Sally Mead Hands Foundation
Private foundation · Madison, WI · EIN 32-0263007 · reported 2023–2025
147grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$6.2Mtotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 147 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $10K 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
404 S Blount St Unit 101
Madison, WI 53703-3578
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens Climate Education Corp OPERATING FUNDS | Coronado, CA | $320,000 |
| Citizens Climate Education Corp OPERATING FUNDS | Coronado, CA | $220,000 |
| Citizens Climate Education Corp OPERATING FUNDS | Coronado, CA | $212,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund OPERATING FUNDS | Washington, DC | $160,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy OPERATING FUNDS | Arlington, VA | $160,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund OPERATING FUNDS | Washington, DC | $150,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute OPERATING FUNDS | Boulder, CO | $147,500 |
| Nature Conservancy of Wisconsin OPERATING FUNDS | Madison, WI | $120,000 |
| Environmental Law & Policy Center OPERATING FUNDS | Chicago, IL | $110,000 |
| Environmental Law & Policy Center OPERATING FUNDS | Chicago, IL | $110,000 |
| Environmental Law & Policy Center OPERATING FUNDS | Chicago, IL | $110,000 |
| Ceres OPERATING FUNDS | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois OPERATING FUNDS | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Michigan OPERATING FUNDS | Ann Arbor, MI | $100,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern New England OPERATING FUNDS | Colchester, VT | $100,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin OPERATING FUNDS | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 |
| Project Drawdown OPERATING FUNDS | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund OPERATING FUNDS | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Project Drawdown OPERATING FUNDS | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Transportation Riders United OPERATING FUNDS | Detroit, MI | $90,000 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust OPERATING FUNDS | Topsham, ME | $80,000 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust OPERATING FUNDS | Topsham, ME | $77,500 |
| Climate Xchange OPERATING FUNDS | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Climate Xchange OPERATING FUNDS | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust OPERATING FUNDS | Topsham, ME | $75,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois OPERATING FUNDS | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois OPERATING FUNDS | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| Climate Xchange OPERATING FUNDS | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Great Plains OPERATING FUNDS | Overland Park, KS | $70,000 |
| Center for Neighborhood Technology OPERATING FUNDS | Chicago, IL | $70,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Michigan OPERATING FUNDS | Ann Arbor, MI | $70,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin OPERATING FUNDS | Milwaukee, WI | $70,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin OPERATING FUNDS | Milwaukee, WI | $70,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Michigan OPERATING FUNDS | Ann Arbor, MI | $70,000 |
| Transportation Riders United OPERATING FUNDS | Detroit, MI | $70,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute OPERATING FUNDS | Boulder, CO | $70,000 |
| Center for Neighborhood Technology OPERATING FUNDS | Chicago, IL | $70,000 |
| Transportation Riders United OPERATING FUNDS | Detroit, MI | $68,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra OPERATING FUNDS | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra OPERATING FUNDS | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| 1000 Friends of Wisconsin OPERATING FUNDS | Madison, WI | $60,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra OPERATING FUNDS | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| 1000 Friends of Wisconsin OPERATING FUNDS | Madison, WI | $55,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute OPERATING FUNDS | Boulder, CO | $55,000 |
| Wisconsin Academy of Sciences OPERATING FUNDS | Madison, WI | $55,000 |
| Grid Alternatives OPERATING FUNDS | Oakland, CA | $50,000 |
| Midwest Renewable Energy Association OPERATING FUNDS | Custer, WI | $50,000 |
| Renew Wisconsin OPERATING FUNDS | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| Savanna Institute OPERATING FUNDS | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| Midwest Renewable Energy OPERATING FUNDS | Custer, WI | $50,000 |
| Renew Wisconsin OPERATING FUNDS | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| Wisconsin Academy of Sciences OPERATING FUNDS | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| Ceres OPERATING FUNDS | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Midwest Renewable Energy OPERATING FUNDS | Custer, WI | $50,000 |
| Ceres OPERATING FUNDS | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Grid Alternatives OPERATING FUNDS | Oakland, CA | $50,000 |
| Wisconsin Academy of Sciences OPERATING FUNDS | Madison, WI | $40,000 |
| Grid Alternatives OPERATING FUNDS | Oakland, CA | $40,000 |
| World Resources Institute OPERATING FUNDS | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| Neighborhood House Community Center OPERATING FUNDS | Madison, WI | $40,000 |
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