Prevail Bank Awards $47,000 to Support Local Community Initiatives

(Fall 2025) Prevail Bank recently distributed 20 charitable contribution checks totaling $47,000 to support community programs across central Wisconsin.

“Community is at the heart of everything we do,” said Nathan Quinnell, President and CEO of Prevail Bank. “As a community bank, our mission goes beyond banking—we’re committed to making a difference and helping our communities thrive.”

This fall, the following nonprofits received funding:

• Wausau Free Clinic – $5,000 to purchase the equipment needed to provide free, high-quality eye care for individuals without health insurance.
• Central Wisconsin Habitat for Humanity (Stevens Point) – $5,000 for its Rock the Block initiative, which offers maintenance and beautification services (gutters, siding, decking, landscaping, etc.) for owner-occupied homes in need of repair.
• City of Owen – $5,000 to refurbish and improve a three-mile bike path, providing safe access for children, commuters, recreational walkers, and visitors to Millpond Park, the Popple River, Owen-Withee’s public schools, and other local destinations.
• Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp. (WWBIC) – $5,000 to assist low-to-moderate income entrepreneurs in Clark, Price, Taylor, Marathon, Portage, Sauk, and Wood Counties.
• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5729 (Medford) – $4,000 to support its building project.
• School District of Baraboo – $3,000 for Thunderbird Reads, a literacy initiative that provides nine books per student (4K through 5th grade) to keep as their own.
• Blessings in a Backpack (Wausau) – $2,500 for the Meals on Weekends program, benefiting 1,800 children in the DC Everest and Wausau Area School Districts who face food insecurity.
• Hope Hospice & Palliative Care (Medford) – $2,500 toward its building project, supporting compassionate end-of-life care and bereavement services.
• Altrusa International of Marshfield – $2,000 for a book vending machine in the pediatric waiting room at Marshfield Children’s Hospital, serving children ages 18 months to 12 years.
• Eau Claire Sober Living – $2,000 to purchase kitchen appliances for its new men’s sober home and support group operations.
• Junior Achievement – Northwest (Eau Claire) – $2,000 to fund financial literacy, career readiness, and entrepreneurship programs for youth.
• Operation Horses Heal (Westboro) – $1,500 to assist with a land acquisition for expanding equine therapy programs for veterans and veteran families.
• Rescued & Redeemed (Eau Claire) – $1,500 to sponsor a sex-trafficked survivor, providing therapy and coaching for reintegration into society.
• Bannach Elementary School (Stevens Point) – $1,000 for new playground equipment.
• Blake Matthew Mindful Memorial Foundation (Reedsburg) – $1,000 to support mental health service vouchers through the Tinman Coin Program for individuals who cannot afford care.
• Central Wisconsin Catch-A-Ride (Marshfield) – $1,000 in support of a sustainable transportation system offering reliable rides to medical appointments, employment, education, and social services for those experiencing age-related challenges, physical or mental disabilities, substance abuse, or financial hardship.
• Pathway Home of South Central Wisconsin (Baraboo) – $1,000 for motel vouchers for homeless individuals.
• Stepping Stones (Medford) – $1,000 to support operations of the domestic abuse and sexual assault agency.
• Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Portage) – $500 to help build and deliver beds for children in south-central and western Wisconsin who lack a bed to sleep in.
• Ruby’s Pantry (Wisconsin Rapids) – $500 to provide turkeys for 400 families in November.

If any of the organizations struck a cord in your heart, Prevail Bank encourages you to reach out to them. These nonprofits will humbly accept a donation of any size to assist them in their mission. Prevail believes that when a community thrives, your friends and neighbors within that community thrive too.

Prevail Bank’s Charitable Contributions program is reserved for local nonprofits within Prevail Bank’s service area. Initiatives that assist low-to-moderate income individuals, provide financial management education, stimulate local economies, and/or enhance the standard of living for many, are preferred. Nonprofits interested in applying for Prevail Bank Charitable Contribution funds should visit its Community Giving webpage to learn more!