Private foundation · EIN 87-2976602 · Cottage Grove, WI · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Widen Family Foundation's grants went

It reported $550,150 in grants paid across 38 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 80.2% of those dollars to 29 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
GRANT REQUEST LETTER
Deadlines
NONE
Restrictions
AWARDS ARE LIMITED TO EDUCATION (SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAMS AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT THROUGH ENHANCING ACADEMIC SKILLS AND SUPPORTING DISADVANTAGE GROUPS), SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT (REDUCING BARRIES OF OPPORTUNITY THROUGH SUPPORTING NONPROFITS THAT CREATE AND ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP), AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY (SUPPORT FOR SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST WITH CHILD WELFARE, BASIC NEEDS AND OTHER HUMAN SERVICES, AND SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE
Website on filing
WWW.WIDENFAMILYFOUNDATION.ORG/

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 38 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
The Road Home Dane County
Madison, WI · EIN 31-1618925
$80,000SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN MADISONSame ZIP 1.00
The Aly Wolff Foundation Inc C/O Russell Wolff
Cottage Grove, WI · EIN 46-4707392
$50,000NEUROENDOCRINE CANCER RESEARCHSame address 1.00
Wayforward Resources
Middleton, WI · EIN 39-1484945
$50,000FOOD AND HOUSING SECURITYSame address 1.00
YWCA Madison
Madison, WI · EIN 39-0806303
$25,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR UNHOUSED PEOPLESame address 1.00
Goodman Community Center
Madison, WI · no confident EIN match
$25,000COMMUNITY RESOURCESUnmatched Help match
Logan's Heart and Smiles
Madison, WI · no confident EIN match
$25,000HOME MODIFICATIONS FOR ACCESSIBILITY FOR CHILDREN IN WISCONSINUnmatched Help match
Operation Fresh Start
Madison, WI · EIN 23-7108090
$20,000EMPOWERING EMERGING ADULTS TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCYSame address 1.00
Time on the Water
Saint Paul, MN · EIN 47-5579442
$20,000FISHING TRIPS FOR VETERANS AND OTHER HEROESSame address 1.00
Specialty CARE Free Clinic
Madison, WI · EIN 82-3567991
$17,400SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE FOR UNINSURED PATIENTSSame street 1.00
Cornerstones of Grace
Cottage Grove, WI · no confident EIN match
$16,000SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN CRISISUnmatched Help match
Black Girl Magic Educational Services in
Madison, WI · EIN 86-2578506
$15,000OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLACK GIRLSSame address 1.00
St Luke Lutheran Church
Middleton, WI · EIN 39-0928316
$12,000CLOTHING FOR FOSTER CHILDREN AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIESSame address 0.78
Bikes for Kids Wisconsin
Monona, WI · EIN 81-4356356
$10,000ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION EQUITYSame ZIP 1.00
Common Threads Family Resource Center
Madison, WI · EIN 20-5196210
$10,000NEURODIVERSITY RESPECTSame address 1.00
Easter Seals Wisconsin
Middleton, WI · EIN 39-0824877
$10,000COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIESExact name 1.00
Lassid Ministries Inc Dba Convergence R
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 04-3698740
$10,000REBUILDING LIFE AFTER TRAUMA FOR FEMALE TRAFFICKING SURVIVORSSame address 0.78
Living Our Visions Inc Dba Lov
Madison, WI · EIN 27-3289163
$10,000INCLUSIVENESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESSame address 0.90
Madison Reading Project
Madison, WI · EIN 47-2077478
$10,000LITERACY RESOURCESSame address 1.00
Mentoring Positives
Madison, WI · EIN 27-2347080
$10,000YOUTH DEVELOPMENTSame city 1.00
Musically Fed
Scottsdale, AZ · EIN 83-3226653
$10,000FOOD DISTRIBUTION COORDINATION SUPPORTSame address 1.00
The Playing Field
Madison, WI · EIN 47-4112110
$10,000BREAKING BARRIERS FOR HIGH QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATIONSame address 1.00
Expo of Wisconsin Inc (Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing)
Madison, WI · no confident EIN match
$10,000CHALLENGE INJUSTICES IN WISCONSIN'S PENAL SYSTEMUnmatched Help match
Salvation Army of Dane County
Madison, WI · no confident EIN match
$10,000SOCIAL SERVICES FOR HUNGRY AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALSUnmatched Help match
Monona Grove Education Foundation
Monona, WI · EIN 39-1808215
$9,700WEEKEND SNACK PACKSame address 1.00
Dogsinvests
Palmyra, WI · EIN 82-2974716
$8,600SERVICE DOGS FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM IN WISCONSINExact name 1.00
Extended Hands Food Pantry
Madison, WI · no confident EIN match
$7,700FOOD DISTRIBUTION SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Girls on the Run
Madison, WI · no confident EIN match
$7,500TEACH CRITICAL LIFE SKILLSUnmatched Help match
Center for Deaf-Blind Persons
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1491836
$5,000SERVICES FOR DEAF-BLIND PERSONSSame address 1.00
Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin
Madison, WI · EIN 39-1053827
$5,000END POVERTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSINSame address 1.00
Community Support Network
Madison, WI · EIN 39-1694845
$5,000DAY-TIME SERIVCES TO INDIVIDUAL WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIESSame address 1.00
Family Works Programs
Madison, WI · EIN 39-1914751
$5,000LICENSE, TRAIN AND SUPPORT FOSTER PARENTSSame address 1.00
Madison Public Schools Foundation
Madison, WI · EIN 39-2043104
$5,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Maydm
Madison, WI · EIN 81-0991008
$5,000YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOR STEM CAREERS FOR GIRLS AND YOUTH OF COLORSame address 1.00
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wi
Madison, WI · EIN 39-1490691
$5,000COMMUNITY FOOD BANKSame address 0.75
Wisconsin Women's Network
Madison, WI · EIN 39-1194583
$5,000ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN WISCONSINSame city 1.00
Gigi's Playhouse Madison
Madison, WI · no confident EIN match
$5,000DOWN SYNDROME SUPPORT AND ACCEPTANCE FOR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIESUnmatched Help match
Center for Community Stewardship
Madison, WI · EIN 68-0501459
$3,750GET KIDS OUTSIDESame address 1.00
YMCA of Dane County
Madison, WI · no confident EIN match
$2,500COMMUNITY SUPPORT - EAST YMCAUnmatched Help match

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    23 recipients in common
  2. Alliant Energy Foundation Madison, WI
    13 recipients in common
  3. Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Madison, WI
    10 recipients in common
  4. The Roots and Wings Foundation Seattle, WA
    8 recipients in common
  5. Otto Bremer Trust St Paul, MN
    6 recipients in common
  6. Veridian Foundation Madison, WI
    6 recipients in common
  7. Green Bay Packers Foundation Green Bay, WI
    6 recipients in common
  8. Sub-Zero Group Foundation Madison, WI
    5 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.