Foundations that fund organizations in Baraboo, Wisconsin
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Baraboo nonprofits
118 private foundations gave $4.3M to Baraboo organizations in their latest filings; 33 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
169 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Baraboo around $10K. 26 of these funders are based in Wisconsin; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 118
- Accept applications
- 33
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Baraboo
- $4.3M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 169
- Typical median grant
- $10K
- Based in WI
- 26%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Baraboo organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palladium Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Various |
| Turner Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $541K | $271K | Preselected only | Further organization's exempt purpose |
| Leiden Conservation Foundation | Hunting Valley, OH | 1 | $452K | $452K | Preselected only | Variety of projects |
| Jerred D Ruble Family Charitable Foundation | Mandan, ND | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Building construction projects |
| Hamill Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $151K | $76K | Preselected only | Whooping CraneConservation; Unrestricted |
| Alexander Foundation Inc C/O Ruane Cunniff Lp | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General support |
| Nimick Forbesway Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To support ICF's work with the Kafue Flats of Zambia |
| Keefe Family Foundation | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $90K | $90K | Preselected only | To enable the donees to carry-out their tax exempt purposes. |
| Antonia Foundation Incco F Michael Arnow | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $80K | $80K | Yes | To support educationalprogramming andwelcome center theater |
| Reinhardt H & Shirley R Jahn Foundation Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Environmental programming and habitat infrastructure improv… |
| Gregory C van Wie Charitable Foundation Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | 3 | $70K | $25K | Yes | Program support |
| Wr & Floy a Sauey Family Foundation | Baraboo, WI | 5 | $59K | $10K | Yes | Donation |
| Conservation Food and Health Foundation Inc C/O Gma Foundations | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Program support |
| Bobolink Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted Charitable Gift |
| Felburn Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Whooping crane protection |
| Chauncey and Marion D McCormick Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Environmental |
| Single Step Foundation | Boulder, CO | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General - no restrictionsgeneral - no restrictions |
| Top Family Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Makray Family Foundation C/O Harrison Llp | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Dietrich American Foundation C/O Saul Ewing Llp | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| John Borota Foundation | Lakewood Ranch, FL | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | To further the mission of the organzation. |
| Salzwedel Family Fund Ltd | Madison, WI | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | General Operations |
| The Louise H & David S Ingalls Fdn | Shaker Heights, OH | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | Health |
| Knopf Family Foundation Inc | Wakefield, MA | 1 | $32K | $32K | Yes | For one year cost of food for cranes in human care. they ha… |
| Weiss Family Impact Fund | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | To conserve cranes and their ecosystems |
| The Clayton Fund Inc | Houston, TX | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Whooping Crane Conservation Project |
| Two Eagles Foundation Inc | Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Tuition assistance |
| The Brown Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Texas Whooping Crane Conservation Program |
| Brakebush Family Foundation Inc | Westfield, WI | 1 | $28K | $28K | Preselected only | Unrestricted charitable gift |
| Mle Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $28K | $28K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General exempt purpose |
| Wolf Creek Charitable Foundation C/O Baldwin Family Office | West Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Toward operating support for the Texas Program |
| The Batchelor Foundation Inc | Miami Beach, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General operations |
| The Malcolm C Damuth Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To support the organization's purpose |
| Derse Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 2 | $24K | $12K | Yes | Environmental support |
| Mason Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| It's Possible Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Eliminating substandard housing and homelessness |
| Margaret a Lindberg Fdn Inc Mng Agy | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Culver's Foundation Inc | Prairie du Sac, WI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | To help support kids ranch school year literacy tutoring an… |
| Cedar Tree Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Project support of the future leaders fellowship |
| Arthur J Donald Family Foundation Inc | Elm Grove, WI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Capital grant for special projects |
| The Cara Foundation (fka the Milwaukee Insurance Foundation) | Brookfield, WI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted grant |
| Rama P Mukherjee Charitable Tr | Marshfield, WI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Program support |
| John P McGovern Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Program support |
| The Susan Vaughan Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | For general operating support |
| Seneca Foods Foundation | Fairport, NY | 23 | $14K | $500 | Yes | Provide a safe ride home for intoxicated individuals; Support baraboo amateur baseball; Local fire/ems department |
| John C Bock Foundation | Pickett, WI | 2 | $13K | $6,250 | Yes | Environmental education; Environmental restoration |
| Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $12K | $6,000 | Yes | Award fellow and leader school; 2025 leader |
| The Donnelley Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $11K | $5,500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Newman's Own Foundation | Westport, CT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Kids ranch - literacy, mental wellness, and camp for childr… |
| The Lozick Family Foundation | Pepper Pike, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Louise Catherine Schlichenmaier and Othon Henry Ochsner I Foundation | Antioch, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Church youth organization camp/missions |
| Phoebe R & John D Lewis Foundation | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Loren & Helen Walker Foundation | New Lisbon, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Charitable use |
| The Blanke Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Candis J Stern Charitable Foundation | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Jerome G & Annette S Zimmerman Foundation Inc | Boynton Beach, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Les & Judy Smout Foundation | Clearwater, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Historical site study |
| The Lucia H Bailey and Stephen M Bailey 2016 Family Foundation Inc | Winter Park, FL | 1 | $8,500 | $8,500 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Neuhaus Family Christian Foundation | Hendersonville, TN | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Donation to a domestically registered charitable organizati… |
| Adele M Thomas Charitable Foundation Inc | Falls Church, VA | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Yes | General purposes |
| John J Frautschi Family Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 2 | $8,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | General |
| The Silseth Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Earl C Sams Foundation Inc C/O Bruce S Hawn | Corpus Christi, TX | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 | Yes | General operating support |
| Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Treat every individual with dignity and respect while addre… |
| Oak Lodge Foundation | Aspen, CO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Training of the next generation of conservation professiona… |
| Pleasant T Rowland Foundation Inc | Brookfield, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Donation |
| Siegfried and Marjorie Claussner Foundation | Roselle, IL | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Yes | Vicorage program; Vicorage |
| Vilter Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Shasta Wildlife Conservation Foundation | Kensington, CA | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Preselected only | An unrestricted contribution |
| Green Bay Packers Foundation | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Yes | Kids ranch literacy program |
| Gussel Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 3 | $4,000 | $1,000 | Yes | General operations |
| Dellwood Foundation Inc | Wayzata, MN | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | Annual fund campaign |
| Marvin and Marva Komisarow Fdn | Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $3,000 | $1,500 | Preselected only | Donation; Excellence in education fund |
| Ed Uihlein Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General |
| Jos & Catherine Johnson Family Fdn | Godfrey, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Alliant Energy Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 8 | $2,974 | $300 | Yes | Matching gift; Volunteer grant grant |
| The Winthrop Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General support |
| Billy J Birdwell and Esme J Birdwell Family Foundation Inc | San Diego, CA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General Support |
| James G Hart Foundation | Wadsworth, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General fund |
| Aylward Family Foundation | Appleton, WI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | To support the conservation of cranes and their ecosystems |
| The Covia Foundation | Independence, OH | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 | Yes | General operating support |
| Kulhanek Family Foundation | Downers Grove, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charitable Contribution |
| Charlotte Palmer Phillips Foundationinc C/O Kotin Crabtree & Strong Llp | Newton, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| The Robert E Hansen Family Foundation | Sturgeon Bay, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Wildlife conservation |
| P Wayne and Jane B Goode Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Environmentconservation |
| Atkinson Family Foundation | LA Jolla, CA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General |
| The Ahrens Family Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Jahns Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $700 | $350 | Preselected only | Conservation |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 4 | $600 | $150 | Preselected only | Housing, shelter; Environmental quality, protection and beautification; Animal-related |
| Backus Family Foundation Inc | Waunakee, WI | 1 | $515 | $515 | Preselected only | General support |
| Jsp Family Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift for its general purposes |
| Tosa Foundation C/O Tashia Morgridge | Portola Valley, CA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Conservation |
| Gag Charitable Corporation | Encinitas, CA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Support operations |
| The Anne & Leigh Perkins Foundation (formerly the Leigh H Perkins Fdn) | Monticello, FL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Philanthropic |
| The Mary L Kenzie Foundation | Hamburg, NY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Icf works to conserve cranes & the ecosystem watersheds & f… |
| Sterzing Charitable Trust | Virginia Beach, VA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | General Fund |
| Handelsman Family Foundation C/O Harold S Handelsman | Glencoe, IL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | General Fund |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Baraboo, Wisconsin?
Palladium Foundation, Turner Foundation Inc, Leiden Conservation Foundation, Jerred D Ruble Family Charitable Foundation, Hamill Family Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Baraboo organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Baraboo. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.