More than $367,000 in Recovery Funds Awarded to 47 Nonprofits by Wisconsin Humanities

MADISON, WI, December 6, 2021 – Across Wisconsin, 47 nonprofit organizations including libraries, civic and cultural groups, and historical societies, were awarded Wisconsin Humanities Recovery Grants to help the state prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the pandemic.  The awards represent the final round of grants made by Wisconsin Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. More than $422,000 in Recovery Grant funds were previously awarded to 52 organizations.

“We received 123 applications demonstrating more than $1.7 million in need,” said Dena Wortzel, Executive Director of Wisconsin Humanities. “We weighed factors including need, location, strength of their public humanities work, the audience served, and how they would address the impacts of the pandemic.   For this final recovery grant round, we made special efforts to reach organizations that connect with underserved audiences.”

Funds awarded will help organizations with everything from salary support and utility bills to strategic planning and cultural programming, and improving public access to communities’ history through digitization. “Clearly, a great deal of need remains for these cultural organizations,” says Wortzel. “We know our grants help them maintain their operations and find ways to bring educational and cultural programs back to their communities as we emerge from the pandemic.” None of the ARP funds were used to cover the cost of administering this special grant program.

The following organizations were awarded grants in this final round:

Organization Name	Organization City	County
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua	Washburn	Bayfield
Oulu Cultural & Heritage Center	Iron River	Bayfield
Mondovi Public Library	Mondovi	Buffalo
Burnett County Historical Society	Danbury	Burnett
Dane County Historical Society	Madison	Dane
Black Earth Public Library	Black Earth	Dane
Dane County Library Service	Madison	Dane
UW-Madison – Center for the Humanities	Madison	Dane
Egg Harbor Historical Society	Egg Harbor	Door
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library	Eau Claire	Eau Claire
BODWEWADMIMWEN ETHE TEK, INC.	Wabeno	Forest
Forest County Historical Genealogical Society	Crandon	Forest
UW-Platteville	Platteville	Grant
Heritage Military Music Foundation	Watertown	Jefferson
Vang Council of La Crosse, Inc.	La Crosse	La Crosse
La Crosse Public Library	La Crosse	La Crosse
Lafayette County Historical Society	Darlington	Lafayette
T.B. Scott Free Library	Merrill	Lincoln
Milwaukee Preservation Alliance	Milwaukee	Milwaukee
Marquette University	Milwaukee	Milwaukee
Milwaukee County Historical Society	Milwaukee	Milwaukee
Southside Organizing Committee	Milwaukee	Milwaukee
Ex Fabula	Milwaukee	Milwaukee
CAPITA Productions, Inc.	Milwaukee	Milwaukee
UW-Milwaukee-Electa Quinney Institute for American Indian Education	Milwaukee	Milwaukee
Black Arts MKE, Inc.	Milwaukee	Milwaukee
Art Start	Milwaukee	Milwaukee
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Burnham Block, Inc.	Milwaukee	Milwaukee
Bembe Drum and Dance	Milwaukee	Milwaukee
Oconto County Historical Society, Inc.	Oconto	Oconto
The Building for Kids, Inc.	Appleton	Outagamie
Oneida Nation	Oneida	Outagamie
Muehl Public Library	Seymour	Outagamie
African Heritage, Inc	Appleton	Outagamie
People of Progression INC	Appleton	Outagamie
Osceola Historical Society	Osceola	Polk
Philadelphia Community Farm, Inc.	Osceola	Polk
Portage County Historical Society	Stevens Point	Portage
Racine County Historical Society and Museum, Inc.	Racine	Racine
Roy Chapman Andrews Society	Beloit	Rock
Aldo Leopold Foundation, Inc.	Baraboo	Sauk
New Richmond Preservation Society	New Richmond	St. Croix
Western Taylor County Public Library	Gilman	Taylor
Rib Lake Public Library	Rib Lake	Taylor
Whitehall Public Library	Whitehall	Trempealeau
Waupaca Area Public Library	Waupaca	Waupaca
Patterson Memorial Library	Wild Rose	Waushara

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.