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HOW DOES ONE EVENT DRIVE CHANGE?

Hundreds of golfers, partners and volunteers enjoy an extraordinary event for a critical cause: ending poverty. U.S. Venture pays all expenses of the event. 100% of donations go to the Basic Needs Giving Partnership.

The Basic Needs Giving Partnership supports the people and places advancing equity and economic well-being for everyone in Northeast Wisconsin.

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  • Family Services Beacon

  • Unity Recovery Services

  • Multicultural Coalition, Inc.

  • J.J. Keller PSA

  • Oshkosh PSA

  • Thrivent PSA

  • ThedaCare PSA

  • Kinect M1

  • Fork Farms

  • Algoma Venture Academy

  • COTS

  • Rebuilding Together

  • Healthy Foods in Schools

  • House of Hope Youth Shelter

  • Be Great Graduate

  • Us 2 Behavioral Health Care

  • Transition to Success for Ex-Offenders

  • Eviction Prevention Planning Project

  • School District of Omro's Mental Wellness Program

  • Transition to Success for Ex-Offenders

  • Be Great Graduate

  • Eviction Prevention Planning Project

  • House of Hope Youth Shelter

  • US 2 Behavioral Health Care

  • Rebuilding Together

  • Wello

  • Apricity

  • Teens 2 Work

  • STAR Program

  • Blacktivity

  • Wisconsin Veterans Village

  • Welcome Baby

Learn how the U.S. Venture Open funds are used to end poverty.

Basic Needs Giving Partnership Community Report

BASIC NEEDS GIVING PARTNERSHIP

In 2007, the J. J. Keller Foundation announced its intention to match grants up to $800,000 annually, and the Basic Needs Giving Partnership was formed. They have since added $11.6 million to our grant making. Inspired by J. J. Keller Foundation’s $800,000 grant making investment, Oshkosh Corporation joined as a $250,000 lead grant partner and ThedaCare & Thrivent Foundation joined as $200,000 lead grant partners.

Strategies

  • FOUNDATIONS TO THRIVE

    Families and individuals have nurturing networks of care that support early childhood and youth development, food security, physical and mental health, and affordable housing.

  • BELONGING AND CONNECTION

    With relationships that cross traditional boundaries, neighbors are valued in the community, fostering mutual support, building power, and influencing what happens in our environment.

  • ECONOMIC PROSPERITY

    Individuals have meaningful work that supports dignity and income that fosters thriving families, vibrant communities, and asset building.

Desired Outcomes

  • TRUST AND COLLABORATION

    Enhance the collective assets of our region through a spirit of collaboration and sharing

  • CURIOSITY AND LEARNING

    Prioritize listening; draw information from a wide range of sources; learn from others’ experiences; seek out frequent feedback; and strive to make ongoing investments.

  • SYSTEM APPROACH

    Address complexity directly; adapt to a dynamic environment; and commit to the long term

  • EQUITY

    Surface and challenge institutional and systemic inequities; acknowledge power imbalances and work to level them

GRANT APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS

Nonprofits collaborate and submit grant applications that address desired outcomes. Grant teams recommend funding for the most impactful proposals in Northeast Wisconsin.

$1.25 MILLION GRANTED

$1.25 million in new grants last year to end poverty in Northeast Wisconsin.

IMMEDIATE IMPACT

100% of dollars raised will go to work to end poverty.