Funding search · EIN 460515342 · Madison, WI

Gordon Flesch Charitable 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.

116
grants reported
$495,130
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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  • Ecker Center for Behavioral Health2 grants · $10,000
  • Casa Guadalupe Ed Center1 grant · $8,000
  • Open Arms Christian Ministries1 grant · $6,000
  • Beyond Blessed Food Pantry1 grant · $5,000
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County1 grant · $5,000
  • Blackhawk Technical College Foundat1 grant · $5,000
  • Audio Braille Literacy Enhancement1 grant · $5,000
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee1 grant · $5,000
  • Blessings in a Backpack - Waukesha1 grant · $5,000
  • Aware Evansville Community Action1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$155,700
2022
$149,500
2023
$189,930
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 116 grants.

  • $8,000

    Casa Guadalupe Ed Center · West Bend, WI · 2024

    Casa Guadalupe Education Centers mission is To be the bridge of integration to Hispanics and to the communities in which they live through education and community access.

  • $6,000

    Open Arms Christian Ministries · Bloomfield, IN · 2024

    Open Arms Christian Ministries provides Christian care to emotionally disturbed neglected or orphaned children in need. We provide hope and healing to children who have experienced trauma particularly those involved in read all
  • $5,000

    Aware Evansville Community Action · Beloit, WI · 2024

    At Community Action we provide access and opportunity for those we serve and those who support our efforts. Through innovative programs and strong community partnerships we eliminate barriers establishing clear pathways read all
  • $5,000

    Between Friends Food Pantry · Sugar Grove, IL · 2024

    Since 2009 Between Friends Food Pantry has remained faithful to our mission to ensure that no one in our community goes hungry while empowering people to remain self-sufficient during difficult economic times. We are ne read all
  • $5,000

    Beyond Blessed Food Pantry · Baraboo, WI · 2024

    Treat every individual with dignity and respect while addressing the food scarcity issues at hand.

  • $5,000

    Call To Freedom · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024

    Founded in 2016 Call to Freedom CTF is a nonprofit organization with a mission to bring wholeness to all individuals impacted by sex and labor trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation CSE by navigating a healing p read all
  • $5,000

    Community Clothes Closet · Menasha, WI · 2024

    Community Clothes Closet has been serving disadvantaged individuals and families in Northeastern Wisconsin since 1980. Clothing can open the door to a better future and we are dedicated to our mission of providing free read all
  • $5,000

    Distinguished Young Women · Caledonia, WI · 2024

    Distinguished Young Women is a national scholastic honorary program that inspires high school women in their junior year to develop their full individual potential through a fun transformative experience that culminates read all
  • $5,000

    Ecker Center for Behavioral Health · Elgin, IL · 2024

    Ecker Center for Behavioral Healths vision is to be a safe supportive and empowering provider of comprehensive behavioral health care services for children adolescents and adults in our communities.

  • $5,000

    Gildas Club · Middleton, WI · 2024

    Gildas Club Madisons mission is to uplift and strengthen people impacted by cancer by providing support fostering compassionate communities and breaking down barriers to care. We work toward our mission by offering emot read all
  • $5,000

    Habitat for Humanity of Southeast Ohio · Lancaster, OH · 2024

    Habitat for Humanity of Southeast Ohio brings local families individuals businesses and organizations together to build strength stability and self-reliance through shelter. Habitat SEO builds new affordable housing in read all
  • $5,000

    Heads Up Fox Cities · Neenah, WI · 2024

    Our MISSION Empowering Transitional Age Youth TAY to break the cycle of childhood & family trauma and reduce social inequities through compassionate community engagement support and collaboration.

  • $5,000

    Healing Hands Outreach Center · Bloomington, IN · 2024

    The mission of Healing Hands Outreach Center Inc. HHOC is to connect high-risk low-income residents in need to a community of support. HHOC accomplishes their mission by offering extensive outreach services addressing t read all
  • $5,000

    Horizons Unlimited of Palo Alto County · Emmetsburg, IA · 2024

    Providing Opportunities for Our Horizons Family to Develop Their Full Potential in A Positive Atmosphere.

  • $5,000

    Journey 21 · Oconomowoc, WI · 2024

    Journey21 is an Enrichment Center and future Residential Community for adults with an intellectual or developmental disability IDD located in southeastern Wisconsin on a 12-acre parcel in the Pabst Farms development in read all
  • $5,000

    Journeys the Road Home · Palatine, IL · 2024

    The mission of JOURNEYS | The Road Home is to individually assess and serve the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless while broadening community awareness and involvement with the homeless.

  • $5,000

    Kandu Industries · Janesville, WI · 2024

    KANDUs mission is to create promote and provide diverse opportunities for our 200 clients people with disabilities disadvantages dementia to pursue greater independence and a more meaningful life. For over 60 years KAND read all
  • $5,000

    Lazarus House · St Charles, IL · 2024

    The Lazarus House mission is to offer guests connected to our communities who are homeless or in need hope for the future by providing hospitality food safe shelter and education - tools for life.

  • $5,000

    Nami Brown County · Green Bay, WI · 2024

    Our mission is to improve the quality of life for those affected by mental illness and to support research to someday eliminate these illnesses. We provide support education and advocacy to those living with a mental il read all
  • $5,000

    Neighborhood Food Pantries · West Chicago, IL · 2024

    To improve the health and well-being of our neighbors by providing reliable access to nutritious food in welcoming environments through the generosity of volunteers individuals and community partnerships.

  • $5,000

    Oshkosh Area Community Pantry · Oshkosh, WI · 2024

    The Oshkosh Area Community Pantry strives to eliminate food insecurity.

  • $5,000

    Osu Lifesports · Columbus, OH · 2024

    The LiFEsports mission is: to prepare youth for life and leadership through sports.

  • $5,000

    Parke County Resource Center · Rosedale, IN · 2024

    To provide food any hygiene resources to those in our community with that need.

  • $5,000

    Reach Counseling · Neenah, WI · 2024

    Reach Counseling is a sexual assault service provider for children and adults that offers culturally responsive outreach prevention education victim advocacy trauma counseling and sex offender treatment. As an anti-viol read all
  • $5,000

    Rebuilding Together Muscatine · Muscatine, IA · 2024

    Rebuilding Together Muscatine Countys mission statement is: Repairing homes revitalizing communities rebuilding lives

  • $5,000

    Rock Rapids United Fund · Rock Rapids, IA · 2024

    Emergency relief

  • $5,000

    Shepherds College · Union Grove, WI · 2024

    Because people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have unrealized God-given potential Shepherds College provides a uniquely designed learning environment for our students to discover and maximize that pote read all
  • $5,000

    Spencer Chamber Foundation · Spencer, IA · 2024

    Emergency relief

  • $5,000

    St Gregory of Nyssa · Columbus, OH · 2024

    To feed clothe and love our neighbors.

  • $5,000

    The Cocoon · Bowling Green, OH · 2024

    The Cocoon exists to provide safety healing and justice across the lifespan for survivors of domestic and sexual violence their children and all of those affected by abuse. We work to educate and increase awareness abou read all
  • $5,000

    The Teacher Store · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024

    The Teacher Store supports our communities by providing free classroom materials and supplies to area K-12 educators and their students.

  • $5,000

    Verona Weekend Food Program · Verona, WI · 2024

    To provide food bags with nutritious food and provided on Fridays to any child within the VASD elementary schools who needs one to help sustain them over the weekend until Monday arrives.

  • $5,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County · Crystal Lake, IL · 2023

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County provides an opportunity to empower youth facing adversity through the establishment and development of one-to-one mentoring relationships in the local community.

  • $5,000

    Blessings in a Backpack - Waukesha · Waukesha, WI · 2023

    Blessings in a Backpack of Waukesha County BIAB mobilizes community members churches businesses and other resources to provide weekend food for school-age children who are suffering from food insecurity.

  • $5,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee BGCGM has been serving Milwaukees youth ages 6-18 years during out of school times for 136 years with sports & recreation academic healthy living leadership & service and coll read all
  • $5,000

    Cancer Support Community Central Oh · Columbus, OH · 2023

    Cancer Support Community focuses on educating activating and empowering cancer patients and those who care about them with programs that are proven to reduce distress increase adherence to treatment and improve quality read all
  • $5,000

    Christian Community Development Dba · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    House of Hope provides transitional housing and individual support services to single moms with children and women aging out of foster care experiencing homelessness in order to establish permanent homes secure families read all
  • $5,000

    Common Threads Family Resource Cent · Madison, WI · 2023

    Our mission is to empower autistics other neurodivergents and anyone who experiences mental health needs and sensory differences by providing meaningful comprehensive support

  • $5,000

    Compassionate Home Health Care · Appleton, WI · 2023

    Compassionate Home Health Cares mission is to fight hygiene poverty by subsidizing the high cost of cleaning and hygiene supplies for personal care services and programming for seniors children Veterans those with disab read all
  • $5,000

    Envision Unlimited · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Our mission is to provide persons with disabilities or other special needs quality services which promote choice independence and inclusion.

  • $5,000

    Foundations Health Wholeness · Green Bay, WI · 2023

    Foundations Health & Wholeness is a Green Bay-based nonprofit organization with a mission of innovating care to heal mind and spirit; changing lives families and communities.

  • $5,000

    Furniture Mission of South Dakota · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023

    The Furniture Mission of SD takes donations of gently used furniture and household items and distributes them free to low income households.

  • $5,000

    Hometown Heroes · Grafton, WI · 2023

    Hometown Heroes Inc. serves as the umbrella organization for camp programming serving children facing extreme trauma.

  • $5,000

    Hope House of South Central Wiscons · Baraboo, WI · 2023

    The mission of Hope House is to prevent abuse and provide support to victims of domestic and sexual violence.

  • $5,000

    Littlestar Aba Therapy · Carmel, IN · 2023

    LittleStar is dedicated to improving the lives of everyone autism touches.

  • $5,000

    Maydm · Madison, WI · 2023

    Maydm provides girls and youth of color in grades 6-12 with the skills experiences and connections to pursue careers in and change the face of STEM.

  • $5,000

    Nellie'S Champions for Kids Nc4k · Columbus, OH · 2023

    Financial support emotional support and events for play are the fundamental programs that allow our families to know that No Kid Fights Cancer Alone.

  • $5,000

    Pillars · Appleton, WI · 2023

    Pillars Inc. provides shelter support and solutions across the housing continuum.

  • $5,000

    Soar Fox Cities · Appleton, WI · 2023

    SOAR Fox Cities mission is to Empower People with Differing Abilities.

  • $5,000

    South Side Hope Community Developme · Columbus, OH · 2023

    Stabilizing the lives of families in our community by identifying and helping remove barriers to self-sufficiency.

  • $5,000

    Susie'S Place Child Advocacy Center · Terre Haute, IN · 2023

    Susies Place Child Advocacy Center ensures that children are not further victimized by the interventions intended to protect them.

  • $5,000

    Tmp Enterprises Dba Joy'S House · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    The mission of Joys House is to serve adults living with life-altering diagnoses and their families by providing exceptional adult day programming and caregiver support services.

  • $5,000

    Try Pie · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    Try Pie is a social enterprise structured youth ministry that uses employment as an oppurtunity to engage and equip young women for their future

  • $5,000

    Village Diaper Bank · Madison, WI · 2023

    Diaper banks supply diapers to local communities through partner social service agencies.

  • $5,000

    Vineyard Christian Fellowship of La · Lancaster, OH · 2023

    Through our food Pantry we serve people who need food and emotional and spiritual support.

  • $5,000

    Audio Braille Literacy Enhancement · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Providing everyone access to the printed word

  • $5,000

    Badger Childhood Cancer Network · Madison, WI · 2022

    Educate support serve and advocate for chilren with cancer and or life threatingblood disorders.

  • $5,000

    Blackhawk Technical College Foundat · Janesville, WI · 2022

    Scholarship assistance student emergency funding and GED voucher testing fee awards to help reove barriers to educational success

  • $5,000

    Cornerstone of Hope · Columbus, OH · 2022

    Dedicated to providing suport education and hope for the grieving

  • $5,000

    Covey · Oshkosh, WI · 2022

    Create opportunities that foster personal growth

  • $5,000

    Ecker Center for Behavioral Health · Elgin, IL · 2022

    Ecker Center for Behavioral Health's mission is to optimize the well-being of individuals and communities through the delivery of accessible comprehensive and quality behavioral health care

  • $5,000

    Eisenhower Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Eisenhower Center is committed to serve adults with neurological disorders and developmental disabilities by providing job training and therapy services as well as the opportunity for paid employment.

  • $5,000

    Exceptional Equestrians · Depere, WI · 2022

    Better the lives of all abilities through the healing power of horses

  • $5,000

    Fairfield Center for Disabilities · Lancaster, OH · 2022

    Increase access to health and wellness services for our clients with disabilities to enhance their lives

  • $5,000

    Family Mentor Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022

    Help meet the nutritional needs of children in the community

  • $5,000

    Fox Valley Hands of Hope · Geneva, IL · 2022

    Support any person suffering from grief

  • $5,000

    Free Bikes 4 Kidz Madison · Madison, WI · 2022

    Works towards transportation equity

  • $5,000

    Harry Rose Samson Family Jewish Com · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Provide scholarships to children in need to attend camp

  • $5,000

    McCrossan Boys Ranch · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022

    Group care facility for at risk boys ages 9 - 20

  • $5,000

    Mr Bob'S Under the Bridge · Grafton, WI · 2022

    Supporting the homeless population

  • $5,000

    Occupaws Guide Dog Association · Cross Plains, WI · 2022

    Provides fully trainied guide dogs at no cost to the blind

  • $5,000

    Reaching the Nations International · Columbus, OH · 2022

    Empower people in hard places to live out their identity

  • $5,000

    Riverview Gardens · Appleton, WI · 2022

    Build dignity through job training and employment

  • $5,000

    United Way of North Central Iowa · Mason City, IA · 2022

    Focused on critical needs in education financial stability and health

  • $5,000

    Well Child Center · Elgin, IL · 2022

    Well Child Center provides low income children with dental services

  • $4,500

    Keneth Butler Memorial Soup Kitchen · Greenfield, IN · 2024

    To serve the sheep of Jesus Christ regardless of their race religion gender orientation medical diagnosis mental capacity or history by providing their immediate need for nutritious meals.

  • $4,200

    The Cooper House · Noblesville, IN · 2022

    The Cooper House exists to foster HOPE for families by providing support and encouragement in their time of crisis.

  • $4,000

    Family Health Partnership Clinic · Crystal Lake, IL · 2023

    The Family Health Partnership Clinic provides high quality healthcare to the uninsured of the McHenry County IL area.

  • $4,000

    North Star Community Services · Waterloo, IA · 2023

    The mission of North Star Community Services Inc. to empower each person to realize potential pursue dreams and enjoy life.

  • $4,000

    Bloomington Pets Alive · Bloomington, IN · 2022

    Provide affordable high quality life saving programs for the pets of low income individuals

  • $4,000

    Brittany Corcoran Scholarship Fund · Tea, SD · 2022

    Raise awareness of mental health and suicide prevention

  • $4,000

    Grow It Forward · Manitowoc, WI · 2022

    Our mission is to provide people in need with dignified access to good food.

  • $4,000

    Old Irving Park Community Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Medical services for thouse who cannot afford insurance.

  • $4,000

    Turning Point Domestic · Columbus, IN · 2022

    Turning Point's mission is to work toward the prevention and the elimination of domestic and dating violence.

  • $4,000

    Wabash Center · Lafayette, IN · 2022

    Wabash Center's mission is to optimize the quality of life for people with disabilities or special needs.

  • $3,500

    My Happy Place · Mason City, IA · 2024

    Creating joyful spaces for the well-being of those with a serious health diagnosis

  • $3,500

    Home of the Sparrow · McHenry, IL · 2023

    Home of the Sparrows HOS mission is to provide Hope Opportunity and Support that empowers women and their children as they journey from homelessness to self-sufficiency.

  • $3,500

    Project Home · Madison, WI · 2023

    Project Home is committed to improving the quality and affordability of housing for low-to-moderate income residents in Dane and Green counties.

  • $3,500

    Loaves Fishes Community Services · Aurora, IL · 2022

    Anti-poverty hunger relief organization

  • $3,430

    Monroe County United Ministries · Bloomington, IN · 2024

    MCUM creates lasting solutions to economic educational and social injustices in our community through quality services collaboration and innovation. Our vision is to eliminate generational poverty for the people we serv read all
  • $3,000

    Janus Development Services · Noblesville, IN · 2024

    Mission Vision: Janus will be the recognized partner of choice for individuals with disabilities their families and their community. Our consumers will be defined by their abilities. Janus will offer opportunities for e read all
  • $3,000

    Girls On the Run Southeastern Wisco · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Girls on the Run is the only national physical activity-based positive youth development program for girls with compelling evidence of program impact.

  • $3,000

    The Job Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2022

    The Job Foundatoin provides a free comprehensive financial education to low income students

  • $3,000

    The Wabash Independent Living Learn · Terre Haute, IN · 2022

    Empower people with disabilites to ensure they have full and complete access to community resourese to promote independence

  • $2,500

    Crisis Intervention Service · Mason City, IA · 2024

    OUR MISSION The mission of Crisis Intervention Service is to provide persons affected by domestic violence sexual assault trafficking stalking homicide and other violent crimes with professional confidential 24-hour ser read all
  • $2,500

    Spike the Stigma Mend the Mind · Columbus, OH · 2024

    Our mission is to support suicide prevention especially among men by raising funds that will directly benefit other local 501c3 non-profit organizations that aid in preventing suicide promoting mental health education a read all
  • $2,500

    The Equine Haven · Ostrander, OH · 2024

    The purpose is to the dedication to the rescue of starved neglected and feral horses to help heal and rehabilitate those that can be adopted out to loving homes and to provide a permanent homes for those that are disabl read all
  • $2,500

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana · Bloomington, IN · 2023

    Our mission is to create and support 1-to-1 mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

  • $2,500

    Boys Girls Clubs of Fox Valley · Appleton, WI · 2023

    The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley the Club is to inspire and enable all young people especially those who need us most to reach their full potential as productive responsible and caring citizens.

  • $2,500

    Inner-City Computer Stars Foundatio · Chicago, IL · 2023

    I C stars developes leaders through a robust training program for underserved young adults

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