The Juedes Molinaro Family Foundation focuses its giving on Wisconsin-based institutions and child/youth–oriented causes, combining support for higher-education athletics and campus programs with funding for child health and youth development. Their grants include repeat, sizable gifts to the University of Wisconsin system and targeted support for adolescent medical research and summer camp experiences, alongside community foundation and international child welfare support.
A $40,000 general-support grant to Little Warrior Foundation in 2024 is the largest recent gift on file for Juedes Molinaro Family Foundation, and it points to a pattern of backing child health alongside Wisconsin institutions. The foundation’s recent giving also includes repeated support for University of Wisconsin athletics, with $25,000 in 2025 and $25,000 in 2023 to Univ of Wisconsin Athleti in Madison, plus a $15,000 grant in 2023 to Univ of Wisconsin in Wausau. That mix places higher-education programs, adolescent medical research, and youth-serving organizations at the center of its portfolio. The foundation also gives to summer camp and child-focused nonprofits, including Campmanitowishjornwinman and Save the Children, while keeping most of its grants in Wisconsin. Its recent grants show a family foundation making a small number of larger awards alongside many smaller gifts, often as general support rather than tightly restricted project funding. The result is a giving profile that blends campus athletics, child welfare, and community nonprofit support within a clearly local Wisconsin emphasis.
Child health is one of the clearest themes in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $23,500 to Little Warrior Foundation in 2023 for adolescent medical research, then followed with $40,000 in 2024 for general support. University-related giving is another recurring area: the foundation awarded $25,000 to Univ of Wisconsin Athleti in Madison in 2025 and another $20,000 in 2024, both for general support. It also supported camp and youth experience programs, including $17,000 in 2025 to Campmanitowishjornwinman for general support and $5,000 in 2024 to the same organization. Community-based support appears as well, such as $25,000 in 2023 to North Central Community Foundation in Wausau for general support and $10,000 in 2025 to Save the Children for charitable purposes.
Grant sizes are modest at the low end and occasionally much larger: the p25 is $10, the median is $500, and the p75 is $2,000. Recent activity shows both repeat recipients and one-off gifts. Univ of Wisconsin Athleti, Little Warrior Foundation, Campmanitowishjornwinman, and several local charities appear more than once across the record. The foundation is structured as a family foundation and gives no program-related investments. Most listed awards are general support, which suggests flexibility in how recipients use the funds. Application procedures are not described in the available data.
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Most grants fall between $10 and $2K, with a median of $500.
25th Percentile
$10
Median
$500
75th Percentile
$2K
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Concentrated, mid-size to large gifts with some repeat funding to a few core grantees (multiple grants to UW Athletics and Little Warrior). Mostly directed to Wisconsin-based organizations with occasional broader/national child-focused support.
Notable grantees: University of Wisconsin Athletics, Little Warrior Foundation, Camp Manitowish (Manitowish/Jornwinman), North Central Community Foundation, Save the Children
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly Wisconsin-centered: 89% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and the top state by grant count is WI. Wausau appears often, including grants to North Central Community Foundation, Salvation Army, Womens Community, and Univ of Wisconsin. Madison also stands out through multiple awards to Univ of Wisconsin Athleti. Beyond Wisconsin, the foundation has a smaller number of grants to Washington, DC, Clarksburg, MD, Kansas City, MO, and Fort Meyers, FL. All recorded grants in the dataset go to U.S. recipients.
The recent grant distribution is small overall, with a p25 of $10, a median of $500, and a p75 of $2,000. Even so, the foundation also makes larger awards, including a $40,000 grant in 2024 and several $25,000 grants.
Yes. Wisconsin is the top state by grant count, and 89% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Wisconsin recipients include organizations in Wausau, Madison, Brookfield, Manitowish, and Eau Claire.
The recent record shows support for child health and adolescent medical research, University of Wisconsin athletics and campus initiatives, summer camp and youth programming, and local community nonprofits. It also includes charitable gifts to organizations such as Save the Children.
Most of the listed grants are marked general support. That pattern appears across university, camp, community foundation, and local nonprofit gifts, alongside a smaller number of grants labeled for specific purposes such as adolescent medical research and charitable support.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIV OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE | WAUSAU, WI | $175,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIV OF WISCONSIN ATHLETI | MADISON, WI | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WINMAN | NAPLES, FL | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUMANE SOCIETY MARATHON COUNTY | WAUSAU, WI | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WOMENS COMMUNITY | WAUSAU, WI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOWARD YOUNG FOUNDATION | MINOCQUA, WI | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COVENANT HOUSE ST JUDE | WAUSAU, WI | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUMANE SOCIETY | NAPLES, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASPIRUS HEALTH CAREHOWARD YOUNG | WAUSAU, WI | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HARRY CHAPPIN FOOD BANK ST MATHEW | FORT MEYERS, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION | CLARKSBURG, MD | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMRNT | WAUSAU, WI | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN | WASHINGTON, DC | $1 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIV OF WISCONSIN ATHLETI | MADISON, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAMPMANITOWISHJORNWINMAN | MANITOWISH, WI | $17,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| WOMENS COMMUNITY | WAUSAU, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COVENANT HOUSE | WAYSAY, WI | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION | CLARKSBURG, MD | $3,000 | 2025 | HEALTH |
| ASPIRUS HEALTH CAREHOWARD YOUNG | WAUSAU, WI | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST ANNES ST MICHAELS LACROSSE DI | WAUSAU, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HARRY CHAPPIN FOOD BANK ST MATHEW | FORT MEYERS, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEIGHBORS PLACE | WAUSAU, WI | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | WAUSAU, WI | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMRNT | WAUSAU, WI | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SALVATION ARMY | WAUSAU, WI | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIV OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE | WAUSAU, WI | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATIO | WAUSAU, WI | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VICTIM'S FUND | WAUSAU, WI | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RED CROSS | WAUSAU, WI | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS | WAUSAU, WI | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LITTLE WARRIOR FOUNDATION | BROOKFIELD, WI | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTAIN ATHELETES | KANSAS CITY, MO | $100 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| UNITED WAY | WAUSAU, WI | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BREAST CANCER | WAUSAU, WI | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LITTLE WARRIOR FOUNDATION | BROOKFIELD, WI | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIV OF WISCONSIN ATHLETI | MADISON, WI | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIV OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE | WAUSAU, WI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAMPMANITOWISHJORNWINMAN | MANITOWISH, WI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASPIRUS HEALTH CAREHOWARD YOUNG | WAUSAU, WI | $3,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATIO | WAUSAU, WI | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COVENANT HOUSE | WAYSAY, WI | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMRNT | WAUSAU, WI | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HARRY CHAPPIN FOOD BANK ST MATHEW | FORT MEYERS, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEIGHBORS PLACE | WAUSAU, WI | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WOMENS COMMUNITY | WAUSAU, WI | $10 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY | WAUSAU, WI | $10 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTAIN ATHELETES | KANSAS CITY, MO | $10 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| VICTIM'S FUND | WAUSAU, WI | $10 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST ANNES ST MICHAELS LACROSSE DI | WAUSAU, WI | $10 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
UNIV OF WISCONSIN ATHLETI
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WINMAN
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HUMANE SOCIETY MARATHON COUNTY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WOMENS COMMUNITY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
COVENANT HOUSE ST JUDE
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HUMANE SOCIETY
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ASPIRUS HEALTH CAREHOWARD YOUNG
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMRNT
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAVE THE CHILDREN
$1GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIV OF WISCONSIN ATHLETI
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CAMPMANITOWISHJORNWINMAN
$17,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COVENANT HOUSE
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION
$3,000HEALTH
ASPIRUS HEALTH CAREHOWARD YOUNG
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST ANNES ST MICHAELS LACROSSE DI
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEIGHBORS PLACE
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
NORTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMRNT
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
SALVATION ARMY
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATIO
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
VICTIM'S FUND
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
RED CROSS
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
BREAST CANCER
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIV OF WISCONSIN ATHLETI
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIV OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CAMPMANITOWISHJORNWINMAN
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ASPIRUS HEALTH CAREHOWARD YOUNG
$3,500GENERAL SUPPORT
PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATIO
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COVENANT HOUSE
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMRNT
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEIGHBORS PLACE
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTAIN ATHELETES
$10CHARITY
VICTIM'S FUND
$10GENERAL SUPPORT
ST ANNES ST MICHAELS LACROSSE DI
$10GENERAL SUPPORT