Funding search · EIN 396044635 · Wausau, WI

Walter Alexander 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.

83
grants reported
$1.8M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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  • Community Foundation of Nc Wisconsi3 grants · $335,000
  • Monk Botanical Gardens1 grant · $250,000
  • Rogers Behavioral Health Foundation1 grant · $100,000
  • Performing Arts Foundation1 grant · $100,000
  • Wausau East High School4 grants · $89,500
  • City of Wausau1 grant · $64,800
  • Boulder Junction Community Foundati1 grant · $60,000
  • Wausau West High School4 grants · $60,000
  • Marathon County Historical Society1 grant · $50,000
  • Learn Build Fly1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$438,000
2022
$553,500
2023
$410,100
2024
$430,300
2025

Grant history

All 83 reported grants, largest first.

  • $250,000

    Monk Botanical Gardens · Wausau, WI · 2023

    Phase 1 visitor center

  • $190,000

    Community Foundation of Nc Wisconsi · Wausau, WI · 2022

    Donor advised fund

  • $100,000

    Performing Arts Foundation · Wausau, WI · 2025

    Grand theater second century capital campaign

  • $100,000

    Rogers Behavioral Health Foundation · Oconomowoc, WI · 2024

    Establishing a clinic presence in wausau, wi

  • $85,000

    Community Foundation of Nc Wisconsi · Wausau, WI · 2025

    Donor advised funds

  • $64,800

    City of Wausau · Wausau, WI · 2025

    Community improvements

  • $60,000

    Boulder Junction Community Foundati · Wausau, WI · 2023

    Bike trail

  • $60,000

    Community Foundation of Nc Wisconsi · Wausau, WI · 2023

    Waf fund

  • $50,000

    Learn Build Fly · Wausau, WI · 2024

    Youth airplane project

  • $50,000

    Macc Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Children's cancer research

  • $50,000

    Marathon County Historical Society · Wausau, WI · 2024

    Next 50 years campaign

  • $50,000

    Town of Manitowish Waters · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2023

    Bike trail

  • $50,000

    Wisconsin Historical Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022

    Wisconsin history center

  • $35,000

    Dc Everest Area Educational Foundat · Schofield, WI · 2022

    Greenheck turner community center

  • $25,000

    Sayner Community Church · Sayner, WI · 2025

    Save our church project

  • $25,000

    Wausau Elks Lodge 248 · Wausau, WI · 2023

    Building renovations

  • $25,000

    Samoset Council Bsa · Weston, WI · 2022

    Building & technology center

  • $24,000

    Wausau East High School · Wausau, WI · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $23,000

    Wausau East High School · Wausau, WI · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $22,500

    Wausau East High School · Wausau, WI · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $20,000

    Chapman University · Orane, CA · 2025

    Common loon study in northern wisconsin

  • $20,000

    Chapman University · Orane, CA · 2024

    Common loon study in northern wisconsin

  • $20,000

    St Vincent Depaul · Wausau, WI · 2024

    Parking lot replacement

  • $20,000

    Wausau East High School · Wausau, WI · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    Wisconsin Area Dental Foundation · West Allis, WI · 2024

    Mission merch

  • $20,000

    The Hagar House · Wausau, WI · 2022

    Purchase & renovate building

  • $16,000

    Keep Teens Safe · Wausau, WI · 2023

    Transitional home

  • $15,000

    Pbs Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2025

    Public television operations

  • $15,000

    Wausau West High School · Wausau, WI · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $15,000

    Pbs Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2024

    Public television operations

  • $15,000

    Wausau West High School · Wausau, WI · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $15,000

    Wausau West High School · Wausau, WI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $15,000

    Wausau West High School · Wausau, WI · 2022

    Warrior award

  • $12,000

    Flannel River · River Falls, WI · 2022

    Capital equipment

  • $10,000

    Fort Wilderness Ministries · McNaughton, WI · 2025

    Stable renovation project

  • $10,000

    Northwoods Childrens Museum · Eagle River, WI · 2025

    Renovation project

  • $10,000

    Walleye Restoration Foundation · Star Lake, WI · 2025

    Northwoods walleye restoration project

  • $10,000

    Children'S Imaginarium · Wausau, WI · 2024

    Stem lab

  • $10,000

    Community Partners Campus · Wausau, WI · 2023

    Solar energy project

  • $10,000

    Neenah Animal Shelter · Neenah, WI · 2023

    Capital campaign

  • $10,000

    Bergstom-Mueller Museum of Glass · Neenah, WI · 2022

    Renovation of museum exhibit space

  • $10,000

    Creative Community Living Services · Watertown, WI · 2022

    Transportation for good

  • $10,000

    Town of Plum Lake · Sayner, WI · 2022

    New play equipment

  • $5,000

    Central Wisconsin Childrens Museum · Stevens Point, WI · 2025

    Community cove exhibit

  • $5,000

    Dc Everest High School · Weston, WI · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    Faith in Action · Wausau, WI · 2025

    Give the gift of a lift program

  • $5,000

    Junior Achievement of Wisconsin · Wausau, WI · 2025

    K-12 student projects

  • $5,000

    Little Forest School · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2025

    Winter gear for littlest explorers program

  • $5,000

    Marathon County Literacy Council · Wausau, WI · 2025

    Literacy programs

  • $5,000

    Newman Catholic Schools · Wausau, WI · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    Pilots To the Rescue · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    Higher capacity aircraft program

  • $5,000

    Safe Families for Children Gb · Appleton, WI · 2025

    Volunteer expansion project

  • $5,000

    Wausau School Foundation · Wausau, WI · 2025

    Dc everest dolly parton library

  • $5,000

    Boy Scouts of America Somoset Counc · Weston, WI · 2024

    Program funding

  • $5,000

    Dc Everest High School · Weston, WI · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    Junior Achievement of Wisconsin · Wausau, WI · 2024

    K-12 student project

  • $5,000

    Newman Catholic Schools · Wausau, WI · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    Occupaws Guide Dog Association · Madison, WI · 2024

    Guide dog for legally blind

  • $5,000

    Professional Fire Fighters of Wisco · Madison, WI · 2024

    Burn survivor support and fire fighter support

  • $5,000

    Wausau Nordic Ski Club · Wausau, WI · 2024

    Capital campaign

  • $5,000

    Critical Care Service Dba Life Link · Bloomington, MN · 2023

    Critical care educations and training

  • $5,000

    Dc Everest High School · Weston, WI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    Newman Catholic Schools · Wausau, WI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    Rib Mountain Bowmen · Wausau, WI · 2023

    Septic system

  • $5,000

    Wausau Nordic Ski Club · Wausau, WI · 2023

    Expansion project for nordic skiing

  • $5,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Wausau Area · Wausau, WI · 2022

    Flexible technology

  • $5,000

    Dc Everest High School · Weston, WI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    Keep Teens Safe · Wausau, WI · 2022

    Transitional home

  • $5,000

    Newman Catholic Schools · Wausau, WI · 2022

    Educational

  • $5,000

    Sayner-Star Lake Lions Club · Wausau, WI · 2022

    Park renovations

  • $4,500

    Faith Christian Academy · Wausau, WI · 2022

    Ms surface 2 in 1 devices

  • $4,100

    Wausau Marathon Co Parks & Rec Found · Wausau, WI · 2024

    Signage

  • $3,000

    Special Olympics Wisconsin · Stevens Point, WI · 2023

    Ahlete leadership retreat

  • $3,000

    Workplace Volunteer Center · Wausau, WI · 2022

    Fill a back pack fill a need

  • $2,500

    Boys and Girls Club of Wausau Area · Wausau, WI · 2023

    Support club growth and demand

  • $2,500

    Faith Christian Academy · Wausau, WI · 2023

    Ms surface 2 in 1 devices

  • $2,500

    Wausau Nordic Ski Club · Schofield, WI · 2022

    Perry's fireside

  • $2,000

    Professional Fire Fighters of Wisco · Madison, WI · 2025

    Burn survivor support and fire fighter support

  • $2,000

    Warehouse Community Arts Center · Eagle River, WI · 2022

    Living with the northwoods

  • $1,000

    Town of Plum Lake · Sayner, WI · 2025

    Reichl memorial

  • $1,000

    Wausau Area Food for Hope · Rothschild, WI · 2024

    Thanksgiving campaign

  • $1,000

    Last Wilderness Alliance · Presque Isle, WI · 2022

    Mission support

  • $500

    Flannel River · River Falls, WI · 2023

    Life jackets

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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.