Wisconsin · Private foundation
The Zieve Foundation
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.
- $1.9M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $1,891,910
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,891,910
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 18
- FY2018 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, 20% of the organizations The Zieve Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $1.9M | 100% |
| FY2024 | 15 | $78k | 20% |
| FY2023 | 14 | $97k | 21% |
| FY2022 | 18 | $93k | 17% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $77k | 47% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $65k | 18% |
| FY2019 | 11 | $71k | 9% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $59k | 30% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Inc | $120,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra Inc | $97,600 | 8 | 9% |
| Bookworm Gardens Inc | $65,500 | 7 | 2% |
| Lakeland University | $59,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Lakeshore Technical College Foundation Inc | $55,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Green County Inc | $27,000 | 6 | 3% |
| John Michael Kohler Arts Center Inc | $17,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Sheboygan County Food Bank Inc | $16,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Environmental Park Trust of Sheboygan County | $12,500 | 5 | 2% |
| Glacial Lakes Conservancy Inc | $10,000 | 4 | 1% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Inc | $120,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra Inc | $97,600 | 8 | 9% |
| Bookworm Gardens Inc | $65,500 | 7 | 2% |
| Lakeland University | $59,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Lakeshore Technical College Foundation Inc | $55,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Green County Inc | $27,000 | 6 | 3% |
| John Michael Kohler Arts Center Inc | $17,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Sheboygan County Food Bank Inc | $16,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Environmental Park Trust of Sheboygan County | $12,500 | 5 | 2% |
| Glacial Lakes Conservancy Inc | $10,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Humane Society of Sheboygan County Inc | $8,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity Lakeside Inc | $7,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Mead Public Library Foundation Inc | $3,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Theater for Young Audiences | $2,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Lakeshore Community Health Care Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Sheboygan Public Education Foundation Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Dare to Dream Theatre Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Camp Evergreen Corporation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Elkhart Lake Improvement Association Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.0M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Zieve Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Lakeshore Community Foundation Inc · Fk Bemis Family Foundation Inc · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Hayssen Family Foundation Inc · Hugh & Ruth V Ross Charitable Fund Inc · Randall J & Judith F Hake Family Foundation Inc · Kohler Foundation Inc · Catharine B Stayer Family Foundation Inc · Grover Family Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About The Zieve Foundation
- How much does The Zieve Foundation give?
- The Zieve Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $1,891,910 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 18 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Zieve Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (75%), Education (9%), Arts & Culture (5%).
- Who are The Zieve Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Inc ($120k), Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra Inc ($98k), Bookworm Gardens Inc ($66k).
- Does The Zieve Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Zieve Foundation 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Zieve Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc, Green Bay Packers Foundation, Lakeshore Community Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Zieve Foundation based?
- The Zieve Foundation is based in WI.
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