Funding search · EIN 396700438 · Milwaukee, WI
The Vinger 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.
- 47
- grants reported
- $228,500
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,500
- 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
Full IRS filings ↗How this is builtReport an error
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.
Sign in to analyze this funder’s giving pattern. Free in early access.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundati3 grants · $65,000
- Royal Family Kids' Camp3 grants · $42,000
- Melrose Mindoro High School4 grants · $16,000
- Shelburne Farms3 grants · $14,000
- Shelburne Museum3 grants · $14,000
- Uw-Lacrosse Foundation4 grants · $11,000
- Evergreen Cemetery1 grant · $10,000
- Charlotte Volunteer Fire Rescue Svs4 grants · $9,500
- Coyotes Amateur Hockey Association2 grants · $9,000
- Essex Rescue3 grants · $5,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 47 reported grants, largest first.
- $45,000
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundati · La Crosse, WI · 2025
General operating support
- $16,000
Royal Family Kids' Camp · Fayetteville, GA · 2024
Operating
- $15,000
Royal Family Kids' Camp · Fayetteville, GA · 2025
General operating support
- $15,000
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundati · La Crosse, WI · 2022
Operating
- $11,000
Royal Family Kids' Camp · Fayetteville, GA · 2023
Operating
- $10,000
Evergreen Cemetery · Barrington, IL · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Shelburne Farms · Shelburne, VT · 2025
General operating support
- $10,000
Shelburne Museum · Shelburne, VT · 2025
General operating support
- $5,000
Charlotte Volunteer Fire Rescue Svs · Charlotte, VT · 2025
General operating support
- $5,000
Coyotes Amateur Hockey Association · Scottsdale, AZ · 2025
General operating support
- $5,000
Uw-Lacrosse Foundation · Lacrosse, WI · 2025
General operating support
- $5,000
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundati · La Crosse, WI · 2024
Operating
- $4,500
First Presbyterian Church of Lacros · La Crosse, WI · 2023
Operating
- $4,000
Melrose Mindoro High School · Melrose, WI · 2025
Scholarship
- $4,000
Coyotes Amateur Hockey Association · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Operating
- $4,000
Melrose Mindoro High School · Melrose, WI · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,000
Melrose Mindoro High School · Melrose, WI · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Melrose Mindoro High School · Melrose, WI · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,000
Azb Hockey Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Operating
- $2,500
St Clare Health Mission · La Crosse, WI · 2023
Operating
- $2,500
Wafer · La Crosse, WI · 2023
Operating
- $2,500
Arizona Cancer Foundation for Child · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Operating
- $2,500
Charlotte Volunteer Fire Rescue Svs · Charlotte, VT · 2022
Operating
- $2,500
Essex Rescue · Essex Junction, VT · 2022
Operating
- $2,500
St Clare Health Mission · La Crosse, WI · 2022
Operating
- $2,500
Wafer · La Crosse, WI · 2022
Operating
- $2,000
National Society of the Deaf · Silver Spign, MD · 2025
General operating support
- $2,000
Essex Rescue · Essex Junction, VT · 2024
Operating
- $2,000
Shelburne Farms · Shelburne, VT · 2024
Operating
- $2,000
Shelburne Museum · Shelburne, VT · 2024
Operating
- $2,000
Uw-Lacrosse Foundation · Lacrosse, WI · 2024
Operating
- $2,000
Shelburne Farms · Shelburne, VT · 2023
Operating
- $2,000
Shelburne Museum · Shelburne, VT · 2023
Operating
- $2,000
Uw-Lacrosse Foundation · Lacrosse, WI · 2023
Operating
- $2,000
Uw-Lacrosse Foundation · Lacrosse, WI · 2022
Operating
- $1,500
Salvation Army of La Crosse · La Crosse, WI · 2024
Operating
- $1,500
Salvation Army of La Crosse · La Crosse, WI · 2023
Operating
- $1,500
Salvation Army of La Crosse · La Crosse, WI · 2022
Operating
- $1,000
Ann Story Chapter Nsdar · Rutland, VT · 2024
Operating
- $1,000
Charlotte Volunteer Fire Rescue Svs · Charlotte, VT · 2024
Operating
- $1,000
Melrose Volunteer Fire Department · Melrose, WI · 2024
Operating
- $1,000
Ann Story Chapter Nsdar · Rutland, VT · 2023
Operating
- $1,000
Charlotte Volunteer Fire Rescue Svs · Charlotte, VT · 2023
Operating
- $1,000
Essex Rescue · Essex Junction, VT · 2023
Operating
- $1,000
Melrose Volunteer Fire Department · Melrose, WI · 2023
Operating
- $1,000
Ann Story Chapter Nsdar · Rutland, VT · 2022
Operating
- $1,000
Melrose Volunteer Fire Department · Melrose, WI · 2022
Operating
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Children'S Hospital of Wisconsin82 grants · $246.0M
- Ascendium Education Solutions667 grants · $296.7M
- Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing6,575 grants · $204.2M
Similar purposes
- National Collegiate Athletic Association2,481 grants · $2.09B
- Good Ventures Foundation1,830 grants · $1.32B
- UCLA Foundation276 grants · $1.75B
Similar grant size
- Enterprise Holdings Foundation30,880 grants · $360.4M
- State Employees Credit Union Foundation7,131 grants · $63.0M
- Publix Super Markets Charities6,333 grants · $108.7M
Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.
Search funders like this oneSource: 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.