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- EIN 61-1473074
- info@connexusassociation.org
- (715) 847-4742
- Po Box 2054 Wausau WI 54402 USA
- www.connexusassociation.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Scholarships, Scholarships & Student Financial Aid
Mission: The purpose of connexus association is to provide scholarships for education, to assist educational institutions and to provide financial literacy education to help borrowers and savers reach their financial goals. In a limited fashion, the association may also engage in any charitable activity recognized in i. R. C. 501(c)(3).
Programs: Connexus association was able to provide monetary contributions to over 50 different institutions or organizations to provide scholarships for education, assist educational institutions, provide financial literacy education, and other charitable activities. During 2017 connexus association continued its current scholarship programs with 8 local schools. Twenty-one high school graduates from 6 local high schools were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship toward their post-secondary education. Two additional $1,000 scholarships were given to students attending the local 4-year extension, university of wisconsin marathon county. $2,500 was distributed in scholarships from the endowment fund at the local technical college, northcentral technical college. In fall of 2017, connexus association established a scholarship fund within the community foundation of north central wisconsin. The fund will provide up to 5 high school seniors with a $1,000 scholarship toward their college education each year beginning with the current school year. During 2017, connexus donated over $20,000 to 7 local schools for educational purposes. An additional $15,000 grant was extended to northcentral technical college for its ntc promise, an initiative providing free college tuition to qualified students. Over $60,000 was given out to over 10 organizations to directly support financial literacy education with thousands more dollars granted to organizations which would indirectly support financial literacy education. Other charitable giving as approved by board to organizations including red cross, united way, and american cancer society.