Silver Lining
Private foundation · Madison, WI · EIN 48-1255726 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Silver Lining Foundation Inc
64grants reported
$4,642median award
$1,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$936Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 64 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1,500 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
6410 Landfall Dr
Madison, WI 53705-4311
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Madison Resource Center GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $94,656 |
| Reach Dane - Red Arrow GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Fitchburg, WI | $83,000 |
| Reach Dane - Red Arrow GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Fitchburg, WI | $80,122 |
| Startingblock Madison Inc GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $75,000 |
| Today Not Tomorrow GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $68,268 |
| Today Not Tomorrow GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $67,000 |
| Reach Dane - Red Arrow GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Fitchburg, WI | $56,427 |
| Northport Community Learning Center GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $43,349 |
| Collaborative 523 Inc GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Cambridge, WI | $41,700 |
| Madison Metropolitan School District GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $25,764 |
| Collaborative 523 Inc GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Cambridge, WI | $23,000 |
| Reap GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Madison Metropolitan School District GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $19,996 |
| Rooted GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $19,500 |
| Lake Ripley Management District GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Cambridge, WI | $19,000 |
| Northport Community Learning Center GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $18,805 |
| Rooted GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $15,000 |
| Wayforward GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Middleton, WI | $12,726 |
| Cambridge Arts Council Inc GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Cambridge, WI | $12,500 |
| Art Hub GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Cambridge, WI | $12,000 |
| Aldo Leopold School Parent Faculty GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Fitchburg, WI | $9,200 |
| Northport Community Learning Center GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $9,048 |
| Three Gaits Inc GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Stoughton, WI | $7,500 |
| Madison City Parks GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $6,708 |
| Lake Ripley Management District GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Cambridge, WI | $6,000 |
| Cambridge Arts Council Inc GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Cambridge, WI | $6,000 |
| Wayforward GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Middleton, WI | $5,973 |
| National Breast Cancer Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Dallas, TX | $5,750 |
| Cambridge Historic School Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Cambridge, WI | $5,000 |
| Reap GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $5,000 |
| Madison City Parks GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $4,845 |
| Orchestra X GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $4,784 |
| Rooted GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $4,500 |
| Northeast Side Sherman Youth Basketball GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $4,000 |
| Madison City Parks GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $3,000 |
| Art Hub GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Cambridge, WI | $3,000 |
| Dane County Human Services GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $2,694 |
| Lakeview Elementary PTO GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Wind Lake, WI | $2,600 |
| Breakthrough T1D GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Madison Northside Planning Council Inc GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $2,500 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $2,500 |
| Wisconsin Technology Council Inc GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $2,500 |
| Breakthrough T1D GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Make Music Alliance Inc GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 |
| Wisconsin Technology Council Inc GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $2,500 |
| Vegas City Opera GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Las Vegas, NV | $2,000 |
| Edgewood College Inc GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $1,971 |
| Orchestra X GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $1,717 |
| Cambridge Historic School Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Cambridge, WI | $1,000 |
| Madison Community Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $800 |
| Children's Miracle Network GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Salt Lake City, UT | $750 |
| Dane County Human Services GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $709 |
| Goodman Community Center GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $600 |
| Goodman Community Center GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $600 |
| Goodman Community Center GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $520 |
| Bleeding Disorders Alliance Illinois GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Chicago, IL | $515 |
| Bleeding Disorders Alliance Illinois GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Chicago, IL | $515 |
| Bleeding Disorders Alliance Illinois GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Chicago, IL | $515 |
| Crosscounsel International Ministries Inc GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Madison, WI | $500 |
| National Breast Cancer Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Dallas, TX | $500 |
Showing the 60 largest of 64 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