Wisconsin · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Human Services in Wisconsin

Imperigo has identified 737 funders that made 9,487 grants totaling $658.4M to 852 human services organizations in Wisconsin, with a median grant of $19K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Human Services Funding in Wisconsin

Total granted $658.4M
Funders 737
Grants 9,487
Organizations funded 852

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley Inc
39 grants to 8 organizations · largest $123K · through 2024 · 30.4% of their giving
$1.9M
27. LA Crosse Community Foundation
70 grants to 23 organizations · largest $349K · through 2024 · 13.2% of their giving
$2.8M
28. Madison Community Foundation
337 grants to 38 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 6.8% of their giving
$5.4M
29. The Evjue Foundation Inc
75 grants to 23 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024 · 19.7% of their giving
$1.8M
30. Order of St Camillus Foundation Inc
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $963K · through 2023 · 70.1% of their giving
$1.7M
31. Wheda Foundation Inc
44 grants to 26 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 22.5% of their giving
$1.6M
32. Basic Needs Giving Partnership Inc
31 grants to 23 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024 · 22.2% of their giving
$1.5M
33. Great Rivers United Way Inc
37 grants to 9 organizations · largest $152K · through 2024 · 22.6% of their giving
$1.5M
34. Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources Inc
42 grants to 12 organizations · largest $558K · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$6.6M
35. Sheboygan County YMCA Endowment Trust (7163-SO1)
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $416K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.3M
36. American Lutheran Community Services Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.3M
37. Silver Birch Ranch Inc & Affiliate
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.2M
38. Bay Area Workforce Development Board Inc
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $427K · through 2023 · 13.5% of their giving
$1.7M
39. West Bend Community Foundation Inc C/O Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc
45 grants to 19 organizations · largest $450K · through 2024 · 10.9% of their giving
$1.9M
40. Marshfield Area United Way
18 grants to 3 organizations · largest $110K · through 2024 · 34.6% of their giving
$1.0M
41. Oakwood Foundation Inc
12 grants to 3 organizations · largest $570K · through 2024 · 10.5% of their giving
$1.8M
42. Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation Inc
40 grants to 9 organizations · largest $335K · through 2024 · 7.9% of their giving
$2.4M
43. Miravida Living Foundation
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024 · 56.0% of their giving
$896K
44. Senior Citizens Agency of Northern Door Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $372K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$847K
45. Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers Inc
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $267K · through 2024 · 99.0% of their giving
$834K
46. United Way of Green County Inc
51 grants to 6 organizations · largest $32K · through 2024 · 50.4% of their giving
$828K
47. Friends of the International Institute of Wisconsin Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $417K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$806K
48. Eau Claire Community Foundation
45 grants to 14 organizations · largest $201K · through 2024 · 12.4% of their giving
$1.2M
49. Appleton YMCA Endowment Trust
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $375K · through 2022 · 59.6% of their giving
$749K
50. United Way of Kenosha County Inc
40 grants to 10 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024 · 33.6% of their giving
$717K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to human services 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. 15 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 human services 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 human services funding in Wisconsin, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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