Funding search · substance use and addiction · Wisconsin
Who funds substance use and addiction work in Wisconsin
15 funders have a record of paying for substance use and addiction work by Wisconsin recipients: 62 grants totaling $3.4M, most recently in 2025 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Vital Strategies ($1.9M), Cj Lomas Recovery Foundation ($146,365) and Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts ($581,993).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Wisconsin recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Vital StrategiesNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2024Largest: $362,267 to LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN — overdose prevention (opioid)
Largest: $25,975 to OXFORD HOUSE — assist with addiction treatment
Largest: $270,000 to MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN — precision epidemiology and the opioid crisis: using next-generation geospatial analyses to guide community-level responses in diverse and segregated metropolitan regions
Largest: $7,000 to RECOVERY FOUNDATION — support recovery from substance use disorders
The Etheridge FoundationEncino, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $210,000 · through 2024Largest: $105,000 to USONA INSTITUTE — to support clinical research that seeks to provde new hope for individuals and families affected by opioid use disorder. specifically the funds are designated to advance a phase 2 …
Largest: $3,000 to SERENITY INNS — addiction treatment support
Largest: $233,206 to META HOUSE INC — increasing access to care for pregnant, postpartum, and parenting women in need of substance use disorder treatment
Greater Milwaukee FoundationMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $100,969 · through 2024Largest: $100,969 to META HOUSE — comprehensive child & family services for families battling substance use disorder
Largest: $64,800 to UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER — ucc substance use disorder (sud)
Largest: $80,000 to THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC — to provide the bureau of justice assistance with the staff capacity to adequately administer a competitive grant program designed to assist populations at risk from the opioid epid…
Rx Abuse Leadership InitiativeWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2022Largest: $20,000 to WAUKESHA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — to support the campaign addressing the current opioid crisis
Aspirus Rhinelander & Tomahawk HospitalsRhinelander, WICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $11,700 · through 2023Largest: $11,700 to SCHOOL DISTRICT OF TOMAHAWK — multiple mental health and substance use programs and clubs.
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