We are NOT accepting Grant Nominations right now as we have exhausted our funds supporting families living with serious illness.
We will update this site if we are able to fulfill grant requests in the future.
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15 years ago with a mission in mind we received our 501 (c) 3 non-profit status and The Dawn E. Peterson Foundation was launched. We wanted to help others who had a serious illness in a meaningful way in memory of Dawn who was a giver by nature.  

Fast forward 15 years to 2019 and we've helped hundreds of individuals and families.  Over $300,000 has been raised and given to 3000+ living with serious illness.  We could never have done this without our supporters.  We've gained many new friends yet we still have maintained the support of our initial grass roots group.  

We wanted to just say "Thank You" to each and every person who has supported this journey in spirit, in resources, in sweat equity....etc. 

​We are forever grateful.

​Happy 15th Anniversary to YOU too!

p.s. Stay tuned...we have a couple things we're working on to celebrate this milestone in 2020 :)

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Is someone you know dealing with an illness that's causing a financial burden on them and their family? We'd like to help! Read about how to apply for a Life Enhancing Grant from the Dawn E Petersen Foundation.
Dawn E Petersen Foundation, Inc., 6907 University Ave.#266, Middleton, WI 53562