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Wisconsin private foundations

There are 2,597 private foundations in Wisconsin. Combined, these Wisconsinite private foundations employ 307 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $13 billion.
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Types of private foundations in Wisconsin

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
2,597
 
$1,964,077,908
Corporate foundations
 
57
 
$248,658,540
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Private foundations by major Wisconsin cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Milwaukee
 
1,123
 
$1,125,743,819
Madison
 
387
 
$297,936,343
Green Bay
 
132
 
$102,238,518
Wausau
 
96
 
$89,957,009
Appleton
 
84
 
$16,799,985
La Crosse
 
79
 
$50,895,194
Oshkosh
 
59
 
$37,744,857
Racine
 
54
 
$15,059,933
Janesville
 
47
 
$24,131,078
Eau Claire
 
47
 
$18,904,696
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Sizes of private foundations in Wisconsin

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
1,553
$250k to $1M
 
340
$1M to $5M
 
202
$5M to $25M
 
65
$25M to $100M
 
12
$100M+
 
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Directory of private foundations in Wisconsin

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1-20 of 2,597

Melitta S and Joan M Pick Charitable Trust

The Melitta S Pick Charitable Trust is a private foundation located in Milwaukee, WI. Its purpose is to provide an excise tax refund. Last year, it made one grant.
Revenue
$8.2m
Assets
$69.2m
Employees
0
EIN
23-7243490
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
$6.0m
Assets
$141.6m
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)

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
$5.1m
Assets
$17.4m
Employees
0
EIN
39-1947995
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)

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
$25.8m
Assets
$86.1m
Employees
2
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
$61.0m
Assets
$993.4m
Employees
19
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
$8.1m
Assets
$87.6m
Employees
0
EIN
39-1433726
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
$422.3m
Employees
5
EIN
39-2076346
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kelben Foundation

The Kelben Foundation is a private foundation located in Milwaukee, WI. Last year, it made $2,381,049 in annual grants. It has $29,239,826 in total assets.
Revenue
$19.4m
Assets
$62.7m
Employees
0
EIN
39-1494625
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alliss Educational Foundation-Equity

Alliss Educational Foundation-Equity is a private foundation that made 42 grants last year. Grantees include University Of Minnesota. Trustees are Us Bank Na, Becky Roloff, Edward Stringer. It is located in Milwaukee, WI.
Revenue
$9.9m
Assets
$98.7m
Employees
1
EIN
41-6011054
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Argosy Foundation

The Argosy Foundation is a Milwaukee-based Abele family foundation funding partners to solve systemic problems with entrepreneurial, replicable approaches across education, health, and resilience.
Revenue
$26.1m
Assets
$74.0m
Employees
10
EIN
04-6752868
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chipstone Foundation

The mission of The Chipstone Foundation is to promote and enhance appreciation and knowledge of American material culture emphasizing the decorative arts by scholars, students and the general public.
Revenue
$11.9m
Assets
$75.7m
Employees
0
EIN
39-6096593
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
$6.5m
Assets
$64.0m
Employees
2
EIN
39-1746858
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Siebert Lutheran Foundation

Siebert Lutheran Foundation is a private foundation in Milwaukee, WI, which was founded in 1955 and most recently had $12,257,054 in revenue and five employees.
Revenue
$12.3m
Assets
$128.6m
Employees
5
EIN
39-6050046
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
$70.5m
Assets
$342.3m
Employees
3
EIN
26-1412296
IRS type
501(c)(3)

J J Keller Foundation

The foundation's primary mission is to provide funding to organizations, projects and programs which will positively impact lives in the greater Fox Valley communities of Wisconsin - Oshkosh to Green Bay.
Revenue
$13.1m
Assets
$71.0m
Employees
1
EIN
39-1683437
IRS type
501(c)(3)

BA and Esther Greenheck Foundation

The B.A. and Esther Greenheck Foundation's purpose is to provide financial support for meaningful projects in Central Wisconsin that enhance the area's arts, education, health, economic and social development resources.
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$72.7m
Employees
3
EIN
39-1937735
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Legacy Foundation of Central Wisc

Legacy Foundation of Central Wisc is a private foundation that funds the Boys & Girls Club Of Wisconsin Rapids. It made 15 grants last year and its trustees are Steven Bell, Robb Sigler, David Kumm.
Revenue
$10.7m
Assets
$142.4m
Employees
0
EIN
47-2978943
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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