The Hamilton Roddis Foundation concentrates its funding on a small set of place-based cultural and educational institutions, with particularly strong support for a local museum, an engineering-for-global-health education group, and an Episcopal seminary. Grants are relatively large and focused, suggesting the foundation prefers to make meaningful investments in a few mission-aligned organizations rather than many small gifts. The mix of museum preservation, technical education for global health, and religious/ministerial training indicates commitments to community heritage, STEM capacity-building, and faith-based education.
Three organizations anchor Hamilton Roddis Foundation Inc.’s recent giving pattern: Camp Five Museum Foundation has received $45,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025; Engineering World Health received $40,000 in both 2023 and 2024; and Nashotah House received $30,000 in 2023, followed by $35,000 in 2024 and 2025. That sequence points to a foundation that makes repeat commitments rather than one-time gifts. The grants also show a preference for general support, with several awards described that way across cultural preservation, engineering education, and theological training. The foundation’s portfolio reaches beyond those three anchors, but it stays centered on a relatively small set of institutions that appear tied to place, education, and public life. Additional recent grants include support for a constitution ratification project, a lecture series, and a forest stewardship fund at the University of Wisconsin Foundation, as well as a civic-life and leadership fund at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The mix of museum preservation, engineering-for-global-health education, seminary support, and civic programming suggests an institution that funds organizational continuity and mission-specific work over broad thematic diversification.
In historic and cultural preservation, Hamilton Roddis Foundation Inc. gave $45,000 to Camp Five Museum Foundation for general support in 2025, matching the same amount in 2024 and 2023. For faith-based higher education, it gave $35,000 to Nashotah House Theological Seminary for general support in 2025, after similar grants of $35,000 in 2024 and $30,000 in 2023. In engineering education tied to global health, the foundation gave $40,000 to Engineering World Health for general support in 2024 and again in 2023. Civic education appears as another thread: the University of Wisconsin Foundation received $20,000 in 2025 for the Constitution Ratification Project, and $30,000 in 2024 for the same project paired with support for the Hamilton Roddis Lecture Series and Forest Stewardship Fund for Kemp Station.
Typical grants cluster around a middle range of $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $28,750 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeated awards to several recipients across multiple years, including annual support to the same museum, engineering nonprofit, seminary, and personal-development provider, which indicates a recurring-grant pattern rather than isolated gifts. The foundation also mixes unrestricted and purpose-restricted support, and some grants combine several purposes in a single award. It funds individuals as well as organizations, and the grants shown here are all in the United States.
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$451K
Most grants fall between $5K and $29K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$29K
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Concentrated, few large grants with repeat funding to select organizations; funding split between local cultural institutions and specialized education programs rather than broad, diffuse giving.
Notable grantees: Camp Five Museum Foundation, Engineering World Health, Nashotah House
Hamilton Roddis Foundation Inc. gives most often in Washington, D.C., while 58% of its grants go to recipients in Wisconsin. Recent recipients are concentrated in Wisconsin cities such as Laona, Marshfield, Neshotah, Madison, Delafield, Milwaukee, and Merton, with additional grants in Durham, Chapel Hill, Denver, Centreville, Burke, and Stanford. The recipient-country distribution in the provided data is entirely U.S.-based.
Recent grants show support for museum preservation, engineering education for global health, Episcopal theological education, civic education, and health-related education and hospital work. Examples in the record include general support for cultural institutions and seminary training, plus project support for a constitution ratification effort and a neonatal intensive care unit campaign.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years. Camp Five Museum Foundation received $45,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Engineering World Health received $40,000 in 2023 and 2024; and Nashotah House received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $28,750 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger repeat gifts such as $45,000 and $40,000 to long-term partners.
The foundation gives most often in Washington, D.C., and 58% of its grants go to recipients in Wisconsin. The recent recipient list also includes organizations in North Carolina, Colorado, Virginia, and California, but every grant in the provided data is in the United States.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals as well as organizations. The provided grant list mainly shows organizational recipients, but the funder profile identifies individual support as part of its giving.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMP FIVE MUSEUM FOUNDATION | LAONA, WI | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NASHOTAH HOUSE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | NASHOTAH, WI | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRADLEY IMPACT FUND | MILWAUKEE, WI | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS USA | DENVER, CO | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION | MARSHFIELD, WI | $30,000 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE NICU |
| INSTITUTE FOR REFORMING GOVERNMENT | DELAFIELD, WI | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER | MARSHFIELD, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE ORENDA CENTER |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | CONSTITUTION RATIFICATION PROJECT |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE FUND FOR CIVIC LIFE AND LEADERSHIP |
| DEFENSE ORIENTATION CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION (DOCA) | CENTREVILLE, VA | $17,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE HOOVER INSTITUTION |
| PAX AMERICANA INSTITUTE | MERTON, WI | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR LAW & LIBERTY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $12,500 | 2025 | HAMILTON RODDIS LECTURE SERIES AND FOREST STEWARDSHIP FUND FOR KEMP STATION |
| CENTER OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT | GOLDEN VALLEY, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WEST POINT ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES | WEST POINT, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BEYOND WALLS URBAN SQUASH TWIN CITIES | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STATE FINANCIAL OFFICERS FOUNDATION | SHAWNEE, KS | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT | STEVENS POINT, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | FUND THE PROCESSING OF THE SARA CONNOR ARCHIVAL COLLECTION |
| FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MANHATTAN INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE LIVING CHURCH FOUNDATION | CONGERS, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAMP FIVE MUSEUM FOUNDATION | LAONA, WI | $45,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ENGINEERING WORLD HEALTH | DURHAM, NC | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NASHOTAH HOUSE | NASHOTAH, WI | $35,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION | MARSHFIELD, WI | $30,000 | 2024 | BSN NURSING EDUCATION & CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE NICU |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $30,000 | 2024 | $10,000 FOR THE HAMILTON RODDIS LECTURE SERIES AND FOREST STEWARDSHIP FUND FOR KEMP STATION AND $20,000 FOR THE CONSTITUTION RATIFICATION PROJECT |
| PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER | MARSHFIELD, WI | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE ORENDA CENTER |
| INSTITUTE FOR REFORMING GOVERNMENT | MADISON, WI | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DEFENSE ORIENTATION CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION (DOCA) | BURKE, VA | $17,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR LAW & LIBERTY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $12,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE HOOVER INSTITUTION |
| AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UW-STEVENS POINT AT MARSHFIELD FOUNDATION | MARSHFIELD, WI | $10,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS IN HONOR OF AUGUSTA RODDIS |
| BEYOND WALLS URBAN SQUASH TWIN CITIES | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE BADGER INSTITUTE | MILWAUKEE, WI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY | FRESNO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS |
| OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER | WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MANHATTAN INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRADLEY IMPACT FUND | MILWAUKEE, WI | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE LIVING CHURCH FOUNDATION | CONGERS, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAMP FIVE MUSEUM FOUNDATION | LAONA, WI | $45,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ENGINEERING WORLD HEALTH | DURHAM, NC | $40,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARSHFIELD CLINIC | MARSHFIELD, WI | $35,000 | 2023 | $25,000 TO SUPPORT NURSING EDUCATION AND $10,000 TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL |
| NASHOTAH HOUSE | NASHOTAH, WI | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WI FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $30,000 | 2023 | $20,000 TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION RATIFICATION PROJECT AND $10,000 TO SUPPORT THE HAMILTON RODDIS LECTURE SERIES AND FOREST STEWARDSHIP FUND FOR KEMP STATION |
| PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER | MARSHFIELD, WI | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT THE ORENDA CENTER |
| INSTITUTE FOR REFORMING GOVERNMENT | DELAFIELD, WI | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DEFENSE ORIENTATION CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION (DOCA) | CENTREVILLE, VA | $17,500 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATING RESERVE FUND |
CAMP FIVE MUSEUM FOUNDATION
$45,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NASHOTAH HOUSE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE NICU
GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
$20,000SUPPORT THE FUND FOR CIVIC LIFE AND LEADERSHIP
DEFENSE ORIENTATION CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION (DOCA)
$17,500GENERAL SUPPORT
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$15,000SUPPORT THE HOOVER INSTITUTION
PAX AMERICANA INSTITUTE
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HAMILTON RODDIS LECTURE SERIES AND FOREST STEWARDSHIP FUND FOR KEMP STATION
WEST POINT ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BEYOND WALLS URBAN SQUASH TWIN CITIES
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT
$5,000FUND THE PROCESSING OF THE SARA CONNOR ARCHIVAL COLLECTION
THE LIVING CHURCH FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CAMP FIVE MUSEUM FOUNDATION
$45,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ENGINEERING WORLD HEALTH
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NASHOTAH HOUSE
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BSN NURSING EDUCATION & CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE NICU
$10,000 FOR THE HAMILTON RODDIS LECTURE SERIES AND FOREST STEWARDSHIP FUND FOR KEMP STATION AND $20,000 FOR THE CONSTITUTION RATIFICATION PROJECT
DEFENSE ORIENTATION CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION (DOCA)
$17,500GENERAL SUPPORT
UW-STEVENS POINT AT MARSHFIELD FOUNDATION
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS IN HONOR OF AUGUSTA RODDIS
BEYOND WALLS URBAN SQUASH TWIN CITIES
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT
THE LIVING CHURCH FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CAMP FIVE MUSEUM FOUNDATION
$45,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ENGINEERING WORLD HEALTH
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000 TO SUPPORT NURSING EDUCATION AND $10,000 TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
NASHOTAH HOUSE
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000 TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION RATIFICATION PROJECT AND $10,000 TO SUPPORT THE HAMILTON RODDIS LECTURE SERIES AND FOREST STEWARDSHIP FUND FOR KEMP STATION
DEFENSE ORIENTATION CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION (DOCA)
$17,500SUPPORT OPERATING RESERVE FUND