Paper City Savings Charitable Foundation Inc

Community Foundation of Central

Stevens Point, WI

The foundation funds charitable projects in arts and culture, education, the environment, helping people, and wellness, primarily serving Portage and Waushara counties in Wisconsin. Its community grants range from one-time requests up to $5,000 to major-project requests of $25,000–$50,000; the median reported grant was $15,000. It accepts applications through three annual competitive grant cycles.

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.

Alliant Energy Foundation Inc

Madison, WI

Alliant Energy Foundation supports community organizations and initiatives in hunger and housing, workforce readiness, environmental stewardship, and community safety and engagement. Its 2025 grants had a median award of $400, with awards ranging from $10 to $200,000, and primarily served communities in Iowa and Wisconsin.

Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc

Milwaukee, WI

Herb Kohl Charities funds education, civic engagement, and collaborative community initiatives, with a focus on Milwaukee and Wisconsin. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $2 million, with a median of $5,000; specific programs offer Homegrown grants up to $5,000 and larger collaboration grants. It requires a letter of interest for its civic engagement opportunity, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests generally.

Sentry Insurance Foundation Inc

Stevens Point, WI

The foundation supports education, workforce development, United Way, and local organizations that improve quality of life and build equitable communities, especially in Wisconsin and Hawaii, including Maui. Its 2024 grants had a median of $1,500, though awards ranged widely; it accepts requests by letter to Sentry Insurance stating the organization’s purpose and requested amount.

Community Foundation

Memphis, TN

The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis supports nonprofits serving West Tennessee, eastern Arkansas, and northern Mississippi across a range of community needs, with grants made mainly through donor-advised funds and several focused programs. Grant sizes vary widely; the 2025 median was $20,200, while its Nonprofit Capacity Building program averages about $15,000 and Community Solutions Grants ranged from $50,000 to $150,000. Some programs accept applications, but the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted generally.

Land O'Lakes Foundation

St Paul, MN

Land O’Lakes Foundation funds hunger relief, education, and community vitality, especially projects connected to Land O’Lakes member-owner and dairy-farming communities. Its 2024 median grant was $1,000, though awards ranged widely; funding is concentrated in Minnesota and also reaches communities across its member footprint, including the East and West regions and California. It offers multiple programs with program-specific guidelines, but the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Incourage Community Foundation Inc

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Founded as a traditional community foundation in 1993, incourage evolved into an entrepreneurial nonprofit, dedicated to and led by the people of central wisconsin. In the more than three decades since, incourage has adapted its work to meet the changing and complex needs of a rural region recovering from significant disinvestment. Incourage plays many roles in community building: steward, advocate, convener, moderator, trainer, researcher, grant-maker, investor, and fundraiser. Incourage operates from a central belief that people are its most important asset, and that positive community change happens when systematic barriers to participation and engagement are eliminated, so that every person, and the community, can realize the power of their full potential. This includes the belief that residents who feel a sense of belonging, ownership, shared responsibility, and shared destiny by virtue of a shared place, are essential in shaping healthy, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth

Otto Bremer Trust

St Paul, MN

The Otto Bremer Trust supports people and communities through grants for work benefiting residents of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin; its 2024 grants had a median award of $50,000, with amounts ranging from $3,500 to $1.4 million. It does not accept unsolicited direct requests, but some Community Responsive Fund grants are available through selected intermediary partners.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports education, environmental stewardship, disaster relief, hunger relief, health, arts, and community needs, with emphasis on organizations connected to Enterprise employees, their families, or established customers. It gives across communities where Enterprise operates; its 2024 median grant was $3,000, though grants ranged widely. Applications are accepted at any time, but the profile does not say whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Peters Family Foundation Inc

Stevens Point, WI

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.