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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.

12 funders with a record of paying for “badger”

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Together Wisconsin Acts Inc → Badger State Research: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Badger Institute: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → Badger Prairie Needs Network: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2024Judd S Alexander Foundation → Badger Institute: $135K across 4 grants, latest 2024Atlas Economic Research Foundation → Badger Institute: $116K across 4 grants, latest 2025Madison Community Foundation → Badger Prairie Needs Network: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024United Way of Dane County Inc → American Red Cross Badger Chapter: $82K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Kinsman Foundation → Badger Run Wildlife Rehab: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Catherine Vincent Deardorf → Badger Lake Dragon Boat Association: $29K across 4 grants, latest 2025Kikkoman Foods Foundation Inc → Badger High School: $12K across 4 grants, latest 2025Duane & Dorothy Bluemke Foundation Ltd → Badger Institute Inc: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gussel Foundation Inc → Badger Prairie Needs Network: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → Badger Childhood Cancer Network: $100K across 6 grants, latest 2024United Way of Dane County Inc → Badger Prairie Needs Network: $51K across 3 grants, latest 2024Madison Community Foundation → Rooted Wi: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Catherine Vincent Deardorf → Badger Public Library: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2025Kikkoman Foods Foundation Inc → Badger Institute: $5K across 4 grants, latest 2025Gussel Foundation Inc → Badger History Group: $4K across 4 grants, latest 2025Duane & Dorothy Bluemke Foundation Ltd → Badger Boys State Inc: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2024Judd S Alexander Foundation → Wisconsin American Legion Auxiliary Badger Girls State Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024Gussel Foundation Inc → Badger Honor Flight: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022Together Wisconsin Acts Inc: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Together Wisconsin Acts Inc$2.3MThe Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Lynde and Harry Bradley F…$1.1MThe Roots and Wings Foundation Inc: $450K on this topic. Open the funder.The Roots and Wings Foundatio…$450KJudd S Alexander Foundation: $136K on this topic. Open the funder.Judd S Alexander Foundation$136KUnited Way of Dane County Inc: $133K on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Dane County Inc$133KAtlas Economic Research Foundation: $116K on this topic. Open the funder.Atlas Economic Research Found…$116KMadison Community Foundation: $115K on this topic. Open the funder.Madison Community Foundation$115KThe Kinsman Foundation: $60K on this topic. Open the funder.The Kinsman Foundation$60KThe Catherine Vincent Deardorf: $37K on this topic. Open the funder.The Catherine Vincent Deardorf$37KKikkoman Foods Foundation Inc: $17K on this topic. Open the funder.Kikkoman Foods Foundation Inc$17KGussel Foundation Inc: $13K on this topic. Open the funder.Gussel Foundation Inc$13KDuane & Dorothy Bluemke Foundation Ltd: $12K on this topic. Open the funder.Duane & Dorothy Bluemke Found…$12KBadger State Research: received $2.3M on this topicBadger State Research$2.3MBadger Institute: received $1.2M on this topicBadger Institute$1.2MBadger Prairie Needs Network: received $458K on this topicBadger Prairie Needs Network$458KBadger Institute: received $140K on this topicBadger Institute$140KBadger Childhood Cancer Network: received $100K on this topicBadger Childhood Cancer Network$100KAmerican Red Cross Badger Chapter: received $82K on this topicAmerican Red Cross Badger Chapt…$82KBadger Run Wildlife Rehab: received $60K on this topicBadger Run Wildlife Rehab$60KBadger Prairie Needs Network: received $51K on this topicBadger Prairie Needs Network$51KBadger Lake Dragon Boat Association: received $29K on this topicBadger Lake Dragon Boat Associa…$29KRooted Wi: received $15K on this topicRooted Wi$15KBadger High School: received $12K on this topicBadger High School$12KBadger Institute Inc: received $9K on this topicBadger Institute Inc$9KBadger Public Library: received $8K on this topicBadger Public Library$8KBadger History Group: received $4K on this topicBadger History Group$4KBadger Boys State Inc: received $3K on this topicBadger Boys State Inc$3KWisconsin American Legion Auxiliary Badger Girls State Inc: received $1K on this topicWisconsin American Legion Auxil…$1KBadger Honor Flight: received $1K on this topicBadger Honor Flight$1K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →