Wisconsin Grants for Nonprofits
Learn about nonprofit grants for Wisconsin by browsing our curated list of top Wisconsin funders below. Members can also research funding opportunities in Wisconsin using the search tool for Grant Finder. Become a member.
Funding landscape and giving trends in Wisconsin
More than than 2,500 foundations exist in Wisconsin, according to the Funding Information Center at Marquette University, as of 2022. Candid reports that more than 4,000 funders based within and outside of the state made more than $2 billion in grants for Wisconsin in 2021.
Information about grants for Wisconsin flows through the Wisconsin Philanthropy Network, as well as the Funding Information Center at Marquette University and the Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 2021 alone, WPN reports, Wisconsin foundations invested over $797 million. That said, it appears that philanthropy in Wisconsin is evolving quickly to meet the demands of the state’s changing needs. A 2022 Wisconsin Gives report found that collaborative funding and trust-based philanthropy represent increasing interest areas for Wisconsin grantmakers. Many Wisconsin grantmakers are also making more capacity-building grants to state-based nonprofits. Given the state’s unique needs, rural philanthropy, racial equity, and health remain important concerns across Wisconsin’s funcind scene.
Grants for Wisconsin come from a mix of family, community, private, and corporate foundations. Top funders of Wisconsin grants include the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Give Back Foundation, United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County, Kern Family Foundation, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Madison Community Foundation, Bader Philanthropies, Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, Lunda Charitable Fund, Milwaukee Jewish Federation, and Anheuser-Busch Foundation.
