GRANTS

Funding Priorities + Guidelines

The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation contributes primarily to organizations in the Chippewa Valley in Northwestern Wisconsin, focusing on educational, health, arts, and recreational causes and projects that have broad community support and are of an enduring, sustainable nature. The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation is a private foundation and therefore cannot make donations to political campaigns or grants to individuals. 

Most contributions range from $500-$10,000, with at least a 1:1 match of funds required (this match may include earned, contributed, or in-kind income). In order to determine the breadth of community support, documentation of contributions secured to date must be provided before consideration will be given. 

The Foundation does not consider requests for general operating support.

How to Apply

Submit a one-to-two page letter of inquiry on your organization’s letterhead that includes the following information: 

  • Contact name, phone number, and email 

  • Organization’s legal name

  • Organizational overview  

  • Proposed project or intended use of funds

  • Need for proposed project 

  • Relation of project to L.E. Phillips Family Foundation’s areas of interest 

  • Total cost of project, requested amount of support, and funding already secured

  • Whether or not your organization has previously received support from the L.E. Phillips Family Foundation 

  • Federal or State document that proves organization’s non-profit status

Letters of inquiry should be emailed to: 

Melissa Nyhus, L.E. Phillips Family Foundation Administrator: mnyhus@gopresto.com

If your organization and project are of interest to the Foundation, you will be invited to submit a full proposal. Although requests for contributions are considered and budgeted throughout the entire year on a rolling basis, actual disbursement of funds typically occurs at the end of February, at the conclusion of the Foundation’s fiscal year.

Due to the volume of inquiries and requests the Foundation receives, you will only be contacted if your proposal is of interest.