Foundations that fund museums in Wisconsin

206 foundations made gifts to museums in Wisconsin, reaching 92 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024–2025.

206Foundations gave here
83Accept applications
$5,000Typical gift
92Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
Green Bay Packers FoundationGreen Bay, WI · EIN 39-157713712 gifts · typical $4,000 · 202512 · $50,234$4,0002025Accepts applications
Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith FamilyWilmington, DE · EIN 39-61253296 gifts · typical $4,625 · 20246 · $49,250$4,6252024Invite only
Ruth ST John & John Dunham WestManitowoc, WI · EIN 39-60563755 gifts · typical $20,000 · 20245 · $193,000$20,0002024Accepts applications
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI · EIN 39-60379284 gifts · typical $187,500 · 20244 · $2,400,000$187,5002024Accepts applications
Charles & Marcia LarsenanthonyMequon, WI · EIN 26-37704414 gifts · typical $2,750 · 20244 · $39,000$2,7502024Invite only

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 374 matched gifts to museums in Wisconsin in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 92 matched organizations received gifts to museums in Wisconsin in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to museums in Wisconsin was $5,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund museums in Wisconsin?

206 foundations made gifts to 92 organizations in Wisconsin in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

83 of the 206 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.