Funding search · EIN 871540257 · Verona, WI
The Wisconsin Initiative
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 19
- grants reported
- $1.7M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $60,000
- 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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1 grant matching “democracy and civic engagement” · $60,000
- $60,000
State Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2022
General support for civic engagement activities
Grant history
All 19 reported grants, largest first.
- $600,000
Alliance for Common Sense · Washington, DC · 2022
General support for political activities
- $115,000
The Wisconsin Initiative Pac · Verona, WI · 2024
General support
- $100,000
We All Rise African American Resource Center · Green Bay, WI · 2024
Nonpartisan voter education
- $100,000
9 To 5 National Association of Working Women · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Paid media
- $100,000
Law Forward · Madison, WI · 2023
Litigation support
- $99,700
A Better Wisconsin Together Institute · Monona, WI · 2023
Paid media
- $96,250
Business Education Fund · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Civic engagement
- $80,000
Leaders of Kenosha Corporation · Kenosha, WI · 2024
Nonpartisan voter education
- $60,347
We All Rise African American Resource Center · Green Bay, WI · 2023
General support for civic engagement activities
- $60,000
State Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2022
General support for civic engagement activities
- $50,000
Leaders of Kenosha · Kenosha, WI · 2023
General support for civic engagement activities
- $46,733
We All Rise African American Resource Center · Green Bay, WI · 2022
African american resource center: general support for civic engagement activities
- $35,000
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign · Madison, WI · 2024
Nonpartisan voter education
- $30,000
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2024
Nonpartisan voter education
- $30,000
Law Forward · Madison, WI · 2022
: general support for redistricting activities
- $30,000
Takeaction Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2022
General support for civic engagement activities
- $25,000
Fair Elections Center · Washington, DC · 2022
General support for civic engagement activities
- $25,000
Pastors United Community Advocacy · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General support for civic engagement activities
- $11,000
Law Forward · Madison, WI · 2024
Support for redistricting litigation
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