Funding search · EIN 208837127 · Madison, WI

Lau & Bea Christensen Charitable Foundat

Name: Lau & Bea Christensen Charitable Foundat grants, 2022–2025
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.

158
grants reported: $21.6M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $11,300
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Madison Community Foundation5 grants · $18.7M
Center for Black Excellence and Cul3 grants · $150,000
Jdrf Tid Fund Llc3 grants · $150,000
Uwf Econ Professorship2 grants · $150,000
Aclu Foundation of Wi3 grants · $134,000
Madison Public Library3 grants · $120,000
The Playing Field2 grants · $100,000
Goodman Community Center4 grants · $90,000
Uw Foundation School of Music2 grants · $90,000
The River Food Pantry3 grants · $90,000

Giving over time

$782,000

2022

$804,900

2023

$19.5M

2024

$486,051

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 158 grants.

$16.3M
Madison Community Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$2.0M
Madison Community Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$337,000
Madison Community Foundation · Madison, WI · 2025
Donation
$100,000
Madison Public Library · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$100,000
Uwf Econ Professorship · Madison, WI · 2023
To support organization
$70,000
Uw Foundation School of Music · Madison, WI · 2022
Donation
$61,350
United Way of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$50,000
Center for Black Excellence and Cul · Madison, WI · 2025
To support center for black excellence and culture
$50,000
Aclu Foundation of Wi · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
To support american civil liberties union
$50,000
Center for Black Excellence and Cul · Madison, WI · 2024
To support center for black excellence and culture
$50,000
Jdrf Tid Fund Llc · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$50,000
Overture Center · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$50,000
Solace Friends · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$50,000
The Playing Field · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$50,000
The River Food Pantry · Madison, WI · 2024
To support local food pantry
$50,000
Uwf Econ Professorship · Madison, WI · 2024
To support organization
$50,000
Jdrf Tid Fund Llc · Madison, WI · 2023
Donation
$50,000
Madison Reading Project · Madison, WI · 2023
To support organization
$50,000
The Playing Field · Madison, WI · 2023
Donation
$50,000
Center for Black Excellence and Cul · Madison, WI · 2022
To support center for black excellence and culture
$50,000
Jdrf Tid Fund Llc · Madison, WI · 2022
Donation
$50,000
Madison Community Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Donation
$44,000
Aclu Foundation of Wi · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
To support american civil liberties union
$40,000
Just Dane · Madison, WI · 2024
To support organization
$40,000
Uwf Odyssey Family · Madison, WI · 2024
To support organization
$40,000
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2023
Support youth symphony
$40,000
Aclu Foundation of Wi · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
To support american civil liberties union
$40,000
Goodman Community Center · Madison, WI · 2022
Donation
$30,000
Rise · Madison, WI · 2025
To support organization
$30,000
Madison College Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$30,000
Pbs Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$30,000
Rise · Madison, WI · 2024
To support organization
$30,000
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2024
Support youth symphony
$30,000
Madison College Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Donation
$30,000
Madison College Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Donation
$30,000
Rise · Madison, WI · 2022
To support organization
$25,000
Madison Symphony Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2024
To support organization
$25,000
Nature Conservancy · Madison, WI · 2024
To support orgnaization
$25,000
Nature Conservancy · Madison, WI · 2023
To support orgnaization
$25,000
Nature Conservancy · Madison, WI · 2022
To support orgnaization
$22,500
Literacy Network · Madison, WI · 2022
Donation
$22,000
Wisconsins Greenfire · Rhinelander, WI · 2024
Donation
$22,000
Wisconsins Greenfire · Rhinelander, WI · 2023
Donation
$20,000
Goodman Community Center · Madison, WI · 2025
Donation
$20,000
Wisconsin Watch · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Donation
$20,000
Bayview · Madison, WI · 2024
To support organization
$20,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Donation
$20,000
Goodman Community Center · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$20,000
Habitat for Humanity · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$20,000
Ippfwhr · Madison, WI · 2024
To support organization
$20,000
Literacy Network · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$20,000
Natural Resources Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$20,000
Porchlight · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$20,000
Urban League · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$20,000
Uw Foundation School of Music · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$20,000
Wisconsin Watch · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Donation
$20,000
Bayview · Madison, WI · 2023
To support organization
$20,000
Children'S Theater of Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
Donation
$20,000
Ippfwhr · Madison, WI · 2023
To support organization
$20,000
Just Dane · Madison, WI · 2023
To support organization
$20,000
Literacy Network · Madison, WI · 2023
Donation
$20,000
Madison Symphony Orchestra · Madison, WI · 2023
To support organization
$20,000
Natural Resources Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Donation
$20,000
Pbs Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
Donation
$20,000
The River Food Pantry · Madison, WI · 2023
To support local food pantry
$20,000
Wisconsin Center for Investigative · Madison, WI · 2023
Donation
$20,000
Bayview · Madison, WI · 2022
To support organization
$20,000
Fos Femininsta · New York, NY · 2022
To support fos feminista
$20,000
Just Dane · Madison, WI · 2022
To support organization
$20,000
Pbs Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2022
Donation
$20,000
Porchlight · Madison, WI · 2022
Donation
$20,000
The River Food Pantry · Madison, WI · 2022
To support local food pantry
$20,000
Uw Foundation Odyssey Family · Madison, WI · 2022
Donations
$20,000
Wisconsin Center for Investigative · Madison, WI · 2022
Donation
$16,000
Madison Opera · Madison, WI · 2022
Donation
$15,000
Guttmacher Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Donation
$15,000
Opera for the Young · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$14,200
Operation Fresh Start · Madison, WI · 2022
Donation
$12,500
Madison Opera · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$10,100
United Way of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2023
Donation
$10,000
Cloud Forest School Foundation · Sewanee, TN · 2025
Donation
$10,000
Vera Court Neighborood Association · Madison, WI · 2025
Donation
$10,000
Aldo Leopold Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2024
Donation
$10,000
Briarpatch Youth Services · Fitchburg, WI · 2024
Donation
$10,000
Children'S Theater of Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$10,000
Cloud Forest School Foundation · Sewanee, TN · 2024
Donation
$10,000
Dais · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$10,000
Driftless Area Land Conservation · Dodgeville, WI · 2024
Donation
$10,000
Madison Reading Project · Madison, WI · 2024
To support organization
$10,000
Operation Fresh Start · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$10,000
The Road Home Dane County · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$10,000
Vera Court Neighborood · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$10,000
Ywca of Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
Donation
$10,000
Briarpatch Youth Services · Fitchburg, WI · 2023
Donation
$10,000
Cloud Forest School Foundation · Sewanee, TN · 2023
Donation
$10,000
Dais · Madison, WI · 2023
Donation
$10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Donation
$10,000
Driftless Area Land Conservation · Dodgeville, WI · 2023
Donation
$10,000
Goodman Community Center · Madison, WI · 2023
Donation
$10,000
Guttmacher Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Donation

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