Arts, Culture & Humanities
Friends Of Prairie Moon
FOUNTAIN CITY, WI
Total revenue
$151K
Total expenses
$127K
Net assets
$1.4M
Grants received
$60K
2 grants
EIN
392043518
Tax year
2024
Mission
The Friends of Prairie Moon is the caretaker, host, and maintenance committee for The Herman Rusch Sculpture Garden and Museum, the Mehringer Exhibit, and the Fred Schlosstein Exhibit. It is a roadside attraction for tourism and education with three different types of rock sculpture created by four different people. It is considered "naive" / "outsider" art as the people who created the sculptures were not trained artists. Sometimes it is considered depression art because it was created with left over broken dishes, glass bottles, rocks, cement, and left-over paint. We host car clubs, school groups, and bus tours. This past year we had cement walkways and a parking lot installed. We are supported by donations from visitors and the Ruth Arts Foundation. The property was given to the Township Milton, the local governing body of the township.
Programs
1 program
A group is being formed to raise funds for the library that will be in the newly renovated community center. A grant was written and granted for $1,700,000 to rennovate the 103 year old brick building to install an elevator and five handicapped accessible bathrooms. The building has a historical bowling alley with human pin setters that are still employed for the local bowling leagues. It has been featured in several PBS documentaries. Completion date is summer 2026.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
2 listed
Marjorie Kammueller Presid
Sandy Haeuser Secretary
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3 hrs/wk
Mary AUS Director
Director
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1 hrs/wk
Grants received
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Funded by
$60K from 2 funders · 2 grants · 2019–2020
$40K · 1 grant · 2020
$20K · 1 grant · 2019