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12 funders with a record of paying for “dane”
Where the money went Dane G Hansen Foundation → Dane G Hansen Scholarship Program: $6.1M across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → Dane Co Parent Council: $3.5M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Sub-Zero Wolf Foundation Inc → YMCA of Dane County: $1.9M across 1 grant, latest 2024 United Way of Dane County Inc → United Way of Dane County Foundation: $1.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Madison Community Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Dane County: $560K across 17 grants, latest 2024 Otto Bremer Trust → The Salvation Army of Dane County: $305K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Evjue Foundation Inc → Centro Hispano of Dane County: $250K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alliant Energy Foundation Inc → United Way of Dane County Inc: $195K across 6 grants, latest 2025 Salzwedel Family Fund Ltd → Centro Hispano of Dane County: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Widen Family Foundation Inc → Road Home Dane County: $90K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Endres Manufacturing Foundation Inc → The Salvation Army of Dane County: $66K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Sms Foundation Inc → Dane County Humane Society: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2025 United Way of Dane County Inc → Centro Hispano of Dane County: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → Road Home Dane Co: $925K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Madison Community Foundation → Habitat for Humanity of Dane County: $453K across 8 grants, latest 2024 Sub-Zero Wolf Foundation Inc → United Way of Dane County: $447K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Dane G Hansen Foundation → Boy Scouts of America - Coronado: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Evjue Foundation Inc → United Way of Dane County Inc: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Otto Bremer Trust → Habitat for Humanity of Dane County Inc: $130K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Salzwedel Family Fund Ltd → United Way of Dane County: $77K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Widen Family Foundation Inc → Madison-Area Urban Ministry Inc (Dba Just Dane): $70K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Endres Manufacturing Foundation Inc → Dane County Cultural Affairs: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Alliant Energy Foundation Inc → Habitat for Humanity of Dane County Inc: $33K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Sms Foundation Inc → Dane County Parent Councilreach Dane: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → Dollywood Foundation: $800K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Dane County Inc → The Salvation Army of Dane County: $733K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Madison Community Foundation → United Way of Dane County: $422K across 12 grants, latest 2024 The Evjue Foundation Inc → Dane County Arts and Cultural Affairs (Dane Arts): $80K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Otto Bremer Trust → Boys and Girls Club of Dane County: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Salzwedel Family Fund Ltd → The Road Home Dane County: $53K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Sub-Zero Wolf Foundation Inc → Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dane County: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Sms Foundation Inc → YMCA of Dane County: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alliant Energy Foundation Inc → Dane County Humane Society: $26K across 8 grants, latest 2025 Endres Manufacturing Foundation Inc → Habitat for Humanity of Dane County: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Widen Family Foundation Inc → Black Man Coalition Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dane G Hansen Foundation → Kansas 4-H Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → United Way of Dane Co: $525K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → Public Health Madison & Dane Co: $525K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → Habitat for Humanity Dane Co: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Dane County Inc → Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County: $498K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Dane County Inc → Boys & Girls Club of Dane County: $373K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Dane County Inc → Dane County Humane Society: $314K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → Dane County Parent Council Inc: $305K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → Public Health Madison & Dane County: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Madison Community Foundation → Dane County Library Service: $246K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Madison Community Foundation → The Road Home Dane County: $230K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Madison Community Foundation → Dane County Humane Society: $221K across 8 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Dane County Inc → Habitat for Humanity of Dane County: $212K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → County of Dane: $210K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → United Way of Dane County: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 United Way of Dane County Inc → Community Coordinated Child Care (4c) in Dane Co: $182K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Dane County Inc → Reach Dane: $156K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Dane County Inc → Dane County Human Services: $156K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Madison Community Foundation → The Road Home Dane County Inc: $144K across 5 grants, latest 2022 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → Nami Dane Co: $140K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Madison Community Foundation → Centro Hispano of Dane County: $131K across 7 grants, latest 2024 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → Safe Community Coalition Madison & Dane Co: $130K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → Madison Reading Project: $120K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → Employment & Training Assoc of Dane Co: $111K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Madison Community Foundation → Foundation for Dane County Parks Inc: $102K across 7 grants, latest 2024 Madison Community Foundation → Dane County Humane Society Inc: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2022 Madison Community Foundation → Badger Prairie Needs Network: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → Employment & Training Assoc Dane Co: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc → Employment and Training Association of Dane County: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc: $8.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The Roots and Wings Foundatio… $8.4M Dane G Hansen Foundation: $6.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Dane G Hansen Foundation $6.4M United Way of Dane County Inc: $5.4M on this topic. Open the funder. United Way of Dane County Inc $5.4M Madison Community Foundation: $2.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Madison Community Foundation $2.7M Sub-Zero Wolf Foundation Inc: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Sub-Zero Wolf Foundation Inc $2.3M Otto Bremer Trust: $510K on this topic. Open the funder. Otto Bremer Trust $510K The Evjue Foundation Inc: $480K on this topic. Open the funder. The Evjue Foundation Inc $480K Salzwedel Family Fund Ltd: $255K on this topic. Open the funder. Salzwedel Family Fund Ltd $255K Alliant Energy Foundation Inc: $254K on this topic. Open the funder. Alliant Energy Foundation Inc $254K Widen Family Foundation Inc: $180K on this topic. Open the funder. Widen Family Foundation Inc $180K Endres Manufacturing Foundation Inc: $126K on this topic. Open the funder. Endres Manufacturing Foundati… $126K Sms Foundation Inc: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. Sms Foundation Inc $100K Dane G Hansen Scholarship Program: received $6.1M on this topic Dane G Hansen Scholarship Progr… $6.1M Dane Co Parent Council: received $3.5M on this topic Dane Co Parent Council $3.5M YMCA of Dane County: received $1.9M on this topic YMCA of Dane County $1.9M Centro Hispano of Dane County: received $1.5M on this topic Centro Hispano of Dane County $1.5M United Way of Dane County Foundation: received $1.4M on this topic United Way of Dane County Found… $1.4M United Way of Dane County: received $1.1M on this topic United Way of Dane County $1.1M Road Home Dane Co: received $925K on this topic Road Home Dane Co $925K Dollywood Foundation: received $800K on this topic Dollywood Foundation $800K The Salvation Army of Dane County: received $733K on this topic The Salvation Army of Dane Coun… $733K Boys & Girls Club of Dane County: received $560K on this topic Boys & Girls Club of Dane County $560K United Way of Dane Co: received $525K on this topic United Way of Dane Co $525K Public Health Madison & Dane Co: received $525K on this topic Public Health Madison & Dane Co $525K Habitat for Humanity Dane Co: received $500K on this topic Habitat for Humanity Dane Co $500K Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County: received $498K on this topic Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dan… $498K Habitat for Humanity of Dane County: received $478K on this topic Habitat for Humanity of Dane Co… $478K Centro Hispano of Dane County: received $381K on this topic Centro Hispano of Dane County $381K Boys & Girls Club of Dane County: received $373K on this topic Boys & Girls Club of Dane County $373K The Salvation Army of Dane County: received $371K on this topic The Salvation Army of Dane Coun… $371K United Way of Dane County Inc: received $345K on this topic United Way of Dane County Inc $345K Dane County Humane Society: received $314K on this topic Dane County Humane Society $314K Dane County Parent Council Inc: received $305K on this topic Dane County Parent Council Inc $305K Dane County Humane Society: received $287K on this topic Dane County Humane Society $287K Public Health Madison & Dane County: received $250K on this topic Public Health Madison & Dane Co… $250K Dane County Library Service: received $246K on this topic Dane County Library Service $246K The Road Home Dane County: received $230K on this topic The Road Home Dane County $230K Boy Scouts of America - Coronado: received $225K on this topic Boy Scouts of America - Coronado $225K Habitat for Humanity of Dane County: received $212K on this topic Habitat for Humanity of Dane Co… $212K County of Dane: received $210K on this topic County of Dane $210K Community Coordinated Child Care (4c) in Dane Co: received $182K on this topic Community Coordinated Child Car… $182K Habitat for Humanity of Dane County Inc: received $163K on this topic Habitat for Humanity of Dane Co… $163K Reach Dane: received $156K on this topic Reach Dane $156K Dane County Human Services: received $156K on this topic Dane County Human Services $156K The Road Home Dane County Inc: received $144K on this topic The Road Home Dane County Inc $144K Nami Dane Co: received $140K on this topic Nami Dane Co $140K Safe Community Coalition Madison & Dane Co: received $130K on this topic Safe Community Coalition Madiso… $130K Madison Reading Project: received $120K on this topic Madison Reading Project $120K Employment & Training Assoc of Dane Co: received $111K on this topic Employment & Training Assoc of… $111K Foundation for Dane County Parks Inc: received $102K on this topic Foundation for Dane County Park… $102K Dane County Humane Society Inc: received $100K on this topic Dane County Humane Society Inc $100K Badger Prairie Needs Network: received $100K on this topic Badger Prairie Needs Network $100K Employment & Training Assoc Dane Co: received $100K on this topic Employment & Training Assoc Dan… $100K Employment and Training Association of Dane County: received $100K on this topic Employment and Training Associa… $100K Road Home Dane County: received $90K on this topic Road Home Dane County $90K Dane County Arts and Cultural Affairs (Dane Arts): received $80K on this topic Dane County Arts and Cultural A… $80K United Way of Dane County: received $77K on this topic United Way of Dane County $77K Boys and Girls Club of Dane County: received $75K on this topic Boys and Girls Club of Dane Cou… $75K Madison-Area Urban Ministry Inc (Dba Just Dane): received $70K on this topic Madison-Area Urban Ministry Inc… $70K The Road Home Dane County: received $53K on this topic The Road Home Dane County $53K Dane County Cultural Affairs: received $35K on this topic Dane County Cultural Affairs $35K Dane County Parent Councilreach Dane: received $30K on this topic Dane County Parent Councilreach… $30K Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dane County: received $30K on this topic Big Brothers and Big Sisters of… $30K Black Man Coalition Foundation: received $20K on this topic Black Man Coalition Foundation $20K Kansas 4-H Foundation: received $10K on this topic Kansas 4-H Foundation $10K 12 funders, 53 recipients, grants matching “dane” only. 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