Wisconsin · Private foundation
Cool Choices Inc
TO INSPIRE AND ASSIST INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES, AND BUSINESSES TO ACHIEVE MEANINGFUL REDUCTIONS IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS THROUGH VOLUNTARY ACTION. Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $561k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $560,768
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $560,768
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Cool Choices Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $561k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $300k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $100k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($861k), not named here.
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About Cool Choices Inc
- How much does Cool Choices Inc give?
- Cool Choices Inc reported 1 grants totaling $560,768 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Cool Choices Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (76%), Philanthropy (24%).
- Who are Cool Choices Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of Wisconsin Foundation ($100k).
- Does Cool Choices Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Cool Choices Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Cool Choices Inc based?
- Cool Choices Inc is based in WI.
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