Lau & Bea Christensen Charitable Foundat
Private foundation · Madison, WI · EIN 20-8837127 · reported 2023–2025
110grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$22smallest grant
$20.8Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 110 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $5,000 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Madison Community Foundation | Madison, WI | $16,311,109 |
| Madison Community Foundation | Madison, WI | $2,000,000 |
| Madison Community Foundation | Madison, WI | $337,000 |
| Uwf Econ Professorship TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Madison, WI | $100,000 |
| Madison Public Library | Madison, WI | $100,000 |
| United Way OF Dane County | Madison, WI | $61,350 |
| Center for Black Excellence and Cul TO SUPPORT CENTER FOR BLACK EXCELLENCE AND CULTURE | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| Jdrf Tid Fund LLC | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| Madison Reading Project TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| The Playing Field | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| Overture Center | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| Jdrf Tid Fund LLC | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| The River Food Pantry TO SUPPORT LOCAL FOOD PANTRY | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| ACLU Foundation OF WI TO SUPPORT AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 |
| Uwf Econ Professorship TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| Center for Black Excellence and Cul TO SUPPORT CENTER FOR BLACK EXCELLENCE AND CULTURE | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| The Playing Field | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| Solace Friends INC | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| ACLU Foundation OF WI TO SUPPORT AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION | Milwaukee, WI | $44,000 |
| Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra SUPPORT YOUTH SYMPHONY | Madison, WI | $40,000 |
| Just Dane TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Madison, WI | $40,000 |
| Uwf Odyssey Family TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Madison, WI | $40,000 |
| Rise TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Madison, WI | $30,000 |
| Madison College Foundation | Madison, WI | $30,000 |
| Madison College Foundation | Madison, WI | $30,000 |
| Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra SUPPORT YOUTH SYMPHONY | Madison, WI | $30,000 |
| PBS Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $30,000 |
| Rise TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Madison, WI | $30,000 |
| Nature Conservancy TO SUPPORT ORGNAIZATION | Madison, WI | $25,000 |
| Nature Conservancy TO SUPPORT ORGNAIZATION | Madison, WI | $25,000 |
| Madison Symphony Orchestra TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Madison, WI | $25,000 |
| Wisconsins Greenfire | Rhinelander, WI | $22,000 |
| Wisconsins Greenfire | Rhinelander, WI | $22,000 |
| Goodman Community Center | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Wisconsin Watch | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 |
| Natural Resources Foundation | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Children's Theater OF Madison | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Literacy Network | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| The River Food Pantry TO SUPPORT LOCAL FOOD PANTRY | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| PBS Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Wisconsin Center for Investigative | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Ippfwhr TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Madison Symphony Orchestra TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Just Dane TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Bayview TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Natural Resources Foundation | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Porchlight | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Literacy Network | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Goodman Community Center | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| UW Foundation School OF Music | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Urban League | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Ippfwhr TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Bayview TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Wisconsin Watch | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 |
| Opera for the Young | Madison, WI | $15,000 |
| Guttmacher Institute | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Madison Opera | Madison, WI | $12,500 |
| United Way OF Dane County | Madison, WI | $10,100 |
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