Support our 2027 Senior Students!
Since 1981, the Germantown Community Scholarship Fund has assisted deserving students in pursuing their educational goals. This has been made possible through the generosity of many area businesses, organizations and citizens who value this local investment program. To ensure that area students continue to be rewarded for their achievements, and to financially assist them in pursuing higher education, we need your help.
All donations to GCSF are tax deductible. GCSF is a tax exempt organization under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS
The Fund is looking to our community organization and business partners for financial assistance. There are many benefits to you for supporting the Germantown Community Scholarship Fund:
- Your organization can design, name and present a scholarship to a qualified recipient. A donation of $1,000 or more can create an earmarked scholarship from your organization.
- Your organization can also help determine the selection criteria for which a scholarship is awarded and can include items that are meaningful to your organization such as the applicant must be attending a UW system school or pursuing a degree in a particular field.
- Your donation is tax deductible. The Germantown Community Scholarship Fund, Inc. is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Your investment in our youth makes a difference. Help local students continue their education at a college, university or vocational / technical school so that they can return to the Germantown community as an energetic, educated adult workforce.
AUCTION ITEM DONATION
Your in-kind donation of products, goods or services will be used as an auction item at the Annual & Dinner Auction event which takes place the fourth Thursday of each February.
Donations can be mailed to GCSF at W180 N11501 River Lane Germantown, WI 53022 or reach out to auction@GCSFund.org to coordinate pick-up.
MONETARY CONTRIBUTION
Your donation will be used to underwrite scholarships, the Annual Dinner & Auction, the Annual Mud Splash-Run for Funds, or placed in the Endowment Fund.
ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTION
A donation of $1,000 or more can create an earmarked scholarship from you, your organization or business. The scholarship can hold specific criteria such as: only available to a student attending University of Wisconsin schools, certain athletics or a particular academic discipline. Funds must be received by March 31 to be presented at the Senior Scholarship Awards Night in May.
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTION
These types of contributions are funds that the donor wants the Germantown Community Scholarship Fund to hold and award over time. In addition to setting specific scholarship criteria, the donor(s) may also name the scholarship. This type of contribution can also be used to set up a Memorial Scholarship (see below), a wonderful way to honor a loved one’s passing.
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Creating a memorial scholarship provides the opportunity to create a lasting memory of a loved one. Consider designating Germantown Community Scholarship Fund as the beneficiary of memorial contributions. The memorial contributions may be designated for GCSF’s Memorial Fund or used to create a Named Memorial Scholarship.
GET A MATCHING GIFT FROM YOUR EMPLOYER
Many corporations will match the gifts made by their employees and retirees to a qualified non-profit organization. Companies usually match the tax-deductible portion of your gift, which means that your contributions to the Germantown Community Scholarship Fund could qualify. Download the Matching Gifts Document below and see if your employer is on the list and what you can do to double your gift.
AUCTION EVENT SPONSORSHIP
For a donation to the Germantown Scholarship Fund, your business would be listed as the event sponsor for the Annual Dinner & Auction in February. As the event sponsor, your business would receive:
- Corporate/Business logo and sponsorship recognition on all printed materials including Invitation and Dinner & Auction materials
- Recognition in all GCSF press releases
- Premier Sponsor Named Scholarship
- Recognition in Scholarship Awards Night Program
- Prominent sponsorship signage at the Dinner & Auction
- Prominent VIP Table at Dinner & Auction includes 10 complimentary dinners
- Verbal recognition during the event
- Logo and hyperlink on the GCSF website
- Hyperlink to website or Facebook page in Facebook post
- Premier Sponsor recognition plaque
THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 COMMUNITY SPONSORED SCHOLARSHIPS!
Please support the companies and organizations that support our students!
The Melka family
Bob Soderberg
The Emil Ewald Family Foundation
Germantown Hoops Boys Basketball Booster Club
The Estate of Dennis Dhein
Kiwanis Club of Germantown, WI
Gehl Foods
Germantown High School Boys Cross Country
Donor Group
Friends of Pay It Forward Scholarship
Lincoln Lodge #183
Dental Professionals
The Raeber family
The Wayne Heidel – Jennifer Semmann Foundation
1Collision County Line
Bandero County Wood Grill
Desert Aire Corporation
Ellsworth Adhesives Corporation
J.W. Speaker
Germantown Athletic Booster Club
Germantown Mutual Insurance Company
Germantown National Little League
The Pederson family
Friend of Chuck Ritzenthaler Science Scholarship
Allen & Diane Spaeth
Spectrum Investment Advisors
Unisig Deep Hole Drilling Systems
Wayne Baumgartner / Industrial Recyclers
Cynthia Fusek
Bank Five Nine
The Deutschstadt Heritage Foundation
Fox Bros Piggly Wiggly
Germantown American Legion Post #1
Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce
Germantown Soccer Club
JP Cullen
Kathy Krause
Leadership Germantown Class of 2026
L.T. Hampel Corporation
Pat Tasker/Shorewest Realtors
Richfield WI Community Foundation
Terrence J. Riesch D.D.S.
Waterstone Bank
Germantown American Legion Auxiliary Unit #321
