Funding search · EIN 396098118 · Madison, WI
Madison Gas and Electric Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 616
- grants reported
- $5.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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3 grants matching “overture” · $150,000
- $50,000
Overture Center for the Arts · Madison, WI · 2024
Support kids in the rotunda
- $50,000
Overture Center for the Arts · Madison, WI · 2023
Support kids in the rotunda
- $50,000
Overture Center for the Arts · Madison, WI · 2022
Support kids in the rotunda
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- United Way of Dane County3 grants · $335,800
- Energy Service Inc -1 grant · $300,000
- Energy Services1 grant · $230,000
- Centro Hispano of Dane County6 grants · $229,500
- Boys and Girls Club of Dane County6 grants · $216,700
- United Way Foundation2 grants · $200,000
- Overture Center for the Arts3 grants · $150,000
- United Way1 grant · $135,000
- Urban League of Greater Madison2 grants · $127,500
- Madison Public Schools Foundation2 grants · $125,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 616 grants.
- $300,000
Energy Service Inc - · Madison, WI · 2024
Support the community emergency fund
- $230,000
Energy Services · Madison, WI · 2022
Support the keep wisconsin warm/cool fund
- $164,000
United Way of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2023
$145,000 in general support, $2,500 to sponsor the women united brunch, $2,500 to sponsor lead united, and $14,000 to sponsor the loaned executive program
- $145,000
United Way of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2024
2024 quarterly commitment
- $135,000
United Way · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $104,800
Boys and Girls Club of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $102,500
United Way of Dane County Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $100,000
United Way Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Madison Public Schools Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $100,000
United Way Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $80,000
Energy Service · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $77,000
Centro Hispano of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $75,000
Centro Hispano of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $65,000
Centro Hispano of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $64,500
Urban League of Greater Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $63,000
Urban League of Greater Madison · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $59,010
Urban League of Greater Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
$50,000 to support the black business hub and $10,000 to sponsor the 2023 madison region economic development & diversity summit
- $52,500
Boys and Girls Club of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2023
$50,000 to support the mckenzie regional workforce center and $2,500 in general support
- $52,500
One City Schools Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
$50,000 in general support and $2,500 to support the own it: building black wealth initiative
- $50,000
Boys and Girls Club of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Center for Black Culture and Excellence · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Overture Center for the Arts · Madison, WI · 2024
Support kids in the rotunda
- $50,000
Center for Black Excellence and Culture · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Overture Center for the Arts · Madison, WI · 2023
Support kids in the rotunda
- $50,000
Center for Black Culture and Excellence · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Madison Community Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Madison youth arts center campaign fund
- $50,000
One City Schools · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Overture Center for the Arts · Madison, WI · 2022
Support kids in the rotunda
- $49,000
City of Madison · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $48,500
City of Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
$8,500 to support "the right tree in the right place" project and $40,000 to support the dairy drive urban campground
- $37,500
Salvation Army · Des Plaines, IL · 2024
General support
- $35,000
Foundation for Black Women'S Wellness · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $35,000
Salvation Army · Des Plaines, IL · 2023
General support
- $26,800
United Way of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $26,125
Clean Lakes Alliance · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Bayview Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Foundation for Madison'S Public Schools · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Madison Public Market Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $25,000
River Food Pantry · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $25,000
The Playing Field · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Bayview Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Forward Theater Company · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Foundation for Black Women'S Wellness · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Ice · Verona, WI · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Madison Public Market Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Madison Public Schools Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $25,000
River Food Pantry · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $25,000
The Playing Field · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Bayview Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Foundation for Black Women'S Wellness · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Foundation for Madison'S Public Schools · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Ice · Verona, WI · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Madison Children'S Museum · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Madison Public Market Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $24,766
Clean Lakes Alliance · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $22,801
Clean Lakes Alliance · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $22,500
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $22,250
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Support the following projects: $2,000 wi energy institute, $500 nelson institute, $5,000 center for healthy minds, $2,500 andy north and friends cancer fund, $1,000 center for journalism ethics fund, $5,000 chancellor … read allSupport the following projects: $2,000 wi energy institute, $500 nelson institute, $5,000 center for healthy minds, $2,500 andy north and friends cancer fund, $1,000 center for journalism ethics fund, $5,000 chancellor rebecca blank great people scholarship fund, $3,750 friends of odyssey family fund, and $2,500 earth day event fund less
- $22,000
Downtown Madison Partners · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Habitat for Humanity · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Downtown Madison Partners · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Habitat for Humanity · Madison, WI · 2023
Support the under one roof campaign
- $20,000
Madison Children'S Museum · Madison, WI · 2023
Support the nice age trail exhibit
- $20,000
Rise Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Madison Symphony Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Rise Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $17,250
Center for Community Stewardship · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $16,667
Madison College Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $15,500
Center for Community Stewardship · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Aldo Leopold Nature Center · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Goodman Community Center · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Kiva City Madison · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Support the wi women's business initiative
- $15,000
Olbrich Botanical Society · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Restoring Roots · Middleton, WI · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Ywca Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Aldo Leopold Nature Center · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Goodman Community Center · Madison, WI · 2023
$10,000 to support the living wage campaign and $5,000 to support the be the good campaign
- $15,000
Kiva Greater Madison · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Support the wi womens business initiative
- $15,000
Solace Friends · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2023
Sponsor concerts on the square
- $15,000
Aldo Leopold Nature Center · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Kiva City Madison · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Support the fund for wi women's business initiative
- $14,850
Destination Madison Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Sponsor the "this is 50: a celebration of our destination" event
- $14,500
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $12,500
Uw Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
Support the nelson institute
- $12,500
American Heart Association · Madison, WI · 2023
$5,000 to sponsor the madison go red for women event and $7,500 in general support
- $12,000
Madison365 · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $12,000
Madison365 · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $12,000
Ymca of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2022
General support
- $11,650
University of Wisconsin - Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
$1,500 to support the art institute, $10,000 to sponsor the 175th anniversary celebration, and $150 to support asabe
- $10,900
Maydm · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $10,500
Maydm · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
- $10,000
American Heart Association · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $10,000
American Players Theatre · Spring Green, WI · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Brat Fest · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Doyenne Group · Monona, WI · 2024
General support
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