Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras Foundation Inc

Madison Investments Foundation Inc

Madison, WI

The foundation supports charitable, educational, and scientific work, with recent grants spanning arts, education, community services, and food and housing security. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $10,080, with a median of $1,000; most funding went to Wisconsin, especially the Madison area. It accepts written applications, and no deadline is listed.

Madison Community Foundation

Madison, WI

Madison Community Foundation funds nonprofits through Community Impact grants in arts and culture, community development, environment, learning, and organizational capacity, as well as Field of Interest funds. Its 2024 grants had a median of about $12,000; Community Impact grants average $50,000 and may span multiple years. Grants primarily benefit organizations in Dane County, Wisconsin, and the foundation accepts unsolicited requests through its stated application processes.

Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma

San Francisco, CA

The Federation funds Jewish life and identity, antisemitism response, crisis relief, human services, and justice and inclusion, with work in the Bay Area, Israel, and beyond. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,050 to $2,405,915, with a median of $22,750. It frequently issues requests for proposals and welcomes inquiries about new Bay Area programs; no current organization grant opportunities were listed.

The Pyle Foundation

Madison, WI

The Pyle Foundation supports public charities, with recent grants for arts, education, and community programs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $60,000, with a median of $12,500; most funding went to Wisconsin organizations. The filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and directs applicants to contact the foundation with proof of exempt status and a project description.

Oscar & Elsa Mayer Family Foundation

Arlington Heights, IL

The foundation supports charitable organizations and educational institutions, including mental health, domestic and sexual violence services, schools, colleges, and arts organizations. In 2024, it made 48 grants ranging from $36 to $100,000, with a median grant of $2,500; recipients were based across several states, with the largest shares going to California, Michigan, Rhode Island, Washington, DC, and Oregon. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds only preselected organizations.

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.

Lau & Bea Christensen Charitable Foundat

Madison, WI

The foundation supports preselected charitable organizations, with 2025 grants going mainly to community, cultural, and social-service organizations in Wisconsin and a small share in Tennessee. Its 2025 grants had a median of $20,000, though awards ranged from $22 to $337,000; it does not accept unsolicited requests.

John J Frautschi Family Foundation Inc

Madison, WI

The foundation supports public charities in areas including arts and music, community services, history, food assistance, and waterfront planning, with most funding going to Wisconsin organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $100,000, with a median of $1,000; it funds preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Daniel & Julie Hartung Charitable

Fitchburg, WI

Daniel & Julie Hartung Charitable funds a range of charitable organizations, including those working in health care, arts, food assistance, disability services, education, and cancer support, with most grant dollars going to Wisconsin. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $550,000, with a median of $10,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Edith L Olsen Music Foundation

Milwaukee, WI

The Hallick Family Foundation

Shorewood, IL

The Hallick Family Foundation supports education, health research, and food, housing, and community services, with most of its 2024 grant dollars going to Wisconsin organizations and additional funding in Maryland, Minnesota, Arizona, and California. Its 18 grants totaled $176,000, ranging from $1,000 to $68,000, with a median of $3,000. It funds only 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.