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Who funds environmental education work in Wisconsin
15 funders have a record of paying for environmental education work by Wisconsin recipients: 63 grants totaling $3.5M, most recently in 2025 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are John C Bock Foundation ($253,851), Greater Milwaukee Foundation ($1.1M) and North American Association for Environmental Educa ($128,319).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Wisconsin recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $10,000 to TREES FOR TOMORROW INCORPORATED — environmental education scholarship program support
Greater Milwaukee FoundationMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $552,036 to URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER — growing environmental education in washington park
North American Association for Environmental EducaWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $128,319 · through 2024Largest: $38,808 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM — environmental education projects
Largest: $6,500 to Wisconsin Assn for Environmental Education — healthier, happier, smarter project
Natural Resources Foundation ofMadison, WICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $14,924 · through 2024Largest: $9,039 to WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION — to support the wisconsin association for environmental education and its bird protection efforts; to support the executive director position at the wisconsin association for enviro…
United Way of Dane CountyMadison, WICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $96,083 · through 2024Largest: $34,974 to Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education — donor designation for general support
League of Conservation VotersWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2023Largest: $567,000 to WISCONSIN CONSERVATION VOTERS — environmental education, capacity building, and advocacy
League of Conservation Voters EducationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $413,800 · through 2024Largest: $230,000 to WISCONSIN CONSERVATION VOICES INC — environmental education, engagement and/or capacity building
Madison Community FoundationMadison, WICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $18,000 · through 2024Largest: $6,000 to WISCONSIN CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — pine lake methodist camp-funding for kuntz environmental education center 2023
Largest: $1,000 to ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION — public charity gift
Largest: $5,000 to URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER — neighborhood environmental education project (neep)
Largest: $47,000 to FRIENDS OF BOERNER BOTANICAL GARDENS INC (FBBG) — children's plant science & environmental education
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