First Business Charitable Foundation Inc
Madison, WI · EIN 42-1614475. Reported 147 grants totalling $708,485 to 77 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. First Business Charitable Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,666. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $73,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Dane County | Madison, WI | $181,350 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Foundation | Oshkosh, WI | $124,999 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Madison College Foundation | Madison, WI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Agrace Hospicecare Inc | Fitchburg, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Grand Oshkosh Inc | Oshkosh, WI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban League of Greater Madison Inc | Madison, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Edgewood College | Madison, WI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Madison College Foundation Scholars of Promise | De Forest, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Pewaukee, WI | $12,850 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Securefutures Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Sunrise, AZ | $12,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Cabone Cancer Center Inc | Fitchburg, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan | West Allis, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Madison Public Schools Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stoughton Hospital Foundation Inc | Stoughton, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin History Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way Fox Cities Inc | Menasha, WI | $8,811 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vogel Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Madison Public Library Foundation | Madison, WI | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maydm Inc | Madison, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ssnd Mmu Mch Venture Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Appleton Educational Foundation Inc | Appleton, WI | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Dane County Inc | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Inc | Appleton, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fox City Performing Arts | Appleton, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Next Door Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Central Library System Foundation | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saint Laurence Foundation Inc | Burbank, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Historical Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras Inc | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lussier Community Education Center Inc | Madison, WI | $4,925 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Badger Prairie Needs Network Inc | Verona, WI | $4,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gift of Adoption Fund Inc | Techny, IL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Goodman Community Center Inc | Madison, WI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pecatonica Area Food Pantry | Blanchardville, WI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reap Food Group | Madison, WI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| River Food Pantry | Madison, WI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New North Inc | Green Bay, WI | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Middleton Outreach Ministry Inc | Middleton, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neighborworks Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | $2,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Agebetter Inc | Madison, WI | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Destination Madison Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Doyenne Group Inc | Madison, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milwaukee Film Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Madison Area Rehab Centers Marc Corporate Office and Foundation | Madison, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Next Generation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Start at Zero | Kansas City, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of the Chippewa Valley | Chippewa Falls, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Fox Cities | Appleton, WI | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| District Council of Madison Inc Society of St Vincent De Paul | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Society of St Vincent Depaul | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Waunakee Ecumenical Board Inc | Waunakee, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fairwaycares Inc | Madison, WI | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Islands of Brilliance Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CHAMPION4KIDS Inc | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Work Services Inc | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Domestic Abuse Intervention Service | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Middleton Outreach Ministry Inc Dba Wayforward Resources | Middleton, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Fresh Start | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army Wisconsin & Upper Mich | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Service of Heroes | Lenexa, KS | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beaver Dam Hockey Association | Beaver Dam, WI | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers and Sisters of Dane County | Madison, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kansas City Friends of Alvin Alley | Kansas City, MO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nord Center | Lorain, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Recovery Resources | Cleveland, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Foundation | Madison, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Monticello Foundation Inc | New Glarus, WI | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St James Lutheran Church | Verona, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The National Kidney Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation Alzheimers Disease Research Ctr | Madison, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
38 of 77 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 57%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT - PMT 2 OF - Madison College Foundation
STAND BY JACK CAMPAIGN-PMT - Madison College Foundation Scholars of Promise
GENERAL SUPPORT- PAYMENT 2 - Agrace Hospicecare Inc
CARE FOR ALL CAMPAIGN-PMT 3 - Wisconsin Historical Foundation Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT-PMT 5 OF 5 - The Grand Oshkosh Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT-PMT 3 OF 5
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 95 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | $164,558 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 42 | $201,753 | $2,250 |
| 2023 | 37 | $212,125 | $1,925 |
| 2024 | 33 | $130,049 | $1,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 97% of this one's giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,666. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Wisconsin.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from First Business Charitable Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 401 Charmany Drive, Madison, WI, 53719. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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