1. Directory of nonprofits
  2. Locations
  3. Wisconsin
  4. Madison
  5. Madison private foundations

Madison private foundations

There are 383 private foundations in the greater Madison metro area. Combined, these Madison metro private foundations employ 34 people, earn more than $241 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 billion.
Skip to:
Related directory pages:

Types of private foundations in Madison

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
383
 
$241,103,209
Corporate foundations
 
8
 
$33,565,210
Showing 2 of 2 categories

Sizes of private foundations in Madison

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
251
$250k to $1M
 
38
$1M to $5M
 
26
$5M to $25M
 
8
$25M to $100M
 
2
$100M+
 
0
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Directory of private foundations in Madison

Want to add filters to this list, or drill down on results in detail? Open in the Cause IQ search interface
1-20 of 383

Outrider Foundation

The Outrider Foundation educates the public on nuclear security and climate change through partnerships with creators and media to support impactful storytelling.
Revenue
$5.5m
Assets
$13.4m
Employees
0
EIN
39-1947995
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Oscar Rennebohm Foundation

The The Oscar Rennebohm Foundation is a private foundation that made 23 grants last year. The foundation's trustees are Steven F Skolaski, Gary L Schaefer, and Curtis F Hastings. The foundation is located in Madison, WI.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$48.1m
Employees
1
EIN
39-6039252
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Edwin E and Janet L Bryant Foundation

The mission of the Edwin E. and Janet L. Bryant Foundation is to make a positive difference in the quality of life in Stoughton, Dane County and Wisconsin.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$61.3m
Employees
2
EIN
39-1746858
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fund for Wisconsin Scholars

The Fund for Wisconsin Scholars will help reduce the financial barriers to college and lighten the debt that many Wisconsin students incur during their college years by providing need-based grants.
Revenue
$38.4m
Assets
$303.8m
Employees
3
EIN
26-1412296
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Madison Gas and Electric Foundation

Madison Gas and Electric Foundation is a corporate foundation in Madison, WI, which was founded in 1966 and most recently had $23,361,298 in revenue and no employees.
Revenue
$23.4m
Assets
$45.2m
Employees
0
EIN
39-6098118
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Engelke Family Foundation

The Engelke Family Foundation makes grants to various organizations, including The Carter Center Inc.
Revenue
$19.2m
Assets
$107.3m
Employees
0
EIN
46-1474140
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation

The American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation is a private foundation located in Madison, WI. It sponsors a scholarship program, provides grants to qualified organizations, and last year made 12 grants to qualified organizations.
Revenue
$40.0m
Assets
$31.4m
Employees
0
EIN
47-4493142
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Searle Freedom Trust

The Searle Freedom Trust was founded by Daniel C. Searle in 1998 to foster research and education on public policy issues that affect individual freedom and economic liberty.
Revenue
$4.3m
Assets
$22.4m
Employees
5
EIN
36-7244615
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Clack Foundation

The Clack Foundation, based in Windsor, WI, funds initiatives for physical disabilities, supporting grant recoveries and awarding grants to various organizations.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$30.5m
Employees
0
EIN
20-8080870
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Henry J. Predolin Foundation

The Henry J. Predolin Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds medical research and medical treatment programs, food and housing programs for indigent children, and academic scholarships. It made three grants last year.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$69.4m
Employees
0
EIN
39-1931309
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Salzwedel Family Fund

The Salzwedel Family Fund is a private foundation located in Madison, WI. It primarily funds general operations and made 38 grants last year. Its grantees include Wartburg College and others.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$3.8m
Employees
0
EIN
81-3437192
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kinship Foundation

The Kinship Foundation is a private foundation located in Chicago, IL. It was founded in 2006 and holds total assets of $1,404,984.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$593.1k
Employees
4
EIN
36-4056831
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sally Mead Hands Foundation

The Sally Mead Hands Foundation is a private foundation that is located in Madison, WI. The trustees are John L. Hands and Louise H. Murphy. The amount of annual grants made by the foundation is $1,426,000.
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$30.8m
Employees
0
EIN
32-0263007
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Brand Family Foundation

The Brand Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Madison, WI that primarily funds support and program support. Grantees include Uw Foundation and others. The foundation made eight grants last year.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$5.8m
Employees
0
EIN
39-2043572
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Trustage Foundation

The Cuna Mutual Group Foundation is a corporate foundation located in Madison, WI. It awarded $1,494,743 in grants last year and has total assets of $16,122,066.
Revenue
$3.8m
Assets
$14.6m
Employees
0
EIN
39-6105418
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Herman and Gwen Shapiro Foundation

The Herman and Gwen Shapiro Foundation provides scholarships to students at the University of Wisconsin Medical School and the University of Wisconsin Nursing School. The foundation made one grant last year.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$11.0m
Employees
0
EIN
39-1841051
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Samaritan Family Wellness Foundation

The The Samaritan Family Wellness Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds donations for the rec well/uhs wellness peer coaching program fund and contributions for programs. It made two grants last year.
Revenue
$1.5m
Assets
$33.7m
Employees
5
EIN
26-1596247
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Steve and Christa Slinger Family Gift Fund

The Steve and Christa Slinger Family Gift Fund is a private foundation located in Randolph, WI that is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$807.2k
Employees
0
EIN
84-3971969
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alliant Energy Foundation

The Alliant Energy Foundation is a corporate foundation located in Madison, WI. It supports 1,389 grantees, including Connectcr. It is supported by Alliant Energy Corporation.
Revenue
$1.8m
Assets
$29.4m
Employees
1
EIN
39-1444065
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Irving and Dorothy Levy Family Foundation

The Irving and Dorothy Levy Family Foundation is a private foundation that makes grants to organizations that promote civic and community service, religious, educational research, hospital science and research, and educational and civic organizations.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$14.6m
Employees
0
EIN
39-6045321
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Want more insights on private foundations in Madison?
There's a whole lot more to Cause IQ than what you see here. Additional filters, personnel information, peer benchmarking, Salesforce integration, vendor lists, etc. Access all the information your company needs in one place, already collected.
Schedule a demo
Over 200 customers use Cause IQ to grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients.
Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "T20: Private Foundations" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
Cause IQ is a website that helps companies grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients, and helps nonprofits find additional foundation funding. Our data and tools help professionals prospect for nonprofits, research opportunities, benchmark their clients, and enrich existing information.
Nonprofits
Product
Customers
About

© 2026 Nonprofit Metrics LLC
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy