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First Business Charitable Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Madison, WI · EIN 42-1614475 · reported 2023–2025
133grants reported
$1,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$681Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 133 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $7,350 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.

Where to write

401 Charmany Drive
Madison, WI 53719-1272

Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.

Who they funded

Recipient and stated purposeWhereAmount
Boys and Girls Club of Dane County IncFitchburg, WI$125,000
United Way of Dane CountyMadison, WI$73,000
United Way of Dane CountyMadison, WI$38,000
United Way of Dane CountyMadison, WI$35,000
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
PROGRAM SUPPORT - PMT 2 OF
Oshkosh, WI$33,333
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
PROGRAM SUPPORT - PMT 3 OF
Oshkosh, WI$33,333
American Heart Association IncBoone, IA$25,000
Steve Stricker American Family InsuranceMadison, WI$15,000
Madison College Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT - PMT 3 OF
Madison, WI$15,000
Envision UnlimitedChicago, IL$10,000
Madison Public Library Foundation IncMadison, WI$10,000
Securefutures Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI$10,000
Agrace Hospicecare Inc
CARE FOR ALL CAMPAIGN-PMT 3
Fitchburg, WI$10,000
Edgewood CollegeMadison, WI$10,000
American Cancer Society IncPewaukee, WI$9,100
Stoughton Hospital Foundation Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT - PMT 3 OF
Stoughton, WI$5,000
Community Smiles Dental
PROGRAM SUPPORT - PMT 1 OF
Waukesha, WI$5,000
Edgewood CollegeMadison, WI$5,000
Lad Lake IncMilwaukee, WI$5,000
Community Coordinated Child Care IncMadison, WI$5,000
Reedsburg Area Medical Center Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT - PMT 1 OF
Reedsburg, WI$5,000
The Grand Oshkosh Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT- PMT 5 OF 5
Oshkosh, WI$5,000
Volunteer Center of East Central WIMenasha, WI$5,000
Wisconsin Youth SymphonyMadison, WI$5,000
Stoughton Hospital Foundation IncStoughton, WI$5,000
Wisconsin Historical Foundation Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT-PMT 5 OF 5
Madison, WI$5,000
The Grand Oshkosh Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT-PMT 3 OF 5
Oshkosh, WI$5,000
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center IncAppleton, WI$5,000
Stoughton Hospital Foundation Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT - PMT 2 OF
Stoughton, WI$5,000
Edgewood CollegeMadison, WI$5,000
The Grand Oshkosh Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT-PMT 4 OF 5
Oshkosh, WI$5,000
Wisconsin Youth SymphonyMadison, WI$5,000
Saint Laurence Foundation IncBurbank, IL$5,000
American Cancer Society IncPewaukee, WI$4,250
American Cancer Society IncPewaukee, WI$4,250
Alzheimers Disease and Related DisordersChicago, IL$3,000
Bridging the Gap IncMilwaukee, WI$3,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyDetroit, MI$2,500
Abundant Life Christian School Fdn IncMadsion, WI$2,500
Meta House IncMilwaukee, WI$2,500
Aldo Leopold Nature Center IncMonona, WI$2,500
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
FAMILY SERIES CONTRIBUTION
Madison, WI$2,500
Wha Research & Education FoundationMadison, WI$2,500
Cathedral Center IncMilwaukee, WI$2,500
Destination Madison Foundation IncMadison, WI$2,500
Next Door Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI$2,500
Neighborworks Green BayGreen Bay, WI$2,500
Madison Public Library Foundation
LIBRARY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Madison, WI$2,500
Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation IncWaukesha, WI$2,500
Madison Public Schools Foundation Inc
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS GRANT-
Madison, WI$2,500
YMCA of the Chippewa ValleyChippewa Falls, WI$2,500
Madison Area Rehab CentersMadison, WI$2,500
Our Next Generation IncMilwaukee, WI$2,500
Madison Public Schools Foundation Inc
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS GRANT-
Madison, WI$2,500
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
FAMILY SERIES CONTRIBUTION
Madison, WI$2,500
Evans Scholars FoundationGlenview, IL$2,000
Community Action Coalition forMadison, WI$2,000
Vogel Foundation Inc
SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR KIDS
Madison, WI$2,000
Ozaukee Nonprofit Center IncGrafton, WI$2,000
Vogel Foundation Inc
SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR KIDS
Madison, WI$2,000

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