Fund for Wisconsin Scholars Inc

EIN 261412296 Private Foundation

Milwaukee, WI 53202 |(608) 238-2400

https://www.ffws.org
Total Given 2017–2024
$77.6M
30 grants · $9.7M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$60K
typical mid grants · $18K–$364K
grant size
13%
transactional · 2/15 multi-year
repeat
$303.8M
Assets (2024)
15
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Contact Person 299 INDIVIDUAL GRANT RECIPIENTS DET
Phone (608) 238-2400
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

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YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $8.8M $176.7M $6.6M 4
2019 $9.6M $212.4M $18.2M 4
2020 $9.7M $213.5M $6.8M 4
2021 $9.7M $304.0M $34.0M 5
2022 $11.4M $273.3M $22.0M 5
2023 $13.0M $272.0M $11.9M 4
2024 $15.4M $303.8M $38.4M 4

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 30 grants on record

Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$18K
Median
$60K
Average
$2.6M
75th Pctl
$364K
Maximum
$15.3M

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (30 total)

Purpose
University of Wisconsin System Madison, WI $15,256,188 STIPENDS AND NEED-BASED GRANTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2024
University of Wisconsin System Madison, WI $12,812,002 STIPENDS AND NEED-BASED GRANTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2023
University of Wisconsin System Madison, WI $11,238,778 STIPENDS AND NEED-BASED GRANTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2022
University of Wisconsin System Madison, WI $9,520,837 STIPENDS AND NEED-BASED GRANTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2020
University of Wisconsin System Madison, WI $9,510,882 STIPENDS AND NEED-BASED GRANTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2021
University of Wisconsin System Madison, WI $9,473,720 STIPENDS AND NEED-BASED GRANTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2019
University of Wisconsin System Madison, WI $8,193,573 STIPENDS AND NEED-BASED GRANTS 2017
Wisconsin Technical College System Madison, WI $431,208 STIPENDS AND NEED-BASED GRANTS 2017
328 Individual Grant Recipients DET Madison, WI $164,000 GRANT RECIPIENT GRADUATION GIFTS ($500/EACH) 2023
299 Individual Grant Recipients DET Madison, WI $149,500 GRANT RECIPIENT GRADUATION GIFTS ($500/EACH) 2021
Individual Grant Recipients Detail Madison, WI $123,500 GRANT RECIPIENT GRADUATION GIFTS ($500/EACH) 2024
230 Individual Grant Recipients Madison, WI $114,965 GRADUATION GIFTS ($500/EACH) 2017
204 Individual Grant Recipients Madison, WI $100,000 GRADUATION GIFTS ($500/EACH) 2017
136 Individual Grant Recipients Madison, WI $68,000 GRANT RECIPIENT GRADUATION GIFTS ($500/EACH) 2020
128 Individual Grant Recipients Madison, WI $64,000 GRANT RECIPIENT GRADUATION GIFTS 2019
114 Individual Grant Recipients Madison, WI $57,000 GRANT RECIPIENT GRADUATION GIFTS ($500/EACH) 2019
109 Individual Grant Recipients DET Madison, WI $54,500 GRANT RECIPIENT GRADUATION GIFTS ($500/EACH) 2022
105 Individual Grant Recipients Madison, WI $52,500 GRANT RECIPIENT GRADUATION GIFTS ($500/EACH) 2020
101 Individual Grant Recipients DET Madison, WI $50,500 GRANT RECIPIENT GRADUATION GIFTS ($500/EACH) 2022
University of Wisconsin System Madison, WI $35,010 STIPENDS AND NEED-BASED GRANTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2021
42 Individual Grant Recipients DETA Madison, WI $21,000 GRANT RECIPIENT GRADUATION GIFTS ($500/EACH) 2021
Wisconsin Technical College System Madison, WI $20,725 STIPENDS AND NEED-BASED GRANTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2019
35 Individual Grant Recipients DETA Madison, WI $17,500 GRANT RECIPIENT GRADUATION GIFTS ($500/EACH) 2023
Wisconsin Technical College System Madison, WI $17,300 STIPENDS AND NEED-BASED GRANTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2020
Wisconsin Technical College System Madison, WI $17,100 STIPENDS AND NEED-BASED GRANTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2021

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