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Foundations That Fund Religion in Wisconsin

Imperigo has identified 300 funders that made 2,303 grants totaling $160.3M to 241 religion organizations in Wisconsin, with a median grant of $16K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Religion Funding in Wisconsin

Total granted $160.3M
Funders 300
Grants 2,303
Organizations funded 241

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. The Marvin M Schwan Charitable Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 7.2% of their giving
$5.1M
2. Gordon Christian Trust
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $3.9M · through 2019 · 3.9% of their giving
$4.7M
3. Racine Community Foundation Inc
16 grants to 3 organizations · largest $412K · through 2025 · 7.0% of their giving
$1.4M
4. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
191 grants to 55 organizations · largest $3.6M · through 2024
$32.9M
5. Educational Developers Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.7M · through 2022 · 3.3% of their giving
$1.7M
6. Antioch II Foundation 1045002191
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2024 · 20.2% of their giving
$141K
7. Seder Family Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $44K · through 2024 · 13.5% of their giving
$191K
8. Great Rivers United Way Inc
8 grants to 1 organization · largest $82K · through 2025 · 5.8% of their giving
$424K
9. United Way of Dodge County Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $57K · through 2024 · 18.8% of their giving
$120K
10. Cedar Street Charitable Foundation Inc
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $600K · through 2025 · 1.6% of their giving
$1.4M
11. Wisdom Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $99K · through 2024 · 14.4% of their giving
$144K
12. Fond Du Lac Area Foundation
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $353K · through 2025 · 4.1% of their giving
$488K
13. Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc
41 grants to 17 organizations · largest $413K · through 2024
$2.2M
14. The Church Mouse Thrift Shop Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $78K · through 2024 · 8.2% of their giving
$222K
15. Fond Du Lac Area United Way Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $37K · through 2023 · 8.8% of their giving
$205K
16. Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc
24 grants to 9 organizations · largest $156K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$1.0M
17. Wheda Foundation Inc
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 4.8% of their giving
$336K
18. United Way of Marathon County Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $73K · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$386K
19. United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc
28 grants to 5 organizations · largest $249K · through 2024
$2.0M
20. Woodlawn Foundation
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $186K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$1.1M
21. Tyndale House Ministries
13 grants to 3 organizations · largest $122K · through 2025 · 2.0% of their giving
$662K
22. Consortium for Christian Unity Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $32K · through 2024 · 43.1% of their giving
$60K
23. United Way of Sheboygan County Inc
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $62K · through 2024 · 3.7% of their giving
$291K
24. Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care Inc
8 grants to 1 organization · largest $118K · through 2025 · 2.0% of their giving
$436K
25. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
48 grants to 17 organizations · largest $360K · through 2025
$1.9M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to religion 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. 18 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 religion 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 religion funding in Wisconsin, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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