Well Told Grants

Nonprofits / Wisconsin

Who funds University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee?

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

15 private foundations reported grants to University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in Milwaukee, Wisconsin totaling $302,286 across 21 grants in tax years 2024 to 2025. The largest funder was The Spencer Foundation, with $170,001.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee that accept applications

If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee's and say in their IRS filings that they accept applications.

More prospects in the funder finder, filtered to foundations that give in Wisconsin.

Foundations that fund University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

All 15 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Spencer Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Cultivating black autistic youth agency1$170,001
Wm Collins Kohler Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024
General operating1$36,000
Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications
2024 initiative6$20,000
The Simons Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
Relative hyperbolicity and coarse geometry2$16,800
Mick A Naulin Foundation LTD
Wisconsin · 2024
Freshwater science research1$14,000
Lee Griffin Scholarship Fund
Texas · 2025 · accepts applications
Scholarships1$10,000
ANTONIA FOUNDATION INCco F MICHAEL ARNOW
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications
To supportfood center andpantry1$10,000
Helen Gough Fdn Trust
Minnesota · 2025 · accepts applications
Scholarships1$6,000
The Eagle Foundation
Minnesota · 2024 · accepts applications
Tuition reduction1$5,000
Culver's Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications
Scholarship(s) for recipient(s) paid directly to school1$5,000
The Renaissance Foundation
Oregon · 2024 · accepts applications
Scholarships1$5,000
Clarence Keller Scholarship Tr
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications
Scholarship1$1,985
Kranz Scholarship Trust
Colorado · 2025 · accepts applications
Scholarship1$1,000
Mark E Smith Foundation UA Dated
Tennessee · 2025 · accepts applications
Baseball program1$1,000
Frank & Susan Huettner Educ FD
New Jersey · 2025
Scholarships1$500

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

Using this list

A foundation that already gives to University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in Milwaukee. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.

Questions people ask

Who funds University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee?

The Spencer Foundation, Wm Collins Kohler Foundation Inc, Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc, The Simons Foundation Inc and Mick A Naulin Foundation LTD, and 10 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee get from foundations?

$302,286 in 21 reported grants from 15 private foundations in tax years 2024 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The Spencer Foundation, Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc, Lee Griffin Scholarship Fund, ANTONIA FOUNDATION INCco F MICHAEL ARNOW and Helen Gough Fdn Trust say in their filings that they accept applications.

Other funded organizations in Milwaukee