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Who funds environment in Wisconsin: 333 foundations, $12.2 million in grants
333 private foundations paid 762 grants totaling $12,179,447 to environment nonprofits in Wisconsin, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Pleasant T Rowland Foundation Inc, with $803,000 in 7 grants.
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- Cause
- Environment
- Recipients in
- Wisconsin
- Foundations
- 333
- Grants
- 762
- Total granted
- $12,179,447
Foundations that funded environment in Wisconsin
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 333 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant T Rowland Foundation Inc | Brookfield, WI | 7 | $803,000 | $500,000 | Taliesin Preservation Inc | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Judd S Alexander Foundation | Wausau, WI | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | Robert W Monk Gardens Inc | Visitor and education center | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 8 | $675,000 | $250,000 | Clean Wisconsin | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Caerus Foundation Inc | Northbrook, IL | 5 | $675,000 | $200,000 | Fund for Lake Michigan | Western Lake Michigan Pooled Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $575,000 | $325,000 | The Savanna Institute | to support a research project involving the scaling of agroforestry nationwide | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $565,000 | $385,000 | Clean Wisconsin Inc | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $550,000 | $250,000 | Renew Wisconsin Inc | for general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brookby Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 8 | $413,333 | $100,000 | Urban Ecology Center | Imagine Campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockwell Automation Charitable Corp | Milwaukee, WI | 4 | $275,000 | $150,000 | Milwaukee Parks Foundation | General Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Antonia Foundation Incco F Michael Arnow | Milwaukee, WI | 4 | $270,000 | $175,000 | Urban Ecology Center | To support neighborhoodenviro ed project/prairie restoration | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 2 | $260,000 | $155,000 | Milwaukee Water Commons Inc | Project support grant focused on environmental and climate resilience efforts in milwaukee and to aid climate environmental and climate resilience efforts. | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 2 | $210,000 | $150,000 | River Alliance of Wisconsin Inc | To protect and restore the Great Lakes ecosystem through education, public engagement and policy reform activities. | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation | Bayport, MN | 5 | $210,000 | $100,000 | Philadelphia Community Farm Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Matthew Zell Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Savanna Institute | Sustainability | apps.irs.gov |
| Sally Mead Hands Foundation | Madison, WI | 4 | $188,000 | $50,000 | Midwest Renewable Energy Association | Operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 6 | $165,500 | $100,000 | Urban Ecology Center | To fund approved public charities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Argosy Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $150,000 | $50,000 | Renew Wisconsin | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Stranahan Foundation | Perrysburg, OH | 1 | $149,000 | $149,000 | Savanna Institute | Savanna institute's education and outreach program | apps.irs.gov |
| John C Bock Foundation | Pickett, WI | 12 | $130,000 | $40,000 | Door County Land Trust Inc | Environmental conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| 1923 Fund | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $125,000 | $100,000 | Baird Creek Preservation Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Aceso Foundation Inc | Bloomington, IN | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Victory Garden Initiative | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth St John & John Dunham West Foundation Inc | Manitowoc, WI | 2 | $116,500 | $91,500 | Van Der Brohe Arboretum | Restricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lori and David Nicholas Family Foundation Inc | Mequon, WI | 4 | $115,000 | $50,000 | Reflo Inc | General support. | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 1 | $112,000 | $112,000 | Outrider Foundation Inc | For a project training journalists in nuclear weapons issues | apps.irs.gov |
| Prospect Hill Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $110,000 | $75,000 | Outrider Foundation | Outrider's journalism & media program | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank E Payne and Seba B Payne Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Gathering Waters Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Square One Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Wisconsin Conservation Voices | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leola Culver Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Green Lake Association | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Alumbra Innovations Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $93,367 | $91,267 | Urban Ecology Center Inc | To provide high school students with the resources and guidance they need to make connections within themselves, their communities, and nature | apps.irs.gov |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 5 | $90,000 | $30,000 | Savanna Institute | To support environmental projects. | apps.irs.gov |
| Four-Four Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $88,000 | $62,000 | Tall Pines Conservancy | General exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 10 | $85,266 | $24,766 | Clean Lakes Alliance | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Phoebe R & John D Lewis Foundation | Green Bay, WI | 4 | $85,000 | $30,000 | Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance | Program support, land acquisition and management | apps.irs.gov |
| Nimick Forbesway Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $81,000 | $50,000 | Aldo Leopold Nature Center Inc | Access For All: Ensuring Educational Equity for Underserved Youth Initiative (AFA) | apps.irs.gov |
| Us Ventureschmidt Family Foundation | Appleton, WI | 3 | $80,000 | $55,000 | Riverview Gardens Inc | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Julie Schmidt Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $75,650 | $65,650 | Riverview Gardens Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Patterson Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Driftless Area Land Conservancy | Protection of farms, forests, savannas, prairies, waters and wetlands | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Wisconsin Conservation Voices | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Laird Norton Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $70,000 | $45,000 | Valley Stewardship Network | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $67,000 | $40,000 | Forest Home Historic Preservation Association Inc | Historical | apps.irs.gov |
| Holzinger Memorial Foundation 4915009523 | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $65,126 | $65,126 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | Program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliant Energy Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 25 | $60,448 | $25,000 | Rock River Coalition | Beloit area neighborhood forest project | apps.irs.gov |
| Couillard Solar Foundation Inc | Deerfield, WI | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Midwest Renewable Energy Assoc | For the promotion of a safe, healthy and caring community | apps.irs.gov |
| Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Schlecht Family Foundation Inc | Waunakee, WI | 4 | $60,000 | $25,000 | North Central Conservancy Trust | To support operating activities | apps.irs.gov |
| James E Dutton Foundation Inc | Merrill, WI | 8 | $59,578 | $10,000 | Driftless Area Land Conservancy Inc | Restoration of Spring Valley Wetland Complex | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lumpkin Family Foundation | Mattoon, IL | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | Savanna Institute | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Globetrotter Foundation | Paicines, CA | 1 | $52,500 | $52,500 | Savanna Institute | Tranche 3 2023 | apps.irs.gov |
| Streich Family Foundation Inc | Glendale, WI | 2 | $50,500 | $50,000 | Mequon Nature Preserve | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Urban Ecology Center | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Hauske Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $49,500 | $35,000 | Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation Inc | Conservation support | apps.irs.gov |
| Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $49,000 | $25,000 | Heckrodt Wetland Reserve Inc | General Support/Underserved Population Programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Xcel Energy Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 8 | $41,000 | $25,100 | Wild Rivers Conservancy of the St Croix & Namekagon | Environmental sustainabilitymatch a previous donation (501(c)3) grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Aylward Family Foundation | Appleton, WI | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Trees for Tomorrow | To support environmental education | apps.irs.gov |
| Schanock Family Foundation Inc | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Green Bay Botanical Garden | Perennial performance grand garden campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mackenzie Family Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Green Lake Association | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Galaxy Foundation Inc | Hartland, WI | 8 | $39,000 | $10,000 | Waukesha County Land Conservancy | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Plan Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $37,000 | $22,000 | Friends of Schlitz Audubon Center | General / exempt purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Green Bay Packers Foundation | Green Bay, WI | 10 | $36,750 | $4,500 | Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance Inc | Nature-based education for kids from low-income families | apps.irs.gov |
| Schneider National Foundation Inc | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $36,583 | $36,583 | Green Bay Botanical Garden Inc | Sponsorship | apps.irs.gov |
| Hendricks Family Foundation Inc | Beloit, WI | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Friends of Welty Environmental Center | General operating support - educator | apps.irs.gov |
| Hugh J Andersen Foundation | Bayport, MN | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Philadelphia Community Farm Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| James and Christine Speaker Family Foundation | Cedarburg, WI | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Urban Ecology Center | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles and Marie Caestecker Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Green Lake Association Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bosley & Green Foundation | Racine, WI | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Milwaukee Parks Foundation | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Gladys E Gores Charitable Foundation LTD | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $30,000 | $25,000 | Urban Ecology Center | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Realty Gift Fund | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Mississippi Valley Conservancy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Riordan Family Foundation | Green Lake, WI | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Green Lake Association | To further program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael W Louis Private Foundation | Lake Geneva, WI | 1 | $29,000 | $29,000 | Lake Owen Association | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Ecotrust | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $26,500 | $20,000 | Landmark Conservancy | Unrestricted general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Neville Family Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 3 | $26,500 | $25,000 | Landmark Conservancy | Conserving wisconsin's natural legacy | apps.irs.gov |
| A G Cox Charity Trust XXXXX9001 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $25,000 | $15,000 | Geneva Lake Association | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Clif Family Foundation | Saint Helena, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Wisconsin Conservation Voices | Enhance Community Health | apps.irs.gov |
| Craig C Culver Family Foundation Inc | Green Lake, WI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Green Lake Association Inc | Water quality | apps.irs.gov |
| Smith Charitable Foundation XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | Rockford, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Whitefish Lake Conservation Organization | General | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Collins Kohler Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Urban Ecology Center Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Ted and Grace Bachhuber Foundation Inc | Mayville, WI | 1 | $24,850 | $24,850 | Wings Over Wisconsin Inc | Provide financial assistance for fish pond project. | apps.irs.gov |
| Wangerin Family Foundation Inc | De Pere, WI | 3 | $24,000 | $20,000 | Green Bay Botanical Garden | Support charitable activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary E Fitz Memorial Trust | Menomonie, WI | 1 | $23,390 | $23,390 | Landmark Conservancy | Manage mary e fitz memorial park | apps.irs.gov |
| Bleser Family Foundation Inc | Windsor, CA | 2 | $23,000 | $20,000 | Navarino Nature Center | Unrestriced charitable gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Maihaugen Foundation Inc Agency XXXXXX2262 | La Crosse, WI | 3 | $22,500 | $10,000 | Door County Land Trust Inc | Natural resouce | apps.irs.gov |
| Oscar & Augusta Schlegel FDN | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $22,000 | $20,000 | Riveredge Nature Center | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clarence Wallace & Dolores Lynch Wallace Family Foundation | Appleton, WI | 2 | $21,500 | $20,000 | Riverview Gardens | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc | South Burlington, VT | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Clean Wisconsin | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $20,000 | $12,500 | Milwaukee Parks Foundation | Support for the sustainability of milwaukee county parks | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel C Ferguson Charitable Trust | Naples, FL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | General Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| David V Uihlein Foundation David Uihlein Racing Museum Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Riveredge Nature Center | Education center | apps.irs.gov |
| Edwin E and Janet L Bryant Foundation Inc | Stoughton, WI | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnson Family Foundation | Racine, WI | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | River Bend Nature Center Inc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul Bechtner Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Clean Wisconsin | Support water conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Northwoods Land Trust Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The George B Storer Foundation Inc | Jackson, WY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Urban Ecology Center | Nature-based early childhood education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mark and Anne Hansen Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Door County Land Trust | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| John J Frautschi Family Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 4 | $17,500 | $9,500 | Clean Lakes Alliance | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornerstone Foundation of Northeastern Wisconsin Inc | Green Bay, WI | 2 | $16,500 | $15,000 | Green Bay Botanical Garden | Children & family program/exhibit/wps garden of lights | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas A Fox Charitable Trust | Madison, WI | 3 | $16,100 | $6,650 | Gathering Waters | Nature | apps.irs.gov |
| R A Stevens Family Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $16,000 | $10,000 | Urban Ecology Center Inc | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| W D Byrne and Patricia A Byrne Foundation | Monona, WI | 2 | $15,784 | $8,000 | Friends of San Damiano Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Helmut Wolfgang Schumann Foundation | Lebanon, NH | 2 | $15,500 | $10,500 | Gathering Waters | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul E Stry Foundation Inc | La Crosse, WI | 2 | $15,394 | $10,000 | Friends of the Blufflands | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| James D and Jane P Watermolen Foundation Inc | Abrams, WI | 2 | $15,330 | $10,330 | Baird Creek Preservation Foundation | Provide support to preserve and restore the baird creek watershed | apps.irs.gov |
| Ceres Foundation | Northfield, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Door County Land Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Leslea Caswell Family Foundation | Apple Valley, MN | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Landmark Conservancy Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Afognak Fund | Fox Point, WI | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Friends of Schlitz-Audubon Center Inc | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Earl and Bettie Fields Automotive Group Foundation Inc | Glencoe, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Clean Lakes Alliance | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric D & Steven D Hovde Foundation | Madison, WI | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Clean Lakes Alliance | 2025 partnership agreement | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert and Susan Brown Family Foundation Inc | Neenah, WI | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Unrestricted use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Suick Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Pelican Lake Association Inc | To improve the water quality of Pelican Lake | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas J Rolfs Foundation | Nashotah, WI | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Tall Pines Conservancy | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc | La Crosse, WI | 5 | $14,500 | $10,000 | Mississippi Valley Conservancy | Access Easement to Cliffwood Bluff | apps.irs.gov |
| Croen Foundation Inc | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 2 | $14,016 | $12,016 | Urban Ecology Center Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Ec Styberg Foundation Inc | Racine, WI | 2 | $13,294 | $11,794 | Geneva Lake Conservancy Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Earl and Eugenia Quirk Foundation Inc | Oconomowoc, WI | 1 | $13,165 | $13,165 | Rock River Coalition | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The John Gale Memorial Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $12,730 | $12,730 | Landmark Conservancy Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bert L and Patricia S Steigleder Charitable | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $12,500 | $7,500 | Mequon Nature Preserve | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 165 | $11,741 | $573 | Wild Ones -- Natural Landscapers LTD | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Generac Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 4 | $11,100 | $5,000 | Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful Inc | Every Volt Counts Program 2025/2026 school year | apps.irs.gov |
| HRK Foundation | St Paul, MN | 3 | $11,000 | $8,000 | River Valley Trails Inc | Fbo limitless cycling | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Linda Anderson Charitable Foundation | Rockford, IL | 4 | $11,000 | $5,000 | Friends of Kishwauketoe | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cara Foundation (fka the Milwaukee Insurance Foundation) | Brookfield, WI | 2 | $10,594 | $5,594 | Urban Ecology Center | Unrestricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Sheehan Family Foundation | Kingston, MA | 2 | $10,500 | $10,000 | Milwaukee Parks Foundation | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Anna Emery Hanson Charitable Foundation 1 | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $10,037 | $5,055 | Friends of Kishwauketoe LTD | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Albert W Cherne Foundation | Fountain Hills, AZ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Manitowish Waters Lakes Association Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bradshaw-Knight Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Driftless Area Land Conservancy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Stream Inc #0745935 | Boston, MA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| David S Bourne Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Rooted Wi Inc | Community workshops at troy | apps.irs.gov |
| Doug and Diane Oberhelman Family Foundation | Edwards, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Green Lake Association | To improve green lake's water quality through science-based action and diverse partnerships | apps.irs.gov |
| Endres Manufacturing Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Capitol Water Trails LTD | Clear waterways and creek | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamilton Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Urban Ecology Center | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hayssen Family Foundation Inc | Elkhart Lake, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Friends of Broughton Sheboygan Marsh | Help maintain healthy, happy environment in sheboygan county | apps.irs.gov |
| Hickory Foundation | Lambertville, NJ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Taliesin Preservation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Illumina Corporate Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Clean Lakes Alliance Inc | Empowering Watershed Stewardship Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Jennie H Olson Charitable Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Karl and Karen Schmidt Family Foundation Inc | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Green Bay Botanical Garden | Annual campaign - where needed most | apps.irs.gov |
| Kevin and Connie Michels Family Foundation | Brownsville, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Green Lake Association | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| MRB Foundation Inc | Lake Geneva, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust Inc | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| Meier Family Foundation | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Urban Ecology Center | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Mittler Family Foundation Inc | Mishawaka, IN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Wild Ones Natural Landscapers | General program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Randy and Nancy Trachte Family Foundation Inc | Middleton, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Spartannash Foundation | Byron Center, MI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Rooted Wi Inc | Fighting hunger | apps.irs.gov |
| Terry Kohler Family Foundation Inc | Sheboygan, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Glacial Lakes Conservancy | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Everydaygood Foundation Inc | Mequon, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Milwaukee Parks Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Giving Bee Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Taliesin Preservation Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The PMG Foundation Inc Agy - Uma XXXXXX7881 | La Crosse, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Mississippi Valley Conservancy Inc | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ros Foundation | Greenfield, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Urban Ecology Center Inc | General operating purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Terri & Verne Holoubek Family Foundation Inc | Hartford, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Urban Ecology Center | Sponsor for student education | apps.irs.gov |
| Trillium Family Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Deer Lake Conservancy | Deer lake conservancy preserve management | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustage Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Clean Lakes Alliance | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Weiss Family Impact Fund | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Tall Pines Conservancy | To provide preservation of community | apps.irs.gov |
| Baird Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 17 | $9,809 | $1,904 | Urban Ecology Center | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Kohler Foundation Inc | Kohler, WI | 2 | $9,600 | $5,600 | Riveredge Nature Center | Outdoor education and experiential learning for sheboygan county kids | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael W Louis Charitable Foundation | Lake Geneva, WI | 1 | $9,300 | $9,300 | Lake Owen Association Inc | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $9,076 | $5,000 | Urban Ecology Center | Sponsor classes | apps.irs.gov |
| Keller Family Charitable Trust | Madison, WI | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Aldo Leopold Nature Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Reed Family Foundation Inc | Lake Geneva, WI | 2 | $8,000 | $6,000 | Tall Pines Conservancy Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Borman Family Foundation | Oakland, ME | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Friends of Wehr Nature Center | Kids in the Park program | apps.irs.gov |
| Frances and Laurence Weinstein Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $7,700 | $7,700 | Friends of the Arboretum | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Carol Dines Family Foundation | Sioux Falls, SD | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Landmark Conservancy | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation | Elm Grove, WI | 2 | $7,500 | $7,000 | Riveredge Nature Center | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| George Kress Foundation Inc | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Trees for Tomorrow Inc | Trees for tomorrow-exploring science | apps.irs.gov |
| Powers-Wolfe Charitable Trust | Madison, WI | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Vineyard Family Foundation | Conyers, GA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Black Oak Lake Preservation Foundation | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Anon Charitable Trust | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $7,000 | $6,000 | Urban Ecology Center | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Alben F & Clara G Bates Foundation | Elmhurst, IL | 3 | $6,500 | $3,000 | Friends of Kishwauketoe LTD | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Coles Family Foundation Co Peter Coles | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Northwoods Land Trust Inc | operations | apps.irs.gov |
| K C Stock Foundation Inc | Green Bay, WI | 2 | $6,000 | $5,000 | Green Bay Botanical Garden | Holiday tree sponsor | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruffo Family Foundation Inc | Racine, WI | 2 | $6,000 | $3,000 | River Bend Nature Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Single Step Foundation | Boulder, CO | 2 | $6,000 | $5,000 | Savanna Institute | General - no restrictions | apps.irs.gov |
| J J Keller Foundation Inc | Neenah, WI | 4 | $5,900 | $2,500 | Gathering Waters Inc | Unrestricted support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jahns Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $5,750 | $5,500 | Driftless Area Land Conservancy | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Gardner Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $5,500 | $3,000 | Riveredge Nature Center | Operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Lunda Charitable Fund Inc | Black River Falls, WI | 1 | $5,130 | $5,130 | Karner Blue Garden Club | General operations - labor | apps.irs.gov |
| Aldridge Family Foundation Inc | Libertyville, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Northwoods Land Trust | Promote water conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Amica Companies Foundation | Lincoln, RI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Aldo Leopold Nature Center Inc | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald W & Margaret M Anderson Foundation | Maple Plain, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Mississippi Valley Conservancy | To support the organization's mission. | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth B and Philip J Hendrickson Foundation LTD | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Baird Creek Preservation FDN | General | apps.irs.gov |
| FK Bemis Family Foundation Inc | Sheboygan Falls, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Glacial Lakes Conservancy | Community | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Sustainability and Innovation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Mequon Nature Preserve | conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Graber Family Foundation | Mundelein, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Mequon Nature Preserve Inc | Contributions for unrestricted purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Horst Rechelbacher Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| James and Karen Hyde Foundation Inc | Dousman, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Waukesha County Land Conservancy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Riveredge Nature Center | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Leila & Mickey Straus Fam Char Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Driftless Area Land Conservancy | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Madison Trust | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Program expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Modestus Bauer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Northwoods Land Trust | General charitable use | apps.irs.gov |
| Nicholas Family Foundation Trust | Mequon, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Green Tree Garden Club | Annual campaign. to promote greater understanding of the interdependence of horticulture, entironmental protection and community improvement. | apps.irs.gov |
| Oak Lodge Foundation | Aspen, CO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Savanna Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Oshkosh Corporation Foundation Inc | Oshkosh, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Riverview Gardens Inc | To supports people by providing job training and employment to help them overcome poverty. | apps.irs.gov |
| Pollybill Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Forest Home Historic Preservation Association Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| River Road Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Lake Owen Association | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| SMS Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Clean Lakes Alliance | To improve water quality of lakes, streams and watersheds. | apps.irs.gov |
| Schreiber Foods Foundation Inc | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Green Bay Botanical Garden Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Steinhauer Charitable Foundation | Madison, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Olbrich Botanical Society | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Steve & Amy Louis Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Lake Owen Association Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Catherine Zdeblick Foundation Inc | Middleton, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Clean Lakes Alliance | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation | Rockford, IL | 4 | $5,000 | $2,000 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eccles Family Foundation | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Door County Land Trust | Conserving scenic land | apps.irs.gov |
| The Walsh Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Tom & Donna Neshek Family Foundation | Elkhorn, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Kettle Moraine Land Trust | To support preservation of nature | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful Inc | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Windhover Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Kettle Moraine Garden Club Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| JX Gives Back Family Foundation Inc | Hartland, WI | 2 | $4,900 | $2,900 | Kenosha Fisheries Restoration Foundation | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Madigan Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $4,000 | $3,000 | Olbrich Botanical Society | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Peck Foundation Milwaukee LTD | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $4,000 | $3,000 | Milwaukee Parks Foundation | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth & William Merkey Foundation | Plymouth, MN | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Rushes Wilderness Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Stuhley Charitable Foundation | Nokomis, FL | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Geneva Lake Association | Charitable gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Wochinske Family Foundation Inc | De Pere, WI | 2 | $4,000 | $2,500 | Green Bay Botanical Garden | Connect people with plants | apps.irs.gov |
| Ziegler Family Foundation Inc | Brookfield, WI | 2 | $4,000 | $3,000 | Tall Pines Conservancy Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Carolyn M & Leary E Peterson Family Foundation Inc | Prairie Du Chien, WI | 1 | $3,850 | $3,850 | Wisconsin Waterfowl Association | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Adreani Family Foundation | Park Ridge, IL | 2 | $3,500 | $2,500 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Dean L & Rosemarie Buntrock Foundation | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | 3 | $3,500 | $2,500 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | Protect and support use of Geneva Lake | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc | Sheboygan, WI | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Glacial Lakes Conservancy | Continued support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kristin L Anderson Charitable Foundation | Rockford, IL | 2 | $3,500 | $2,000 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Rotary Botanical Gardens Inc | Match/discretionary | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniel W Erdman Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Groundswell Conservancy | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Duane and Kathleen Foulkes Foundation Inc | Beaver Dam, WI | 2 | $3,000 | $2,000 | Northwoods Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Inc | Wildlife rehabilitation | apps.irs.gov |
| Josephine P & John J Louis Foundation Inc | Lake Geneva, WI | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Lake Owen Association | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Kikkoman Foods Foundation Inc | Walworth, WI | 2 | $3,000 | $2,000 | Kettle Moraine Land Trust | Financial support 2025 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tracy E Anderson Charitable Foundation | Rockford, IL | 2 | $3,000 | $2,000 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| WPS Charitable Foundation Inc | Monona, WI | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Clean Lakes Alliance Inc | Local initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Abbybank Foundation Inc | Abbotsford, WI | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Riverview Gardens | Construction of a community teaching garden | apps.irs.gov |
| Adreani Foundation | Park Ridge, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Wakeman Henderson Charitable Foundation XXX-XX-XXXX | New York, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve | Exempt organizations purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| First Business Charitable Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Aldo Leopold Nature Center Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Franklin Electric Charitable & Educational Foundation Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Clean Lakes Alliance Inc | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Gussel Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Outdoors Forever Inc | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| James G Hart Foundation | Wadsworth, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | River Alliance of Wisconsin | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Sandstone Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Urban Ecology Center Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Schoen Family Charitable Trust | Loudon, TN | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Riverview Gardens | job training & Placement program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sammann Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | The Anvil Lake Association Incorporated | for EWM management | apps.irs.gov |
| Usg Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Friends of Kishwauketoe LTD | Arts Culture and Humanities | apps.irs.gov |
| WR Berkley Corporation Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Driftless Area Land Conservancy Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles & Marcia Larsenanthony & Priscilla Beadell Foundation | Mequon, WI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Door County Land Trust | Land preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Claremont S Jackman Foundation XXX-XX-XXXX | Madison, WI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Friends of the Arboretum Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Crystal Print Foundation Inc | Little Chute, WI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Friends of High Cliff State Park | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| David G and Nancy B Walsh Family Foundation LTD | Madison, WI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Gathering Waters Inc | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Dwight and Linda Davis Foundation | Wausau, WI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Door County Land Trust | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Forest H Schafer Foundation | Clintonville, WI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Navarino Nature Center | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Frenzel Family Charitable Foundatio | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Clean Wisconsin | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Hislop Family Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Door County Land Trust | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Laskin Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Urban Ecology Center Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Maurice & June Robinson Family Foundation Inc | De Pere, WI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Green Bay Botanical Garden | Charity's discretion | apps.irs.gov |
| Regal Beloit Charitable Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Urban Ecology Center | Ips | apps.irs.gov |
| Sub-Zero Group Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 2 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Boerke Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Friends of Schlitz-Audubon Center Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howard S Dubin Family Foundation | Evanston, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Outrider Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $1,950 | $1,040 | Urban Ecology Center Inc | Matching contribution (general operating support) | apps.irs.gov |
| Cloud Family Foundation Inc | De Pere, WI | 1 | $1,600 | $1,600 | Wings Over Wisconsin | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles D Ortgiesen Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Urban Ecology Center | Unrestricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Col L C Christensen Charitable and Religious Foundation Inc | Racine, WI | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | River Bend Nature Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Curt and Sue Culver Family Foundation Inc | Nashotah, WI | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Tall Pines Conservancy | Nature preservation support | apps.irs.gov |
| Fritz Family Foundation Inc | Potosi, WI | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Mississippi Valley Conservancy | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| MJ O'Brien Family Foundation | Evanston, IL | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Door County Land Trust | Land perservation and maintenance | apps.irs.gov |
| Seneca Foods Foundation | Fairport, NY | 2 | $1,500 | $1,000 | Wings Over Wisconsin | Annual youth and veteran hunts, restore a pond | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $1,500 | $1,000 | Urban Ecology Center | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| DL and LF Rikkers Family Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Clean Lakes Alliance | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth Covo Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $1,113 | $1,113 | Monarch Butterfly Fund | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tenzer Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $1,100 | $1,000 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Van Dyke Family Charitable Foundation | Hillside, IL | 2 | $1,050 | $750 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | Unrestricted purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Nathan & Sarah Herbst Family Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $1,004 | $1,004 | Clean Lakes Alliance | General gift | apps.irs.gov |
| A C Kootz Foundation | Nashotah, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Tall Pines Conservancy | Nature conservancy | apps.irs.gov |
| Andrew Family Foundation | Orland Park, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Geneva Lake Conservancy Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Barbara and John Trimble Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Urban Ecology Center | Mentoring urban children. | apps.irs.gov |
| Borg Foundation Inc | Delavan, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Delavan Rotary Gardens Foundation | Support for annual planting of community garden | apps.irs.gov |
| David Everest FDN | Westerville, OH | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Trees for Tomorrow Inc | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Dellwood Foundation Inc | Wayzata, MN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Kinnickinnic River Land Trust | Annual fund campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamill Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Gathering Waters | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Hinrichs Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Des Plaines Wetlands Conservancy Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Hudson-Webber Foundation | Detroit, MI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Clean Lakes Alliance Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hurckman Family Foundation Inc | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Green Bay Botanical Garden Inc | To provide year-round educational and recreational experiences | apps.irs.gov |
| Jeffrey R Anderson Charitable Foundation | Rockford, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Judy & John Graff Charitable Foundation | Rockford, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Door County Land Trust Inc | Employee matching | apps.irs.gov |
| Lang Family Foundation Inc | Punta Gorda, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | River Bend Nature Center | Community grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Merganser Fund Inc | Hartland, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Tall Pines Conservancy | Operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Lake Geneva Garden Club Foundation Inc | Volunteer incentive program | apps.irs.gov |
| Otzen Family Foundation Incorporated | Lake Geneva, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Geneva Lake Association Inc | Public charity gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Prairie Springs Paul Fleckenstein Charitable Trust | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Juneau Park Friends | Annual gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Ritt Family Foundation | White Bear Lake, MN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Riverwood Nature Center | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert A and Lynn I Doneff Foundation | Egg Harbor, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Door County Land Trust | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Shomos Family Foundation LTD | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Door County Land Trust Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen D and Betty J Gebhardt Family Foundation Inc | Warrens, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Friends of the Black River Inc | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Sue Anne Gelatt Foundation | La Crosse, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Mississippi Valley Conservancy | Further their exempt function | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunshine Charitable Foundation | Libertyville, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Door County Land Trust | General Support Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Haggerty Family Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Door County Land Trust | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Martin Family Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Clean Lakes Alliance | Humanitarian | apps.irs.gov |
| The Norbell Foundation | Appleton, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | River Bend Nature Center | General operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert E Hansen Family Foundation | Sturgeon Bay, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Door County Land Trust | Natural res conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simms Family Foundation | Walworth, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Weinert Family Foundation Inc Fka J & K Weinert Family Foundation | Palm Coast, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Landmark Conservancy Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| William P & Suzanne W Patterson Family Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Northwoods Land Trust Inc | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Wow We Care Charity of Wisconsin Inc | Appleton, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Riverview Gardens | Further exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 5 | $850 | $350 | Delavan Rotary Gardens Foundation Inc | Environmental quality, protection and beautification | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Woodruff Charitable Trust | Monona, WI | 1 | $760 | $760 | Rotary Botanical Gardens | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wauwatosa Savings & Loan Foundation | Oostburg, WI | 1 | $750 | $750 | Wisconsin Waterfowl Association | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Arkes Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Wisconsin Conservation Voices | Exempt purpose of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Church Mutual Insurance Company Foundation Inc | Merrill, WI | 1 | $500 | $500 | Robert W Monk Gardens Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cottonwood Foundation | White Bear Lake, MN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Monarch Butterfly Fund | Tree planting | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Kathy Reinhart Family Foundation | La Crosse, WI | 1 | $500 | $500 | Mississippi Valley Conservancy | General program support | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judd S Alexander Foundation | Robert W Monk Gardens Inc | Wausau, WI | Visitor and education center | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pleasant T Rowland Foundation Inc | Taliesin Preservation Inc | Spring Green, WI | Donation | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Clean Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | Environment | $385,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | The Savanna Institute | Madison, WI | to support a research project involving the scaling of agroforestry nationwide | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pleasant T Rowland Foundation Inc | Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona, WI | Donation | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Clean Wisconsin | Madison, WI | General operating | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Milwaukee Water Commons Inc | Milwaukee, WI | to provide general operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Renew Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | for general operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Clean Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | for general operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caerus Foundation Inc | Fund for Lake Michigan | Milwaukee, WI | Western Lake Michigan Pooled Fund | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Matthew Zell Family Foundation | Savanna Institute | Madison, WI | Sustainability | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Antonia Foundation Incco F Michael Arnow | Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | To support neighborhoodenviro ed project/prairie restoration | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caerus Foundation Inc | Wisconsin Conservation Voices | Madison, WI | General Support | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Milwaukee Water Commons Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Project support grant focused on environmental and climate resilience efforts in milwaukee and to aid climate environmental and climate resilience efforts. | $155,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockwell Automation Charitable Corp | Milwaukee Parks Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | General Operating | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | River Alliance of Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | To protect and restore the Great Lakes ecosystem through education, public engagement and policy reform activities. | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stranahan Foundation | Savanna Institute | Madison, WI | Savanna institute's education and outreach program | $149,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caerus Foundation Inc | Northwoods Land Trust Inc | Eagle River, WI | Conservation Easement Projects | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aceso Foundation Inc | Victory Garden Initiative | Milwaukee, WI | Charitable | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Outrider Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | For a project training journalists in nuclear weapons issues | $112,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Milwaukee Water Commons Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Project support to aid milwaukee water commons' efforts to increase climate and water infrastructure. | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Wisconsin Conservation Voices Inc | Madison, WI | Democracy | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 1923 Fund | Baird Creek Preservation Foundation | Green Bay, WI | General operating | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank E Payne and Seba B Payne Foundation | Gathering Waters Inc | Madison, WI | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leola Culver Family Foundation Inc | Green Lake Association | Green Lake, WI | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Milwaukee Water Commons Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General operating | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caerus Foundation Inc | Northwoods Land Trust Inc | Eagle River, WI | Northwoods Conservation Easement Project | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation | Philadelphia Community Farm Inc | Osceola, WI | General operating | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | River Alliance of Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | General operating | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc | Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | To fund approved public charities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brookby Foundation | Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | Imagine Campaign | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Square One Foundation | Wisconsin Conservation Voices | Madison, WI | General purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Wisconsin Conservation Voices Inc | Madison, WI | General operating | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association Inc | Madison, WI | for general operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth St John & John Dunham West Foundation Inc | Van Der Brohe Arboretum | Two Rivers, WI | Restricted | $91,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alumbra Innovations Foundation | Urban Ecology Center Inc | Milwaukee, WI | To provide high school students with the resources and guidance they need to make connections within themselves, their communities, and nature | $91,267 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brookby Foundation | Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | Imagine campaign | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caerus Foundation Inc | Clean Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Communications Activities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Patterson Family Foundation | Driftless Area Land Conservancy | Dodgeville, WI | Protection of farms, forests, savannas, prairies, waters and wetlands | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Antonia Foundation Incco F Michael Arnow | Mequon Nature Preserve | Mequon, WI | To support fellowsprogram & waterquality & ag progs | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Milwaukee Water Commons Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prospect Hill Foundation Inc | Outrider Foundation | Madison, WI | Outrider's journalism & media program | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Renew Wisconsin | Madison, WI | General operating | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockwell Automation Charitable Corp | Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | General Operating, Education support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | Wisconsin Conservation Voices | Madison, WI | General Operating Support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brookby Foundation | Wisconsin Conservation Voices | Madison, WI | General support | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Julie Schmidt Family Foundation | Riverview Gardens Inc | Appleton, WI | General & Unrestricted | $65,650 | apps.irs.gov |
| Holzinger Memorial Foundation 4915009523 | Geneva Lake Conservancy | Fontana, WI | Program services | $65,126 | apps.irs.gov |
| Four-Four Foundation Inc | Tall Pines Conservancy | Nashotah, WI | General exempt purpose | $62,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Clean Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | To support a leading statewide conservation policy organization, including its work on clean water. | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Couillard Solar Foundation Inc | Midwest Renewable Energy Assoc | Custer, WI | For the promotion of a safe, healthy and caring community | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brookby Foundation | Milwaukee Riverkeeper | Milwaukee, WI | General support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Us Ventureschmidt Family Foundation | Riverview Gardens Inc | Appleton, WI | Unrestricted charitable grant | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lumpkin Family Foundation | Savanna Institute | Madison, WI | Charitable | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Globetrotter Foundation | Savanna Institute | Madison, WI | Tranche 3 2023 | $52,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nimick Forbesway Foundation | Aldo Leopold Nature Center Inc | Monona, WI | Access For All: Ensuring Educational Equity for Underserved Youth Initiative (AFA) | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | Geneva Lake Conservancy | Fontana, WI | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Streich Family Foundation Inc | Mequon Nature Preserve | Mequon, WI | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sally Mead Hands Foundation | Midwest Renewable Energy Association | Custer, WI | Operating funds | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lori and David Nicholas Family Foundation Inc | Reflo Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General support. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sally Mead Hands Foundation | Renew Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Operating funds | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Argosy Foundation | Renew Wisconsin | Madison, WI | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Argosy Foundation | Restoring Lands | West Bend, WI | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sally Mead Hands Foundation | Savanna Institute | Madison, WI | Operating funds | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Inc | Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Argosy Foundation | Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laird Norton Family Foundation | Valley Stewardship Network | Viroqua, WI | General operating support | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John C Bock Foundation | Door County Land Trust Inc | Sturgeon Bay, WI | Environmental conservation | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc | Forest Home Historic Preservation Association Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Historical | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation | Friends of Willow River and Kinnickinnic State Parks Inc | Hudson, WI | General operating | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Schanock Family Foundation Inc | Green Bay Botanical Garden | Green Bay, WI | Perennial performance grand garden campaign | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mackenzie Family Foundation | Green Lake Association | Green Lake, WI | General purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockwell Automation Charitable Corp | Harbor District Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General Operating | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aylward Family Foundation | Trees for Tomorrow | Eagle River, WI | To support environmental education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sally Mead Hands Foundation | Healthy Climate Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Operating funds | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Schneider National Foundation Inc | Green Bay Botanical Garden Inc | Green Bay, WI | Sponsorship | $36,583 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hauske Family Foundation Inc | Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation Inc | West Bend, WI | Conservation support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brookby Foundation | Clean Wisconsin | Madison, WI | The scientific method: using data to mitigate climate change | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hendricks Family Foundation Inc | Friends of Welty Environmental Center | Beloit, WI | General operating support - educator | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles and Marie Caestecker Foundation | Green Lake Association Inc | Green Lake, WI | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prospect Hill Foundation Inc | Outrider Foundation | Madison, WI | Outrider's journalism & media program | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hugh J Andersen Foundation | Philadelphia Community Farm Inc | Osceola, WI | General operating support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James and Christine Speaker Family Foundation | Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | General fund | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brookby Foundation | Mequon Nature Preserve Inc | Mequon, WI | 3 year fellowship | $33,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nimick Forbesway Foundation | Groundswell Conservancy Inc | Madison, WI | General & Unrestricted | $31,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Riordan Family Foundation | Green Lake Association | Green Lake, WI | To further program services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation | Kinnickinnic River Land Trust | River Falls, WI | General operating | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bosley & Green Foundation | Milwaukee Parks Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Realty Gift Fund | Mississippi Valley Conservancy | La Crosse, WI | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Patagoniaorg | Savanna Institute | Madison, WI | To support environmental projects. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Phoebe R & John D Lewis Foundation | Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance | Madison, WI | Program support, land acquisition and management | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation | Wild Rivers Conservancy of the St Croix & Namekagon | Osceola, WI | General operating | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc | Wisconsin Conservation Voices | Madison, WI | To fund approved public charities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael W Louis Private Foundation | Lake Owen Association | Cable, WI | General contribution | $29,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Four-Four Foundation Inc | Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | General exempt purpose | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Xcel Energy Foundation | Wild Rivers Conservancy of the St Croix & Namekagon | Osceola, WI | Environmental sustainabilitymatch a previous donation (501(c)3) grant | $25,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pleasant T Rowland Foundation Inc | Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona, WI | Donation | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Phoebe R & John D Lewis Foundation | Clean Lakes Alliance | Madison, WI | Yahara society membership, community meetings, education projects, partnerships or grant funding | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 1923 Fund | Crossroads at Big Creek | Sturgeon Bay, WI | General operating | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lori and David Nicholas Family Foundation Inc | Gathering Waters Inc | Madison, WI | General support. to strengthen land trusts to protect wi's special places & grow healthy, vibrant communities. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.