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Wisconsin foundations

There are 4,060 foundations and grantmaking organizations in Wisconsin. Combined, these Wisconsinite foundations employ 7,140 people, earn more than $5 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $24 billion.
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Types of foundations in Wisconsin

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
3,203
 
$2,373,707,204
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
351
 
$2,250,151,237
Community foundations
 
135
 
$474,269,534
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
93
 
$166,844,269
Corporate foundations
 
61
 
$280,667,798
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
29
 
$12,624,897
Foundation professional societies
 
4
 
$9,681
Foundation alliances and advocates
 
4
 
$3,800,466
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
 
1
 
$0
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Foundations by major Wisconsin cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Milwaukee
 
1,995
 
$1,922,855,515
Madison
 
519
 
$1,664,268,159
Green Bay
 
169
 
$136,654,495
Wausau
 
140
 
$126,679,881
Appleton
 
120
 
$354,450,470
La Crosse
 
103
 
$39,587,553
Racine
 
81
 
$34,323,325
Oshkosh
 
81
 
$56,669,069
Eau Claire
 
72
 
$42,109,604
Janesville
 
70
 
$36,889,515
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Job trends for Wisconsin foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
2,722
1-10
 
273
11-25
 
19
26-100
 
6
101 to 1,000
 
3
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of foundations in Wisconsin

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
2,386
$250k to $1M
 
446
$1M to $5M
 
261
$5M to $25M
 
89
$25M to $100M
 
20
$100M+
 
5
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Directory of foundations in Wisconsin

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1-20 of 4,060

Madison Community Foundation

The mission of Madison Community Foundation (MCF) is to enhance the common good through philanthropy. Created in 1942 as Madison Community Trust, MCF helps people do their charitable giving their way, to causes they care about most.
Revenue
$55.3m
Assets
$347.6m
Employees
20
EIN
39-6038248
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region

To receive and manage philanthropic assets, to make prudent, sensitive and creative grants and to exercise leadership in important community priorities.
Revenue
$60.6m
Assets
$536.6m
Employees
54
EIN
39-1548450
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dohmen Company Foundation

The Dohmen Company Foundation is a private foundation located in Milwaukee, WI that supported by F Dohmen Co. Last year, it made eight grants, and its grantees include JDRF International.
Revenue
$8.4m
Assets
$140.6m
Employees
0
EIN
35-2317921
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation

We makes grants in the areas of Arts and Culture, Education, Arts Education and limited funding in Civic Improvements. Funding is restricted to Wisconsin-based organizations with an emphasis on those that benefit the people of the Greater Milwaukee area.
Revenue
$8.8m
Assets
$81.5m
Employees
2
EIN
23-7230686
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation

After selling a division of Generac Power Systems in 1998, the Kerns established The Kern Family Foundation, a grant making organization dedicated to ensuring that the rising generation has access to the opportunities that made their success possible.
Revenue
$52.9m
Assets
$837.0m
Employees
22
EIN
39-1923558
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Aurora Health Care Foundation

The Foundation coordinates investments of philanthropic funds in the support of the programs and services of the affiliated organizations of Aurora Health Care, Inc.
Revenue
$25.3m
Assets
$266.0m
Employees
33
EIN
39-6044569
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County

Our mission: United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County changes lives and improves our community by mobilizing people and resources to drive strategic impact in education, income and health.
Revenue
$64.2m
Assets
$57.5m
Employees
123
EIN
39-0806190
IRS type
501(c)(3)

G O Forward Charitable Trust

The G O Forward Charitable Trust is a private foundation that last year made 22 grants, including to the Ordway Center For Performing Arts. The trustee is Us Bank Na, and the foundation is located in Milwaukee, WI.
Revenue
$266.2m
Assets
$310.2m
Employees
1
EIN
32-6331860
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Daniel M Soref Rvoc Trust

The Daniel M Soref Rvoc Trust is a private foundation that made 50 grants last year. Grantees include Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC. The trustee is Audrey J Strnad. It is located in Milwaukee, WI.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$64.3m
Employees
1
EIN
39-6758434
IRS type
501(c)(3)

1923 Fund

The 1923 Fund is a private foundation located in Milwaukee, WI. Trustees are Us Bank, Steven P Dhein, David H Cofrin. Grantees include University Of Florida Foundation Inc. Made 15 grants last year.
Revenue
$12.4m
Assets
$67.6m
Employees
1
EIN
36-7070455
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation

We are committed to preserving and defending the tradition of free representative government and private enterprise that has enabled the American nation and, in a larger sense, the entire Western world to flourish intellectually and economically.
Revenue
$31.0m
Assets
$987.1m
Employees
18
EIN
39-6037928
IRS type
501(c)(3)

We Energies Foundation

Since 1982, the We Energies Foundation has contributed financial support for the activities of nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations in communities that are served by their company.
Revenue
$22.1m
Assets
$84.2m
Employees
0
EIN
39-1433726
IRS type
501(c)(3)

U.S. Bank Foundation

Strong communities are built upon strong foundations. To build those strong foundations, U.S. Bank invests in innovative programs designed to serve local community needs.
Revenue
$54.3m
Assets
$138.2m
Employees
9
EIN
41-1359579
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United Way of Dane County

United Way of Dane County engages their community, mobilizes volunteers and strengthens local nonprofits to achieve measurable results and change lives.
Revenue
$20.7m
Assets
$21.9m
Employees
129
EIN
39-0817532
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Waukesha County Community Foundation (WCCF)

The Waukesha County Community Foundation is a pool of permanent endowment and project funds created primarily by and for the people of Waukesha County to provide grant support to charitable organizations.
Revenue
$11.6m
Assets
$76.6m
Employees
6
EIN
39-1969122
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sidney R Baer JR Foundation

The Sidney R Baer JR Foundation is a private foundation located in Milwaukee, WI that made $2,388,618 in annual grants last year. The trustee is George B Handran.
Revenue
$7.2m
Assets
$30.7m
Employees
1
EIN
43-6829338
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation

The Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to enhancing the well being of individuals, families, and neighborhoods.
Revenue
$23.3m
Assets
$396.1m
Employees
0
EIN
39-2076346
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Burke Foundation

The Burke Foundation has historically supported innovative opportunities and programs that improved urban education, youth and leadership development by focusing on the well-being of youth and future leaders, and addressing long-term viability.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$112.8m
Employees
2
EIN
39-1828760
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Meriter Foundation

Meriter Foundation is a non-profit organization raising funds to support programs and services that advance the mission of Meriter Hospital.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$29.5m
Employees
7
EIN
23-7098688
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bradley Impact Fund

Donor-advised fund empowering high-impact giving for organizations aligned with civil society, informed citizens, free markets and constitutional order.
Revenue
$79.5m
Assets
$200.3m
Employees
7
EIN
45-4678325
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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