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Grantmaking foundations in Madison, WI

410 grantmaking foundations in Madison, Wisconsin, ranked by recent giving reported to the IRS (about $1.3B combined).

Top foundations by giving

  1. University of Wisconsin Foundation
    Madison, WI · Science and Technology
    $550M (2025)
  2. Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Madison, WI · Community Improvement and Capacity Building
    $160M (2025)
  3. Ascendium Education Solutions Inc
    Madison, WI · Community Improvement and Capacity Building
    $150M (2025)
  4. Give Back Foundation
    Madison, WI · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $44M (2025)
  5. Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin
    Madison, WI · Mental Health and Crisis Intervention
    $44M (2025)
  6. Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources Inc
    Madison, WI · Diseases, Disorders and Medical Disciplines
    $34M (2024)
  7. Morgridge Institute Foundation Inc
    Madison, WI · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $22M (2025)
  8. Fund for Wisconsin Scholars Inc
    Madison, WI · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $20M (2025)
  9. Rdk Foundation
    Madison, WI · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $17M (2025)
  10. American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation Inc
    Madison, WI · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $17M (2024)
  11. Madison Community Foundation
    Madison, WI · Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness and Relief
    $16M (2024)
  12. Searle Freedom Trust
    Madison, WI · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $14M (2024)
  13. Friends of PBS Wisconsin Inc
    Madison, WI · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $13M (2025)
  14. United Way of Dane County Inc
    Madison, WI · Science and Technology
    $13M (2024)
  15. One City Broadway LLC
    Madison, WI · Civil Rights, Social Action and Advocacy
    $12M (2022)
  16. Wisconsin Public Broadcasting Foundation Inc
    Madison, WI · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $11M (2025)
  17. Wisconsin History Foundation Inc
    Madison, WI · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $9.4M (2025)
  18. Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation
    Madison, WI · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $8.9M (2025)
  19. Forward Service Corporation
    Madison, WI · Medical Research
    $7.3M (2025)
  20. Irving and Dorothy Levy Family Foundation Inc
    Madison, WI
    $5.8M (2025)
  21. Madison Area Technical College Foundation Inc
    Madison, WI · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $5.7M (2025)
  22. International Fellowship of Evangelical Students USA Inc
    Madison, WI · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $5.3M (2025)
  23. Oscar Rennebohm Foundation
    Madison, WI
    $5.2M (2025)
  24. Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity Inc
    Madison, WI · Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
    $5.1M (2025)
  25. Thriving Wisconsin Inc
    Madison, WI · Public and Societal Benefit
    $4.2M (2024)

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