Funding search · EIN 475641232 · Waunakee, WI
Schlecht Family 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.
- 122
- grants reported
- $4.0M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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2 grants matching “bookworm” · $70,000
- $20,000
Bookworm Gardens · Sheboygan, WI · 2025
To support operating activities.
- $50,000
Bookworm Gardens · Sheboygan, WI · 2024
To support operating activities.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Aldo Leopold Nature Center3 grants · $250,000
- Black Men Coalition Foundation2 grants · $230,000
- Operation Fresh Start4 grants · $215,000
- Community Foundation of Sourthern Wisconsin2 grants · $185,000
- Neighborhood Food Solutions3 grants · $150,000
- Groundswell Conservancy3 grants · $130,000
- Clean Lakes Alliance2 grants · $128,000
- Fast2 grants · $125,000
- Lighthouse Christian School2 grants · $125,000
- Latino Chamber of Commerce of Dane County3 grants · $125,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 122 grants.
- $172,500
Black Men Coalition Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
To support operating activities
- $135,000
Community Foundation of Sourthern Wisconsin · Janesville, WI · 2024
To support operating activities
- $100,000
Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
To support operating activities.
- $100,000
Green County Family Ymca · Monroe, WI · 2023
To support operating activities.
- $100,000
Urban League of Greater Madison · Madison, WI · 2022
To support operating activities.
- $83,667
Aldo Leopold Nature Center · Monona, WI · 2024
To support capacity building.
- $83,333
Aldo Leopold Nature Center · Monona, WI · 2022
To support capacity building.
- $83,000
Aldo Leopold Nature Center · Monona, WI · 2023
To support capacity building.
- $75,000
Lighthouse Christian School · Madison, WI · 2024
To support operating activities.
- $75,000
Fast · Mt Horeb, WI · 2022
To support operating activities
- $75,000
Lighthouse Church Madison · Madison, WI · 2022
To support operating activities.
- $70,000
Operation Fresh Start · Madison, WI · 2023
To support operating activities
- $70,000
Operation Fresh Start · Madison, WI · 2022
To support operating activities
- $65,000
Groundswell Conservancy · Spring Green, WI · 2024
To support operating activities.
- $65,000
Ceos of Tomorrow · Madison, WI · 2023
To support capacity building.
- $64,000
Clean Lakes Alliance · Madison, WI · 2023
To support operating activities.
- $64,000
Clean Lakes Alliance · Madison, WI · 2022
To support operating activities.
- $57,500
Black Men Coalition Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
To support operating activities
- $55,000
Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin · Wausau, WI · 2024
To support operating activities
- $50,600
Legislative Semester · Ashland, WI · 2023
To support operating activities
- $50,000
Community Foundation of Sourthern Wisconsin · Janesville, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $50,000
Groundswell Conservancy · Spring Green, WI · 2025
To support operating activities.
- $50,000
Latino Academy of Workforce Development · Madison, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $50,000
Lighthouse Christian School · Madison, WI · 2025
To support operating activities.
- $50,000
Operation Fresh Start · Madison, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $50,000
Wisconsin Latino Economic Development Center · Fitchburg, WI · 2025
To support operating activities.
- $50,000
Bookworm Gardens · Sheboygan, WI · 2024
To support operating activities.
- $50,000
Latino Chamber of Commerce of Dane County · Fitchburg, WI · 2024
To support operating activities.
- $50,000
Nehemiah Community Dev Corp · Monroe, WI · 2024
To support operating activities.
- $50,000
Neighborhood Food Solutions · Madison, WI · 2024
To support operating activities
- $50,000
Weca · Fitchburg, WI · 2024
To support operating activities.
- $50,000
Fast · Mt Horeb, WI · 2023
To support operating activities
- $50,000
Lighthouse Church Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
To support operating activities.
- $50,000
Neighborhood Food Solutions · Madison, WI · 2023
To support operating activities
- $50,000
Ceos of Tomorrow · Madison, WI · 2022
To support capacity building.
- $50,000
Latino Chamber of Commerce of Dane County · Fitchburg, WI · 2022
To support operating activities.
- $50,000
Neighborhood Food Solutions · Madison, WI · 2022
To support operating activities
- $37,500
Collaboration for Good · Madison, WI · 2022
To support operating activities.
- $36,000
Families and Schools Together · Ashland, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $33,333
Kids Forward Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
To support operating activities.
- $33,333
Kids Forward Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
To support operating activities.
- $33,000
Kids Forward Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
To support operating activities.
- $32,500
Goodman Community Center · Madison, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $30,000
Black Girl Magic Education Services · Madison, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $30,000
Literacy Network · Keystone, CO · 2025
To support operating activities
- $30,000
Monk Gardens · Wausau, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $30,000
University of Wi Foundation · Madison, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $30,000
Black Girl Magic Education Services · Madison, WI · 2024
To support operating activities
- $30,000
Boca Grande Disaster Fund · Mt Horeb, WI · 2024
To support operating activities
- $30,000
Hmong American Center · Mt Horeb, WI · 2024
To support operating activities
- $30,000
Literacy Network · Keystone, CO · 2024
To support operating activities
- $30,000
Monk Gardens · Wausau, WI · 2024
To support operating activities
- $25,000
Legislative Semester · Ashland, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $25,000
Maydm · Madison, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $25,000
Mount Horeb Historical Area Society · Mt Horeb, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $25,000
North Central Conservancy Trust · Stevens Point, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $25,000
Weca · Fitchburg, WI · 2025
To support operating activities.
- $25,000
Families and Schools Together · Ashland, WI · 2024
To support operating activities
- $25,000
Marc · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To support operating activities
- $25,000
Natural Resources Fdn of Wi · Madison, WI · 2024
To support capacity building.
- $25,000
Operation Fresh Start · Madison, WI · 2024
To support operating activities
- $25,000
Latino Chamber of Commerce of Dane County · Fitchburg, WI · 2023
To support operating activities.
- $25,000
Weca · Fitchburg, WI · 2023
To support operating activities.
- $25,000
Mentoring Positives · Madison, WI · 2022
To support capacity building.
- $22,500
Madison Reading Project · Madison, WI · 2022
To support operating activities
- $20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2025
To support operating activities.
- $20,000
Bookworm Gardens · Sheboygan, WI · 2025
To support operating activities.
- $20,000
Natural Resources Fdn of Wi · Madison, WI · 2025
To support capacity building.
- $20,000
Simpson Street · Monona, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2024
To support operating activities.
- $20,000
Simpson Street · Monona, WI · 2024
To support operating activities
- $20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2023
To support operating activities.
- $20,000
Keystone Policy Institute · Keystone, CO · 2023
To support operating activities
- $20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2022
To support operating activities.
- $20,000
Keystone Policy Institute · Keystone, CO · 2022
To support operating activities
- $20,000
Legislative Semester · Ashland, WI · 2022
To support operating activities
- $17,500
Wi Philanthropy · Harlan, IA · 2025
To support operating activities
- $15,750
Wi Philanthropy · Harlan, IA · 2024
To support operating activities
- $15,000
African Center for Community · Madison, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $15,000
Bikes for Kids Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $15,000
Boca Grande Disaster Fund · Mt Horeb, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $15,000
Gathering Waters · Madison, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $15,000
Horizon High School · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $15,000
Clearwater Camp · Madison, WI · 2024
To support operating activities.
- $15,000
Economic Justice · Madison, WI · 2024
To support operating activities
- $15,000
Girl Scouts · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
To support operating activities
- $15,000
Horizon · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
To support operating activities
- $15,000
Island of Brilliance · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
To support operating activities
- $15,000
Urban Rural Action · Mt Horeb, WI · 2023
To support operating activities
- $15,000
Access Ability Wisconsin · Mineral Point, WI · 2022
To support operating activities
- $15,000
Architect Your Experience · Madison, WI · 2022
To support operating activities
- $15,000
Benedictine Life Foundation · Middleton, WI · 2022
To support operating activities
- $15,000
Boca Grande Women'S Club · Washington, DC · 2022
To support operating activities.
- $15,000
Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin · Janesville, WI · 2022
To support operating activities.
- $15,000
Groundswell Conservancy · Madison, WI · 2022
To support operating activities.
- $15,000
Urban Rural Action · Mt Horeb, WI · 2022
To support operating activities
- $10,000
Madison Public Schools Foundation · Madison, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $10,000
Mississippi Valley Conservancy · La Crosse, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $10,000
The Friends of Governor Nelson State Park · Waunakee, WI · 2025
To support operating activities
- $10,000
Merrimac & Main · Dodgeville, WI · 2024
To support operating activities
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