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