The James D Greenheck Foundation concentrates its giving on advancing student learning and hands‑on educational experiences in its home region, supporting schools, STEM training and children’s museum programming. Grants are often programmatic and capacity-building in nature, with multiple awards to the same local organizations that deliver experiential and technical learning for K‑12 and early learners. The foundation’s giving emphasizes practical, career‑oriented education and community learning venues rather than broad national initiatives.
A repeated pattern of six-figure-plus support for hands-on learning defines James D Greenheck Foundation Inc. Across recent grants, the foundation has returned to local education partners that connect students with practical STEM, technical, and experiential learning opportunities. Learn Build Fly received $75,000 in 2023, $68,273 in 2024, and $50,000 in 2025 for advancing student learning, achievement, and success, showing a sustained relationship rather than a one-time award. Children's Imaginarium also received major support, including $75,000 in 2024 and $25,000 in 2025 for the same broad educational purpose. The grant record points to a strong preference for organizations that serve children and students through direct programming rather than broad, statewide initiatives. Awards also extend to school districts and community learning venues in the Wausau area, along with career-oriented training organizations and a small number of specialized nonprofit recipients. The overall profile is one of local, programmatic education funding with recurring support for partners that offer tangible learning experiences.
Student learning is the core thread in the foundation’s recent grants. Wausau School District received $20,000 in 2023 and another $7,500 in 2025 for advancing student learning, achievement, and success. DC Everest School District in Schofield received $7,500 in 2025 for the same purpose. Career and technical pathways also appear in the record: Mid-state Foundation in Wisconsin Rapids received $50,000 in 2023, and MI Tech in Houghton received $35,000 in 2025, both tied to student learning and success. The foundation also supports specialized programming outside the classroom. Patriots K9 of Wi received $15,000 in 2025 to help educate and train psychiatric service dog teams, and Midwest Class Racers received $5,000 in 2025 to promote and support class racing in the Upper Midwest.
Typical awards cluster around mid-sized grants, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $35,000, and a p75 of $69,955. The record includes both repeated and single-year support: Learn Build Fly, Children's Imaginarium, Joshua's Camp, St Matthew Catholic Church, and Wausau School District each appear in more than one year, while others are one-off awards. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The recent grant list suggests a straightforward grantmaking model centered on local organizations and recurring institutional partners.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $70K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$70K
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Concentrated regional giving with a small number of mid‑to‑large grants; several repeat awards to core local grantees indicating multi‑year relationships and targeted program support rather than many small one‑offs.
Notable grantees: Learn Build Fly, Children's Imaginarium, Wausau School District, MI Tech, Mid‑State Foundation
Grantmaking is concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 100% of recipient locations and the foundation’s top state by grant count. Wausau appears frequently, including grants to Learn Build Fly, Children's Imaginarium, Wausau School District, St Matthew Catholic Church, and Ntc Foundation. Other Wisconsin recipient cities include Wisconsin Rapids, Madison, Schofield, and Eau Claire. Outside Wisconsin, the only recent recipient location is Houghton, Michigan, with one grant to MI Tech. One grant also went to Tea, South Dakota, through Midwest Class Racers.
The recent grants center on schools and education-focused nonprofits. Examples include Learn Build Fly, Children's Imaginarium, Wausau School District, DC Everest School District, Mid-state Foundation, and MI Tech, with purposes tied to student learning, achievement, and success.
Yes. Learn Build Fly received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Children's Imaginarium in 2024 and 2025; Joshua's Camp in 2023, 2024, and 2025; St Matthew Catholic Church in 2024 and 2025; and Wausau School District in 2023 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is centered in the middle range: p25 is $5,000, median is $35,000, and p75 is $69,955. Recent awards range from $150 to $75,000.
All recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients, and 100% were to organizations in Wisconsin. Wausau is the most common recipient city, with additional Wisconsin grants in Wisconsin Rapids, Madison, Schofield, and Eau Claire.
Yes. Recent grants also support psychiatric service dog team training through Patriots K9 of Wi and class racing promotion through Midwest Class Racers in the Upper Midwest, alongside the larger education-focused awards.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTELLIGENT FUTURE FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | $3,359,881 | 2026 | TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY CONNECTING, ENGAGING, AND INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATIONS OF ENGINEERS, INNOVATORS, AND ENTREPRENEURS |
| MI TECH | HOUGHTON, MI | $82,000 | 2026 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| MOSINEE SCHOOL DISTRICT | MOSINEE, WI | $21,000 | 2026 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| NORTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE | WAUSAU, WI | $14,500 | 2026 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| WEST MICHIGAN AVIATION ACADEMY FOUNDATION | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $10,000 | 2026 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| UW-STOUT FOUNDATION | MENOMONIE, WI | $7,500 | 2026 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| JOSHUA'S CAMP | ALTOONA, WI | $6,500 | 2026 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| MIDWEST CLASS RACERS | TEA, SD | $5,000 | 2026 | TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT CLASS RACING IN THE UPPER MIDWEST |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF COLLIER COUNTY | NAPLES, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| UW-PLATTEVILLE FOUNDATION INC | PLATTEVILLE, WI | $5,000 | 2026 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| EAA CHAPTER 640 | WAUSAU, WI | $2,500 | 2026 | TO PROMOTE AVIATION IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN |
| D C EVEREST EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | SCHOFIELD, WI | $2,000 | 2026 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| CHILDREN'S IMAGINARIUM | WAUSAU, WI | $1,000 | 2026 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| ST JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL | MERRILL, WI | $1,000 | 2026 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| LEARN BUILD FLY | WAUSAU, WI | $50,000 | 2025 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| MI TECH | HOUGHTON, MI | $35,000 | 2025 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| CHILDREN'S IMAGINARIUM | WAUSAU, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| PATRIOTS K9 OF WI | WAUSAU, WI | $15,000 | 2025 | TO HELP EDUCATE AND TRAIN PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE DOG TEAMS |
| SKILLS USA | MADISON, WI | $12,500 | 2025 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT | WAUSAU, WI | $7,500 | 2025 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| DC EVEREST SCHOOL DISTRICT | SCHOFIELD, WI | $7,500 | 2025 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| JOSHUA'S CAMP | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| MIDWEST CLASS RACERS | TEA, SD | $5,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT CLASS RACING IN THE UPPER MIDWEST |
| ST MATTHEW CATHOLIC CHURCH | WAUSAU, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| NTC FOUNDATION | WAUSAU, WI | $150 | 2025 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| CHILDREN'S IMAGINARIUM | WAUSAU, WI | $75,000 | 2024 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| LEARN BUILD FLY | WAUSAU, WI | $68,273 | 2024 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| JOSHUA'S CAMP | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $5,000 | 2024 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| ST MATTHEW CATHOLIC CHURCH | WAUSAU, WI | $5,000 | 2024 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| LEARN BUILD FLY | WAUSAU, WI | $75,000 | 2023 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| MID-STATE FOUNDATION | WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI | $50,000 | 2023 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT | WAUSAU, WI | $20,000 | 2023 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
| JOSHUA'S CAMP | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $5,000 | 2023 | TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS |
INTELLIGENT FUTURE FOUNDATION
$3,359,881TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY CONNECTING, ENGAGING, AND INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATIONS OF ENGINEERS, INNOVATORS, AND ENTREPRENEURS
MI TECH
$82,000TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
MOSINEE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$21,000TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
NORTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE
$14,500TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
WEST MICHIGAN AVIATION ACADEMY FOUNDATION
$10,000TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
UW-STOUT FOUNDATION
TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
JOSHUA'S CAMP
$6,500TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
MIDWEST CLASS RACERS
$5,000TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT CLASS RACING IN THE UPPER MIDWEST
TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
EAA CHAPTER 640
$2,500TO PROMOTE AVIATION IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN
TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
ST JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL
$1,000TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
LEARN BUILD FLY
$50,000TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
MI TECH
$35,000TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
PATRIOTS K9 OF WI
$15,000TO HELP EDUCATE AND TRAIN PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE DOG TEAMS
SKILLS USA
$12,500TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT
$7,500TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
DC EVEREST SCHOOL DISTRICT
$7,500TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
JOSHUA'S CAMP
$5,000TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
MIDWEST CLASS RACERS
$5,000TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT CLASS RACING IN THE UPPER MIDWEST
ST MATTHEW CATHOLIC CHURCH
$5,000TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
LEARN BUILD FLY
$68,273TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
JOSHUA'S CAMP
$5,000TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
ST MATTHEW CATHOLIC CHURCH
$5,000TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
LEARN BUILD FLY
$75,000TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
MID-STATE FOUNDATION
$50,000TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT
$20,000TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS
JOSHUA'S CAMP
$5,000TO ADVANCE STUDENT LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS