Funding search · EIN 461474140 · Madison, WI
Engelke 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.
- 84
- grants reported
- $9.5M
- 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.
What they fund
communityhumanserviceseducationalassistivecommunicationdevicelaboratory
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Funding pattern
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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.
- The Carter Center3 grants · $5.2M
- The Research Foundation for St2 grants · $1.6M
- The Research Foundation for the State University of New York at Buffalo1 grant · $854,433
- Gallaudet University2 grants · $550,000
- Madison Metropolitan School District1 grant · $207,450
- Obama Foundation2 grants · $151,000
- Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inc (Tdi)1 grant · $100,000
- Unicef3 grants · $95,000
- Helen Keller International2 grants · $75,000
- Madison Community Foundation2 grants · $65,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 84 reported grants, largest first.
- $2.5M
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support for human rights
- $1.8M
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $938,000
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $854,433
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York at Buffalo · Albany, NY · 2024
Funds for the communication and assistive device laboratory
- $821,844
The Research Foundation for St · Madison, WI · 2022
Human services
- $807,313
The Research Foundation for St · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $375,000
Gallaudet University · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $207,450
Madison Metropolitan School District · Madison, WI · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $175,000
Gallaudet University · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $100,000
Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $100,000
Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Inc (Tdi) · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $51,000
Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $50,000
Helen Keller International · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $50,000
Hearing Loss Association of America · Rockville, MD · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $50,000
Madison Community Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $50,000
Thoreau Elementary Pto · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $35,000
Unicef · Nyc, NY · 2022
Human services
- $30,750
River Food Pantry · Madison, WI · 2022
Community support
- $30,000
Unicef · New York City, NY · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $30,000
Unicef · New York City, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $30,000
Madison Reading Project · Madison, WI · 2022
Educational support
- $25,000
American Red Cross · Madison, WI · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $25,000
American Red Cross · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $25,000
Helen Keller International · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $25,000
National Association for the Deaf · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $25,000
Amer Red Cross · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Community support
- $20,000
Safe Harbor Children'S Alliance · Madison, WI · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $15,000
Safe Harbor Children'S Alliance · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $15,000
Madison Community Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Human services
- $15,000
Thoreau Elementary Pto · Madison, WI · 2022
Educational support
- $10,000
Rubin for Kids · Madison, WI · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $10,000
Second Harvest of Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $10,000
Rubin for Kids · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $10,000
Second Harvest of Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $10,000
Rubin for Kids · Madison, WI · 2022
Community support
- $10,000
Second Harvest of Madison · Madison, WI · 2022
Community support
- $6,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $6,000
Empty Stocking Fund · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $5,000
Covenant House · Sheboygan, WI · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $5,000
Disabled American Veterans · Erlanger, KY · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $5,000
Map International · Brunswick, GA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $5,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $5,000
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $5,000
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $5,000
Covenant House · Sheboygan, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $5,000
Disabled American Veterans · Erlanger, KY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $5,000
Map International · Brunswick, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $5,000
Msk Cancer Ctr (Memorial Sloan Kettering) · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $5,000
Overture Center · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $5,000
Oxfam · Boston, MA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $5,000
River Food Pantry · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $5,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $5,000
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Community support
- $5,000
Swiss Red Cross · 2022
Community support
- $3,000
Action Against Hunger · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $3,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $3,000
Action Against Hunger · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $3,000
Irc - International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,500
Keep Wisconsin Warmcool Fund · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,500
Little Jon'S Kitchens · Fitchburg, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,500
Project Hope · Greenville, SC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,500
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,000
Toys for Tots · Triangle, VA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,000
Wisconsin State Journal Youth Services · Madison, WI · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,000
Agrace Hospice · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,000
Habitat for Humanity · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,000
Meals On Wheels · Arlington, VA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,000
Naral · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,000
Rmhc - Ronald McDonald House Charities of Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,000
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,000
Toys for Tots · Triangle, VA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,000
Wisconsin Public Radio · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $2,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Human services
- $1,000
Feeding Americafeeding Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $1,000
Guilda'S Club Madison · Middleton, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $1,000
Henry Vilas Zoo · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $1,000
Madison Public Library Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $1,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $1,000
March of Dimes · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $1,000
Pbs Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $1,000
Penninsula Players Theatre · Fish Creek, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
- $1,000
Urban League · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable grant
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