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Grants awarded

Who does Wisconsin Humanities Council fund?

Wisconsin Humanities Council has awarded $2.3 million across 244 grants to 177 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $9,629, with most between $7,445 and $10,000.

Total awarded
$2.3M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
177
Grants
244
Years
2019–2024

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Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 177 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
W WI Institute for Public Policy and Service $153K142020–20242024— —
U Uw-Madison $54K32020–20232023— —
Museum of Wisconsin Art INC $49K42019–20242024WI
Milwaukee Film INC $37K22019–20202020WI
Summit Players Theatre $32K32019–20222022WI
W Waukesha Cty Historical Soc & Museum $31K32019–20232023— —
C Chippewa Valley Museum $31K32019–20212021WI —
Milwaukee Jewish Federation INC $30K22021–20222022WI
Neighborhood House of Milwaukee INC $30K32019–20212021WI
Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center INC $30K22019–20202020WI
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts & Letters $29K22019–20212021WI
D Dr Moon Memorial Library $28K120202020— —
Bembe Drum & Dance $25K22020–20222022WI
Ex Fabula INC $24K32019–20232023WI
Dunn County Historical Society $23K22019–20222022WI
F Farnsworth Public Library $23K22019–20222022— —
C City of Platteville $22K32020–20222022— —
Vang Council of La Crosse $22K22019–20212021WI
National Society of Colonial Dames of America State of Wisconsin $21K32019–20222022WI
W Wisconsin Black Historical Society $20K120202020WI
American Players Theatre of Wisconsin INC $20K120212021WI
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua $20K22019–20222022WI
R Race Place Coalition INC $20K22022–20232023WI
B Black Earth Historical Society INC $20K22021–20222022WI
Woodland Pattern Book Center INC $20K22022–20232023WI
B Black Arts Mke INC $20K22019–20212021WI
Manitowoc County Historical Society INC $19K22019–20202020WI
M Merrill City of $19K22020–20222022— —
Create Wisconsin INC $19K22020–20212021WI
Marquette University $19K22021–20242024WI
Aldo Leopold Foundation INC $18K22021–20222022WI
Beloit Historical Society $18K22019–20212021WI
Rock County Historical Society INC $18K120192019WI
B Barron County Historical Society Incorporated $18K22019–20232023WI
T The History Museum at the Castle $18K22019–20202020WI —
La Crosse County Historical Society $17K22019–20222022WI
Historic Milwaukee INC $17K22019–20212021WI
Milton Historical Society $17K22019–20202020WI
Art Start Incorporated $17K22020–20222022NY
Sauk County Historical Society INC $16K22019–20212021WI
Racine County Historical Society and Museum INC $16K22019–20222022WI
Neenah Historical Society $16K22019–20202020WI
M Marathon County Historical Society $15K22019–20202020WI
R Reedsburg Area Historical Society INC $15K22019–20212021WI
Ozaukee County Historical Society INC $15K22019–20202020WI
C City of Viroqua $15K22020–20222022— —
B Bodwewadmimwen Ethe Tek INC $15K22021–20232023WI
C City of La Crosse $15K120222022— —
Sheboygan County Historical Research Center INC $15K120192019WI
Kenosha County Historical Society INC Kenosha History Center $13K120192019WI
Walker's Pointe Center for the Arts $13K120192019WI
Vernon County Historical Society $13K120192019WI
Bayfield Heritage Association INC $13K22019–20202020WI
Friends of Hearthstone INC $12K22019–20202020WI
Wisconsin History Foundation INC $10K120222022WI
M Milwaukee Public Schools $10K120202020— —
People of Progression INC $10K120222022WI
M Madison Childrens Museum Foundation INC $10K120222022WI
Our Community Ltd $10K120232023WI
K Kickapoo Reserve Management Board $10K120212021— —
Feast of Crispian INC $10K120222022WI
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art INC $10K120212021WI
True Skool INC $10K120242024WI
Lynden INC $10K120242024WI
C City of Kenosha $10K120202020— —
D Driftless Curiosity INC $10K120232023WI
Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association INC $10K120232023WI
F Forest County Potawatomi Community $10K120202020— —
The Building for Kids INC $10K120212021WI
Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum INC $10K120192019WI
Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assist Association INC $10K120232023WI
Wild Space INC $10K120222022WI
Dr James Cameron Legacy Foundation INC $10K120212021WI
Music Theatre of Madison INC $10K120192019WI
Cap Services INC $10K120242024WI
E Eau Claire City of $10K120222022— —
Hmong American Center INC $10K120232023WI
Namur Belgian Heritage Foundation INC $10K120212021WI
Arts at Large INC $10K120222022WI
Young Womens Christian Association of La Crosse $10K120212021WI
Community Support Network INC $10K120192019WI
Milwaukee County Historical Society $10K120222022WI
My Way Out INC $10K120222022WI
P Peshtigo Historical Society $10K120232023WI
John Michael Kohler Arts Center INC $10K120222022WI
Southside Organizing Committee INC $10K120222022WI
Wisconsin Society Daughters of the American Revolution $10K120212021WI
Rise Up Central Wisconsin INC $10K120222022WI
Still Waters Collective $10K120202020WI
L Langlade County Historical Society INC $10K120202020WI
Paine Art Center & Gardens INC $10K120232023WI
Frank Lloyd Wright's Burnham Block INC $10K120222022WI
C County of Door $10K120222022— —
African Heritage INC $10K120212021WI
Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans Memorial Project INC $10K120202020WI
R Rural Wisconsin INC $10K120232023— —
Beloit College $10K120232023WI
H Hmong Institute Incorporated $10K120232023WI
Milwaukee Muslim Womens Coalition INC $10K120192019WI
D Dane County Library Service $10K120222022— —

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