Funding search · EIN 391656189 · Brookfield, WI

Wilson Family Foundation

Name: Wilson Family Foundation 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.

42
grants reported: $1.5M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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

arts fine event sponsorship education immersive installation student

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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.

Fox River Congregational Church2 grants · $1.1M
Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts2 grants · $124,875
Brookfield Academy2 grants · $60,000
Florentine Opera Co2 grants · $47,500
Milwaukee World Festival2 grants · $40,000
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music1 grant · $25,000
Jack Miller Center1 grant · $20,000
American Foreign Policy Council3 grants · $20,000
Potawatomi Area Council1 grant · $15,000
Milwaukee Ballet2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$149,500

2022

$125,500

2023

$188,875

2024

$1.1M

2025

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

$1.0M
Fox River Congregational Church · Pewaukee, WI · 2025
General support
$100,000
Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts · Brookfield, WI · 2022
2022 big event
$50,000
Brookfield Academy · Brookfield, WI · 2024
Education
$50,000
Fox River Congregational Church · Pewaukee, WI · 2023
General support
$32,500
Florentine Opera Co · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Support of fine arts
$25,000
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Support of fine arts
$24,875
Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts · Brookfield, WI · 2024
Support of fine arts
$20,000
Milwaukee World Festival · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Immersive art installation
$20,000
Jack Miller Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Education
$20,000
Milwaukee World Festival · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Immersive art installation
$15,000
Potawatomi Area Council · Waukesha, WI · 2023
General support
$15,000
Florentine Opera Co · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General support
$10,000
American Foreign Policy Council · Washington, DC · 2024
Ilan berman event
$10,000
Brookfield Academy · Brookfield, WI · 2022
General support
$10,000
Friends of Florence · Washington, DC · 2022
The fedeli restoration st agatha
$5,000
Milwaukee Ballet · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Support of fine arts
$5,000
American Foreign Policy Council · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$5,000
City Forward Collective · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General support
$5,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
General support
$5,000
Milwaukee Ballet · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Capital campaign
$5,000
Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General support
$5,000
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General support
$5,000
Vetsnet · West Allis, WI · 2023
General support
$5,000
Young America'S Foundation · Reston, VA · 2023
General support
$5,000
American Foreign Policy Council · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$4,000
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General support
$2,500
Augustine Prep · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Student sponsorship
$2,500
Kingdom Prep · Wauwatosa, WI · 2023
General support
$2,500
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General support
$2,500
Pathways High · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General support
$2,500
Wisconsin Philharmonic · Waukesha, WI · 2023
General support
$2,500
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General support
$2,500
Wisconsin Council On Economic Educa · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General support
$2,000
Augustine Prep · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Student sponsorship
$1,500
Frankly Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General support
$1,500
Frankly Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General support
$1,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Minnetonka, MN · 2024
General support
$1,000
First Stage · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General support
$1,000
Life Navigators · Wauwatosa, WI · 2023
General support
$1,000
Elm Grove Womans Club · Elm Grove, WI · 2022
Event sponsorship - shake the chandelier
$500
Milwaukee Opera Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Support of fine arts
$500
Optimist Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General support

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