The Andy and Susan North Family Foundation directs most of its resources to health and medical causes—especially cancer research and treatment—while also supporting golf-related youth development and education tied to the founder's professional background. Its largest, recurring funding is a named fund at the University of Wisconsin/Carbone Cancer Center, and smaller, one-off gifts go to pediatric health, brain tumor research, scholarships and golf organizations. Grants skew toward Wisconsin/local impact but include national golf and pediatric health beneficiaries.
Andy and Susan North Family Foundation Inc’s largest recent grant went to the University of Wisconsin Foundation for Carbone Cancer Center, and that relationship appears in two 2025 awards: a $100,000 gift and a separate $4,056 grant to the Andy North and Friends Fund/Carbone Cancer Center. That pattern puts cancer research and treatment at the center of the foundation’s giving, with a clear Wisconsin anchor. The foundation also makes smaller gifts in related health areas, including pediatric healthcare support through Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation and brain tumor research and patient advocacy through the National Brain Tumor Society. Beyond health, the foundation supports golf-related youth development and education tied to the founder’s background. Its recent grants include support for the United States Golf Association, First Tee of Greater Philadelphia, and the Desert Scholarship Foundation’s Arnold Palmer Education Fund. Public media appears as another niche interest through a grant to PBS Wisconsin. The overall picture is of a family foundation making mission-directed grants across health, youth sports, scholarships, and Wisconsin community institutions, with most awards remaining relatively small outside its largest cancer-center gift.
Cancer research and treatment are the clearest theme in the foundation’s recent giving. In 2025, it awarded $100,000 to the University of Wisconsin Foundation for Carbone Cancer Center, and it also gave $1,000 in 2023 to the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation for cancer research and compassionate care in Wisconsin. Pediatric healthcare is another recurring area. Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation received $3,000 in 2023 and two more grants of $2,000 each in 2024 and 2025, all labeled pediatric healthcare support. The foundation also funds golf-related youth development and education. It gave $2,500 to the United States Golf Association in 2025 to champion and advance the game of golf, $500 to First Tee of Greater Philadelphia for youth development, and $250 to the Desert Scholarship Foundation for the Arnold Palmer Education Fund - scholarships. A smaller grant to PBS Wisconsin for non-commercial educational television shows interest in educational media as well.
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Most grants fall between $277 and $2K, with a median of $750.
25th Percentile
$277
Median
$750
75th Percentile
$2K
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Highly concentrated giving: one very large, repeat grant (Andy North/North Family fund at UW/Carbone) makes up the bulk of dollars, supplemented by several small, targeted gifts to health, golf, scholarship and local nonprofit causes.
Notable grantees: University of Wisconsin Foundation (Carbone Cancer Center / Andy North and Friends Fund), Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation, United States Golf Association (USGA), Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation, National Brain Tumor Society
Typical grant sizes are modest: the 25th percentile is $276, the median is $750, and the 75th percentile is $1,750. That distribution fits a pattern of many small awards alongside one much larger health grant. The recent list also shows repeat support to the same recipients across years, including Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and the University of Wisconsin Foundation in 2025 with two separate grants. The foundation is a family foundation, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. No application process is stated in the provided data.
Grant recipients are all in the United States, and the foundation’s giving is regional rather than national. Wisconsin receives a substantial share of awards, including Madison-based recipients and one Waukesha grant. Florida is the top state by grant count, with multiple awards to North Palm Beach through Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation. Other recipient cities in the recent list include Liberty Corner, Philadelphia, Palm Desert, and Newton, showing a mix of Wisconsin-local support and selective out-of-state giving.
Its recent giving is centered on health and medical causes, especially cancer research and treatment. The largest award went to the University of Wisconsin Foundation for Carbone Cancer Center, and other health grants include pediatric healthcare support and brain tumor research and patient advocacy.
Yes. Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, all for pediatric healthcare support. The University of Wisconsin Foundation also received two separate 2025 grants tied to Carbone Cancer Center.
Typical grants are small: the 25th percentile is $276, the median is $750, and the 75th percentile is $1,750. The recent list includes several gifts in the $120 to $3,000 range, alongside a single $100,000 grant.
Florida is the top state by grant count, with multiple grants to North Palm Beach. Wisconsin also receives a meaningful share of support, including Madison and Waukesha recipients.
The foundation also supports golf-related youth development and education, including the United States Golf Association, First Tee of Greater Philadelphia, and the Desert Scholarship Foundation’s Arnold Palmer Education Fund. It also made a grant to PBS Wisconsin for non-commercial educational television.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $100,000 | 2025 | CARBONE CANCER CENTER |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $4,056 | 2025 | ANDY NORTH AND FRIENDS FUND/CARBONE CANCER CENTER |
| UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION (DBA USGA) | LIBERTY CORNER, NJ | $2,500 | 2025 | CHAMPION AND ADVANCE THE GAME OF GOLF |
| NICKLAUS CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION | NORTH PALM BEACH, FL | $2,000 | 2025 | PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE SUPPORT |
| DESERT SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | PALM DESERT, CA | $250 | 2025 | ARNOLD PALMER EDUCATION FUND - SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NICKLAUS CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION | NORTH PALM BEACH, FL | $2,000 | 2024 | PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE SUPPORT |
| NICKLAUS CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION | NORTH PALM BEACH, FL | $3,000 | 2023 | PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE SUPPORT |
| VINCE LOMBARDI CANCER FOUNDATION | WAUKESHA, WI | $1,000 | 2023 | CANCER RESEARCH AND COMPASSIONATE CARE IN WISCONSIN |
| FIRST TEE OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $500 | 2023 | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY | NEWTON, MA | $202 | 2023 | CURE, TREAT AND ADVOCATE FOR PATIENTS |
| PBS WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | $120 | 2023 | NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION |
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
$100,000CARBONE CANCER CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
$4,056ANDY NORTH AND FRIENDS FUND/CARBONE CANCER CENTER
UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION (DBA USGA)
$2,500CHAMPION AND ADVANCE THE GAME OF GOLF
NICKLAUS CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION
$2,000PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE SUPPORT
DESERT SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$250ARNOLD PALMER EDUCATION FUND - SCHOLARSHIPS
NICKLAUS CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION
$2,000PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE SUPPORT
NICKLAUS CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION
$3,000PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE SUPPORT
VINCE LOMBARDI CANCER FOUNDATION
$1,000CANCER RESEARCH AND COMPASSIONATE CARE IN WISCONSIN
FIRST TEE OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
$500YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY
$202CURE, TREAT AND ADVOCATE FOR PATIENTS
PBS WISCONSIN
$120NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION