Wisconsin · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in Wisconsin

Imperigo has identified 292 funders that made 2,324 grants totaling $144.1M to 232 environment & conservation organizations in Wisconsin, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Environment & Conservation Funding in Wisconsin

Total granted $144.1M
Funders 292
Grants 2,324
Organizations funded 232

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $12.0M · through 2023 · 10.5% of their giving
$24.0M
2. Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc
97 grants to 42 organizations · largest $1.6M · through 2024 · 5.1% of their giving
$12.6M
3. Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc
49 grants to 17 organizations · largest $3.0M · through 2024 · 5.4% of their giving
$7.3M
4. The Burke Foundation Inc
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2025 · 8.5% of their giving
$3.8M
5. West Bend Community Foundation Inc C/O Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc
18 grants to 7 organizations · largest $556K · through 2024 · 8.0% of their giving
$1.4M
6. United States Energy Foundation
25 grants to 11 organizations · largest $852K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$6.1M
7. Community Real Estate and Personal Property Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $314K · through 2019 · 19.4% of their giving
$314K
8. Wisconsin State Implementation Committee Inc
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $43K · through 2023 · 31.8% of their giving
$215K
9. Door County Community Foundation Inc
15 grants to 4 organizations · largest $173K · through 2024 · 3.5% of their giving
$1.0M
10. Madison Community Foundation
153 grants to 14 organizations · largest $89K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$1.5M
11. Inclusa Foundation Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $203K · through 2024 · 6.8% of their giving
$253K
12. Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2025 · 7.3% of their giving
$218K
13. Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc
28 grants to 6 organizations · largest $295K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$588K
14. National Association of Conservation Districts
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $199K · through 2023 · 1.5% of their giving
$812K
15. Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc
11 grants to 5 organizations · largest $142K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$415K
16. Welcoming Neighbors Network
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $133K · through 2024 · 8.7% of their giving
$133K
17. Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $39K · through 2022 · 13.7% of their giving
$77K
18. Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$800K
19. St Croix Valley Foundation
11 grants to 6 organizations · largest $157K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$670K
20. The Evjue Foundation Inc
14 grants to 5 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$255K
21. LA Crosse Community Foundation
17 grants to 5 organizations · largest $58K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$391K
22. Moline Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 2.7% of their giving
$250K
23. The William J and Barbara a Schmidt Family Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$174K
24. Southeastern Wisconsin Invasive Species Consortium Inc
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $13K · through 2020 · 18.0% of their giving
$31K
25. Brewers Community Foundation Inc
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $70K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$159K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to environment & conservation 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. 14 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 environment & conservation 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 environment & conservation funding in Wisconsin, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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