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Who funds human services in Wisconsin
Human services funding in Wisconsin is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Sojourner Family Peace Center Inc leads, and the money reaches 779 groups.
The short version
- 1,440 funders gave $439M to 779 human services organizations in Wisconsin across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 61% of that came from funders also based in Wisconsin; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of human services in Wisconsin is United Way of Greater Milwaukee &, at $25M.
- The human services organization drawing the most is Sojourner Family Peace Center Inc, at $20M.
Largest funders of human services in Wisconsin
The funders giving the most to human services organizations in Wisconsin, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Human services organizations in Wisconsin that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find human services funders in Wisconsin
- 1Start with the funders already active in Wisconsin
The funders giving the most to human services in Wisconsin are United Way of Greater Milwaukee &, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc. A funder already writing human services checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the human services 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
39% of human services money in Wisconsin comes from funders elsewhere, so national human services funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Wisconsin.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a human services nonprofit in Wisconsin?
- Start with the funders already giving to human services in Wisconsin, currently United Way of Greater Milwaukee &, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the human services organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Wisconsin from out of state.
- Who is the largest human services funder in Wisconsin?
- United Way of Greater Milwaukee & gives the most to human services organizations in Wisconsin, $25M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to human services in Wisconsin?
- $439M reached 779 human services organizations in Wisconsin, from 1,440 funders. 61% 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.