Likely funders for animal shelters in Wisconsin
477 foundations gave to animal shelters in Wisconsin in tax years 2024–2025: $2,546,403 in all. Here’s who, how much, and who takes applications.
From 2025 IRS e-filed returns. For scale, Wisconsin has 196 small animal welfare nonprofits.
472 more funders aren’t shown. A free account shows the top 10 for any search. Paid plans show up to 50, with full giving histories.
Create free accountGift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.
What the filings show
- Foundations made 1,240 gifts to animal shelters in Wisconsin in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to animal shelters in Wisconsin was $3,500 in tax years 2023–2025.
- 178 of 477 foundations funding animal shelters in Wisconsin accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.
Cities with gifts to animal shelters in Wisconsin
- Milwaukee 132 foundations · 21 nonprofits
- Madison 30 foundations · 20 nonprofits
- Green Bay 25 foundations · 9 nonprofits
- Racine 16 foundations · 5 nonprofits
More cities
- Baraboo 68 foundations
- Oshkosh 14 foundations
- Appleton 12 foundations
- Onalaska 12 foundations
- Baileys Harbor 11 foundations
- Brookfield 10 foundations
- Somerset 10 foundations
- Genoa City 9 foundations
- Oconomowoc 9 foundations
- Waukesha 8 foundations
- Sun Prairie 7 foundations
- Wausau 7 foundations
- Antigo 6 foundations
- Janesville 6 foundations
- Jefferson 6 foundations
- Menomonie 6 foundations
- Sheboygan 6 foundations
- Slinger 6 foundations
- Watertown 6 foundations
- Westfield 6 foundations
- Crivitz 5 foundations
- Hayward 5 foundations
- Juneau 5 foundations
- Kenosha 5 foundations
- Lake Geneva 5 foundations
- Marion 5 foundations
- Stoughton 5 foundations
- Tomah 5 foundations
- Union Grove 5 foundations
- Colfax 4 foundations
- Fond Du Lac 4 foundations
- La Crosse 4 foundations
- Manitowoc 4 foundations
- Marshfield 4 foundations
- Mequon 4 foundations
- Monroe 4 foundations
- Neenah 4 foundations
- Neillsville 4 foundations
- Palmyra 4 foundations
- Portage 4 foundations
- River Falls 4 foundations
- Amery 3 foundations
- Blair 3 foundations
- Dickeyville 3 foundations
- Eagle River 3 foundations
- Edgerton 3 foundations
- Elkhart Lake 3 foundations
- Elkhorn 3 foundations
- Fish Creek 3 foundations
- Green Lake 3 foundations
- Kewaskum 3 foundations
- Menomonee Falls 3 foundations
- Merrill 3 foundations
- Minocqua 3 foundations
- Odanah 3 foundations
- Plover 3 foundations
- Richland Ctr 3 foundations
- Sharon 3 foundations
- Shawano 3 foundations
- Spooner 3 foundations
- Spring Valley 3 foundations
- Superior 3 foundations
- W Milwaukee 3 foundations
- Waupaca 3 foundations
- Webster 3 foundations
- West Allis 3 foundations
- Whitewater 3 foundations
Types of animal welfare funded in Wisconsin
- Animal shelters & rescue 195 foundations · 240 nonprofits
- Wildlife 96 foundations · 26 nonprofits
More ways to find funders in Wisconsin
- Funders that accept applications 178 funders
- Small-grant funders 333 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
- Foundations based in Wisconsin 864 foundations · 317 take applications
What is a typical grant to animal shelters in Wisconsin?
$5,000, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax years 2024–2025. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.
Which of these foundations accept applications?
17 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.