The Novak Family Foundation

Oshkosh Area Community Foundation Corporation

Oshkosh, WI

The Oshkosh Area Community Foundation funds charitable and educational work, including community programs, education, health and human services, recreation, and economic development, in Winnebago and Waushara counties, Green Lake County, and the City of Ripon, Wisconsin. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,250 to $1 million, with a median of $18,550. It offers competitive grant programs and encourages applicants to discuss ideas with the foundation; the Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund is invitation-only.

Robert & Joan Follett Memorial

Appleton, WI

The Sartori Family Foundation Inc

Milwaukee, WI

The Sartori Family Foundation supports Wisconsin charities, schools, and community organizations across varied activities, including operating support, capital projects, crisis services, food education, and dementia and hospice care. In 2025, it made grants of $1,000 to $93,334, with a median of $10,000. It accepts applications through an online portal on a rolling basis.

Lou and Michele Gentine Foundation Inc

Plymouth, WI

The Lou and Michele Gentine Foundation supports education, healthcare, social welfare, homelessness services, and community recreation, with most funding going to Wisconsin and some to Indiana and New Jersey. In 2025, grants ranged from $10,000 to $1,025,000, with a median of $25,000; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Mercy Works Foundation

Germantown, WI

Mercy Works Foundation supports religious ministries and formation, clean-water access, aid to people in need, and pro-life and human-dignity work. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $256,563, with a median of $22,500; grants went to organizations in multiple states, with the largest shares in Wisconsin and California. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc

Wausau, WI

The foundation funds grants and scholarships, with Wausau Marathon County Impact Grants supporting arts, education, health and human services, and resource preservation projects that benefit the greater Wausau area or Marathon County. Impact Grants range from $1,000 to $100,000; across its 2025 grants, the median award was $16,602.

The Thomas Aquinas Foundation

Wheaton, IL

Broemmel Foundation

Marion, IL

The Broemmel Foundation supports educational, religious, health, and charitable organizations, with recent grants concentrated in Illinois and also reaching Missouri, Florida, Indiana, Washington, DC, and elsewhere. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $1,700, with a median of $1,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Robert and Martha Trussell Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Life Foundation

Austin, TX

Chase Family Foundation

Burnsville, MN

The Chase Family Foundation funds general support, religious, community welfare, and medical purposes, with 2025 grants ranging from $100 to $600,000 and a median of $4,000. Its grants primarily went to organizations in Indiana and Minnesota, with smaller awards elsewhere. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Communities Foundation of Texas Inc

Dallas, TX

Communities Foundation of Texas funds a broad range of community needs, including health, education, housing, and community development, primarily in North Texas and across Texas. Its 2025 grants had a median of about $18,800, though amounts varied widely; nearly all opportunities are by invitation, with some specific programs open for applications.