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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 2 of 4

26. Donald Driver Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $125K · through 2024 · 18.3% of their giving
$125K
27. M3 Insurance Foundation Inc
11 grants to 6 organizations · largest $100K · through 2023 · 11.6% of their giving
$194K
28. Eau Claire Community Foundation
16 grants to 4 organizations · largest $190K · through 2024 · 4.7% of their giving
$468K
29. Memorial Hospital and Community Health Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 24.6% of their giving
$105K
30. Boy Scouts of America Potawatomi Area Council-Trust Fund
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $90K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$101K
31. Kennedy Family Foundation Inc C/O Stephen M Kennedy
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024 · 11.4% of their giving
$145K
32. United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $174K · through 2024 · 5.1% of their giving
$313K
33. Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $195K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$469K
34. The Bessemer Giving Fund C/O Bessemer Trust Company Trustee
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.7M · through 2024
$2.9M
35. Oconomowoc Area Foundation Inc
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $88K · through 2024 · 6.1% of their giving
$198K
36. Milwaukee Bucks Foundation Inc
8 grants to 8 organizations · largest $41K · through 2022 · 7.1% of their giving
$169K
37. National Basketball Association Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024
$1.2M
38. Blue Ribbon Sale of Champions Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 44.0% of their giving
$50K
39. Ascendium Education Solutions Inc
11 grants to 7 organizations · largest $1.6M · through 2024
$2.5M
40. Pulaski Polka Days Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2025 · 23.7% of their giving
$47K
41. Alm Charities Inc
9 grants to 6 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024 · 6.5% of their giving
$128K
42. Marshfield Area United Way
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $36K · through 2024 · 5.2% of their giving
$155K
43. Fond Du Lac Area United Way Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $36K · through 2023 · 5.7% of their giving
$134K
44. Summit Credit Union
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 6.3% of their giving
$110K
45. Battle on Bago Foundation Inc
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $25K · through 2022 · 13.5% of their giving
$50K
46. Cedar Street Charitable Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $235K · through 2024
$670K
47. Racine Community Foundation Inc
23 grants to 6 organizations · largest $30K · through 2025 · 1.8% of their giving
$348K
48. The Evjue Foundation Inc
14 grants to 7 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$233K
49. United Way of Walworth County
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $12K · through 2022 · 9.0% of their giving
$64K
50. Colony Brands Foundation Inc
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$220K

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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