We’re excited to share a big win for children in Sheboygan County.
Including a generous $100,000 match provided by Black Spring Foundation, Sheboygan County Food Bank’s third annual Fund Food for Thought crowdfunding campaign rallied the community to raise a grand total of more than $215,000 from 135 donors.
Making Spirits Bright and Sheboygan County Food Bank representatives are shown in front of Sheboygan City Hall July 7, 2025. Making Spirits Bright presented the Food Bank with a $50,000 check at the city’s Common Council meeting to send the Food Bank past its Fund Food for Thought crowdsourcing campaign goal to receive a full $100,000 match from Black Spring Foundation.
Funds from the eight-week campaign will ensure 650 slots will be open to students within Sheboygan County for enrollment in our Food for Thought for Kids program this upcoming school year — a 30% increase from the number of slots utilized during the 2024-25 school year.
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Each year, Fund Food for Thought helps us continue to grow the program to support even more children. We partner with 29 local schools throughout the county and depend on teachers, counselors, principals and volunteers to help us make sure kids at risk who experience hunger on weekends get a bag filled with 10 nutritious food items at the end of each school week. This effort fills the critical gap between federally funded school meal programs and FoodShare (food stamps) so children can grow and thrive.
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We share our gratitude for key partnerships that led to the campaign’s success.
Black Spring Foundation’s extraordinary match likely motivated people to double their impact by donating and giving larger gifts.
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Furthermore, FifthColor amplified our message by generously providing videos, photos, print and digital assets, and a powerful media campaign to help us reach more potential donors.
And in a remarkable finish, our friends at Making Spirits Bright donated $50,000 from their event proceeds to send us soaring past our $100,000 goal.
We’re thankful for each and every person who joined the movement by contributing and spreading the word.
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For anyone still interested in donating, we accept gifts year-round for Food for Thought for Kids on our website and by mail to our address: 3115 N. 21st St., Suite No. 1, Sheboygan, WI 53083.
With gratitude,
Patrick Boyle, executive director, Sheboygan County Food Bank
This article originally appeared on Sheboygan Press: Sheboygan County Food Bank’s Fund Food for Thought nets $215,000
