59 private foundations reported religion grants in Wisconsin on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 59 private foundations reported 119 grants for religion totaling $4,175,063 to 114 organizations in Wisconsin. The most-funded Wisconsin communities were Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay. Kunes Family Foundation reported the most religion giving — $1,277,916 across 14 grants. The median grant was $10,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Kunes Family Foundation | 14 | $1,277,916 |
| Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc | 14 | $617,213 |
| Marcus Family Charitable Trust | 1 | $325,000 |
| The Margaret Ellen Nielsen Foundation | 2 | $175,100 |
| Easter Foundation Inc | 5 | $172,500 |
| Duane and Kathleen Foulkes Foundation Inc | 6 | $131,177 |
| The Bolick Foundation | 1 | $119,362 |
| The Kozinski Foundation Inc | 3 | $113,000 |
| Osiecki Family Foundation Inc | 1 | $109,800 |
| Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc | 1 | $106,000 |
| Swenson Family Foundation | 2 | $100,000 |
| Gentine Foundation Inc | 1 | $100,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Timber-lee Ministries Inc | 1 | $550,000 |
| Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc | 1 | $325,000 |
| Eternal Word Ministries Corporation | 1 | $320,000 |
| Intervarsity Christian Fellowship- USA | 2 | $175,100 |
| Lighthouse Full Gospel Church | 1 | $120,820 |
| International Fellowship of Evangelical Students | 1 | $119,362 |
| The Prairie School | 1 | $109,800 |
| ST Pauls Episcopal Church | 1 | $106,000 |
| Cross Lutheran Church | 1 | $101,000 |
| Mount Calvary Lutheran Church | 1 | $100,000 |
| Seton Catholic Schools | 1 | $100,000 |
| Hephatha Lutheran Church | 1 | $87,000 |
| Christian Life Church | 1 | $83,800 |
| Wisconsin Conference of SDA | 1 | $80,000 |
| ST Matthew Parish | 1 | $77,598 |
59 private foundations reported religion grants in Wisconsin on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $4,175,063. The largest by reported dollars were Kunes Family Foundation, Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc, Marcus Family Charitable Trust. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
114 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Wisconsin, led by Timber-lee Ministries Inc, Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc, Eternal Word Ministries Corporation. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported religion grant in Wisconsin was $10,000, and the largest single reported grant was $550,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
