Wisconsin · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Housing & Shelter in Wisconsin

Imperigo has identified 252 funders that made 2,001 grants totaling $205.5M to 174 housing & shelter organizations in Wisconsin, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Housing & Shelter Funding in Wisconsin

Total granted $205.5M
Funders 252
Grants 2,001
Organizations funded 174

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $41.1M · through 2021 · 70.0% of their giving
$42.1M
2. Oakwood Foundation Inc
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.7M · through 2024 · 30.0% of their giving
$5.2M
3. Waukesha County Community Foundation
20 grants to 10 organizations · largest $4.1M · through 2024 · 22.6% of their giving
$4.9M
4. Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc
86 grants to 29 organizations · largest $4.6M · through 2024 · 4.9% of their giving
$12.1M
5. Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc
46 grants to 15 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 5.6% of their giving
$7.5M
6. Wheda Foundation Inc
50 grants to 30 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 26.8% of their giving
$1.9M
7. Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc
82 grants to 37 organizations · largest $456K · through 2024 · 6.4% of their giving
$4.6M
8. United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc
141 grants to 17 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 3.0% of their giving
$7.9M
9. United Way Fox Cities Inc
17 grants to 4 organizations · largest $339K · through 2024 · 6.6% of their giving
$2.7M
10. New Community Shelter Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $102K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$405K
11. Stand Together Foundation Inc
8 grants to 5 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 26.0% of their giving
$339K
12. One Big Tent
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $307K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$307K
13. De Pere Christian Outreach
31 grants to 6 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024 · 22.2% of their giving
$299K
14. The William J and Barbara a Schmidt Family Foundation Inc
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $120K · through 2024 · 10.1% of their giving
$545K
15. United Way of Washington County Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $130K · through 2023 · 11.2% of their giving
$470K
16. West Bend Community Foundation Inc C/O Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $572K · through 2024 · 5.5% of their giving
$944K
17. Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
21 grants to 4 organizations · largest $514K · through 2023
$5.4M
18. Door County Community Foundation Inc
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $580K · through 2024 · 3.8% of their giving
$1.1M
19. Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care Inc
14 grants to 4 organizations · largest $244K · through 2024 · 5.4% of their giving
$756K
20. Basic Needs Giving Partnership Inc
13 grants to 11 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 7.6% of their giving
$519K
21. Cpps Heritage Mission Fund
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $235K · through 2024 · 5.1% of their giving
$759K
22. Green Bay Marathon Inc
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $56K · through 2023 · 42.3% of their giving
$156K
23. Christian Community Homes and Services Inc Group Return
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $125K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$125K
24. Racine Community Foundation Inc
20 grants to 4 organizations · largest $106K · through 2025 · 3.5% of their giving
$695K
25. Inclusa Foundation Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $110K · through 2024 · 6.8% of their giving
$253K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to housing & shelter 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. 12 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 housing & shelter 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 housing & shelter funding in Wisconsin, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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