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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 Workmoney Foundation Inc leads, and the money reaches 1,242 groups.
The short version
- 2,327 funders gave $1.3B to 1,242 human services organizations in Wisconsin across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 64% 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 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $72M.
- The human services organization drawing the most is Workmoney Foundation Inc, at $91M.
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 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Inc, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County 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
36% 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 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Inc, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County 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?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to human services organizations in Wisconsin, $72M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to human services in Wisconsin?
- $1.3B reached 1,242 human services organizations in Wisconsin, from 2,327 funders. 64% 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.