Funding search · EIN 396609049 · Madison, WI
Powers-Wolfe Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 111
- grants reported
- $1.9M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Wis Nature Conservancy3 grants · $1.1M
- Pbs Wisconsin3 grants · $225,000
- Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin3 grants · $60,000
- Wilderness Society3 grants · $45,000
- Nrdc3 grants · $45,000
- The Clearing Folk School3 grants · $45,000
- Environmental Defense Fund3 grants · $45,000
- Women'S Medical Fund3 grants · $30,000
- Eagle School - Andy Wright Director3 grants · $30,000
- Wis Academy3 grants · $30,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 111 grants.
- $410,000
Wis Nature Conservancy · Madison, WI · 2024
General purpose
- $350,000
Wis Nature Conservancy · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $350,000
Wis Nature Conservancy · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $75,000
Pbs Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2024
General purpose
- $75,000
Pbs Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $75,000
Pbs Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $20,000
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2024
General purpose
- $20,000
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $20,000
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $15,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $15,000
Nrdc · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
- $15,000
The Clearing Folk School · Ellison Bay, WI · 2024
General purpose
- $15,000
Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $15,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $15,000
Nrdc · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $15,000
The Clearing Folk School · Ellison Bay, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $15,000
Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $15,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $15,000
Nrdc · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $15,000
The Clearing Folk School · Ellison Bay, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $15,000
Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Eagle School - Andy Wright Director · Fitchburg, WI · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Wis Academy · Columbus, WI · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Wisconsin Public Radio · Madison, WI · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Women'S Medical Fund · Madison, WI · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
Eagle School - Andy Wright Director · Fitchburg, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
Wis Academy · Columbus, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
Wisconsin Public Radio · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
Women'S Medical Fund · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Eagle School - Andy Wright Director · Fitchburg, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Wis Academy · Columbus, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Wisconsin Public Radio · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Women'S Medical Fund · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $7,500
Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance · Madison, WI · 2024
General purpose
- $7,500
Audubon Society Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $7,500
Audubon Society Madison · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society · Madison, WI · 2024
General purpose
- $5,000
Aclu Foundation of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Brennen Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Driftless Area Land Conservancy · Dodgeville, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Friends of Arboretum · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Friends of Middleton Library · Middleton, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
MIT for Glass Lab · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Ms Society · Brookfield, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Wisconsin Science Museum · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Aclu Foundation of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Brennen Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Driftless Area Land Conservancy · Dodgeville, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Friends of Arboretum · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Friends of Middleton Library · Middleton, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
MIT for Glass Lab · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Ms Society · Brookfield, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Wisconsin Science Museum · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $4,000
The Foundry · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $4,000
Wis Wetlands Assoc · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $4,000
Uw Foundation Science Initiative · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $4,000
Wis Wetlands Assoc · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $3,000
Earthjustice · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $3,000
Ffrf · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $3,000
Madison Public Library Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $3,000
Ffrf · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $3,000
Madison Public Library Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
Agrace Foundation · Fitchburg, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $2,500
Alnc · Monona, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $2,500
American Constitution Society · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $2,500
American Friends Service Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General purpose
- $2,500
Mathematical Staircase · Chicopee, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $2,500
Agrace Foundation · Fitchburg, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
Alnc · Monona, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
American Constitution Society · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
American Friends Service Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
Mathematical Staircase · Chicopee, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $2,000
Alzheimer'S Disease Research · Madison, WI · 2023
General prupose
- $2,000
Amnesty International · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $2,000
Fetch Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $2,000
Friends of Lakeshore Preserve · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $2,000
Habitat for Humanity of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $2,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2023
General purpose
- $2,000
Ridges Sanctuary · Baileys Harbor, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $2,000
River Alliance of Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $2,000
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $2,000
Alzheimer'S Disease Research · Madison, WI · 2022
General prupose
- $2,000
Amnesty International · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $2,000
Fetch Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $2,000
Habitat for Humanity of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $2,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
General purpose
- $2,000
Ridges Sanctuary · Baileys Harbor, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $2,000
River Alliance of Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $2,000
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $2,000
Uw Foundation - Lakeshore Nature Preserve · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $1,500
Uw Foundation Wcaty · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $1,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $1,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2023
General purpose
- $1,000
Cornell Lab of Ornithology · Ithaca, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $1,000
Friends of Lake Wingra · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
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