WREA Foundation                                                                         

The WREA Foundation was established in 1996 by the Wisconsin Retired Educators' Association (WREA) to provide outreach programs to the community, to support continuing education and life-long learning, and to enhance and foster volunteerism.

DONATING TO THE WREA FOUNDATION

Give a gift of caring to the WREA Foundation.  The WREA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and all contributions are tax deductible as allowed by law.
 
Click here to donate to the WREA Foundation

Foundation Donation Form PDF

2025 Challenge Award Application for Public Elementary schools is now available until February 1, 2025. Scroll down to access the online form.

Foundation Challenge Award Flyer

Congratulations to the Challenge Award Winners!.  Thank you to all who submitted their applications.  Click here to read the Press Release for all Challenge Award recipients.

2024 Challenge Award Winners $2,000.00

• Region I:  Lakeland Union High School, Minocqua WINGS Program: The Lakeland Kids Kloset Project—Jeannine Pfeifer
• Region II:  Sheboygan Falls High School, Sheboygan Falls River Park Comprehensive Health Assessment Project--Kiera Brem
• Region III:  Adams Friendship High School, Adams Read, Rise, and Thrive Project.—Dr. Heather Terrill Stotts
• Region IV: E.B. Shurts Environmental Education Center School, Waukesha Embedded Agriculture Project--Mollie Haubenschild
• Region V: Kickapoo High School, Viola Renewable Roots Project--Jeremy Lee
  

2024 Challenge Award Runner-up Winners ($250.00)

• Region II: Luxemburg Casco High School, Harmony of Senses—Morgan Cherney
• Region IV: Bay View High School, Milwaukee Humans of Bay View—Elissa Werve
  
• Region V:  Richland Center High School, Generation Nexus Podcast Series Project--Andrew Troxel

Projects of the WREA Foundation include:

• Wisconsin Teacher of the Year (TOY) Representative Grant
• Professional Development Grant (Click on link to the left for the PreK-12 Application)   
  Professional Development Application for Tech Colleges and Universities (Click on the link to the left for the Tech Colleges and Universities Application)
  
• Challenge Award Grants--Each year the WREA Foundation awards five $2,000 grants to each first place winner and five $250.00 awards to each second-place winner, in each of WREA's five regions.  The awards rotate between public elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools.
  
  In the Spring of 2024, AWARDS were presented to public high schools for existing innovative projects implemented in the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, or 2023-2024 school years.
  
  The 2025 Application Period will begin November 1, 2024, and ends February 1, 2025.
  
  The Awards recognize ongoing, innovative projects not more than three years old.  The application form is simple and requires a project description limited to no more than 500 words.  The application form for public elementary schools is available from November 1, 2024, through February 1, 2025, during the application time. The Challenge Award Grant Application is only available online. Scroll down to access the form.

Foundation Challenge Award Flyer