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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Wisconsin

Imperigo has identified 274 funders that made 2,257 grants totaling $152.8M to 188 youth development organizations in Wisconsin, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in Wisconsin

Total granted $152.8M
Funders 274
Grants 2,257
Organizations funded 188

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Oshkosh Area Community Foundation Corporation
25 grants to 7 organizations · largest $2.6M · through 2024 · 23.4% of their giving
$8.9M
2. United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc
90 grants to 14 organizations · largest $2.3M · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$16.3M
3. The Burke Foundation Inc
15 grants to 3 organizations · largest $675K · through 2025 · 10.7% of their giving
$4.8M
4. Fort Atkinson Community Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.3M · through 2024 · 59.8% of their giving
$2.5M
5. Employ Milwaukee Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2024 · 10.5% of their giving
$2.4M
6. Hunt for Life Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $460K · through 2024 · 61.3% of their giving
$1.1M
7. LA Crosse Community Foundation
23 grants to 6 organizations · largest $600K · through 2024 · 10.0% of their giving
$2.1M
8. Great Rivers United Way Inc
30 grants to 5 organizations · largest $101K · through 2024 · 16.0% of their giving
$1.1M
9. United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties Inc
23 grants to 3 organizations · largest $62K · through 2025 · 27.9% of their giving
$735K
10. Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc
59 grants to 27 organizations · largest $882K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$4.4M
11. Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc
76 grants to 6 organizations · largest $523K · through 2024 · 5.2% of their giving
$1.5M
12. Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc
65 grants to 23 organizations · largest $395K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$2.3M
13. United Way of Washington County Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $135K · through 2023 · 12.5% of their giving
$525K
14. Incourage Community Foundation Inc
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $106K · through 2024 · 12.4% of their giving
$513K
15. Boys & Girls Club of Wisconsin Rapids Area Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $119K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$310K
16. United Way of Marathon County Inc
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $105K · through 2024 · 7.6% of their giving
$717K
17. United Way Blackhawk Region Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $130K · through 2024 · 7.2% of their giving
$565K
18. Brown County United Way
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $138K · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$628K
19. Discovery Preschool Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $170K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$170K
20. Nicolet National Foundation Inc
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 18.1% of their giving
$182K
21. Madison Community Foundation
145 grants to 10 organizations · largest $210K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$1.6M
22. West Bend Community Foundation Inc C/O Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $252K · through 2024 · 4.2% of their giving
$718K
23. Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc
54 grants to 17 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$1.9M
24. Cambridge Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $64K · through 2024 · 28.4% of their giving
$118K
25. 100 Men of Dane County Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $97K · through 2022 · 12.4% of their giving
$188K

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

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