OVERVIEW: The Old National Bank Foundation supports affordable housing, workforce development, economic development and financial empowerment in communities across Old National Bank’s Midwest and Southeast footprint. It prioritizes programs serving … [Read more...] about Old National Bank Foundation
Wisconsin Grants
Kohler Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Kohler Foundation supports arts and education programs primarily in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, with additional grantmaking in rural communities elsewhere in the state. It also operates significant scholarship and art preservation … [Read more...] about Kohler Foundation
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Northwestern Mutual Foundation supports childhood cancer research and families nationally and education, neighborhood revitalization and cultural institutions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Direct foundation grant applications are by … [Read more...] about Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Windhover Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Windhover Foundation supports arts and culture, education, youth development, health and human services, food security and other community needs. Grantmaking has particularly strong ties to Wisconsin, especially the Milwaukee and … [Read more...] about Windhover Foundation
United States Artists
OVERVIEW: United States Artists provides unrestricted grants and professional support to artists and cultural practitioners across the United States and its island jurisdictions. Its flagship fellowship supports 10 creative disciplines, while … [Read more...] about United States Artists
Arts Midwest
OVERVIEW: Arts Midwest’s grant, fellowship and residency programs support a broad range of artistic and cultural programs and events in the Midwest. IP TAKE: Arts Midwest is a significant arts funder and intermediary with a broad reach, but … [Read more...] about Arts Midwest
Argosy Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Argosy Foundation supports education, health, human services, environmental causes and the arts. Giving is national in scope. IP TAKE: Argosy Foundation is a substantial national funder with broad grantmaking interests, but … [Read more...] about Argosy Foundation
Otto Bremer Trust
OVERVIEW: The Otto Bremer Trust supports organizations working to improve quality of life in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and Wisconsin. IP TAKE: The Otto Bremer Trust is a regional powerhouse that has invested more than $1 billion in the … [Read more...] about Otto Bremer Trust
Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Andersen Foundation supports health, human services education and more, focusing on Minneapolis and Minnesota. IP TAKE: The Fred C. & Katherine B. Andersen Foundation is a sizable regional funder with deep roots in the St. Croix … [Read more...] about Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation
Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust
OVERVIEW: The Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust supports faith, human needs, families, education and vibrant communities, with geographic preferences for Northeast Florida, western and eastern Kentucky, Southwest Wisconsin and Southeast … [Read more...] about Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust
Roots & Wings Foundation
OVERVIEW: Roots & Wings Foundation supports nonprofits working to improve outcomes for low-income children and families. Its grantmaking falls into four main areas: Early Learning, Health, Basic Needs, and Safety & Justice. Wisconsin, and … [Read more...] about Roots & Wings Foundation
George Kress Foundation
OVERVIEW: The George Kress Foundation supports health and human services, community advancement, education, and arts and culture, with a strong emphasis on Green Bay and northeastern Wisconsin as well as communities connected to Green Bay … [Read more...] about George Kress Foundation
Nordson Corporation Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Nordson Corporation Foundation broadly supports community development, early childhood development and education, human welfare, the arts and community enrichment in regions of the United States where it has a corporate presence. IP … [Read more...] about Nordson Corporation Foundation
Arca Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Arca Foundation backs grassroots movement building and public-policy work related to social and economic justice, racial justice, democratic participation, corporate accountability and environmental sustainability. A smaller portion of … [Read more...] about Arca Foundation
We Energies Foundation
OVERVIEW: The We Energies Foundation supports community and neighborhood development, arts and culture, health and human services, education, and environmental projects in communities served by We Energies, primarily in Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper … [Read more...] about We Energies Foundation
Xcel Energy Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Xcel Energy Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Xcel Energy, a Minneapolis-based electric and natural gas utility. The foundation supports communities across the company’s eight-state service territory: Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, … [Read more...] about Xcel Energy Foundation
Patty and Jay Baker Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Patty and Jay Baker Foundation is a small, private family foundation associated with retail executive Jay Baker and his wife, Patty. Its largest recent grants have supported healthcare and the performing arts, particularly in Naples, … [Read more...] about Patty and Jay Baker Foundation
Midwest Writing Center
OVERVIEW: Midwest Writing Center supports writers, students and others throughout the Midwest with events, contests and projects related to writing and publishing. It prioritizes writers from the states of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, but … [Read more...] about Midwest Writing Center
Marshfield Area Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Marshfield Area Community Foundation supports arts, education, the environment, animals, sports and leisure, youth development, human services and community development in Wisconsin. IP TAKE: The Marshfield Area Community Foundation is … [Read more...] about Marshfield Area Community Foundation
Madison Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Madison Community Foundation supports community development, the environment, learning, arts and culture and nonprofit capacity building in Dane County, Wisconsin. IP TAKE: The Madison Community Foundation is the dominant, highly … [Read more...] about Madison Community Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Greater Milwaukee Foundation supports community capacity, arts and culture, equitable economic opportunity, physical environment, early childhood education, K-12 success and opportunities for youth in the four-county Milwaukee region of … [Read more...] about Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation supports efforts for poverty, arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services, basic needs, women and girls, the elderly, neighborhoods and community in Wisconsin. IP TAKE: This is … [Read more...] about Greater Green Bay Community Foundation
SSM Health Foundation
OVERVIEW: The SSM Health Foundation supports health, behavioral health, healthcare professional education and capital needs in the St. Louis region. IP TAKE: Unlike other types of local funders that focus on health, this foundation is well-connected … [Read more...] about SSM Health Foundation
Oshkosh Area Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Oshkosh Area Community Foundation supports basic needs and self-sufficiency, the arts, education, economic impact, the elderly, women and girls, youth and other community needs in Wisconsin. IP TAKE: This community foundation manages … [Read more...] about Oshkosh Area Community Foundation
Eau Claire Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Eau Claire Community Foundation supports arts and culture, education, environment, recreation, animals, social services, accessibility needs and the needs of elders in Wisconsin. IP TAKE: The Eau Claire Community Foundation is a … [Read more...] about Eau Claire Community Foundation
Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin
OVERVIEW: The Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin supports education, community development, economic development, health, human services, arts and culture, the environment, animal welfare and public safety in a nine-county region of Southern … [Read more...] about Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin
Harley-Davidson Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Harley-Davidson Foundation supports education, health, neighborhoods and community vibrancy in Wisconsin. IP TAKE: Although Harley-Davidson has numerous geographic interests, this is a corporate foundation that functions as a key … [Read more...] about Harley-Davidson Foundation
Incourage Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Incourage Community Foundation supports education, human services, health, economic opportunity, economic growth and resident engagement in Wisconsin. IP TAKE: The Incourage Community Foundation considers itself an "entrepreneurial" … [Read more...] about Incourage Community Foundation
Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin
OVERVIEW: The Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin supports education, the arts, health, human services and the preservation of historical, cultural and natural resources in Wisconsin. IP TAKE: For local nonprofits, the Community … [Read more...] about Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin
Waukesha County Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Waukesha County Community Foundation supports arts and culture, community development, health, human services, education, environment and conservation and historic preservation in Wisconsin. IP TAKE: The Waukesha County Community … [Read more...] about Waukesha County Community Foundation
