The Foundation manages several Field of Interest Funds – each fund was established by the Foundation’s Board of Directors for a particular philanthropic interest as specified by its creators and donors.

With a portion of their annual investment income, the Foundation awards grants from several Field of Interest Funds to non-profit organizations within their defined area of interest:

• The Kenosha Arts Fund supports projects that enhance Kenosha’s culture, economy, and quality of life and impact the arts and community at large.
• The OMC Legacy Fund supports programs and activities designed to improve the general welfare and enhance the quality of life for youth in the Kenosha community.
• The LaFave Family Fund supports programs that further education – particularly by promoting the humanities, the arts, tolerance, and communication.
• The Women’s Fund supports programs and organizations that create opportunities for women and children.

NOTE: The following two Field of Interest endowment funds support the CBK Small Grant program – our newest competitive grant-making program: The Clark-Barber Family Fund and The Kubasiewicz Family Trust.

For each Field of Interest Fund, the Foundation, with the aid of committees of community volunteers, operates a thoughtful, responsive, and community-based grant-making program that annually awards grant funds to local non-profit organizations. Though the purposes of the Field of Interest Funds are focused, they remain flexible enough to meet community needs in the interest area—even as they change over time.

NOTE:

– Other Field of Interest Funds at the Foundation, including the Mary Lou and Arther F. Mahone Fund and the Grace Kolakowski Fund, have not established competitive grant-making programs.

– All the Field of Interest funds listed above accept donations from the public