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Who funds UW Foundation?

Madison, Wisconsin

37 private foundations reported grants to UW Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin totaling $4.6 million across 46 grants in tax years 2024 to 2025. The largest funder was Thomas W Mount Family Foundation, with $1.3 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of UW Foundation that accept applications

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

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Foundations that fund UW Foundation

All 37 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Thomas W Mount Family Foundation
Florida · 2024
To fund scholarships1$1.3 million
Surgical Science Fdn
Minnesota · 2025
General operating1$1.3 million
Daniel W Erdman Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024
General operating1$525,000
Kikkoman Foods Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications
Kikkoman grassland 2.0 project(payment 3 of 10)4$405,000
Fritz Family Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025
Charitable1$277,320
Salzwedel Family Fund LTD
Wisconsin · 2025
General Operations1$106,000
The Samaritan Family Wellness Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025
Support of ongoing development of peer wellness coaching program1$100,000
Timothy R Finch and Kay A Finch Family Foundation DTD 12-2-21
Wisconsin · 2025
School of veterinary medicine fund and veterinary medicine scholarship fund1$100,000
Rosemann Family Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025
Operating grant for animal welfare1$50,000
Nicholas Family Foundation Trust
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications
Annual canpaign. Supporting the educational, literary and scientific endeavors of uw-milwaukee.1$50,000
Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications
Support the nelson institute6$34,000
Malcolm Stack Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025
Scholarship1$27,500
Nelson-Jameson Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024
Scholarships and donation1$22,500
Penn Oberlander Family Foundation Inc
Connecticut · 2025
Payments for charity1$20,076
John W Thompson and Jane A Bartell Charitable Foun
Wisconsin · 2025
10000 fund xxx-xx-xxxx 2000 odessey pr0ject2$17,500
The Colburn Family Foundation
Virginia · 2024 · accepts applications
Fostering jewish culture1$16,667
Dan & Patti Rashke (Tasc) Family Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025
General operating support1$15,000
Steinhauer Charitable Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025
Unrestricted gift1$15,000
Landis Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Contribution to uw neurosurgery innovation fund to provide critical discretionary resources for the uw department of neurological surgeries mission.1$15,000
Bradshaw-Knight Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$13,000
Greywolf Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications
Program support1$12,000
Gilbert & J Dorothy Palay Family Foundation LTD
Wisconsin · 2024
General operating support1$10,000
Daniel & Julie Hartung Charitable Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025
Odyssey project1$10,000
Wright Family Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications
Sohe personal consumer finance1$10,000
Daniel and Carleen Vande Zande Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025
Unrestricted1$10,000
Zhangxu Family Foundation
California · 2025
Charity1$8,000
Alvarado Family Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025
Donation1$8,000
Wilbert & Genevieve Schauer Foundatation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024
Operating expenses1$6,000
The Wisconsin Foundation
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications
Designation of gift to crowe fund1$5,000
The Growmark Foundation
Illinois · 2025
For student scholarships1$5,000
Lester & Frances Johnson Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
General operation1$5,000
Lewis Family Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025
General operations1$3,600
Stacy L and David W Schulz Family Foundation
Florida · 2025
To support the always forward program1$1,500
Les and Betty Mack Family Charitable Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025
501(c)(3)1$1,500
John & Weezie Gates Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2025
General fund1$1,000
Science Unbound Foundation Inc
Texas · 2024 · accepts applications
Education1$500
Sandy Oaks Foundation
Wisconsin · 2024
Donation1$250

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

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Questions people ask

Who funds UW Foundation?

Thomas W Mount Family Foundation, Surgical Science Fdn, Daniel W Erdman Foundation Inc, Kikkoman Foods Foundation Inc and Fritz Family Foundation Inc, and 32 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does UW Foundation get from foundations?

$4.6 million in 46 reported grants from 37 private foundations in tax years 2024 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Kikkoman Foods Foundation Inc, Nicholas Family Foundation Trust, Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc, The Colburn Family Foundation and Bradshaw-Knight Foundation Inc say in their filings that they accept applications.

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