The Donors Forum of Wisconsin is a statewide organization of area grant makers. It provides a forum for dialogue and idea exchange between donors and nonprofit organizations, and is a good resource for information on philanthropy in Wisconsin.
www.fdncenter.orgThe Foundation Center, located in New York City, is the primary national source of factual information on philanthropy in the United States. (Marquette University Funding Information Center is an affiliate of the Foundation Center.)
The Foundation Center offers good grant proposal writing seminars.
View the Greater Milwaukee Foundation's report on charitable giving.
www.guidestar.orgGuidestar is a searchable database of more than 640,000 nonprofit organizations.
Note: The Siebert Lutheran Foundation is registered with Guidestar. Our federal tax return can be viewed at this site.
Marquette University Funding Information Center is a resource for nonprofit organizations, grant seekers and fund raisers in Wisconsin.
A complete listing of community, independent and corporate foundations in Wisconsin can be purchased through this site. The Milwaukee Common Grant Application Form can be downloaded from this site.