MJ Berner Foundation for Peace & Ju

The William & Dian Taylor Foundation

Brookfield, IL

The William & Dian Taylor Foundation supports performing arts, education, community assistance, basic needs, and youth services, primarily in Florida and Illinois, with some giving in Wisconsin and Michigan. Its 2025 grants ranged from $200 to $12,000, with a median of $1,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Franklin F Offner Foundation

Libertyville, IL

Green Bay Packers Foundation

Green Bay, WI

The Green Bay Packers Foundation funds Wisconsin charities working in areas such as families, athletics, children’s safety and education, animal welfare, and other focus areas that vary by year. Its 2026 announcement describes typical awards of $3,000–$8,000, though some grants are larger; it accepts online applications during its stated cycle, February 2–April 1, 2026.

The Chicago Community Trust

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Community Trust funds nonprofits advancing economic mobility, narrowing the wealth gap, and meeting urgent needs, with priorities including Black and Latine income and assets, homeownership, and investment in underinvested communities. Its 2024 median grant was $25,000, though awards varied widely; funding generally benefits Chicago-region residents. It accepts applications for listed open opportunities through GrantCentral; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests outside those opportunities.

Duane & Dorothy Bluemke Foundation Ltd

Sturgeon Bay, WI

The foundation supports education, services for older adults, disaster relief, children’s health, medical research, and ministry, with most grant dollars going to Wisconsin organizations. Grants ranged from $500 to $1.3 million in 2024, with a median of $5,000. The stated application process is for eligible Nathan Hale High School graduates seeking support for a qualifying STEM degree at a University of Wisconsin campus; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Aberdeen Charitable Foundation

Rockford, IL

Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc

New Glarus, WI

Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc funds Wisconsin nonprofits addressing food insecurity, housing, healthcare, education, and conservation, with emphasis on childhood education, hunger relief, healthcare, and housing. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $50,000, with a median of $2,400. It accepts requests through an application form on the New Glarus Brewing Company website; event requests must be submitted at least 45 days in advance.

Mary and Charles Sethness Charitable

Northbrook, IL

The foundation supports charitable organizations in areas including reproductive rights, education, land and wilderness conservation, and environmental protection, with 2025 grants ranging from $1,000 to $45,000 and a median of $3,500. Its grants went to organizations across multiple states, with the largest shares in New York, Illinois, and Wisconsin. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jane B and Eugene E White Family Fdn

Vero Beach, FL

The Jane B and Eugene E White Family Foundation supports organizations working in areas such as rowing, poverty reduction, hunger relief, arts and culture, and environmental advocacy. In 2025, it made 33 grants ranging from $500 to $24,000, with a median grant of $5,000; funding was concentrated in New York, Washington, DC, and Wisconsin. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Baird Foundation Inc

Milwaukee, WI

The foundation funds nonprofits in health and human services, education, the arts, youth, and other areas, with grants across multiple states and the largest share of 2025 funding going to Wisconsin. Its 2025 grants had a median of $500, though awards ranged widely; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing

Appleton, WI

Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing distributes donor-directed and program donations to a broad range of causes and organizations in local, national, and global communities. Its 2024 grants had a median of $11,520 and ranged from $5,006 to $5 million. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Dane Buy Local Foundation Inc

Madison, WI

Dane Buy Local Foundation supports local-business education and promotion, collaboration, business training and mentorship, and entrepreneurship scholarships, primarily in Dane County and South Central Wisconsin. Its only listed grant was $12,000 in 2021; no typical grant amount is stated, and the profile does not say whether it accepts unsolicited requests.