Foundations that fund organizations in Brookfield, Wisconsin
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Brookfield nonprofits
237 private foundations gave $4.9M to Brookfield organizations in their latest filings; 32 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
334 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Brookfield around $15K. 46 of these funders are based in Wisconsin; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 237
- Accept applications
- 32
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Brookfield
- $4.9M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 334
- Typical median grant
- $15K
- Based in WI
- 46%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Brookfield organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | Boston, MA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Environmental health science & policy research |
| Swall Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $463K | $463K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $325K | $163K | Yes | To support general operations; To support the prison seminary program |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $288K | $288K | Preselected only | Operating expense |
| The Silseth Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 8 | $288K | $15K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Harvest Fund; Light & Light Eva Lawrenz fund |
| Richard L Boland Love for Life Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $260K | $260K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Elmore & Alyce Kraemer Char Tr | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Timothy and Barbara Michels Family Foundation | Brownsville, WI | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Merkel Foundation Inc | Brookfield, WI | 1 | $85K | $85K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Orville H and Shirley I Larson Charitable Trust | Galesburg, IL | 1 | $76K | $76K | Preselected only | further donee's charitable purpose |
| Rucker-Donnell Foundation | Murfreesboro, TN | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Charitable gift |
| Nicholas Family Foundation Trust C/O Lynn S Nicholas | Mequon, WI | 2 | $65K | $33K | Yes | Annual campaign. to provide shelter for homeless animals, p…; Annual campaign. to promote research for children with canc… |
| The John Gale Memorial Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | General support |
| Emory T Clark Family Foundation | Eagan, MN | 4 | $60K | $15K | Yes | General operating |
| Every Org | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $52K | $52K | Preselected only | General support |
| Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $51K | $25K | Yes | Special needs expansion and social emotional counseling; Support impact100 grants- employee match |
| Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust | Paducah, KY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Programming support |
| Priebe Family Foundation Inc | Lake Geneva, WI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Capital projects |
| David V Uihlein Foundation David Uihlein Racing Museum Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| William and Carla Haney Family Foundation Inc C/O William Haney | Marco Island, FL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To support the organization's exempt purpose. |
| Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 12 | $41K | $2,500 | Yes | 2024 excellence; 2022 excellence; 2025 fellow |
| Speedskating United Development Foundation Inc | Brookfield, WI | 1 | $39K | $39K | Preselected only | Support speed skating |
| Joe Wheeler Memorial Foundation | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Jerome J and Dorothy H Holz Family Foundation C/O Donald Tushaus | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | Accessability improvements for site residence |
| Kim and John Schlifske Family Foundation Inc | Elm Grove, WI | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | General support |
| Fitch H Beach Char Fdn Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $32K | $32K | Preselected only | General support |
| Marjorie Peckham Smith Charitable Trust | Manchester, NH | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Sandra E Lamb Charitable Trust | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Ros Foundation | Greenfield, WI | 2 | $30K | $15K | Yes | General operating purposes |
| Two Eagles Foundation Inc | Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Tuition assistance |
| Duane & Dorothy Bluemke Foundation Ltd | Sturgeon Bay, WI | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | For stability of ministry |
| Seeds of Faith Inc | Hartland, WI | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Website improvements |
| Berghammer Construction Foundation Inc | Butler, WI | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General charitable |
| Stackner Family Foundation Inc Co Paul J Tilleman | Milwaukee, WI | 4 | $30K | $5,000 | Yes | General operating support; Capital campaign; General program support |
| Davis Love III Foundation | St Simons Island, GA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Community Assistance |
| Henry H Uihlein (sr) and Marion (polly) S Uihlein Foundation Inc | Mequon, WI | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General charity |
| Opal Godfrey Brennan Charitable Tr Ua | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $29K | $29K | Preselected only | General support |
| Graham & Thelma Somerville Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $29K | $29K | Preselected only | General support |
| Arzbaecher Family Foundation C/O Robert C Arzbaecher | Brookfield, WI | 3 | $25K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Assist organization |
| FIRST Community Cares Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Educational purposes |
| Gladys E Gores Charitable Foundation Ltd | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General |
| New York Lung Association | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $24K | $24K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $24K | $8,500 | Yes | Program support |
| Baird Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 21 | $23K | $550 | Preselected only | Health and human services; Ethnic and religious; Education |
| McComb Family Foundation Inc Att David McComb | Fort Wayne, IN | 1 | $21K | $21K | Yes | Operating |
| Theodore W Batterman Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $20K | $10K | Preselected only | Just between us web ministry expansion; Greatest need/general support gift |
| Robert and Carole Julian Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General |
| Susanne Marcus Collins Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Support the charitable purpose of the recipient organization |
| Frank and Lucille Puncer Foundation Ltd | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General |
| Merle Vogt Foundation | Warminster, PA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General unrestricted use |
| Delacy Family Foundation | LA Crescent, MN | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | All volunteer foster based golen retriever rescue |
| Emil Ewald Family Foundation Inc | Oconomowoc, WI | 4 | $19K | $3,500 | Preselected only | General fund; Scholarships |
| Kenworthy Ben UW | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $19K | $19K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Wade Ellen Garretson Ochr | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Everett & Edith Comer Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | General |
| R H Goldsmith Real Estate Charitable Trust T | Jackson, MS | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | General support |
| Weiss Family Impact Fund | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Protect and care for environment |
| Molinaro Family Charitable Foundation | Waterloo, IA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Fight childhood cancer |
| R a Stevens Family Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | General operations |
| Oberweiler Foundation | Barrington, IL | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Chicago programming |
| The a C and Ella Long Stanfield | St Louis, MO | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Schuele Ma Tua | St Louis, MO | 1 | $14K | $14K | Preselected only | General support grant |
| Vankep Family Foundation Inc | Menomonee Falls, WI | 1 | $14K | $14K | Preselected only | Promote religious and family causes |
| Fotsch Family Foundation | Nashotah, WI | 3 | $14K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Tch Reynolds End Fd Charity (1453) | Orlando, FL | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Lato Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 2 | $13K | $6,500 | Preselected only | General operations |
| William N and Janice V Godfrey Family Foundation Trust | Mequon, WI | 2 | $13K | $6,250 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Jessie T Patterson Tuw | Dallas, TX | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Keyes Charitable Trust | Austin, TX | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | Debt reduction |
| Generac Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 10 | $11K | $750 | Yes | General & Unrestricted; Police, Fire, Parks event sponsorship fund; 4th Annual Explore STEAM event |
| Francis Kerscher Foundation | Sun City Center, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Charitable |
| The Mr & Mrs Thomas J Campbell Charitable Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | To provide assistance to their program |
| Heinz R and Alice M Hoenecke Foundation | Carlsbad, CA | 2 | $10K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Zambian schools |
| Dr Prem Reddy Family Foundation | Victorville, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Donation |
| K T Elghanayan Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| God's Gift | San Diego, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Tate Family Foundation | Fox Point, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Culver's Foundation Inc | Prairie du Sac, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | To help support wasa's adaptive outreach program |
| Philos Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Support of cancer treatment and research for pediatric canc… |
| The C&k Clark Family Foundation Inc | Oviedo, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Medical research |
| Plan Foundation C/O Bessemer Trust Company Na | New York, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General / exempt purposes |
| Schoenleber Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General |
| Tribute Technology Foundation | Middleton, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation | Plainfield, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | To further the society's exempt purpose |
| William R Johnson Family Foundation C/O Karen Gillespie | Libertyville, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Kinney Family Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Education and care for underpriviled |
| Kellogg Family Foundation C/O Godfrey & Kahn Sc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Vehicle replacement program |
| Charitable Trust Agreement of Brion & Jennifer Collins | Englewood, CO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General contribution |
| Numotion Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| John and Margie Wiehoff Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Lombardi southwest open golf sponsorship |
| The Charleston Family Foundation Inc | Mequon, WI | 1 | $9,600 | $9,600 | Preselected only | Outreach to pregnant women |
| Wilbert & Genevieve Schauer Foundatation Inc | Brookfield, WI | 3 | $9,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Operating expenses |
| Kolaga Family Charitable Trust | Pewaukee, WI | 3 | $8,900 | $1,900 | Yes | Fundraising; Operating Exp; operation exp |
| Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $8,500 | $4,250 | Preselected only | To fund approved public charities |
| Abe and Ida Goldman Memorial Tua | Columbus, OH | 1 | $8,434 | $8,434 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Glatfelter Helen Tua | St Louis, MO | 1 | $8,145 | $8,145 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Green Bay Packers Foundation | Green Bay, WI | 2 | $8,000 | $4,000 | Yes | Youth arts experiences: beyond the classroom & summer arts…; Get in the game! inclusive adaptive sports and fitness |
| Mercy Works Foundation | Germantown, WI | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Help both fund |
| Geiger Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $7,500 | $3,750 | Preselected only | General |
| The Sartori Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | Breath of life gala |
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 Brookfield, Wisconsin?
Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, Swall Foundation, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc, The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc, The Silseth Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Brookfield 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 Brookfield. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.