How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Wisconsin?

Start with the funders already giving to community development in Wisconsin, currently Milwaukee Development Corporation, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Wisconsin from out of state.

How much grant money goes to community development in Wisconsin?

$114M reached 255 community development organizations in Wisconsin, from 456 funders. 72% came from funders also based in Wisconsin.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Wisconsin · Community development

Who funds community development in Wisconsin

One funder dominates the giving, Milwaukee Development Corporation, at 34% of the total.

$114M

granted

255

organizations

72%

from in-state

The short version

456 funders gave $114M to 255 community development organizations in Wisconsin across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
72% of that came from funders also based in Wisconsin; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of community development in Wisconsin is Milwaukee Development Corporation, at $38M.
The community development organization drawing the most is Milwaukee Economic Development, at $38M.

Largest funders of community development in Wisconsin

The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Wisconsin, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Milwaukee Development Corporation$38M 2Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc$6M 3Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$4M 4The Chicago Community Trust$3M 5Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$3M 6Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc$2M 7American Online Giving Foundation Inc$2M 8Joint Labor Management And$2M 9James and Yvonne Ziemer Family$2M 10Local Initiatives Support Corporation$2M

Community development organizations in Wisconsin that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

245 other community development organizations$47M

Milwaukee Economic Development$38M Mmac Community Support Foundation Inc$5M Kinship Foundation$4M

How to find community development funders in Wisconsin

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Start with the funders already active in Wisconsin
The funders giving the most to community development in Wisconsin are Milwaukee Development Corporation, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
28% of community development money in Wisconsin comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Wisconsin.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Wisconsin?: Start with the funders already giving to community development in Wisconsin, currently Milwaukee Development Corporation, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Wisconsin from out of state.
Who is the largest community development funder in Wisconsin?: Milwaukee Development Corporation gives the most to community development organizations in Wisconsin, $38M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in Wisconsin?: $114M reached 255 community development organizations in Wisconsin, from 456 funders. 72% came from funders also based in Wisconsin.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.