Wisconsin · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Civil Rights & Social Justice in Wisconsin

Imperigo has identified 197 funders that made 808 grants totaling $127.7M to 63 civil rights & social justice organizations in Wisconsin, with a median grant of $42K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Civil Rights & Social Justice Funding in Wisconsin

Total granted $127.7M
Funders 197
Grants 808
Organizations funded 63

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
13 grants to 4 organizations · largest $625K · through 2024 · 4.2% of their giving
$2.0M
2. Tides Foundation
30 grants to 11 organizations · largest $1.8M · through 2024
$10.8M
3. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 2.7% of their giving
$1.2M
4. Women Donors Network Action
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$820K
5. Wisconsin Bankers Association
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 9.0% of their giving
$152K
6. The William J and Barbara a Schmidt Family Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $221K · through 2024 · 4.8% of their giving
$259K
7. Hopewell Fund
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.8M · through 2024
$2.1M
8. Redwood Creek Action
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 7.8% of their giving
$110K
9. Aft - Wisconsin
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 31.8% of their giving
$35K
10. Stoughton Community Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2024 · 11.5% of their giving
$59K
11. Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $115K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$621K
12. Oakw Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2022 · 1.9% of their giving
$250K
13. Wellness Advocacy Fund
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$250K
14. Wisdom Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $22K · through 2024 · 6.5% of their giving
$65K
15. Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$18K
16. Alliance of Health Insurers Ua
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2025 · 7.5% of their giving
$45K
17. United Assn of Journeyman & 75 Ppf
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$15K
18. International Association of Fire Fighters A0047
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2023 · 33.3% of their giving
$15K
19. Wisconsin Insurance Alliance
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 5.8% of their giving
$50K
20. Our Children Our Future
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2023 · 2.5% of their giving
$110K
21. Goodnation Foundation Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $200K · through 2020
$300K
22. Santa Barbara Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2024
$600K
23. National Education Association of the United States
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $300K · through 2023
$1.3M
24. Washington Progress Fund
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2022 · 1.5% of their giving
$111K
25. Int'l Assoc of Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transp Workers Local Union #18
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2019 · 12.7% of their giving
$10K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to civil rights & social justice work in Wisconsin, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 11 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering civil rights & social justice work, with an address in Wisconsin. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable civil rights & social justice funding in Wisconsin, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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