Education grants in Wisconsin (page 1 of 3)
140 private foundations fund education in Wisconsin and will read a proposal you were not invited to send. Between them they gave $104M in their most recent filings. A typical grant from this group is around $3K.
Worked out from where the money actually went rather than from mission statements, and from the box on each filing that says whether they take applications at all. Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, which is why this cut is the one worth starting from.
The 140 funders, largest givers first
PLEASANT T ROWLAND FOUNDATION INC
BROOKFIELD · $9.2M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
SENTRY INSURANCE FOUNDATION INC
STEVENS POINT · $7.3M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
SEEDS OF FAITH INC
HARTLAND · $6.7M given
Education, Religion
ALLISS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION-EQUITY
MILWAUKEE · $5.9M given
Education
L E PHILLIPS FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
EAU CLAIRE · $5.7M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
GEORGE H SANDY FOUNDATION
MILWAUKEE · $4.5M given
Human Services, Education
GREEN BAY PACKERS FOUNDATION
GREEN BAY · $3.6M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
HUSCO FOUNDATION
MILWAUKEE · $3.2M given
Education, International Affairs
THE LORI AND DAVID NICHOLAS
MEQUON · $2.8M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Environment
FRANK G & FRIEDA K BROTZ FAMILY
SHEBOYGAN · $2.5M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
ALLIANT ENERGY FOUNDATION INC
MADISON · $2.4M given
Human Services, Education
PABLO FOUNDATION INC
EAU CLAIRE · $2.3M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education · also invests
HARRI HOFFMANN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
MILWAUKEE · $2.2M given
Human Services, Education
HERB KOHL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
MILWAUKEE · $2.1M given
Education
LYNN S NICHOLAS FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
MEQUON · $2.0M given
Education, Animal Welfare
MADISON GAS AND ELECTRIC
MADISON · $1.9M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services · also invests
EL& BG LIGHTFOOT FOUNDATION
MILWAUKEE · $1.7M given
Education, Human Services
RATH FOUNDATION INC
JANESVILLE · $1.6M given
Education
EDWIN E AND JANET L BRYANT FOUNDATION
STOUGHTON · $1.6M given
Education, Environment
CULVER'S FOUNDATION INC
PRAIRIE DU SAC · $1.3M given
Education, Disease & Medical Research
K C STOCK FOUNDATION INC
GREEN BAY · $1.3M given
Human Services, Housing & Shelter
RALPH EVINRUDE FOUNDATION INC
MILWAUKEE · $1.3M given
Education, Human Services
KIKKOMAN FOODS FOUNDATION INC
WALWORTH · $1.1M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
SIXSIBS FOUNDATION INC
MILWAUKEE · $1.1M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
JF AHERN CO FOUNDATION
FOND DU LAC · $1.1M given
Youth Development, Education
TRP SHAWE FNDATN
MILWAUKEE · $1.1M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
EVAN & MARION HELFAER FOUNDATION
ELM GROVE · $1.0M given
Human Services, Health Care
MANPOWERGROUP FOUNDATION INC
MILWAUKEE · $935K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
JEROME J AND DOROTHY H HOLZ FAMILY
MILWAUKEE · $903K given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
CLEARY-KUMM FOUNDATION INC
La Crosse · $829K given
Environment, Human Services
BERNARD E AND ALYCE G DAHLIN FOUNDATION
GREEN BAY · $802K given
Education, Employment & Workforce
GEBHARDT FOUNDATION INC
MEQUON · $720K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Housing & Shelter
HELIOS FOUNDATION
NEENAH · $690K given
Environment, Education
ADIENT FOUNDATION INC
MILWAUKEE · $653K given
Human Services, Education
THE CASEY ALBERT T ONEIL FDN
MILWAUKEE · $606K given
Human Services, Health Care
HENRY W & LESLIE M ESKUCHE
MILWAUKEE · $598K given
Human Services, Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
RITE-HITE FOUNDATION INC
MILWAUKEE · $589K given
Community & Economic Development, Education
THE LAKEVIEW FOUNDATION INC
MILWAUKEE · $575K given
Education, Human Services
ZURN FOUNDATION INC (FKA REXNORD FOUNDATION INC)
Milwaukee · $573K given
Human Services, Education
FRANCIE LUKE SILVERMAN FOUNDATION
APPLETON · $545K given
Human Services, Education
PRITCHETT FOUNDATION
MILWAUKEE · $508K given
Human Services, Education
EC STYBERG FOUNDATION INC
RACINE · $505K given
Health Care, Human Services
THE CLARENCE WALLACE & DOLORES LYNCH
APPLETON · $505K given
Human Services, Education
DALE KRUEGER SCHOLARSHIP
MILWAUKEE · $496K given
Education
BERT L AND PATRICIA S STEIGLEDER CHARITABLE
MILWAUKEE · $490K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
WIPFLI FOUNDATION INC
WAUSAU · $477K given
Education, Employment & Workforce
THE SARTORI FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
MILWAUKEE · $463K given
Human Services, Education
FK BEMIS FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
SHEBOYGAN FALLS · $449K given
Human Services, Education
CHURCH MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
MERRILL · $431K given
Education, Human Services
WALTER ALEXANDER FOUNDATION INC
WAUSAU · $430K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
HERMAN W LADISH FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
BROOKFIELD · $415K given
Education, Health Care
WPS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
MONONA · $374K given
Human Services, Education
THE SUZANNE AND RICHARD PIEPER FAMILY
MILWAUKEE · $365K given
Education, Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
SILVER LINING FOUNDATION INC
MADISON · $363K given
Community & Economic Development, Education
FIRST BUSINESS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
MADISON · $339K given
Human Services, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
WAYNE C STEWART FOUNDATION UMA
MILWAUKEE · $338K given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
WR & FLOY A SAUEY FAMILY FOUNDATION
BARABOO · $332K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Community & Economic Development
HUGH & RUTH V ROSS CHARITABLE FUND INC
SHEBOYGAN · $331K given
Human Services, Education
INCREDIBLEBANK FOUNDATION INC
WAUSAU · $308K given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
WEYCO GROUP CHARITABLE TRUST
GLENDALE · $307K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
PLEASANT T ROWLAND FOUNDATION INC is the largest giver on this list. Working out which of these 140 would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject, is what the funder search does. 3 of them also reported program-related investments, which is how foundation money reaches a company.
What else Wisconsin foundations fund
Education funders in other states
Worth checking if your work crosses a state line, or if you are eligible somewhere you are not based.
- Texas 388
- New York 331
- Florida 269
- Pennsylvania 256
- Ohio 254
- California 236
- Illinois 193
- Massachusetts 188
Which of these Wisconsin funders would fund you?
Browsing and keyword search are free, and there is no card required.
