Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation supports education, technology, business, environmental issues, the arts and human services in Dane County, Wisconsin.
IP TAKE: This is one of the most accessible corporate funders in the region and one that is open to considering nearly any nonprofit need. Endres accepts applications in May and November.
PROFILE: Established in 1996, the Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation is a corporate foundation based in Waunakee, Wisconsin. This is the philanthropic arm of the Endres Manufacturing Company, which manufacturers structural steel, piers and shoreline equipment. EMCF funds many types of local efforts, including education, technology, business, environmental issues, the arts and human services.
The Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation provides approximately $300,000 in grants to the community each year. It provides broad support for needs that impact the local community where the company operates and where its employees live and work. EMCF has long-standing relationships with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County and the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission. The foundation typically supports organizations with annual operating budgets between $4 million and $5 million, and rarely supports the same organization for multiple years in a row. Its largest areas of grantmaking are human services and arts and culture, followed by education and health.
Grants range between about $500 and $20,000. Grantmaking focuses on the city of Waunakee and other parts of Dane County in Wisconsin. Past local grantees include the Waunakee Public Library, Horizon High School, and the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra. Learn more about this funder’s local giving on the past recipients page of the funder’s website.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits in May and November of each year. Grantseekers must email applications to the foundation, as it does not accept applications by mail. Direct general questions to the staff at 608-849-4143 or email President Diane Ballweg at dkball701@aol.com.
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