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Who funds housing in Wisconsin

$167M reached 152 housing organizations in Wisconsin, from 486 funders, with no single one dominating.

$167M
granted
152
organizations
71%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of housing in Wisconsin

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

Housing organizations in Wisconsin that draw the most

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

How to find housing funders in Wisconsin

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in Wisconsin

    The funders giving the most to housing in Wisconsin are University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Acts Community Development Corporation. A funder already writing housing checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the housing 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. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    29% of housing money in Wisconsin comes from funders elsewhere, so national housing funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Wisconsin.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a housing nonprofit in Wisconsin?
Start with the funders already giving to housing in Wisconsin, currently University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Acts Community Development Corporation. Then look at who funds the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Wisconsin from out of state.
Who is the largest housing funder in Wisconsin?
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire gives the most to housing organizations in Wisconsin, $41M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to housing in Wisconsin?
$167M reached 152 housing organizations in Wisconsin, from 486 funders. 71% 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.