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Work group denies several nonprofit funding requests, steers one to Health & Human Services grants
Summary
Douglas County’s work group denied several 2026 requests — Nemadji Cemetery, Salvation Army Superior, Vacationland Fire Peer Support, Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity, Children’s Dyslexia Center — and recommended NAMI pursue Health & Human Services grant opportunities instead of the capital projects funding route.
The Nonprofit Funding Policy Work Group reviewed multiple 2026 funding requests and denied several after concluding they did not meet Douglas County’s statutory authority for capital-projects funding. Denied requests included Nemadji Cemetery Association ($10,000), Salvation Army Superior ($2,000), Vacationland Fire Peer Support ($10,000), Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity ($40,000) and Children’s Dyslexia Center ($10,000). Each denial was recorded as a motion carried in the minutes.
For the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Lake Superior South Shore, the committee recommended alternative funding through Health & Human Services grant opportunities rather than capital projects. Motions to deny or redirect were typically moved by Rosemary Lear and seconded by various committee members; the minutes do not record individual vote tallies.
