Hanson Foundation Grant

The Friends of Winnebago County Conservation Foundation, along with the Winnebago County Conservation Board, are excited to announce that they have received a $400,000 grant from the John K. and Luise V. Hanson Family Foundation on behalf of their Environmental Education Center Capital Campaign. The grant is the largest of 10 grants that the two organizations have received thus far for the project. In addition to the grants, the Capital Campaign has also raised over $145,000 from individual donors and businesses. This latest donation means that the Campaign has now raised over $900,000 of the $1.2 million goal for the project. Now that 75 percent of the project cost has been raised, it is hoped that ground can be broken for the center later this year, with a grand opening sometime in 2020.
Pictured above, accepting the donation (L-R): Larry Vold (Friends Foundation), Tim Ranes (Friends Foundation), Robert Schwartz (WCCB Director), Tim Missal (Friends Foundation/WCCB), Dennis Busta (President/CEO of Manufacturer’s Bank and Trust and Hanson Foundation Community Adviser), Jeff Schmidt (WCCB), and Paul Fitzgerald (Friends Foundation).