Foundations in Wisconsin - Statistical Overview
Total Grants and Total Assets
Directory
Edition
Active
Foundations
Total
Grants Paid
Total
Assets
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
1254
1252
1234
1239
1225
$797,868,831
$811,910,269
$803,559,961
$755,072,560
$701,607,377
$11,172,840,884
$10,522,653,425
$10,909,637,031
$10,502,179,880
$9,635,262,424
2016
1241
$623,668,784
$9,638,306,941
2015
1256
$579,703,766
$9,532,780,829
2014
1276
$551,306,717
$8,147,400,419
2013
1264
$487,953,327
$7,068,417,918
2012
1301
$490,683,280
$7,022,030,971
2011
1324
$458,107,578
$6,260,367,106
Top Ten Counties
Foundations
by County
Active
Foundations
Total
Grants Paid
Total
Assets
Milwaukee
263
$319,100,988
$4,126,069,015
Waukesha
120
$89,656,821
$1,170,753,192
Dane
162
$65,869,023
$889,737,397
Brown
78
$46,994,786
$607,951,686
Outagamie
29
$39,635,951
$387,655,373
Racine
Winnebago
27
23
$25,927,929
$19,107,811
$135,848,158
$276,695,302
Marathon
31
$17,183,483
$322,357,099
Wood
14
$14,929,832
$297,517,924
Rock
30
$13,753,624
$259,072,950
20 Largest Foundations by Grants Paid
No
Foundation Name
Grants Paid
Assets
FYE Date
1
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
$65,610,846
$1,000,000,000
12/31/2020
2
Kern Family Foundation, Inc.
$50,050,661
$668,304,115
12/31/2019
3
Bradley (Lynde and Harry) Foundation
$40,134,436
$$854,191,274
12/31/2018
4
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
$20,547,450
$209,337,120
6/30/2018
5
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
$19,249,341
$99,669,019
6/30/2019
6
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, Inc.
$17,712,606
$156,639,820
8/31/2020
7
Bader Philanthropies
$16,064,265
$19,722,144
8/31/2019
8
SC Johnson Giving, Inc.
$15,872,349
$6,308,742
7/1/2019
9
Madison Community Foundation
$12,261,806
$191,879,640
12/31/2018
10
Kohl (Herb) Philanthropies dba Herb Kohl Charities
$11,925,334
$59,419,480
6/31/2019
11
Bradley Impact Fund, Inc.
$10,734,234
$8,711,594
12/31/2018
12
American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation, Inc
$9,500,000
$22,072,422
12/31/2018
13
Herzfeld (Richard & Ethel) Foundation, Inc.
$8,479,805
$66,118,157
12/31/2018
14
Reiman Foundation, Inc.
$7,787,408
$72,283,586
12/31/2018
15
Burke Foundation
$7,725,153
$114,039,214
12/31/2019
16
We Energies Foundation Inc.
$7,492,440
$59,824,247
12/31/2018
17
Thrivent Financial For Lutherans Foundation
$7,475,132
$77,119,747
12/31/2018
18
New JCI Foundation Inc
$7,366,325
$56,456,104
9/30/2018
19
Legacy Foundation of Central Wisc
$7,266,000
$157,228,607
6/30/2019
20
Oshkosh Area Community Foundation
$6,744,388
$112,814,198
6/30/2019