Sponsor A PurposeFoundations and grantmakers in Wisconsin
3,429 grantmaking foundations based in Wisconsin, from public IRS 990 filings. The table shows the 100 most active by total giving on file.
Animal welfare (22)Arts and culture (62)Community development (46)Education (242)Environment (33)Food and agriculture (12)General grantmaking (1214)Health (37)Human services (69)Medical research (9)Religion (51)Science and technology (5)Youth and recreation (68)
| Foundation | City | Grants on file | Total given | Avg grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern | Waukesha | 1112 | $482.4M | $434K |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee | 3239 | $454.0M | $140K |
| Alfred and Isabel Bader 2014 Charitable Trust | Milwaukee | 14 | $410.4M | $29.3M |
| Bader Philanthropies Inc | Milwaukee | 11 | $325.0M | $29.5M |
| Us Bank Foundation | Milwaukee | 12 | $312.8M | $26.1M |
| Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation Inc | Milwaukee | 9 | $216.0M | $24.0M |
| The Searle Freedom Trust | Madison | 1043 | $214.7M | $206K |
| Kohler Foundation Inc | Kohler | 1669 | $182.0M | $109K |
| Fund for Wisconsin Scholars Inc | Madison | 45 | $171.5M | $3.8M |
| Robert Adele Schiff Family Fdn Inc | Milwaukee | 76 | $144.7M | $1.9M |
| Joseph and Vera Zilber Charitable Foundation | Milwaukee | 2520 | $139.9M | $56K |
| Kiewit Companies Foundation | Milwaukee | 268 | $133.9M | $500K |
| The Argosy Foundation | Milwaukee | 2366 | $128.9M | $54K |
| The Ceres Trust | Milwaukee | 11 | $113.2M | $10.3M |
| We Energies Foundation Inc | Milwaukee | 10 | $110.9M | $11.1M |
| Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc | Milwaukee | 3695 | $101.8M | $28K |
| American Family Insurance Dreams | Madison | 119 | $91.3M | $767K |
| Rockwell Automation Charitable Corp | Milwaukee | 90 | $84.9M | $943K |
| Sc Johnson Giving Inc | Racine | 546 | $84.2M | $154K |
| Two Eagles Foundation Inc | Tomahawk | 2964 | $82.2M | $28K |
| New Jci Foundation Inc | Milwaukee | 13 | $73.8M | $5.7M |
| Anheuser-Busch Foundation | Milwaukee | 263 | $68.3M | $260K |
| Legacy Foundation of Central Wisc | Wisconsin Rapids | 144 | $61.4M | $426K |
| L E Phillips Family Foundation Inc | Eau Claire | 1003 | $61.2M | $61K |
| G O Forward Charitable Trust | Milwaukee | 189 | $59.5M | $315K |
| Baird Foundation Inc | Milwaukee | 42199 | $57.5M | $1K |
| J J Keller Foundation Inc | Neenah | 1976 | $56.6M | $29K |
| Richard J Resch Foundation Ltd | Green Bay | 88 | $54.6M | $621K |
| Dohmen Company Foundation Inc | Milwaukee | 103 | $53.1M | $516K |
| Sentry Insurance Foundation Inc | Stevens Point | 1001 | $52.9M | $53K |
| Richard and Ethel Herzfeld | Milwaukee | 806 | $52.4M | $65K |
| Reiman Foundation Inc | Pewaukee | 639 | $49.0M | $77K |
| Lau & Bea Christensen Charitable Foundat | Madison | 619 | $48.3M | $78K |
| Kelben Foundation Inc | Milwaukee | 3549 | $48.2M | $14K |
| Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc | Milwaukee | 1030 | $47.8M | $46K |
| Alliss Educational Foundation-Equity | Milwaukee | 161 | $46.1M | $286K |
| The Brookhill Foundation | Milwaukee | 324 | $45.1M | $139K |
| Patty and Jay Baker Foundation Inc | Milwaukee | 60 | $45.1M | $751K |
| Melitta S and Joan M Pick Charitable Trust | Milwaukee | 10 | $43.9M | $4.4M |
| Clarios Foundation Inc | Milwaukee | 43 | $43.6M | $1.0M |
| Rdk Foundation | Madison | 97 | $43.4M | $447K |
| Ryan Memorial Foundation | Mequon | 1077 | $43.3M | $40K |
| Ruth St John & John Dunham West | Manitowoc | 1393 | $43.2M | $31K |
| Easter Foundation Inc | De Pere | 613 | $43.1M | $70K |
| Nicholas Family Foundation Trust | Mequon | 799 | $42.8M | $54K |
| Cuna Mutual Group Foundation Inc | Madison | 1089 | $42.6M | $39K |
| Longview Foundation | Milwaukee | 1239 | $42.2M | $34K |
| Green Bay Packers Foundation | Green Bay | 6136 | $41.4M | $7K |
| Daniel M Soref Rvoc Tr | Milwaukee | 642 | $40.7M | $63K |
| George Kress Foundation Inc | Green Bay | 1615 | $40.2M | $25K |
| Barbara&Peter Stone Family Fdn Inc | Fond Du Lac | 13 | $37.9M | $2.9M |
| Lumw Foundation | Pleasant Prairie | 470 | $37.9M | $81K |
| The Yabuki Family Foundation | Milwaukee | 363 | $37.8M | $104K |
| Theodore W Batterman | Milwaukee | 782 | $37.5M | $48K |
| Ab Nicholas Scholarship Foundation | Mequon | 4748 | $37.4M | $8K |
| Ba & Esther Greenheck Foundation | Wausau | 1137 | $36.7M | $32K |
| 1923 Fund | Milwaukee | 154 | $36.1M | $234K |
| Charles E Benidt Foundation Inc | Elm Grove | 214 | $35.9M | $168K |
| Comer Science & Education Foundation | Waukesha | 172 | $35.8M | $208K |
| Agustin a Ramirez Jr Family Foundation | Milwaukee | 207 | $35.5M | $172K |
| Fatima Foundation of Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 18 | $34.4M | $1.9M |
| Highlands Foundation Inc | Madison | 91 | $33.2M | $365K |
| Us Ventureschmidt Family Foundation | Appleton | 1230 | $32.9M | $27K |
| Vine and Branches Foundation Inc | Brookfield | 517 | $32.9M | $64K |
| Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation | Milwaukee | 691 | $32.6M | $47K |
| Bierman Family Foundation Inc | Merrill | 123 | $32.1M | $261K |
| Fotsch Family Foundation | Nashotah | 672 | $31.5M | $47K |
| Scott H Blewett Tr # 019450E | Milwaukee | 1 | $31.5M | $31.5M |
| Irwin a and Robert D Goodman | Madison | 125 | $31.2M | $249K |
| Alliant Energy Foundation Inc | Madison | 10179 | $31.0M | $3K |
| The Oscar Rennebohm Foundation Inc | Madison | 279 | $30.9M | $111K |
| The Ros Foundation | Greenfield | 1313 | $30.8M | $23K |
| Mercy Works Foundation | Appleton | 829 | $30.6M | $37K |
| The Herbert V Kohler Jrnatalie Black | Kohler | 91 | $30.5M | $335K |
| Todd and Shari Nelson Family | Wisconsin Dells | 34 | $29.8M | $876K |
| The Brookby Foundation | Milwaukee | 1498 | $29.2M | $20K |
| Henry J Predolin Foundation Inc | Madison | 30 | $29.2M | $973K |
| Eugene J Eder Charitable Foundation | Milwaukee | 302 | $29.2M | $97K |
| Ted and Grace Bachhuber Foundation Inc | Mayville | 196 | $28.6M | $146K |
| Wm Collins Kohler Foundation Inc | Milwaukee | 448 | $28.3M | $63K |
| Harley-Davidson Foundation Inc | Milwaukee | 1161 | $28.2M | $24K |
| Hf Foundation Inc | Hartland | 137 | $28.1M | $205K |
| Ladish Co Foundation | Elm Grove | 336 | $28.1M | $84K |
| Pleasant T Rowland Foundation Inc | Brookfield | 250 | $27.9M | $111K |
| National Exch Bank Foundation Inc | Fond Du Lac | 14 | $27.5M | $2.0M |
| Reed Family Foundation Inc | Lake Geneva | 2454 | $26.9M | $11K |
| Hendricks Family Foundation Inc | Beloit | 248 | $26.2M | $106K |
| Daniel Bader Charitable Trust | Milwaukee | 11 | $26.0M | $2.4M |
| David Bader Charitable Trust | Milwaukee | 11 | $26.0M | $2.4M |
| Annmarie Foundation Inc | Medford | 1583 | $25.8M | $16K |
| The De Atley Family Foundation Inc | Mt Horeb | 105 | $25.7M | $245K |
| Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc | Milwaukee | 4769 | $25.7M | $5K |
| Pablo Foundation Inc | Eau Claire | 458 | $25.6M | $56K |
| Melvin S Cohen Foundation Inc | Eau Claire | 235 | $25.5M | $108K |
| Brakebush Family Foundation Inc | Westfield | 886 | $25.3M | $29K |
| Raymond & Marie Goldbach Foundation Inc | Marathon | 15 | $24.9M | $1.7M |
| Sonnentag Foundation Ltd | Marathon | 9 | $24.9M | $2.8M |
| Sidney R Baer Jr Foundation | Milwaukee | 226 | $24.8M | $110K |
| Kunes Family Foundation | Delavan | 1791 | $24.2M | $14K |
| Dwight and Linda Davis Foundation | Wausau | 408 | $24.1M | $59K |
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