Shorewood Foundation
covid-19 Emergency Relief Fund
The Shorewood Foundation has provided a $25,000 grant to the Shorewood Business Improvement District (BID) to create an emergency fund intended to help Shorewood’s small businesses meet their short-term financial needs during the Covid-19 pandemic. Support for the initiative was generously provided by longtime Foundation donor, The Gladys E. Gores Charitable Foundation, Ltd. Business owners in need of emergency assistance can apply for a Shorewood Foundation Small Business Relief Fund grant by emailing Shorewood Business Improvement Executive Director Steph Salvia at director@shorewoodwi.com. Grants are capped at $2,500 apiece. Donors interested in contributing can simply give using the button below and and adding “Relief Fund” to the “Notes” section above the amount or by sending checks payable to the Shorewood Foundation, 3930 N. Murray Ave., Shorewood, WI, 53211 and indicating EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND in the memo field.
““The Foundation is shifting its philanthropic priorities from sponsoring new community projects to trying to mitigate the negative impact on the community from this crisis. The Foundation exists to improve the quality of life in the Village and we are encouraged by the support we have already received for this initiative,” -
Rose Spano Iannelli
President-Shorewood Foundation”