Wisconsin · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in Wisconsin

Imperigo has identified 301 funders that made 2,421 grants totaling $148.8M to 236 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 $148.8M
Funders 301
Grants 2,421
Organizations funded 236

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

155. Resilience Research Center IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.1M · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.2M
156. Right Direction AmericaRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $900K · through 2022 · 25.0% of their giving
$900K
157. Community Shares of Wisconsin IncRegrantor
54 grants to 12 organizations · largest $29K · through 2024 · 16.2% of their giving
$819K
158. Olbrich Botanical Society IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $546K · through 2024 · 20.9% of their giving
$564K
159. Conservative Energy NetworkRegrantor
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $360K · through 2024 · 6.3% of their giving
$725K
160. Groundwork USA IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $329K · through 2024 · 6.0% of their giving
$613K
161. Natural Resources Foundation of WisconsiRegrantor
29 grants to 14 organizations · largest $66K · through 2025 · 7.9% of their giving
$396K
162. 350ORGRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $110K · through 2024 · 13.8% of their giving
$199K
163. Savanna InstituteRegrantor
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $53K · through 2024 · 54.2% of their giving
$124K
164. Clean Future Forum IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$1.3M
165. Reflo IncRegrantor
5 grants to 5 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024 · 38.0% of their giving
$120K
166. Windward FundRegrantor
29 grants to 20 organizations · largest $800K · through 2024
$3.2M
167. National Audubon Society Action FundRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2023 · 54.7% of their giving
$110K
168. Renew Wisconsin IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2021 · 20.9% of their giving
$100K
169. Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community TrustRegrantor
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024 · 18.1% of their giving
$107K
170. Uec Supporting Organization IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $56K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$96K
171. Janesville Rotary Foundation IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 69.6% of their giving
$79K
172. Forest Industry Safety & Training Alliance IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2025 · 88.3% of their giving
$76K
173. The Nature ConservancyRegrantor
56 grants to 22 organizations · largest $285K · through 2024
$2.3M
174. 350ORG Action FundRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2022 · 17.3% of their giving
$75K
175. A Blade of Grass FundRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 33.3% of their giving
$50K
176. Saris Bike Parks for Kids Foundation IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2021 · 39.1% of their giving
$50K
177. Impact100 Greater Milwaukee IncRegrantor
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $100K · through 2023 · 6.3% of their giving
$155K
178. C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $118K · through 2024 · 8.2% of their giving
$118K
179. The Next 100 SyndicateRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $48K · through 2024 · 21.0% of their giving
$48K

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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