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 4 of 4

356. The Independent Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
18 grants to 10 organizations · largest $550K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$1.9M
357. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
816 grants to 347 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024
$37.9M
358. Network for GoodDonor-advised
192 grants to 65 organizations · largest $266K · through 2024
$6.5M
359. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
134 grants to 63 organizations · largest $10.0M · through 2024
$19.6M
360. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
227 grants to 98 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$11.3M
361. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
455 grants to 164 organizations · largest $619K · through 2024
$13.4M
362. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
347 grants to 133 organizations · largest $174K · through 2024
$5.0M
363. The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $959K · through 2024
$1.6M
364. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
151 grants to 74 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024
$2.6M
366. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncDonor-advised
31 grants to 20 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$2.4M
367. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
66 grants to 35 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024
$1.1M
371. United Way of Dane County IncRegrantor
134 grants to 34 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 27.6% of their giving
$17.2M
372. One City Schools Foundation IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $5.5M · through 2024 · 97.9% of their giving
$15.1M
373. Greater Watertown Community Health Foundation IncRegrantor
27 grants to 10 organizations · largest $3.7M · through 2023 · 50.0% of their giving
$8.5M
374. Lss Foundation IncRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.4M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$4.9M
375. Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin IncRegrantor
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $920K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$4.6M
376. Community Advocates IncRegrantor
27 grants to 8 organizations · largest $470K · through 2024 · 42.6% of their giving
$4.0M
377. Freedom IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $645K · through 2024 · 21.7% of their giving
$2.9M
378. Bright Future FundRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10.0M · through 2024 · 5.5% of their giving
$10.0M
379. Saint Johns Communities Foundation IncRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $471K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.5M
380. United Way of Portage County IncRegrantor
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $512K · through 2025 · 18.0% of their giving
$2.8M
381. Encompass Early Education & Care IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.2M
382. St Ann Center Properties IncRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $988K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.1M
383. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Waukesha County IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.4M · through 2024 · 91.1% of their giving
$2.0M
384. Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.5M · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.7M

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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