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 3 of 4

51. Educators Credit Union
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$70K
52. Veterans of Foreign Wars of US Post 3319
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $15K · through 2023 · 14.1% of their giving
$20K
53. Agnesian Healthcare Foundation Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $79K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$104K
54. United States Energy Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $490K · through 2024
$1.2M
55. Wisconsin Community Action Program Association Incorporated
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $141K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$156K
56. Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County Inc
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $17K · through 2023 · 6.8% of their giving
$37K
57. Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Community Foundation Inc
18 grants to 6 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$180K
59. Charities Aid Foundation America
15 grants to 10 organizations · largest $929K · through 2024
$2.2M
60. The Chicago Community Trust
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $2.5M · through 2023
$3.8M
61. Bradley Impact Fund Inc
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $211K · through 2024
$567K
63. Lakeshore Community Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2025 · 1.2% of their giving
$140K
64. The Evjue Foundation Inc
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$115K
72. Madison Community Foundation
37 grants to 6 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$266K
74. LA Crosse Community Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $88K · through 2023
$122K
79. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2024
$500K
90. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $82K · through 2024
$179K
95. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
19 grants to 9 organizations · largest $46K · through 2024
$360K
103. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
24 grants to 8 organizations · largest $103K · through 2024
$618K
104. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
16 grants to 16 organizations · largest $57K · through 2022
$232K
105. The US Charitable Gift Trust
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $76K · through 2024
$180K
106. Columbus Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $64K · through 2024
$179K
116. Mayo Clinic Group Return
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $130K · through 2024
$284K
133. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
186 grants to 64 organizations · largest $5.8M · through 2024
$21.0M
134. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncDonor-advised
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $3.0M · through 2024
$3.1M
135. The Independent Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $125K · through 2024
$345K

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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