program/organization, comparing it to our stated mission as an organization, and then having verbal discussion prior to voting on the complete allocation amounts. Agency names in blue are hyperlinked to their websites for you to learn more about them!

Bridge the Gap, Inc.

For support of their upcoming fundraiser event on April 12th

Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin

To support their Welcome Baby program and the Shawano Area Early Childhood Partnership's Giving Closet for Shawano County families in need

Lutheran Counseling and Family Services of Wisconsin

To help subsidize payments for clients in Shawano County who would otherwise be unable to afford therapy

The Shawano Area Food Center

To help support their operations as they continue to be a hub for Shawano Area food pantries

SAM25

To help offset growing costs in their programming budget

The Shawano County Literacy Council

To help offset costs as they continue to expand their services and gain more tutors for their ESL programs

The F.R.E.S.H. Project

To support their $5 Token Program providing fresh produce from the Shawano Farmer's Market to low-income households