Funding · Wisconsin · Employment
Who funds employment in Wisconsin
It is overwhelmingly local money: 85% comes from funders based in Wisconsin. One funder dominates the giving, Goodwill Retail Services Inc, at 36% of the total.
The short version
- 643 funders gave $505M to 305 employment organizations in Wisconsin across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 85% of that came from funders also based in Wisconsin; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of employment in Wisconsin is Goodwill Retail Services Inc, at $184M.
- The employment organization drawing the most is Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin Inc, at $201M.
Largest funders of employment in Wisconsin
The funders giving the most to employment organizations in Wisconsin, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Employment organizations in Wisconsin that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find employment funders in Wisconsin
- 1Start with the funders already active in Wisconsin
The funders giving the most to employment in Wisconsin are Goodwill Retail Services Inc, Workmoney Foundation Inc, Bay Area Workforce Development Board Inc. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the employment 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
Most employment money here is local, so focus on Wisconsin funders first before widening the search.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in Wisconsin?
- Start with the funders already giving to employment in Wisconsin, currently Goodwill Retail Services Inc, Workmoney Foundation Inc, Bay Area Workforce Development Board Inc. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Wisconsin from out of state.
- Who is the largest employment funder in Wisconsin?
- Goodwill Retail Services Inc gives the most to employment organizations in Wisconsin, $184M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to employment in Wisconsin?
- $505M reached 305 employment organizations in Wisconsin, from 643 funders. 85% 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
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.