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Sports & Recreation Grant Funders in Wisconsin

134 foundations with a documented sports & recreation focus have made grants to Wisconsin nonprofits in recent years, together directing $67.2M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 134 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

134
Sports & recreation funders
$67.2M
Given to Wisconsin nonprofits
926
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving

Most active sports & recreation funders in Wisconsin

#FunderBased inTotal Wisconsin givingGrantsLatest
1Big East Conference IncNew York$27.1M62023
2The Mulva Family FoundationTexas$5.0M22022
3United Way of Portage County IncWisconsin$4.3M242023
4Bierman Family Foundation IncWisconsin$2.7M32020
5Aptiv Foundation IncWisconsin$2.3M62024
6Community Foundation for the Fox ValleyWisconsin$2.1M322024
7La Crosse Community FoundationWisconsin$2.0M272024
8Midway USA Foundation IncMissouri$2.0M1392024
9University of Wisconsin OshkoshWisconsin$1.8M72025
10Community Foundation of North Central WiWisconsin$1.4M362024
11Darren and Terry Jackson Foundation IncWisconsin$1.3M22022
12Door County Community FoundationWisconsin$1.2M242022
13Weissberg FoundationVirginia$1.1M22018
14Washington Island Foundation IncWisconsin$989K102024
15Paloma Blanca FoundationWisconsin$830K22023

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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose giving carries a documented sports & recreation focus and that have funded Wisconsin nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to Wisconsin recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.