2026 Funding Recipients:
On February 17th, the Shawano Area United Way Board of Directors met to vote on funding allocations for
this year's nonprofit organizations. We received 19 requests for a total of $103,000. Thanks to our communities' generosity, we had $42,000 of funds to distribute which was split between 14 organizations! Our process involved looking at the stated objective of each program/organization, comparing it to our stated mission as an organization, thinking through community need and impact, and then having verbal discussion prior to voting on the complete allocation amounts. Agency names in red are hyperlinked to their websites or Facebook page for you to learn more about them!
Big Brothers Big Sisters - Shawano County
For support of their One-to-One Youth Mentoring Program that takes place throughout Shawano County
Boys and Girls Club of Shawano
For support of their Educational Programming Site at Shawano which is housed in Hillcrest Primary School
The Community Clothes Closet
Funding has been provided for this organization to begin operating in Shawano with their Traveling Closet Program
Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin
To support their Parent Connection program which encompasses Welcome Baby, Home Visitation, the Shawano Area Early Childhood Partnership and the SAECP Giving Closet for Shawano County families in need
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin
Funding has been provided to support their 2025-2026 Classroom Programming which focuses on teaching financial literacy to youth in our area
Lutheran Counseling and Family Services of Wisconsin
To help subsidize payments for clients in Shawano County who would otherwise be unable to afford therapy
Navarino Nature Center
Funding has been provided to support Shawano Area schools taking half day field trips to the Nature Center where they learn about our local environment
Red River Riders
To help cover rising costs in Horse Care and Facility Updates without which this organization could not host their therapeutic riding programs
SAFPARC
United Way funds are being used this year to help cover SAFPARC's Milk Budget which will be used to purchase milk for families in need
Shawano Area Food Center
To help support their operations as they continue to be a hub for Shawano Area food pantries
Shawano Menominee Resiliency Coalition
United Way funding is being used to support SMRC's Rise Wellness Recovery Center as they expand to provide community-based services such as Comprehensive Outpatient Education, Peer Support, Skill Development, and Family Services for clients that are in recovery
St. Michael's Food Pantry
To support the pantry's clients as they pursue a Hygiene Item program to provide needed hygiene and sanitary items alongside their normal food distribution
The F.R.E.S.H. Project
To support their $5 Token Program providing fresh produce from the Shawano Farmer's Market to low-income households
WAMSCO
United Way funding is being used to support a first of its kind local environmental education garden going in by Schoenick Lake. Our funding will help support the educational signage for visitors to learn about native plants to our region.