Private foundation · EIN 20-2059847 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Education

Hamp Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Wisconsin. The foundation accepts applications (January of each year) and its median grant is $23K.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 9 grants paid, $192K total, median $23K. 100% of grants stayed in Wisconsin. Stated restrictions: Students eligible for the scholarship must be graduating seniors of a milwaukee county high school, rank in the top 20% of their academic class, have taken or be enrolled in 2 advanced placement or international…

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
9
$192K
Median grant
$23K
Stays in WI
100%
of grants
Deadline
See below
January of each year
Assets
$1.9M

How to apply

Scholarship application available on foundation's website and is to be completed online. Information requested includes confirmation of eligibility requirements, high school academic results, standardized test scores, employment history, extracurricular and volunteer activities, and college plans. The applicants will also submit a brief essay on why they believe they should receive the scholarship. Finalists are required to submit high school transcripts and letters of reference, and to be interviewed by foundation selection committee. Contact: Elizabeth Billings, 833 E Michigan St Ste 1800, Milwaukee, Wi, 4142733500, HAMPSCHOLARSHIP@GMAIL.COM Deadlines: January of each year Restrictions: Students eligible for the scholarship must be graduating seniors of a milwaukee county high school, rank in the top 20% of their academic class, have taken or be enrolled in 2 advanced placement or international baccalaureate classes or college courses for credit, have applied as full-time students at either the university of wisconsin-madison or the university of minnesota-twin cities, and be eligible for in-state tuition or tuition reciprocity at the university at which they have been accepted.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

About this foundation

Hamp Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, administered in care of Godfrey & Kahn Sc, tax-exempt since 2006. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Hamp Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Scholarship application available on foundation's website and is to be completed online. Deadlines: January of each year.

How much does Hamp Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $192K across 9 grants, a median of $23K.

Where does Hamp Foundation Inc give?

Wisconsin (9 grants), per its latest filing.

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