Foundations Serving Northcentral Wisconsin
This resource provides a thorough listing of private, corporate, and public foundations serving north central Wisconsin. As separate organizations with their own funding guidelines, we recommend contacting them directly to determine if their mission matches your fundraising needs.
Community Foundation
Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin
Contact: Kelly Price, Director of Programs and Donor Services
200 Washington Street, Suite 120
Wausau, WI 54403
Phone: (715) 598-5986 / Email / Website / Online Application
Foundation funds administered within the Community Foundation utilizing the online application
Wausau Marathon County Impact Grants
Contact: Kelly Price
Beyond Pencils and Crayons (Marathon County)
Contact: Kelly Price
Community Arts Grants
Contact: Kelly Price
Ed & Joyce Creske Family Foundation
Contact: Kelly Price
Mid Wisconsin Legacy Foundation
Contact: Kelly Price
Murco Foundation
Contact: Stewart Etten / Email
Clyde F. Schlueter Foundation
Contact: Kelly Price
Wausau & Marathon Parks and Recreation Foundation
Contact: Jamie Polley
715-261-1550 / Email
Merrill Community Foundation
Email
Beyond Crayons & Computers (Lincoln County)
715-218-8258 / Email
Boulder Junction Community Foundation (Vilas County)
Contact: Mary Van Grinsven / Email
Private/Family Foundations
Judd S. Alexander Foundation
Contact: Gary W. Freels
500 N 1st Street, Suite 10 / PO Box 2137
Wausau, WI 54402-2137
Phone: (715) 845-4556 / Email / Website
Walter Alexander Foundation
Contact: Walter Koskinen
227521 Harrier Ave, Suite D
Wausau, WI 54401
Phone: (715) 203-1401 / Email
Bell Family Charitable Foundation
Contact: Becky Kettleson
PO Box 1725
Wausau, WI 54402-1725
Email
Anthony Brzezinski Foundation
Contact: Lori Ann Joyce
PO Box 9
Mosinee, WI 54455
Email
Dwight and Linda Davis Foundation
Contact: Amanda Sahr
500 N 1st Street, Suite 5500
Wausau, WI 54403
Phone: (715) 393-4572 / Email
Dudley Foundation
Contact: Andrew Dudley Shannon
500 N 1st Street, Suite 2
Wausau, WI 54403
Phone: (715) 849-5729 / Email / Website
Victor & Helen Geisel Foundation
Contact: Matt Rowe
Ruder Ware LLSC
500 N 1st Street, Suite 8000 / PO Box 8050
Wausau, WI 54402-8050
Phone: (715) 845-4336 / Email
Gering Family Foundation
Contact: Rick or Sue Gering
6870 CR-W
Winchester, WI 54557
Phone: (715) 845-9231 / Email
Raymond & Marie Goldbach Foundation, Inc.
Contact: Penny Ellenbecker
304 East Street
Marathon, WI 54448
Phone: (715) 443-9283 / Email
B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation
Contact: Pam Jackson
500 N 1st Street, Suite 5
Wausau, WI 54403
Phone: (715) 842-3700 / Email / Website
Intelligent Future Foundation
Contact: Jenny Rauscher
Email
Lewitzke Foundation
Contact: Jeremy &Lindsey Lewitzke
1705 Green Vistas Drive
Wausau, WI 54403
Phone: (715) 581-5871 Website / Email
May Family Foundation
Contact: Amy Sislo Rydland, Secretary
14430 Bermuda Dunes Way
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
Phone: (907) 687-9820 / Email
Harvey J. Nelson Charitable Trust
Contact: Michelle Willms
BMO Bank N.A.
50 S 6th Street, Suite 1000
Minneapolis, MN 54402
PO Box 95672
Chicago, IL 60694
Phone: (262) 693-4101
Paul & Ruth Schultz Foundation
Contact: Melissa Kampmann
Ruder Ware LLSC
500 N 1st Street, Suite 8000/ PO Box 8050
Wausau, WI 54402-8050
Phone: (715) 845-4336 / Email
Sonnentag American Foundation
Contact: Rebecca Sonnentag
County Materials Corporation
PO Box 100
Marathon, WI 54448-0100
Email / Website
Dan Storey Foundation
Contact: Matt Rowe
Ruder Ware LLSC
500 N 1st Street, Suite 8000/ PO Box 8050
Wausau, WI 54402-8050
(715) 845-4336 / Email
Corporate Funders
AbbyBank Foundation, Inc.
Contact: Hillary Strebe
PO Box 648
Abbotsford, WI 54405-0648
Phone: (715) 223-2345 | Email | Website
George Kress Foundation
Contact: John Kress, President
Green Bay Packaging
PO Box 19017
Green Bay, WI 54307-9017
Phone: (920) 433-5113
IncredibleBank Foundation
Contact: Dawn Follendorf
327 N 17th Avenue
Wausau, WI 54401
Phone: (715) 348-1459 / Email
Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) Foundation
Contact: Lana Vandervest
PO Box 19001
Green Bay, WI 54307
Phone: (920) 433-1433 / Email / Website
Other Funding Sources
Be Amazing
Contact: Cheryl Goetsch
2058 Circle Drive
Mosinee, WI 54455
(715) 261-3443 / Email
City of Wausau Community Development Block Grants
Contact: Tammy Stratz
Wausau City Hall
407 Grant Street
Wausau, WI 54403
715-261-6682 / Email
Impact 100 Greater Wausau
Contacts: Becky Kettleson / Jen Thomas
PO Box 1554
Wausau, WI 54402-1542
Website | Email
United Way of Marathon County
Contact: Ben Lee
705 S 24th Avenue, Suite 400B
Wausau, WI 54401
715-848-2927 / Email | Website
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