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Community Improvement and Capacity Building foundations in Wisconsin

121 grantmaking foundations in Wisconsin focused on community improvement and capacity building, ranked by recent giving reported to the IRS (about $480M combined).

Top foundations by giving

  1. Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Madison, WI
    $160M (2025)
  2. Ascendium Education Solutions Inc
    Madison, WI
    $150M (2025)
  3. Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc
    La Crosse, WI
    $49M (2025)
  4. Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation Inc
    Milwaukee, WI
    $28M (2024)
  5. Milwaukee Area Technical College Foundation Inc
    Milwaukee, WI
    $13M (2025)
  6. University of Wisconsin Green Bay Foundation Inc
    Green Bay, WI
    $7.5M (2025)
  7. Marshfield Clinic Health System Foundation Inc
    Marshfield, WI
    $7.2M (2024)
  8. Colony Brands Foundation Inc
    Monroe, WI
    $6.7M (2025)
  9. William F Vilas Estate
    Oregon, WI
    $6.5M (2025)
  10. Aspirus Riverview Foundation Inc
    Wisconsin Rapids, WI
    $6.4M (2025)
  11. West Bend Community Foundation Inc
    Milwaukee, WI
    $4.6M (2024)
  12. Gundersen Clinic Ltd
    La Crosse, WI
    $3.7M (2025)
  13. Madison Childrens Museum Foundation Inc
    Madison, WI
    $3.6M (2025)
  14. The World Orphan Fund Inc
    Randolph, WI
    $3.3M (2024)
  15. International Crane Foundation Inc
    Baraboo, WI
    $3.2M (2026)
  16. North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
    Stevens Point, WI
    $2.6M (2025)
  17. Concordia University Wisconsin Foundation Inc
    Mequon, WI
    $2.6M (2025)
  18. Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board Inc
    Platteville, WI
    $1.9M (2025)
  19. Shepherds Foundation Inc
    Union Grove, WI
    $1.8M (2025)
  20. Extended Hands Pantry Inc
    Madison, WI
    $1.8M (2025)
  21. Abbotsford Education Foundation Inc
    Abbotsford, WI
    $1.2M (2024)
  22. Oconomowoc Area Foundation Inc
    Milwaukee, WI
    $1.1M (2024)
  23. Butternut School Scholarship Program
    Butternut, WI
    $1M (2024)
  24. Leaven Inc
    Menasha, WI
    $1M (2025)
  25. Lss Foundation Inc
    West Allis, WI
    $990K (2024)

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