Foundations that fund organizations in West Bend, Wisconsin
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for West Bend nonprofits
95 private foundations gave $9.8M to West Bend organizations in their latest filings; 35 of the 95 that say either way accept applications.
226 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to West Bend around $4,000. 70 of these funders are based in Wisconsin; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 95
- Accept applications
- 35
- of 95 that state a policy
- Dollars to West Bend
- $9.8M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 226
- Typical median grant
- $4,000
- Based in WI
- 74%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to West Bend organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott Family Foundation Inc | West Bend, WI | 20 | $5.5M | $2,850 | Preselected only | General operations; General operation |
| Elmore & Alyce Kraemer Char Tr | Chicago, IL | 13 | $2.2M | $200K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Oscar & Augusta Schlegel Fdn | Milwaukee, WI | 23 | $411K | $10K | Preselected only | Civic; Human services; General operating purposes |
| Thomas J Rolfs Foundation | Nashotah, WI | 5 | $265K | $25K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Nast Family Foundation Inc | West Bend, WI | 4 | $140K | $38K | Preselected only | Property acquisition fund; Membership support; Fellowship sponsor |
| The Brookhill Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $135K | $135K | Preselected only | Communications support |
| Jim & Kristen Hamel Family Foundation Inc | Slinger, WI | 5 | $120K | $20K | Yes | Community Support; Community Support/Housing; Education |
| L N and M J Stern Scholarship Tr Agy Rosalee | West Bend, WI | 1 | $87K | $87K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Gebhardt Foundation Inc | Mequon, WI | 1 | $60K | $60K | Yes | Charitable |
| Claire L Rolfs Foundation Inc | Portland, OR | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | General |
| Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $53K | $5,000 | Preselected only | To fund approved public charities |
| The Argosy Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Leola Culver Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | General |
| Hauske Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $42K | $5,200 | Yes | Arts support; Conservation support |
| Thomas J Bliffert Foundation Inc | Shorewood, WI | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General |
| Schreiber Foods Foundation Inc | Green Bay, WI | 3 | $38K | $10K | Yes | Program support |
| Charter Manufacturing Company Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $33K | $33K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Sandstone Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Westbury Bank Charitable Foundation | West Bend, WI | 8 | $30K | $3,250 | Preselected only | Donation; Donations |
| Mark G Sellers Entrepreneurial Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $27K | $27K | Preselected only | To support the organization's mission |
| Mutschler Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $26K | $13K | Yes | Environment; Art education |
| Brookwood Foundation | Kenosha, WI | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Land resoration & tuition |
| The Lori and David Nicholas Family Foundation Inc | Mequon, WI | 2 | $25K | $13K | Yes | Landscape restoration school summer program scholarships.; Designated for security upgrades at holy angels elementary |
| William Stark Jones Foundation Katherine W Lambert Co-Trustee | Milwaukee, WI | 10 | $21K | $1,250 | Preselected only | Operating support; Scholarship campaign |
| Jungerman Foundation for Justice | St Louis, MO | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Donation to Camp |
| Scaife Family Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Program support |
| Plan Foundation C/O Bessemer Trust Company Na | New York, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General / exempt purposes |
| Four-Four Foundation Inc C/O Bessemer Trust Company Na | New York, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General exempt purpose |
| Mars Family Foundation Inc | Franklin, WI | 2 | $19K | $9,700 | Preselected only | Motorized wheelchair; Given at fish tank |
| Baird Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 18 | $18K | $450 | Preselected only | Health and human services; Charitable operations expenses; Youth organizations |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | Support for programs that create transformative experiences… |
| Daniel W Erdman Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Mehring Family Foundation | Madison, WI | 1 | $17K | $17K | Preselected only | Unrestricted charitable grant |
| John C Bock Foundation | Pickett, WI | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Yes | General operating support; Environmental restoration |
| Windhover Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Youth Volunteer Programming |
| Green Bay Packers Foundation | Green Bay, WI | 5 | $15K | $3,000 | Yes | Badger middle school "lift" kits - program expenses; Career launch; Youth education programs |
| Stanek Foundation Inc | West Bend, WI | 4 | $14K | $2,750 | Yes | Preservation of natural resources; Museum; Reproductive health care facility |
| Arthur J Donald Family Foundation Inc | Elm Grove, WI | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | Final installment of 4-year grant for cedar gorge clay bluf… |
| The Sartori Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $11K | $5,500 | Yes | Enlosed steel storage / moving / cargo trailer; Discounted care extension program |
| Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Art/culture |
| Thorne Family Foundation | Wilmette, IL | 2 | $10K | $5,050 | Preselected only | Provide financial support for elderly, disabled, or housebo…; Provide financial support for scholarships |
| The Ros Foundation | Greenfield, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General operating purposes |
| Robert and Betty Meyer Family Foundation | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Program support |
| Lannon Stone Foundation Inc | Sussex, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Lannon stone week sponsorship |
| Emory T Clark Family Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General operating |
| Rolfs Educational Foundation Ltd | Eagan, MN | 2 | $8,500 | $4,250 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Gordon Flesch Charitable Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Casa Guadalupe Education Centers mission is To be the bridg… |
| Stackner Family Foundation Inc Co Paul J Tilleman | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $8,000 | $4,000 | Yes | Special needs apprenticeship program; Braillenote touch |
| Barbara and John Trimble Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | To be the hands and feet of Christ through hope education a… |
| Community Foundation Inc | Brookfield, WI | 3 | $6,600 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Organization's tax exempt purpose |
| Apple Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | 2023 charitable contribution |
| The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Human services |
| Noel & Judith Fedje Foundation | Edina, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Support nonprofit purpose |
| Debbink Family Foundation Inc | Oconomowoc, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Annual Fund Drive |
| Emil Ewald Family Foundation Inc | Oconomowoc, WI | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General fund; Food pantry |
| Barbara Meyer Elsner Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General support |
| James J and Rosanne C Keller Family Foundation Inc | Butte Des Morts, WI | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | 2 freezers |
| Kohler Foundation Inc | Kohler, WI | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Yes | Spring break week 2026 |
| Townsend Foundation Inc | Menomonee Falls, WI | 2 | $3,500 | $1,750 | Yes | Grant |
| Greywolf Foundation Inc | Cottage Grove, WI | 2 | $3,250 | $1,625 | Yes | Program support |
| Francie Luke Silverman Foundation Under the F Silverman Charitable Tr | Appleton, WI | 2 | $3,000 | $1,500 | Yes | Casa guadalupe education programs; Cancer has its extras (chix) gifts of love |
| Stacey Elizabeth Mayer Foundation Inc | Hartland, WI | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Education |
| Youth Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $3,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Social services; Education |
| John 17 Instrumentality of Holy Faith Trust | West Bend, WI | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Donation |
| William S Knight Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Building purchase assistance |
| Steve and Christa Slinger Family Gift Fund Inc | Lake Mills, WI | 3 | $2,600 | $500 | Preselected only | Donation |
| Duane & Dorothy Bluemke Foundation Ltd | Sturgeon Bay, WI | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | For education |
| Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | 2023 excellence |
| Robertson Ryan & Associates Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $2,400 | $2,400 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Church Mutual Insurance Company Foundation Inc | Merrill, WI | 3 | $2,000 | $500 | Yes | General operating support; "read to succeed" program for children and the "dream to su… |
| Lii Lennox Foundation | Richardson, TX | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Preselected only | General Operating |
| The Clarence Wallace & Dolores Lynch Wallace Family Foundation | Appleton, WI | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Yes | General support |
| Kaufman Foundation Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Mayer Family Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Public welfare |
| Sixsibs Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | The sixsibs foundation makes contributions for the general… |
| James & Leigh Peterson Family Foundation | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Public welfare |
| Wauwatosa Savings & Loan Foundation | Oostburg, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Mary Friedman Baske Family Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Intact Charitable Trust USA | Plymouth, MN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Donation |
| Ballard Miller Foundation C/O John W Ballard | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $690 | $690 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support) |
| Chubb Charitable Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $518 | $518 | Yes | Matching Gifts |
| Schmitz Family Charitable Foundation | West Bend, WI | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | To provide a retreat with stimulating and beneficial activi… |
| Jasperson Family Foundation Inc | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Operations |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Housing, shelter |
| Kunes Family Foundation | Delavan, WI | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted charitable grant |
| Hurckman Family Foundation Inc | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Christian school with pupils in k3 preschool through grade… |
| Clarence and Pearl Becker Charitable Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $350 | $175 | Preselected only | General |
| Streich Family Foundation Inc | Glendale, WI | 1 | $300 | $300 | Preselected only | General |
| Arthur J Gallagher Foundation | Rolling Meadows, IL | 1 | $250 | $250 | Preselected only | General exempt purpose |
| Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc | New Glarus, WI | 1 | $250 | $250 | Yes | General support |
| Modine Manufacturing Company Foundation Inc | Racine, WI | 1 | $200 | $200 | Preselected only | Contribution |
| Leva Family Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $100 | $100 | Preselected only | Youth social service |
| Edwin and Patricia Gabrielse Charitable Foundation Inc | Grafton, WI | 1 | $100 | $100 | Preselected only | General |
| The Terri & Verne Holoubek Family Foundation Inc | Hartford, WI | 1 | $100 | $100 | Preselected only | To celebrate the value, diversity, and uniqueness of the vi… |
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 West Bend, Wisconsin?
Prescott Family Foundation Inc, Elmore & Alyce Kraemer Char Tr, Oscar & Augusta Schlegel Fdn, Thomas J Rolfs Foundation, Nast Family Foundation Inc and 90 others reported grants to West Bend 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 West Bend. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.