Who funds University of Wisconsin Foundation?
Madison, Wisconsin · EIN 39-0743975 · NTEE B110 · 501(c)(3)
310 private foundations paid University of Wisconsin Foundation 698 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $140.4M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE B110) places it in education.
All years on file, including returns before 2022.
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Foundations that funded it
The 200 largest by total, of 312 on file.
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Largest grants since 2022
Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.
- Tosa Foundation · 2024 - Education$26,000,000
- Tosa Foundation · 2023 - Education$25,003,646
- Highlands Foundation Inc · 2023 - Unrestricted charitable gift$10,005,000
- Starry Night Charitable Foundation · 2024 - Charitable, scientific, and educational purposes$8,064,084
- Starry Night Charitable Foundation · 2025 - Charitable, scientific, and educational purposes$4,000,000
- The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation · 2023 - Program support$3,261,659
- Fredrick W Petri Foundation · 2023 - Education$2,996,675
- Fredrick W Petri Foundation · 2023 - Education$2,003,325
- Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · 2024 - To fund approved public charities$2,000,000
- Starry Night Charitable Foundation · 2023 - Charitable, scientific, and educational purposes$2,000,000
- Starry Night Charitable Foundation · 2024 - Charitable, scientific, and educational purposes$1,992,574
- Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · 2023 - To fund approved public charities$1,500,000
- The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation · 2025 - Program support$1,310,874
- Duane H and Dorothy M Bluemke Charitable Foundation Ltd · 2024 - For education$1,300,000
- Herman and Gwen Shapiro Foundation · 2022 - To provide scholarships for students at the university of wisconsin medical school and the university of wisconsin nursing school.$1,294,182
- The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation · 2024 - Program support$1,265,670
- Brand Family Foundation · 2023 - Football indoor practice facility fund, kohl center expansion fund, capital projects reserve fund, uw carbone cancer center greatest need…$1,257,000
- Herman and Gwen Shapiro Foundation · 2023 - To provide scholarships for students at the university of wisconsin medical school and the university of wisconsin nursing school.$1,200,000
- Brand Family Foundation · 2024 - Football indoor practice facility fund, capital projects reserve fund, chazen museum of art excellence fund, paul shain graduate…$1,027,000
- Ifs Family Foundation Inc · 2025 - Education$1,000,382
- The Gerald D and Helen M Stephens Foundation · 2025 - Grainger Hall Capital Improvement Fund$1,000,000
- Centene Foundation · 2023 - Centene Pancreatic Cancer Collaborative Fund$1,000,000
- Centene Foundation · 2022 - Centene Pancreatic Cancer Collaborative Fund$1,000,000
- Starry Night Charitable Foundation · 2025 - Charitable, scientific, and educational purposes$989,000
- Ricky Sandler Family Foundation · 2024 - General support$975,000
Organizations the same foundations fund
Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.
- Feed My Starving ChildrenCoon Rapids, MN · 32 shared funders
- Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI · 28 shared funders
- Childrens Cancer Research FundMinneapolis, MN · 24 shared funders
- Movember FoundationSanta Monica, CA · 24 shared funders
- University of Illinois FoundationChampaign, IL · 30 shared funders
- PelotoniaColumbus, OH · 23 shared funders
- University of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN · 31 shared funders
- Heifer Project InternationalLittle Rock, AR · 22 shared funders
By tax year of the funder's return
| Year | Grants | Foundations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 124 | 105 | $15.5M |
| 2024 | 274 | 211 | $56.9M |
| 2023 | 273 | 218 | $64.7M |
| 2022 | 27 | 26 | $3.3M |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | $135K |
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How this page is made
Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 39-0743975
- IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)
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