Private foundation · EIN 39-6077001 · Madison, Wisconsin

Hamilton Roddis Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 22 grants paid, $393K total, median $15K. 50% of grants stayed in Wisconsin.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
22
$393K
Median grant
$15K
Stays in WI
50%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$6.4M

Grants paid in 2024

22 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Camp Five Museum FoundationLaona, WIGeneral support$45K
Nashotah House Theological SeminaryNashotah, WIGeneral support$35K
Bradley Impact FundMilwaukee, WIGeneral support$30K
Engineers Without Borders USADenver, COGeneral support$30K
Institute for Reforming GovernmentDelafield, WIGeneral support$30K
Marshfield Clinic Health System FoundationMarshfield, WIChildren's hospital campaign for the nicu$30K
Personal Development CenterMarshfield, WISupport the orenda center$25K
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NCSupport the fund for civic life and leadership$20K
University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WIConstitution ratification project$20K
Defense Orientation Conference Association (doca)Centreville, VAGeneral support$18K
Pax Americana InstituteMerton, WIGeneral support$15K
Stanford UniversityStanford, CASupport the hoover institution$15K
Wisconsin Institute for Law & LibertyMilwaukee, WIGeneral support$15K
University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WIHamilton roddis lecture series and forest stewardship fund for kemp station$13K
Beyond Walls Urban Squash Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MNGeneral support$10K
Center of the American ExperimentGolden Valley, MNGeneral support$10K
West Point Association of GraduatesWest Point, NYGeneral support$10K
Foundation for Individual Rights and ExpressionPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$5,000
Manhattan InstituteNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
State Financial Officers FoundationShawnee, KSGeneral support$5,000
University of Wisconsin Stevens PointStevens Point, WIFund the processing of the sara connor archival collection$5,000
The Living Church FoundationCongers, NYGeneral support$2,500

By state: Wisconsin 11 · Colorado 1 · Minnesota 2 · North Carolina 1 · Virginia 1 · New York 3

About this foundation

Hamilton Roddis Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Madison, Wisconsin, administered in care of Catherine Roddis Peck, tax-exempt since 1956. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Hamilton Roddis Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Hamilton Roddis Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $393K across 22 grants, a median of $15K.

Where does Hamilton Roddis Foundation Inc give?

Wisconsin (11 grants), Colorado (1 grants), Minnesota (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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