Funding search · EIN 391561017 · Madison, WI

John J Frautschi Family Foundation

Name: John J Frautschi Family Foundation grants, 2023–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

299
grants reported: $1.8M
total given: 2023–2025
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2025. 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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $330,000
United Way of Dane County3 grants · $231,077
Madison Youth Arts Center2 grants · $100,000
Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (Dais)3 grants · $58,500
American Players Theatre3 grants · $52,500
The Salvation Army Women'S Shelter2 grants · $50,000
Wisconsin Historical Foundation4 grants · $47,500
Christ Presbyterian Church3 grants · $45,000
Madison Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $45,000
Overture Center Foundation3 grants · $45,000

Giving over time

$595,500

2023

$590,577

2024

$572,500

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 299 grants.

$110,000
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$110,000
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$100,000
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$77,077
United Way of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$77,000
United Way of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$77,000
United Way of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$50,000
Madison Youth Arts Center · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$50,000
Madison Youth Arts Center · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$29,500
Madison Childrens Museum · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$26,000
The Salvation Army · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$25,000
Madison Symphony Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$25,000
The Salvation Army Women'S Shelter · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$25,000
Wisconsin Historical Foundation · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$25,000
The Salvation Army Women'S Shelter · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$20,000
Friends of Pbs Wi · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$19,500
Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (Dais) · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$19,500
Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (Dais) · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$19,500
Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (Dais) · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$17,500
American Players Theatre · Spring Green, WI · 2025
General
$17,500
American Players Theatre · Spring Green, WI · 2024
General
$17,500
American Players Theatre · Spring Green, WI · 2023
General
$15,000
Christ Presbyterian Church · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$15,000
Overture Center Foundation · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$15,000
Christ Presbyterian Church · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$15,000
Overture Center Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$15,000
Christ Presbyterian Church · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$15,000
Overture Center Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$13,500
Madison Rotary Foundation · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$13,500
Madison Rotary Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$13,500
Madison Rotary Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$12,000
Madison College Foundation · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$12,000
Madison College Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$12,000
Madison College Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$11,000
The River Food Pantry · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$10,000
Madison Lakeway Partners · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$10,000
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$10,000
Madison Symphony Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$10,000
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$10,000
Madison Symphony Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$9,500
Clean Lakes Alliance · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$9,500
Clean Lakes Alliance · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$9,500
Clean Lakes Alliance · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$8,000
International Shakespeare Center Santa Fe · Santa Fe, NM · 2025
General
$8,000
International Shakespeare Center Santa Fe · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
General
$8,000
International Shakespeare Center Santa Fe · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General
$7,500
Canopy Center · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$7,500
Chrysalis · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General
$7,500
The Foundation for Madison Public Schools · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$7,500
Wisconsin Historical Foundation · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$7,500
Canopy Center · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$7,500
Chrysalis · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General
$7,500
The Foundation for Madison Public Schools · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$7,500
Wisconsin Historical Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$7,500
Canopy Center · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$7,500
Chrysalis · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General
$7,500
The Foundation for Madison Public Schools · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$7,500
Wisconsin Historical Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$7,000
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2025
General
$7,000
St Phillip Presbyterian Church · Houston, TX · 2025
General
$7,000
St Phillip Presbyterian Church · Houston, TX · 2024
General
$7,000
St Phillip Presbyterian Church · Houston, TX · 2023
General
$6,000
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2024
General
$6,000
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2023
General
$5,000
Agrace Hospicecare Foundation · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$5,000
Fountain Valley School · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025
General
$5,000
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$5,000
Madison Opera · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$5,000
Olbrich Botanical Society · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$5,000
University of Wisconsin Fdn (Paul Carbone Cancer Center) · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$5,000
Agrace Hospicecare Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$5,000
Fountain Valley School · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General
$5,000
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$5,000
Madison Opera · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$5,000
Madison Parkway Partners · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$5,000
Olbrich Botanical Society · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$5,000
University of Wisconsin Fdn (Paul Carbone Cancer Center) · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$5,000
Agrace Hospicecare Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$5,000
Fountain Valley School · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General
$5,000
Olbrich Botanical Society · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$5,000
University of Wisconsin Fdn (Paul Carbone Cancer Center) · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$4,500
Madison Childrens Museum · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$4,500
Madison Childrens Museum · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$4,500
Madison Opera · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$4,000
Amherst College · Amherst, MA · 2025
General
$4,000
Henry Vilas Park Zoological Society · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$4,000
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$4,000
Amherst College · Amherst, MA · 2024
General
$4,000
Henry Vilas Park Zoological Society · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$4,000
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$4,000
Amherst College · Amherst, MA · 2023
General
$4,000
Henry Vilas Park Zoological Society · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$4,000
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
General
$3,000
Habitat for Humanity of Dane Co · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$3,000
The Cradle Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2025
General
$3,000
Upstart Crows of Santa Fe · Santa Fe, NM · 2025
General
$3,000
Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth Inc (Wcaty) · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$3,000
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2025
General
$3,000
Commentary Magazine · New York, NY · 2024
General
$3,000
Habitat for Humanity of Dane Co · Madison, WI · 2024
General
$3,000
The Cradle Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2024
General

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.