John J Frautschi Family Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Madison, WI · EIN 39-1561017 · reported 2023–2025
299grants reported
$1,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.8Mtotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 299 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $69K 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
303 Lakewood Blvd
Madison, WI 53704-5917
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 purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra | Madison, WI | $110,000 |
| Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra | Madison, WI | $110,000 |
| Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra | Madison, WI | $100,000 |
| United Way of Dane County | Madison, WI | $77,077 |
| United Way of Dane County | Madison, WI | $77,000 |
| United Way of Dane County | Madison, WI | $77,000 |
| Madison Youth Arts Center | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| Madison Youth Arts Center | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| Madison Childrens Museum | Madison, WI | $29,500 |
| The Salvation Army | Madison, WI | $26,000 |
| Madison Symphony Orchestra | Madison, WI | $25,000 |
| Wisconsin Historical Foundation | Madison, WI | $25,000 |
| The Salvation Army Women's Shelter | Madison, WI | $25,000 |
| The Salvation Army Women's Shelter | Madison, WI | $25,000 |
| Friends of PBS WI | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (dais) | Madison, WI | $19,500 |
| Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (dais) | Madison, WI | $19,500 |
| Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (dais) | Madison, WI | $19,500 |
| American Players Theatre | Spring Green, WI | $17,500 |
| American Players Theatre | Spring Green, WI | $17,500 |
| American Players Theatre | Spring Green, WI | $17,500 |
| Christ Presbyterian Church | Madison, WI | $15,000 |
| Overture Center Foundation | Madison, WI | $15,000 |
| Christ Presbyterian Church | Madison, WI | $15,000 |
| Overture Center Foundation | Madison, WI | $15,000 |
| Christ Presbyterian Church | Madison, WI | $15,000 |
| Overture Center Foundation | Madison, WI | $15,000 |
| Madison Rotary Foundation | Madison, WI | $13,500 |
| Madison Rotary Foundation | Madison, WI | $13,500 |
| Madison Rotary Foundation | Madison, WI | $13,500 |
| Madison College Foundation | Madison, WI | $12,000 |
| Madison College Foundation | Madison, WI | $12,000 |
| Madison College Foundation | Madison, WI | $12,000 |
| The River Food Pantry | Madison, WI | $11,000 |
| Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Madison Lakeway Partners | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Madison Museum of Contemporary Art | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Madison Symphony Orchestra | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Madison Symphony Orchestra | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Clean Lakes Alliance | Madison, WI | $9,500 |
| Clean Lakes Alliance | Madison, WI | $9,500 |
| Clean Lakes Alliance | Madison, WI | $9,500 |
| International Shakespeare Center Santa FE | Santa FE, NM | $8,000 |
| International Shakespeare Center Santa FE | Santa FE, NM | $8,000 |
| International Shakespeare Center Santa FE | Santa FE, NM | $8,000 |
| Canopy Center | Madison, WI | $7,500 |
| Chrysalis | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 |
| The Foundation for Madison Public Schools | Madison, WI | $7,500 |
| Wisconsin Historical Foundation | Madison, WI | $7,500 |
| Canopy Center | Madison, WI | $7,500 |
| Chrysalis | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 |
| The Foundation for Madison Public Schools | Madison, WI | $7,500 |
| Wisconsin Historical Foundation | Madison, WI | $7,500 |
| Canopy Center | Madison, WI | $7,500 |
| Chrysalis | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 |
| The Foundation for Madison Public Schools | Madison, WI | $7,500 |
| Wisconsin Historical Foundation | Madison, WI | $7,500 |
| International Crane Foundation | Baraboo, WI | $7,000 |
| St Phillip Presbyterian Church | Houston, TX | $7,000 |
| St Phillip Presbyterian Church | Houston, TX | $7,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 299 reported grants.
Which foundations would fund your organization?
Tell us what you do, where you are and how big you are. We search 4,435,845 reported grants and hand back the foundations that already funded organizations like yours, at a size you can actually win.
Get your funder match — $29