United Way of Dane County fights for the education, financial stability, and health of everyone in Dane County. We are committed to the vision of a Dane County where everyone can succeed in school, work and life. To facilitate this, we follow our community’s Agenda for Change, six goals focused on three priority areas of Education, Income and Health – the building blocks of a stable life.
Madison Public Library Foundation
At Madison Public Library Foundation, we’re building better libraries every day. We support and celebrate the city’s library facilities, services and programs in an effort to develop and sustain a world-class library system. We provide annual project grants, raise funds for capital projects, host fundraising events, and ensure the libraries’ future through endowment funds.
LPGA Amateur Golf Association – Madison Chapter
The LPGA Amateur Golf Association is the largest women’s amateur golf association in the world. Formerly known as the Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA), the organization maintains nearly 12,000 members in more than 100 chapters in the United States, Canada and Bermuda. It also hosts more than 7,500 local and national activities every year, including social outings, league play, networking opportunities and competitive amateur events such as the LPGA Amateur Golf Association Championship and LPGA Amateur Golf Association Cup. The mission is to provide women with as many opportunities to participate in organized learning, playing, and competitive events as possible; from beginners to experienced lifelong golfers.
Overture Center for the Arts
Overture Center features seven state-of-the-art performance spaces and five galleries where Broadway tours, national and international touring artists, ten resident companies and hundreds of local artists engage people in nearly 700,000 educational and artistic experiences each year. With the vision to provide “Extraordinary Experiences for All,” Overture’s mission is to “Support and elevate our community’s creative culture, economy and quality of life through the arts.”
Friends Wisconsin Public Television
The Friends of Wisconsin Public Television, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and exists to ascertain the needs of the communities served and support Wisconsin Public Television through the securing financial support, positive community relations, a strong and effective volunteer system and related administrative services. Our mission is to boldly enrich, educate and entertain diverse audiences of children and adults through the innovative use of television production and broadcasting, other communication technologies and community engagement. Wisconsin Public Television provides access to local and national content, extending its reach and impact in the communities we serve.
The mission of the PYHA is to educate players, coaches and parents about the sport of hockey and to promote fair and equal play. The association focuses on creating an environment that allows youth of all ages and skill levels an opportunity to play the sport of hockey in an atmosphere that promotes sportsmanship and fun. The PYHA will focus primarily on recreational level nature of the club and strives to keep prices affordable so that the game is available to all players regardless of skill or economic circumstances.