Wisconsin · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Wisconsin

Imperigo has identified 277 funders that made 2,352 grants totaling $158.4M to 190 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 $158.4M
Funders 277
Grants 2,352
Organizations funded 190

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $122K · through 2024
$494K
52. Wisconsin Education Association Insurance Trust
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2020 · 31.9% of their giving
$20K
53. Froedtert West Bend Hospital Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 5.2% of their giving
$76K
54. Hilliard Family Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2023 · 18.2% of their giving
$21K
55. Fox Communities Credit Union
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024 · 4.7% of their giving
$82K
56. Federated Youth Foundation Inc
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $21K · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$59K
57. United Way of Sheboygan County Inc
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $40K · through 2023 · 2.1% of their giving
$167K
58. Basic Needs Giving Partnership Inc
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 2.3% of their giving
$155K
59. Colony Brands Foundation Inc
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $60K · through 2025 · 1.5% of their giving
$235K
60. Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County Inc
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024 · 7.8% of their giving
$43K
61. Brewers Community Foundation Inc
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$128K
62. Gamma Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023 · 45.6% of their giving
$15K
63. Fond Du Lac Area Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $72K · through 2025 · 1.6% of their giving
$187K
64. Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $33K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$132K
66. Delta Dental of Wisconsin Inc
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $36K · through 2024
$297K
67. Charities Aid Foundation America
31 grants to 18 organizations · largest $1.7M · through 2024
$2.2M
73. Waukesha County Community Foundation
14 grants to 8 organizations · largest $35K · through 2024
$180K
75. United Way Fox Cities Inc
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024
$230K
80. Bradley Impact Fund Inc
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $230K · through 2024
$436K
87. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
35 grants to 19 organizations · largest $172K · through 2025
$1.1M
96. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
45 grants to 14 organizations · largest $326K · through 2024
$1.9M
102. Inspire Brands Foundation Inc
14 grants to 7 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024
$123K
103. Santa Fe Community Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2023
$118K
105. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $100K · through 2025
$321K
114. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
12 grants to 5 organizations · largest $272K · through 2024
$532K

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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