South Madison Community Foundation has awarded over a million dollars in local scholarships to date, but did you know that our efforts to support students go even further?
We pursue collaborations with schools, chambers of commerce, nonprofit organizations, and businesses to create a thriving community and resilient economy.
Grants to libraries and childcare providers build literacy rich environments that sets children on a course for success in school and in life.
Our grants have provided classrooms with items as wide ranging as a set of ukeleles, an aquaponics lab, and an all-abilities inclusive playground. Every student, from pre-K to high school, in both South Madison and Lapel Community School districts has benefitted from Foundation funding.
Tutoring programs, summer camp, swim instruction, and youth sport programs support the health and development of the whole child. Through Charlie’s Fund for Children, we even have the opportunity to help children in need on an individual basis, whether through help with participation fees, medical examination costs, or basic needs.
Our in-house paid internship program strengthens the connection between lifelong learning and a resilient economy. Project-based learning builds skills, reinforces community projects, and forges connections between students and employers.
We believe that to inspire a child’s success is to invest in the future. Through our initiative to encourage lifelong learning and a resilient economy, we support bright futures for today’s residents, and tomorrow’s.
