Foundations that fund organizations in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Kenosha nonprofits
127 private foundations gave $11M to Kenosha organizations in their latest filings; 41 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
243 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Kenosha around $6,250. 33 of these funders are based in Wisconsin; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 127
- Accept applications
- 41
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Kenosha
- $11M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 243
- Typical median grant
- $6,250
- Based in WI
- 33%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Kenosha organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1335 Foundation C/O Brown & Brown Ig LLC | Chicago, IL | 20 | $2.5M | $28K | Preselected only | General operations; Shirley madrigrano and natalie lee arts foundation; Howard j. brown economic innovation fund at the school of b… |
| The Wexford Trust | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $1.8M | $1.8M | Preselected only | General program support |
| The Future in You Inc | San Diego, CA | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | General support |
| Brookwood Foundation | Kenosha, WI | 7 | $696K | $50K | Preselected only | Tuition; High school art supplies; General |
| Mary Frost Ashley Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 6 | $680K | $18K | Preselected only | General operating purposes |
| Jeffris Family Foundation Ltd | Janesville, WI | 1 | $675K | $675K | Preselected only | Restoration of courtroom |
| Straz Family Foundation | Tampa, FL | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Christian education |
| Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund | Broomfield, CO | 3 | $457K | $200K | Yes | Impact and innovation; Charter school growth |
| Otto Bremer Trust | St Paul, MN | 1 | $400K | $400K | Yes | Clinic capital project |
| John & Ruth Kloss Charitable Tr Uma | Milwaukee, WI | 21 | $364K | $10K | Yes | General operating |
| Lumw Foundation | Pleasant Prairie, WI | 2 | $323K | $162K | Preselected only | General |
| The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc | Seattle, WA | 1 | $155K | $155K | Preselected only | Unrestricted grant |
| Jockey Being Family Foundation Ltd | Kenosha, WI | 4 | $108K | $24K | Preselected only | Back to School Bash - supplies to kids in need; Fatherhood program sponsor; Alliance Women's Clinic |
| Owen G Duncan Unitrust #2 | Eagan, MN | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Ed Uihlein Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 5 | $95K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| The Drexel Fund | South Bend, IN | 1 | $88K | $88K | Preselected only | General support grant |
| Siebert Lutheran Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $74K | $37K | Yes | Helping citizens move towards self-sufficiency, operating s…; High school gap and operating support |
| Franklin I & Irene List Saemann Foundation | Champaign, IL | 1 | $70K | $70K | Yes | Donation |
| The Charles and Dolores Zaionc Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $70K | $18K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Fall 2025 |
| Albert a Hound James V Engdahl Foundation | Libertyville, IL | 1 | $56K | $56K | Preselected only | For operation of a facility for the adoption care and shelt… |
| William & Sheila Konar Foundation C/O Ann Marie Mahoney | West Henrietta, NY | 1 | $55K | $55K | Yes | Urban Teacher Prep Program |
| Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah | Orange Village, OH | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General |
| Captain Dave's Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Kunes Family Foundation | Delavan, WI | 1 | $39K | $39K | Preselected only | Unrestricted charitable grant |
| Jeffery Charles T Ud 11529 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $37K | $37K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Two Eagles Foundation Inc | Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Tuition assistance |
| Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 7 | $35K | $6,000 | Yes | 2025 fellow; Award fellow and leader school; 2023 initiative |
| Ec Styberg Foundation Inc | Racine, WI | 4 | $32K | $2,250 | Yes | General support; Schoolyard observatory; Imago dei classical school |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations… |
| Green Bay Packers Foundation | Green Bay, WI | 8 | $26K | $3,350 | Yes | Carthage bound - building community among carthage student…; Pollinator patch - program expenses; Early intervention - special education & therapeutic coachi… |
| Sentry Insurance Foundation Inc | Stevens Point, WI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Donations - education |
| Paul S Symchych Charitable Foundation | Fox Point, WI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Scholarships in health and trades |
| James V Harkness Foundation | Po Box Chica, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General support |
| Johnson Family Foundation | Racine, WI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Palmer Foundation | Oakton, VA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General |
| Christ Foundation | Hartville, OH | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | General Operations |
| Robert and Virginia Cornog Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General fund |
| The Solich Fund | Denver, CO | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General support |
| Ellucian Foundation | Reston, VA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Path scholarship 2025 |
| Journey to Living Free Inc Co Curt Johnson | Racine, WI | 1 | $14K | $14K | Preselected only | General |
| The Haiku Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $14K | $14K | Yes | General |
| Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $14K | $5,000 | Preselected only | To fund approved public charities |
| The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $13K | $4,300 | Yes | Human services |
| Lang Family Foundation Inc | Punta Gorda, FL | 3 | $13K | $5,000 | Yes | Community grant; In honor of sue becker |
| The Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $11K | $11K | Preselected only | Cdl and diesel technician scholarships |
| P&f Mc Courtney Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Patrick and Anna M Cudahy Fund | Oak Park, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Early Intervention Services |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Embedding em institutionally |
| Continuing to Serve Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Operating support |
| Sensient Technologies Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Education |
| Webb Foundation | Winthrop Harbor, IL | 2 | $10K | $5,000 | Yes | Life essential services; Food pantry |
| Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation | Plainfield, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | To further the foundation's exempt purposes. |
| Kirsten and Emily Maki Foundation | Racine, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Community welfare |
| Robinson Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Increasing Access and Sustainability for Children's long-te… |
| Baird Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 9 | $9,585 | $200 | Preselected only | Education; Health and human services; Ethnic and religious |
| Ann O'Donnell Trumbull Perpetual Charitable Trust | Peoria, IL | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | Tuition |
| The Buchanan Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 2 | $7,500 | $3,750 | Preselected only | General, operating, endowment or capital. |
| William R Johnson Family Foundation C/O Karen Gillespie | Libertyville, IL | 2 | $7,500 | $3,750 | Preselected only | General purpose and unrestricted; Food pantry |
| Ida Pacetti Charitable Trust Xxxxx0004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $6,490 | $6,490 | Preselected only | General |
| Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc | New Glarus, WI | 1 | $6,250 | $6,250 | Yes | General support |
| Osborne & Scekic Family Foundation Inc | Racine, WI | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | Artist in residence program |
| Ruffo Family Foundation Inc | Racine, WI | 2 | $6,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Hansen-Furnas Foundation Inc | Batavia, IL | 1 | $5,800 | $5,800 | Yes | Scholarships |
| The Kathryn Grace Luthi Memorial Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,611 | $5,611 | Preselected only | General |
| Rita Neergaard Hansen Charitable Trust | Madison, WI | 1 | $5,419 | $5,419 | Preselected only | General support |
| Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Barry Foundation | Fargo, ND | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Barry Scholarship Program |
| The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Taylor Family Foundation | Bradenton, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| FIRST Bank Chicago Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General operating support |
| Wells Charitable Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Helmut Wolfgang Schumann Foundation C/O Tss Advisors LLC | Lebanon, NH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General Support |
| Majerus Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Educational programs |
| Dj Edelman Family Foundation C/O Sean Young | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Strengthen historical exhibits |
| Orville & Helen Buettemeier Scholarship Trust | East Peoria, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Trustone Foundation | Plymouth, MN | 2 | $4,309 | $2,154 | Preselected only | General support |
| Gibson Gives Foundation Dba Gibson Gives | Nashville, TN | 1 | $4,225 | $4,225 | Yes | Program use & fundraising efforts |
| Davey Company Foundation | Kent, OH | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Yes | Arboricultural grants |
| Chicago White Metal Charitable Foundation | Bensenville, IL | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Hinrichs Foundation Inc C/O Atty Edward F Dunne | Chicago, IL | 3 | $3,657 | $1,157 | Preselected only | General |
| Pritzker Military Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,600 | $3,600 | Preselected only | General support |
| Wisconsin Eastern Star Foundation | Dousman, WI | 1 | $3,148 | $3,148 | Yes | Assistance |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 6 | $3,050 | $500 | Preselected only | Matching gifts; Volunteer program |
| Steinberg Family Foundation Inc | Wausau, WI | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | For general purposes of donee |
| The Alice Aber Smith Scholarship Fund | Waterford, WI | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Jx Gives Back Family Foundation Inc C/O Mark Muskevitsch | Hartland, WI | 1 | $2,900 | $2,900 | Preselected only | Program support |
| Freda Nishan Schlshp Test Tr | Eagan, MN | 1 | $2,600 | $2,600 | Yes | Scholarships |
| The Kroger Co Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Organization's charitable purpose |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | To support general operations |
| Trustmark Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Contribution provided |
| Vdta's Bernie Epstein Scholarship Fund | Clive, IA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Education |
| Burns Legacy Foundation Co John Neal | St Charles, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Ann B Zekauskas Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | General & Unrestricted |
| Massarelli Charitable Foundation | Mettawa, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | For financial support |
| Wayne & Ruth Diehl Charitable Trust (w) | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,234 | $2,234 | Preselected only | General |
| Walter Curtis Palmer Schlrsp Xxxxx7002 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $2,192 | $1,096 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Elinor Beidler Siklossy Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | General fund |
| Charles Schwartz Foundation for Music Inc | Wappingers Falls, NY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Music grant |
| Max Fund Inc | Mequon, WI | 1 | $1,800 | $1,800 | Yes | Operating expenses |
| Assurant Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $1,585 | $1,585 | Preselected only | Financial Assistance |
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 Kenosha, Wisconsin?
1335 Foundation C/O Brown & Brown Ig LLC, The Wexford Trust, The Future in You Inc, Brookwood Foundation, Mary Frost Ashley Charitable Trust and 95 others reported grants to Kenosha 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 Kenosha. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.