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Foundations / Science and research

Foundations that fund science and research in Wisconsin

308 private foundations gave $76.5 million for science and research to organizations in Wisconsin in their latest year. The largest was Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation Inc, with $27.0 million in 1 grant.

Foundations ranked by science and research grants to recipients in Wisconsin, latest year
FoundationGrantsAmountAccepts applications
Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation Inc1$27.0 millionYes
People's Support Foundation Limited (Illinois)25$10.5 millionNo
Irving & Dorothy Levy Family Foundation5$5.1 millionNo
Starry Night Charitable Foundation2$5.0 millionNo
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation (California)3$2.9 millionNo
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc (Connecticut)1$2.0 millionNo
Gates Foundation (Washington)2$1.8 millionYes
Lynn S Nicholas Family Foundation Inc3$1.2 millionYes
GHR Foundation (Minnesota)1$1.0 millionNo
Nicholas Family Foundation Trust8$790,000Yes
John Templeton Foundation (Pennsylvania)3$757,006Yes
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation (California)5$686,585No
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (California)4$612,500Yes
Ge Healthcare Charitable Foundation (Illinois)1$600,000No
Alfred P Sloan Foundation (New York)4$550,872Yes
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc (New York)2$525,000Yes
The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc1$525,000No
Grantham Foundation for the Protection (Massachusetts)1$500,000No
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation (New York)1$500,000Yes
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc2$475,000Yes
The Lori and David Nicholas Family Foundation Inc3$415,000Yes
Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund (Colorado)3$394,000Yes
Tiny Blue Dot Inc (California)3$381,148No
Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc5$372,000No
Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust (New York)1$350,000Yes

Amounts count grants whose purpose or recipient matches science and research, paid to recipients in Wisconsin. A foundation based in another state appears when it gives here.

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