The Jeffris Family Foundation assists the development of historic sites for nonprofit organizations in small towns and cities in the eight Midwest states (WI, MN, IA, MO, IL, IN, OH, MI). The Foundation has created an endowed fund with the National Trust for Historic Preservation that supports advocacy and initial studies for sites in Wisconsin.

Unsolicited applications are not accepted.  Applicants should submit an Inquiry and will be assigned a Director of the Foundation to help assess the appropriateness of an application well in advance of stated deadlines.

Jeffris Heartland Fund provides matching grants for advanced planning studies for historic preservation projects preparing for a capital campaign and a restoration project.

Capital Campaign Challenge Grants are made to invited projects which have completed their planning and are ready to launch a capital campaign.

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