While you will have to wait until August to see the team make a positive impact on the field, you may not have to wait as long to see what the Green Bay Packers do to accomplish that off of it. Last month, the Green Bay Packers Foundation issued more than $1.5 million in grants to 395 civic and charitable groups across Wisconsin, including seven in Door County and three in Kewaunee County.
The focus areas for the 2025 grant program were animal welfare; civic and community; environmental; and health and wellness, including drug and alcohol abuse and domestic violence.
One of the recipients was the Door County Medical Center Foundation, which is helping the hospital expand its behavioral health program. The foundation has raised $4.5 million to address mental health needs in the community by adding staff members to lower the current ratio of one behavioral health specialist for every 700-plus residents.
Door County Medical Center Foundation Assistant Director Andy Boettcher says the hospital aims to support more than 8,600 residents through its behavioral health program, with a fundraising goal that is a constantly moving target. He says support from the community and organizations such as the Green Bay Packers Foundation is crucial to the effort.
Grants from the Green Bay Packers Foundation are typically between $3,000 and $8,000. Funded projects range from expanding the agroforestry demonstration farm at Gathering Ground on Washington Island to helping build an environmental education center at Bruemmer Park in Kewaunee. A full list of funded projects can be found here.
DOOR COUNTY
Sturgeon Bay
Door County Medical Center Foundation
Door County Medical Center Behavioral Health Program
Washington Island
Gathering Ground
Expanding our agroforestry demonstration Farm
Sturgeon Bay
HELP of Door County, Inc.
Emergency Basic Needs Support
Sturgeon Bay
Open Door Bird Sanctuary
Enhance the visitor facility, a nature center, with safety and access improvements
Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay Historical Society
The Door County Granary: A Living Museum & Community Gathering Space
Sturgeon Bay
Town of Forestville
Maplewood Park Project
Washington Island
Washington Island Foundation
Putting the Best Foot Forward: Treadmill Replacement at the Washington Island Mosling Recreation Center Health
KEWAUNEE COUNTY
Algoma
Friends of Crescent Beach
Implementing Nature-Based Stormwater Solutions and Greenspace Restoration at Olson Park
Algoma
Violence Intervention Project Violence Intervention Project - Survivor Services
Kewaunee
Zoological Society of Kewaunee County
Environmental Education Center Project
