The Rogue Willow Foundation

MMG Foundation Inc

Kimberly, WI

MMG Foundation Inc supports scholarships, arts and culture, child care, housing, and community services, with most of its giving in Wisconsin. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $161,000, with a median of $3,000; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Hislop Family Foundation

Pennington, NJ

The foundation’s recent grants supported arts and music, land and water conservation, and community organizations, with all 2025 funding going to recipients in Door County, Wisconsin. It made 11 grants totaling $20,852 in 2025, typically around $2,000 each. It accepts no unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

Sunshine Charitable Foundation

Libertyville, IL

The foundation supports preselected organizations in conservation, community programs, education, health, and youth sports, with 2025 grants ranging from $1,000 to $1,028,000 and a median of $5,000. It is based in Illinois and funds organizations across several states, especially Illinois and Wisconsin. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc

Green Bay, WI

The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation funds nonprofit programs and projects in areas including basic needs, education, health, arts and culture, the environment, and youth development, with its general grants program serving Brown, Kewaunee, and Oconto counties. Its Funds for Greater Green Bay program typically awards up to $20,000; applicants are asked to discuss proposals with the Foundation’s Community Impact Team before applying.

Charles & Marcia Larsenanthony

Mequon, WI

IBM International Foundation

Armonk, NY

The IBM International Foundation funds education and workforce programs that build 21st-century and technology job skills, including initiatives for underserved students and job seekers. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $8.48 million, with a median of $100,000, and went to organizations across several U.S. states, especially Delaware and Massachusetts. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Curt and Sue Culver

Nashotah, WI

The foundation supports human services, addiction treatment, education and scholarships, athletics, financial literacy, and research, with most 2024 funding going to Wisconsin organizations and smaller shares to Illinois, Florida, and Indiana. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $107,000, with a median of $2,500. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Ford Foundation

New York, NY

The Ford Foundation funds organizations, individuals, and ideas working to reduce inequality and advance social justice, including work in areas such as immigrant justice, criminal justice reform, gender equity, and arts and culture, through grants around the world. Its 2024 grants had a median of $100,000, with amounts ranging from $45 to $15 million; it does not accept unsolicited requests by mail, email, or phone.

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Chicago, IL

The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan funds human services, education, community programs, Jewish life, and crisis relief in the Chicago area, as well as support for Israel and Jewish communities worldwide. Its 2025 grants ranged from about $5,000 to $27.4 million, with a median of about $20,000. Unsolicited requests are not addressed for the Federation overall; its separate Jewish Women’s Foundation accepts letters of intent, with proposals by invitation only.

Tatman Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The Tatman Foundation supports charitable work such as rescue services, food assistance, children’s programs and literacy, veterans, and community services, with a geographic focus on the St. Louis area and Door County, Wisconsin. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $15,000, with a median award of $1,600. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Chicago Community Trust

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Community Trust funds nonprofits addressing economic mobility, wealth gaps, and urgent community needs, with priorities including homeownership, small businesses, education, quality jobs, and investment in underinvested communities. Its 2025 itemized grants had a median of $26,500, though awards vary widely; grants generally benefit Chicago-region residents, and the Trust directs applicants to open opportunities but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Allstate Foundation

Northbrook, IL

The Allstate Foundation funds youth empowerment, efforts to prevent and address relationship abuse, nonprofit leadership, and related economic opportunity and equity work. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $2 million, with a median of $1,000, and awards must support work in the United States. It accepts proposals from organizations beyond a preselected list; proposals are reviewed as received.