How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Wisconsin?

Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Wisconsin, currently Meta House Inc, United Way of Greater Milwaukee &, United Way of Dane County Inc. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Wisconsin from out of state.

Who is the largest mental health funder in Wisconsin?

Meta House Inc gives the most to mental health organizations in Wisconsin, $10M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to mental health in Wisconsin?

$46M reached 116 mental health organizations in Wisconsin, from 328 funders. 80% 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.

Funding · Wisconsin · Mental health

Who funds mental health in Wisconsin

It is overwhelmingly local money: 80% comes from funders based in Wisconsin.

$46M

granted

116

organizations

80%

from in-state

The short version

328 funders gave $46M to 116 mental health organizations in Wisconsin across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
80% of that came from funders also based in Wisconsin; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of mental health in Wisconsin is Meta House Inc, at $10M.
The mental health organization drawing the most is Meta House Foundation Inc, at $10M.

Largest funders of mental health in Wisconsin

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

1Meta House Inc$10M 2United Way of Greater Milwaukee &$6M 3United Way of Dane County Inc$4M 4The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc$3M 5Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$1M 6Eisenhower Inc$1M 7The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc$1M 8Community Foundation for the Fox Valley$1M 9Ruth St John & John Dunham West$947k 10Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc$906k

Mental health organizations in Wisconsin that draw the most

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

106 other mental health organizations$15M

Meta House Foundation Inc$10M Rise Wisconsin Inc$6M Impact Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse$6M Eisenhower Center Inc$2M Hope Street Ministry Inc$976k

How to find mental health funders in Wisconsin

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Start with the funders already active in Wisconsin
The funders giving the most to mental health in Wisconsin are Meta House Inc, United Way of Greater Milwaukee &, United Way of Dane County Inc. A funder already writing mental health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the mental health 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
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
20% of mental health money in Wisconsin comes from funders elsewhere, so national mental health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Wisconsin.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Wisconsin?: Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Wisconsin, currently Meta House Inc, United Way of Greater Milwaukee &, United Way of Dane County Inc. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Wisconsin from out of state.
Who is the largest mental health funder in Wisconsin?: Meta House Inc gives the most to mental health organizations in Wisconsin, $10M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to mental health in Wisconsin?: $46M reached 116 mental health organizations in Wisconsin, from 328 funders. 80% 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.

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Strange bedfellows

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State money flows

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Giving abroad

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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.