Funding · Wisconsin · Environment
Who funds environment in Wisconsin
One funder dominates the giving, Kohler Foundation Inc, at 32% of the total.
The short version
- 721 funders gave $168M to 221 environment organizations in Wisconsin across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 54% of that came from funders also based in Wisconsin; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of environment in Wisconsin is Kohler Foundation Inc, at $54M.
- The environment organization drawing the most is Kohler Trust for Clean Water, at $54M.
Largest funders of environment in Wisconsin
The funders giving the most to environment organizations in Wisconsin, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Environment organizations in Wisconsin that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find environment funders in Wisconsin
- 1Start with the funders already active in Wisconsin
The funders giving the most to environment in Wisconsin are Kohler Foundation Inc, The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the environment 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
46% of environment money in Wisconsin comes from funders elsewhere, so national environment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Wisconsin.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Wisconsin?
- Start with the funders already giving to environment in Wisconsin, currently Kohler Foundation Inc, The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Wisconsin from out of state.
- Who is the largest environment funder in Wisconsin?
- Kohler Foundation Inc gives the most to environment organizations in Wisconsin, $54M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to environment in Wisconsin?
- $168M reached 221 environment organizations in Wisconsin, from 721 funders. 54% 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
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.