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Who funds water resources work in Wisconsin
15 funders have a record of paying for water resources work by Wisconsin recipients: 63 grants totaling $4.3M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Greater Milwaukee Foundation ($1.5M), Racine Community Foundation ($39,600) and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($228,826).
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.
Greater Milwaukee FoundationMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $19,500 to WATERSHED PROGRAM OF SE WISCONSIN — the watershed program
Racine Community FoundationRacine, WICharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $39,600 · through 2025Largest: $7,500 to WATERSHED PROGRAM OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN INC — watershed program for racine county students
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $228,826 · through 2023Largest: $124,688 to FOX WOLF WATERSHED ALLIANCE INC — regenerative agriculture
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $59,127 · through 2024Largest: $19,225 to HILL COUNTRY WATERSHED ALLIANCE INC — conservation activities
Largest: $9,925 to Superior Rivers Watershed Association — stewardship of the bad river watershed
Largest: $20,852 to BAIRD CREEK PRESERVATION FOUNDATION — provide support to preserve and restore the baird creek watershed
Windward FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $186,465 · through 2024Largest: $65,000 to COON CREEK COMMUNITY WATERSHED COUNCIL INC — environmental programs
Largest: $5,000 to CLEAN LAKES ALLIANCEFRIENDS OF CLEAN LAKES — improve water quality of lakes, streams and watersheds
Largest: $60,000 to THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IN WISCONSIN — the east river collaborative: nature-based, community-driven solutions to build flood resilience within the east river watershed in brown county
Largest: $3,000 to ROOT-PIKE WATERSHED INITIATIVE NETWORK — general operating support
Community Foundation for the Fox ValleyAppleton, WICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $98,400 · through 2024Largest: $35,400 to FOX WOLF WATERSHED ALLIANCE — science and technology, research institutes, services
Largest: $3,000 to SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN WATERSHED TRUST — clean rivers clean lake conference scholarship
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