Over $1M Distributed

Grants given to programs serving

Marinette and menominee counties

Provident was established in 2019 and only began granting in earnest in 2021. Since then, we have granted over $1 Million to nonprofits working to improve community health in Marinette County, Wisconsin and Menominee County, Michigan. We’re only just getting started. To partner with us on improving community health, click the button below.

$453,375 TOTAL FUNDS CONTRIBUTED

Sustance abuse

  • Literacy programming and Book Walk expansion.

    Learn more about the Great Start Collaborative

  • Stipend HYC Educators in all 12 school districts, support the Lock it UP! initiative, the Youth-led Media Campaign, Vape Detectors in schools, and guest speakers.

    Learn more about the Healthy Youth Coalition

    Youth-targeted substance abuse prevention community-wide programming & to conduct the 2023 Youth Survey and Focus Groups.

    Learn More about Communities That Care

  • Provide books to the Marinette and Menominee children enrolled in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program.

    Learn more about the Imagination Library

  • Extend funding for substance abuse recovery for Menominee County residents.

    Learn more about Libertas Treatment Center.

  • Secure a matching federal grant for a Telemedicine program to provide substance abuse services.

    Learn more about the Marinette County Group Home Association.

Childhood Obesity Reduction

$567,763 TOTAL FUNDS CONTRIBUTED

  • Healthy Snacks for K-12 Students and a Pickleball Program.

    Learn more about BDP School District

  • Children’s running programs with nutrition education & healthy snacks.

    Learn More about Coleman School District

  • Healthy snacks, educational materials for Crivitz K-12 students, food to support the school pantry, & food for backpack buddies.

    Learn more about the Crivitz Food Pantry.

  • Starting a healthy breakfast program at the Crivitz High School. 2 Hydroponics Growing Farms.

    Learn More about Crivitz School District.

  • Mobile Food Pantries of 15,000-20,000 lbs of nutritious food to Menominee County.

    Learn more about Feeding America West Michigan.

  • 2 Hydroponics Farms and a Healthy Movement Program

    Learn more about Goodman School District.

  • Staff training and development, hunger relief initiatives, and the Heart & SOLE Sisters running and mental health program.

    Learn more about the Greater Marinette Menominee Area YMCA.

  • Tri City Event Series kid’s run support and promotion.

    Learn more about the Tri City Event Series.

  • Grow summer camp health initiatives and implement summer swim lessons.

    Learn more about the Marinette Recreation Department.

  • 2 Hydroponics Farms at Blesch Intermediate, a healthy snack program for students, and cooking classes.

    Learn more about Menominee Area Public Schools.

  • Protein for Healthy Kids at the Food Pantry

    Learn More about Menominee Resurrection SSVdP here.

  • Starting a hydroponics program and implementing produce in the SEED program.

    Learn more about the Peshtigo School District.

  • Keep pool programs going and restart kid's group swim lessons.

    Learn more about the River Cities Community Pool.

  • Administer Feeding America Mobile Food Pantries.

    Learn more about Marinette Salvation Army.

  • Children’s running program with nutrition education & healthy snacks.

    Learn more about St. John Paul II Academy.

  • Temporary employee wage buffer for the thrift store and food pantry, mattress program, food insecurity efforts, and the JCI Backpack program.

    Learn more about SVdP Marinette.

  • Heart and SOLE running and mental health program, a hydroponics program, and a healthy snack program.

    Learn more about Stephenson Public Schools.

$458,163 TOTAL FUNDS CONTRIBUTED

MENTAL HEALTH

$151,811 TOTAL FUNDS CONTRIBUTED

HEALTHCARE ACCESS

  • Expand inter-county bus route that provides service for medical appointments.

    Learn more about the Marinette Elderly Services.

  • Part-time school nurse to conduct health education programming to students and increase healthcare access.

    Learn more about the Marinette School District.

  • Dental Outreach in Schools Program in Marinette County.

    Learn more about the Marinette Northlakes Community Clinic

  • Diapers for the Baby Care Hope Program.

    Learn More about Pioneer Presbyterian Church.

$19,000 TOTAL FUNDS CONTRIBUTED

covid-19 relief

  • Immediate financial relief to organizations impacted by the Pandemic.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

2025 Provident Grant Cycle

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