Sponsor Topic Funding Amount How to Apply The Kresge Foundation Health/Human Services (possibly Reinhart Center programming) $75k to $500k Ongoing- online application Hearst Foundations Culture Education Health $30k to $150k Ongoing- online application Franke Charitable Foundation (La Crosse) Education Health Quality of Life Up to $30k November February May, August Lilly Endowment Inc. Religion Education Community Development Up to $600,000 (youth theology project) Interest Form- 6/19 Full Proposal- 8/14 Cudahy Fund Arts Education Religion Up to $60k Letter of Intent Mead Witter Foundation (located in WI Rapids) Arts Higher Ed Performing Arts $5k to $20k Letter of Intent The Meemic Foundation Arts Health STEM History/Literature Up to $1,000 Ongoing-online application Emory T Clark Foundation Arts Education Health/Human Services $15,000- past award (2011-to support operations) Proposal Nov- Board meeting Dec -Notification Helene Fuld Health Trust Health, welfare and education of student nurses $165k to $1.3M Letter of Intent(invitation only) RGK Foundation Education Community Health/Medicine $10k to $100K (avg award $25k) Letter of Inquiry
Green Bay Packers Foundation Education Health Care Public Affairs $600 to $5k Submit application by July 1st The Retirement Research Foundation $10k to $30k Ongoing Russell L and Vera M Smith Private Foundation (La Crosse based) Education Health Care Human Services $1k to $50k Letter of Intent Ongoing Conrad N Hilton Foundation Varies by project (St. Kates $3.3M award) Invitation Only Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities Education Training, Social Services Health $10k to $75k Accepting applications December and June Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation $10k- $100K Letter of Inquiry Macy’s (District Grant) Up to $5k Ongoing WI Arts Board Creativity Culture Art in Communities Varies Depends on Program Arts Midwest Project based arts grant Around $10,000 currently September Cargill Foundation Arts/Culture Teacher Ed, Tolerance/Conflict Res Quality of life Varies No unsolicited requests Wisconsin Humanities Council Ethics, Religious Studies, History, Literature, etc. Mini grant- $2k max Major grant- $10k max Contact WHC to discuss proposal
Sponsor Topic Funding Amount How to Apply Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Inc. Varies Letter of Introduction Chatlos Foundation $2k to $20k Ongoing Foundation for Nursing Education $4k - $8k School/individual must be league member Possibly May 2016 US Department of Education Upward Bound Veterans Upward Bound Upward Bound- Math/Sci Varies Varies US Department of Health and Human Resources Up to $40k May 2015 US Department of Health and Human Services Up to $350k January 2016 National Science Foundation Varies Varies National Science Foundation Varies Varies National Science Foundation Varies February 16, 2016 National Science Foundation Varies Varies
National Science Foundation (former CCLI program) Varies December 2015 National Science Foundation Up to $600k in direct costs August 2015 Institute of Museums and Library Services Planning up to $50k Project & Research if <$250k no match February 2015 Institute of Museums and Library Services $10k to $25k – no match required February 2015 Foundation Center Research The following are Foundations with WI (and primarily Catholic) Emphasis- Many of these foundation do not specify types of support but can range from: annual, building, & capital campaigns and scholarship support. Contact Grant Coordinator for specifics. Sponsor Topic Funding Amount How to Apply Thomas A Plein Foundation Ltd Catholic agencies, Education, Health care, Human Services Up to $30k Proposal - ongoing Ralph A Huiras Foundation Inc. Catholic agencies, Education, Art, Health/Human Services Up to $100k Proposal- ongoing Gordon A Henke Family Foundation Inc. Catholic agencies, Higher ed, Human Services Up to $50k Letter of Intent- ongoing Mary, Martha & Emmett Doerr Charitable Trust Catholic agencies, Education, Health care, Human Services Up to $25k Letter of Intent- Ongoing Slaggie Family Foundation Catholic Higher ed Up to $100k Initial approach- email or telephone Proposal- ongoing
Ray and Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust Catholic Higher ed Up to $100k Letter of 1 The Wanek-Vogel Foundation, Ltd Higher ed, Arts, Health/Human Services Up to $50k Letter of Intent- Ongoing Lunda Charitable Fund, Inc. Education Up to $100k Letter of Intent- July 31st The Elmwood Foundation, Inc. (La Crosse based) Art, Higher ed Up to $40k Initial Approach- letter or telephone