Grantees

Rhinelander Community Foundation Grantees

Below is a complete list of our Rhinelander Community Foundation grantees:

2023

2022

• Hodag Schools Foundation – $25,000 – Hodag Dome and activities complex
• Oneida County Humane Society – $1,000 – Rhinelander Animal Shelter
• Lights of the Northwoods – $1,691 – Holiday lights display
• ArtStart – $3,046 – Agency fund grant – annual
• City of Rhinelander – $512 – Paper Mill Historical Exhibit – annual
• City of Rhinelander – $269,000 – Hodag Park Amphitheater
• Let’s Go Fishing – Hodag Chapter – $2,500 – Boat motor replacement
• Habitat for Humanity – $2,000 – Shed, building materials, house build with RHS trades class
• Hodag ice fishing team – $1,500 – Competitive club equipment
• YMCA of the Northwoods – $1,000 – Hodag Food Wagon
• SDR – Math dept – $1,000 – Number sense and fluency
• Boys & Girls Club of the Northwoods – $2,500 – Technology needs
• SDR – Elementary school – $500 – Run into reading
• NATH – $2,500 – Tech needs
• Lights of the Northwoods – $5,000 – Holiday lights display
• Rhinelander Area Food Pantry – $2,500 – Garden/fencing upgrades
• Oneida Co 4-H Leaders Assn – $2,500 – Summer theatre for children
• Rhinelander Historical Society – $1,000 – Courthouse walking tour
• Hodag BMX – $2,500 – Loaner bicycle program
• WXPR/White Pines – $3,500 – White Pine room equipment
• ArtStart – $3,000 – Project North
• Tri-County Council – $3,000 – Lily’s House backyard upgrades
• Personal Essentials Pantry – $1,000 – Paper products
• Northwoods Nordic – $3,240 – Middle school club ski equipment

2021

• Rhinelander District Library – $1,000 – Story Stroll at Hodag Park
• Art Start – $2,437 – Agency Fund
• Oneida County Humane Society – $1,000 – Rhinelander Animal Shelter support
• Lights of the Northwoods – $1,525 – Holiday lights display
• Northwoods Garden – $4,300 – ADA accessibility, a joint venture with Nicolet College and ArtStart in which 48 10’x20’ plots, training and demonstration are provided to interested residents aiming to grow their own healthy, organic produce
• Rhinelander Area Food Pantry – $2,500 – Community garden and greenhouse upgrades and the GROW pilot program with two-fold goals of maximizing the amount of produce provided to pantry customers as well as providing tools and support for growing produce at home
• Lights of the Northwoods – $2,500 – Holiday lighting display supplies and materials
• Rhinelander District Library – $2,500 – Upgrading local plats, repairing historical materials, and providing needed shelving to house and conveniently locate the materials
• Personal Essentials Pantry – $1,000 – Purchases of paper products for distribution to area households in need
• Northern Alliance for Mental Illness for Northern Lakes Center – $2,000 – Aimed at reducing isolation and mental health crises while increasing community involvement
• Rhinelander Police Dept – $1,000 – Recovery coach program recently initiated, providing valuable, non-clinical guidance to achieve and maintain recovery from a substance use disorder
• Hodag Soccer Club – $1,000 – Soccer training equipment specific for artificial turf use
• Rhinelander Girl Scouts troops – $2,000 – Programming, supplies and camp access as part of the Girls Scout Leadership Experience
• YMCA of the Northwoods – $1,500 – Seed money for 6th grade access program providing all 6th graders a free membership to the Y, giving them safe, engaging surroundings while encouraging community service engagement
• Habitat for Humanity – $1,000 – Should a home build in the Rhinelander area go forward
• WXPR/White Pines Broadcasting – $2,000 – Community podcast initiative
• Rhinelander District Library – $250 – Building fund/Unsung Difference Maker
• Hodag Little League – $1,000 – 12U State Tournament
• Badger Boys State – $400 – RHS student sponsor for Badger Boys State
• Hodag Schools Foundation – $5,000 – Hodag Dome and complex
• Hodag Schools Foundation – $20,000 – Hodag Dome and complex
• TriCounty Council on Domestic Abuse – $2,500 – Support victims of domestic abuse
• Rhinelander Area Food Pantry – $5,000 – Half to the backpack program and half to general needs
• NATH – $1,000 – General needs
• United Way – $2,500 – General needs
• Rhinelander PIE – $2,500 – Inspire program student needs
• School District of Rhinelander – $500 – NCES 5th grade outdoor classroom

2020

Grants made possible through designated and custom gifts

• ArtStart – $2,153.48 – Annual grant – Agency Fund
• Boys/Girls Club of Langlade Co. – $250.00 – Unsung Difference Maker
• City of Rhinelander – $5,000.00 – PPHC paper museum display
• City of Rhinelander – $50,000.00 – Train restoration (phase 1)
• Downtown Rhinelander, Inc. – $104,211.00 – Construction of 8 pickleball courts
• Hodag Schools Foundation – $25,000.00 – Hodag Dome
• Lights of the Northwoods – $1,105.44 – Holiday lighting display
• Oneida County Humane Society – $1,105.44 – Rhinelander Animal Shelter
• Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation – $4,000.00 – Heath care worker COVID support through Helping Hands program

Grants made possible through competitive and youth grants

• Art Start – $4,000.00 – Outdoor classroom/community
• Camp Fire Oneida Council – $1,503.15 – Birchrock EMS support equipment
• Downtown Rhinelander, Inc. – $5,000.00 – Water efficient hanging baskets
• First United Methodist/PEP – $1,000.00 – Personal essentials pantry
• Girl Scouts of NW Great Lakes – $1,500.00 – Supplies for Trailblazer Troop
• Lights of the Northwoods – $2,500.00 – Holiday lighting display
• Oneida County Sheriff’s DARE – $1,000.00 – DARE program supplies/support
• NATH – $2,500.00 – Utility needs
• NAMI Northern Lakes – $1,500.00 – Mental health drop-in centers
• Rhinelander District Library – $3,000.00 – Digital microfiche readers
• Rhinelander Area Food Pantry – $2,500.00 – Special dietary needs program
• WXPR/White Pines Broadcasting – $2,000.00 – WXPR Nicolet concert series
• YMCA of the Northwoods – $850.00 – Autism and sensory swim events
• School District of Rhinelander – $5,489.70 – School and class needs (5)
• Nativity Catholic School – $1,906.00 – Water cooler with bottle filler
• Zion Lutheran School – $3,000.00 – Water cooler with bottle filler

2019

• Art Start – $1,655.42 – Agency Fund
• YMCA of the Northwoods – $1,000 – designated gift
• Oneida County Humane Society – $856 – Rhinelander Animal Shelter
• Lights of the Northwoods – $856 – holiday lighting
• Rhinelander Area Food Pantry – $2,500 – backpack program
• NATH – $2,500 – safety upgrades
• Lights of the Northwoods – $3,000 – holiday lighting
• ArtStart – $5,000 – Project North
• WXPR – $1,500 – WXPR concert series
• Rhinelander District Library – $1,500 – travel literary materials
• Boy Scouts of America – $1,250 – Samoset Youth Stem co-ed prog
• Rhinelander Community Band – $600 – audience appreciation concert
• First United Methodist Church – $1,000 – Personal Essentials Pantry
• Marshfield Health Systems – $500 – Rhinelander clinic youth books
• NAMI – $1,500 – mental health drop in centers
• Hodag Schools Foundation – $106,800 – Dome and sports complex build
• Northwoods Nordic – $441 – tracksetter fund
• WXPR – $400 – programming

2018

• City of Rhinelander – $780 – Hodag Beach Buoys and Roping
• Art Start – $2,500 – Summer Concert Series and program
• Rhinelander District Library – $1,000 – Financial Literacy Materials
• Town of Newbold – $1,200 – Rookery Run Disc Golf Signage
• Hodag Little League – $25,000 – concession stand/restrooms build
• Northwoods Nordic – $2,500 – CAVOC certify and groomer updates
• Lights of the Northwoods – $1,000 – Community holiday lights
• Downtown Rhinelander Inc – $13,000 – Downtown Holiday Lights
• United Way – $2,800 – unrestricted
• NATH – $2,800 – unrestricted
• School District of Rhinelander – $2,800 – Fab Lab needs
• Tri County Council – $2,800 – unrestricted
• Rhinelander Area Food Pantry – $5,600 – Half to backpack program

2017

• Tri County Council – $5,000 – unrestricted
• Rhinelander Area Food Pantry – $5,000 – backpack program
• City of Rhinelander – $5,000 – Hodag Park Docks
• NATH – $2,000 – unrestricted
• United Way – $2,500 – unrestricted
• Rhinelander Area Food Pantry – $2,500 – unrestricted