Sauk Prairie Healthcare Foundation is committed not only to the health
of our patients, but to the health of the communities we serve.
Healthy Life Grants fund a wide variety of wellness projects, including
hiking and biking trails, literacy programs, senior fitness equipment,
CPR training mannequins, defibrillator purchases, EMT and lifeguard training,
school and community gardens, and local food pantries.
Last year, your gifts helped us award more than $56,000 in grants to organizations
within those communities. Since 2004, Sauk Prairie Healthcare Foundation
has awarded more than $597,000 in grants.
An Example of One of Our Funded Projects
Lodi Public Library Encourages Young Readers
How can you encourage young people to read over the summer? The Friends
of the Lodi Public Library had a great idea to help enroll people in their
summer reading program. With a
grant from Sauk Prairie Healthcare Foundation, they hosted a Summer Library Program Kickoff Carnival.
The event included a climbing wall, an inflatable hoops challenge, a face
painting station, and a caricaturist. This event brought in 1,000 participants.
It also helped the Friends sign up more than 170 people for the Summer
Library Program in just four hours. They ended up with more than 700 registrations
for the summer.
In a letter of thanks to the Foundation, the Friends team said, “This
wouldn’t have been possible without your generosity. Thank you for
helping our library and our broader community!”
Communities That Benefitted from Healthy Life Grants in 2025
Baraboo
Baraboo Area Senior Citizen Organization Healthy Eating for Senior Citizens
Black Earth
Black Earth Public Library Self-Care Programming & Collections for
Holistic Mental Health Support
Lodi
Ice Age Nordic (Ski Club) Ski Club
Lift Lodi Annual Community-Wide Day of Service
Lodi C.R.E.W. Movement & Strength
Friends of the Lodi Public Library Healthy Summer Program 2025
Mission Movement, LLC Lodi Senior Hiking Program
School District of Lodi Trail Trekkers
Mazomanie
Mazomanie Charitable Alliance Maintenance Funds
Grove Regional Community Center Everyone's Elevator
Mazomanie United Church of Christ Literacy Program
Prairie du Sac
Village of Prairie du Sac AED in Parks
St. Vincent DePaul Sauk Prairie Recovery Literature & Stop Stigma Project/Sauk Prairie
Good Neighbor Clinic of Sauk Prairie Pharmacy Assistance Program
Sauk Prairie School District Afternoon Magic
Sauk City
6:8 Growing Our Learning For Life Program
George Culver Community Library Increasing Library Accessibility
Sauk Prairie Area Food Pantry Milk it does a Pantry Good
Sauk Prairie Middle School Flexible Seating Initiative
SP CAN - SP Community Acceptance Now Making Connections to Combat Loneliness
& Isolation in our Communities
Spring Green
Spring Green Community Library Get Spring Green Moving
Community Food Pantry of Spring Green Knickers 4 Kids
River Valley Community Chorus Musicians Unite to Fill an Empty Table
Wisconsin Dells
Beyond Blessed Pantry Weekly Food Distribution
Multiple Communities
Black Earth /Mazomanie Rec Program Recreation Program
Columbia County Health Ask A Nurse/Community Health Worker (CHW) Program
Girls On the Run Program Girls on the Run
Heights Unlimited Community Resource Center Fight Food Insecurity for School-Age Children
Ice Age Trail Alliance Summer Saunters
Pathway Home of South Central Wisconsin Inc. Empower Healthy Living &
Diabetes Mngmt
Sauk County Health Dept Rural Safety Days
Safe Families for Children - Sauk County Safe Families for Children
How to Apply for a Healthy Life Grant
Organizations can apply for Healthy Life Grants starting in April. Sauk
Prairie Healthcare Foundation’s Board of Directors Grants and Gifts
Committee reviews the applications in October. Winners are announced in
November for the following year.
Grant proposals for 2027 funding are being accepted through September 30, 2026.
