Wisconsin · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Religion in Wisconsin

Imperigo has identified 297 funders that made 2,230 grants totaling $156.8M to 236 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 $156.8M
Funders 297
Grants 2,230
Organizations funded 236

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

185. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
311 grants to 126 organizations · largest $4.4M · through 2024
$32.7M
186. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
174 grants to 55 organizations · largest $2.1M · through 2024
$12.1M
187. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
51 grants to 20 organizations · largest $581K · through 2024
$4.9M
188. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
63 grants to 27 organizations · largest $545K · through 2024
$2.8M
189. Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundDonor-advised
22 grants to 10 organizations · largest $311K · through 2024
$1.5M
190. The Independent Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
13 grants to 6 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$423K
191. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
43 grants to 15 organizations · largest $420K · through 2024
$2.7M
194. Network for GoodDonor-advised
29 grants to 10 organizations · largest $93K · through 2024
$674K
195. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
62 grants to 22 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$2.3M
196. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
32 grants to 14 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$566K
199. Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund C/O Bny Mellon NaDonor-advised
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024
$193K
201. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncDonor-advised
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $100K · through 2022
$198K
203. Benedictine Life Foundation of Wisconsin IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $506K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.0M
204. Congregational Investment Trust CoRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $685K · through 2024 · 39.7% of their giving
$2.0M
205. Hunger Task Force IncRegrantor
20 grants to 3 organizations · largest $235K · through 2024 · 18.8% of their giving
$737K
206. United Way of Dane County IncRegrantor
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $386K · through 2024 · 4.7% of their giving
$2.9M
207. Ecumenical Foundation IncRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $141K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$476K
208. West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency IncRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $181K · through 2024 · 30.1% of their giving
$459K
209. United Way of Portage County IncRegrantor
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $190K · through 2025 · 7.6% of their giving
$1.2M
210. Beaver Dam Community Hospitals Foundation IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $325K · through 2023 · 13.4% of their giving
$475K
211. Radius InternationalRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 55.8% of their giving
$300K
212. Forest Springs Camp and Conference Center IncRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $200K · through 2021 · 97.3% of their giving
$232K
213. Impact Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $110K · through 2021 · 23.0% of their giving
$200K
214. Jewish Federation of Madison IncRegrantor
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $53K · through 2024 · 12.5% of their giving
$281K
215. Fond Du Lac Area FoundationRegrantor
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $353K · through 2024 · 4.8% of their giving
$450K

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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