FUNDER
THE WISCONSIN INITIATIVE INC
9recipients FY2016–24
$2Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 93% of giving in Wisconsin
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A local funder — 93% of its dollars go to WI. It is a candidate for organizations in the 3 states it has funded, whatever their cause: DC, MN, WI.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOPEWELL FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 5 |
| THE LEONARD AND SOPHIE DAVIS FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 4 |
| AMERICA VOTES | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 3 |
| JOYCE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 3 |
| STATE POWER FUND | YOUNGSTOWN, OH | program funder | 3 |
| WINDWARD FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 3 |
| ALL VOTING IS LOCAL | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 2 |
| CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 2 |
| FORD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | large program funder | 2 |
| HERBERT H KOHL CHARITIES INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | program funder | 2 |
| JOHN M KOHLER FOUNDATION INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | program funder | 2 |
| MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 2 |
| MILWAUKEE JEWISH FEDERATION INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | program funder | 2 |
| POLICYLINK | OAKLAND, CA | program funder | 2 |
| PRO-DEMOCRACY CAMPAIGN | FOXBORO, MA | program funder | 2 |
| PROTEUS FUND INC | WALTHAM, MA | program funder | 2 |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION | PRINCETON, NJ | large program funder | 2 |
| ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | large program funder | 2 |
| SIXTEEN THIRTY FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 2 |
| STATE VOICES | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 2 |
| TELESCOPE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 2 |
| THE IRVING HARRIS FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | program funder | 2 |
| WELLSPRING PHILANTROPIC FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| WISCONSIN VOICES INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | program funder | 2 |
| WOMEN DONORS NETWORK | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 2 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WE ALL RISE AFRICAN AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER INC | WI | 3 | 2024 | $207,080 |
| LAW FORWARD INC | WI | 4 | 2024 | $161,000 |
| WISCONSIN DEMOCRACY CAMPAIGN INC | WI | 1 | 2024 | $35,000 |
| 9 TO 5 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKING WOMEN | WI | 1 | 2023 | $100,000 |
| A BETTER WISCONSIN TOGETHER INSTITUTE INC | WI | 1 | 2023 | $99,700 |
| TAKEACTION MINNESOTA EDUCATION FUND | MN | 1 | 2022 | $30,000 |
| FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER | DC | 1 | 2022 | $25,000 |
| PASTORS UNITED COMMUNITY ADVOCACY INC | WI | 1 | 2022 | $25,000 |
| HIGH GROUND INSTITUTE INC | WI | 1 | 2021 | $55,000 |