The Hallick Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropic support on education in the Upper Midwest, favoring institutional grantees across K–12, higher education, and youth arts. A large share of funding goes to a small number of organizations, with especially strong, repeated support for a single independent K–12 school. Grants also target research/education initiatives and youth music programming, suggesting an interest in both academic excellence and cultural enrichment for young people.
A single education grant towers over the foundation’s recent record: in 2023, The Hallick Family Foundation gave $251,724 to Met Crusaders in Black Earth, Wisconsin for research and education. That scale helps define a funder that combines concentrated support for a few institutions with smaller awards to community organizations, schools, and health-related nonprofits. A major thread is K–12 education, led by repeated support for Madison Country Day School in Waunakee, Wisconsin, including grants of $223,000 in 2023, $67,000 in 2024, and $68,000 in 2025 for education and general support. The foundation also backs higher education and research through the University of Wisconsin Foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Alongside those larger institutional gifts, it makes targeted awards for youth music education, food assistance, and general operating support for local nonprofits. The result is a regional giving pattern centered on Wisconsin institutions, with a mix of large educational commitments and smaller community-based grants.
Education is the clearest through line. Beyond its support for Madison Country Day School, the foundation gave $25,000 in 2023 to Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra in Madison for education and general support, showing interest in youth arts as part of its educational giving. It also supported the University of Wisconsin Foundation with a $50,000 general-support grant in 2023, which places higher education among its recurring priorities. Research is another visible theme: Met Crusaders received $251,724 in 2023 for research and education, and Mayo Clinic received $15,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for research and education. The foundation also funds food and poverty relief, including grants to Badger Prairie Needs Network, The River Food Pantry, and other local providers.
Grant sizes are clustered at the low end, with a p25 of $3,000, a median of $3,000, and a p75 of $10,000. The recent record also includes a few much larger awards, suggesting a small number of high-priority institutional commitments alongside many modest grants. Recipients do repeat across years: Madison Country Day School, Badger Prairie Needs Network, Vermont Lutheran Church, Ican International Cancer Advocacy, Mayo Clinic, St John Lutheran Church, The River Food Pantry, Arena Food Pantry, and others each appear more than once. The foundation funds organizations rather than individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant list shows direct, named grants rather than an application process.
$176K
$4.4M
$469K
$177K
Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 6% of grants go to recipients in WI.
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a few institutions; repeat, multi-grant backing of a primary K–12 beneficiary alongside several sizable one-off grants to regional higher-education and youth arts organizations.
Notable grantees: Madison Country Day School, MET Crusaders, University of Wisconsin Foundation, Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with all recent grants landing in the United States. Wisconsin is the main recipient state, and many grants go to Madison, Waunakee, Black Earth, Verona, Middleton, and Arena. Madison appears repeatedly through grantees such as the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra, The River Food Pantry, and Uw Conferences & Events. Illinois recipients are present but limited, including St John Lutheran Church in Joliet. Outside the Midwest, recent grants also reached Rochester, Minnesota; Hagerstown, Maryland; and Phoenix, Arizona.
Recent grants are usually small: the 25th percentile is $3,000, the median is $3,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The record also includes a few much larger awards, including $223,000, $251,724, and $50,000, showing that the foundation reserves larger amounts for selected institutional grants.
Education is the dominant theme, especially K–12 and higher education. The foundation also supports research and education initiatives, youth music education, and food and poverty relief. Recent examples include school support, university support, a youth symphony grant, and multiple food pantry grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Madison Country Day School, Badger Prairie Needs Network, Vermont Lutheran Church, Ican International Cancer Advocacy, Mayo Clinic, St John Lutheran Church, The River Food Pantry, and Arena Food Pantry. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts only.
Most grants go to Wisconsin organizations. Recent recipient cities include Waunakee, Madison, Black Earth, Verona, Middleton, Arena, and Milwaukee. The grant list is entirely U.S.-based, with no non-U.S. recipients in the recent record.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MADISON COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | WAUNAKEE, WI | $68,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION AND GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BREAKTHROUGH T1D | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $22,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAYO CLINIC | ROCHESTER, MN | $15,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH AND EDUCATION |
| LUNG CANCER RESEARCH GREATEST NEED | MILWAUKEE, WI | $15,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| VERMONT LUTHERAN CHURCH | BLACK EARTH, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ICAN INTERNATIONAL CANCER ADVOCACY | PHOENIX, AZ | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UW CONFERENCES & EVENTS | MADISON, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BADGER PRAIRIE NEEDS NETWORK | VERONA, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH | JOLIET, IL | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PORCHLIGHT | MADISON, WI | $3,000 | 2025 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| THE RIVER FOOD PANTRY | MADISON, WI | $3,000 | 2025 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK | MADISON, WI | $3,000 | 2025 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| WAYFORWARD RESOURCES | MIDDLETON, WI | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARENA FOOD PANTRY | ARENA, WI | $3,000 | 2025 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| NOTRE DAME BANDS | NOTRE DAME, IN | $2,500 | 2025 | O'BRIEN FUND |
| NORTHERN DANE SENIOR SERVICES IN CP | CROSS PLAINS, WI | $2,000 | 2025 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| KAHN ACADEMY | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MADISON COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | WAUNAKEE, WI | $67,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION AND GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JDRF NATIONAL | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $22,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAYO CLINIC | ROCHESTER, MN | $15,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH AND EDUCATION |
| VERMONT LUTHERAN CHURCH | BLACK EARTH, WI | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ICAN INTERNATIONAL CANCER ADVOCACY | PHOENIX, AZ | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BADGER PRAIRIE NEEDS NETWORK | VERONA, WI | $5,000 | 2024 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH | JOLIET, IL | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK | MADISON, WI | $3,000 | 2024 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| ARENA FOOD PANTRY | ARENA, WI | $3,000 | 2024 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| PORCHLIGHT | MADISON, WI | $3,000 | 2024 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| THE RIVER FOOD PANTRY | MADISON, WI | $3,000 | 2024 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| WAYFORWARD RESOURCES | MIDDLETON, WI | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NOTRE DAME BANDS | NOTRE DAME, IN | $2,500 | 2024 | O'BRIEN FUND |
| NORTHERN DANE SENIOR SERVICES IN CP | CROSS PLAINS, WI | $2,000 | 2024 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| KAHN ACADEMY | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $2,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MET CRUSADERS | BLACK EARTH, WI | $251,724 | 2023 | RESEARCH AND EDUCATION |
| MADISON COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | WAUNAKEE, WI | $223,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION AND GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WISCONSIN YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | MADISON, WI | $25,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION AND GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BADGER PRAIRIE NEEDS NETWORK | VERONA, WI | $10,000 | 2023 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| THE RIVER FOOD PANTRY | MADISON, WI | $6,000 | 2023 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK | MADISON, WI | $6,000 | 2023 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| MIDDLETON OUTREACH MINISTRY | MIDDLETON, WI | $6,000 | 2023 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| ARENA FOOD PANTRY | ARENA, WI | $3,000 | 2023 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH | JOLIET, IL | $3,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PORCHLIGHT | MADISON, WI | $3,000 | 2023 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| NORTHERN DANE SENIOR SERVICES IN CP | CROSS PLAINS, WI | $2,000 | 2023 | FOOD AND POVERTY |
| KAHN ACADEMY | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
MAYO CLINIC
$15,000RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
LUNG CANCER RESEARCH GREATEST NEED
$15,000RESEARCH
VERMONT LUTHERAN CHURCH
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
UW CONFERENCES & EVENTS
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WAYFORWARD RESOURCES
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ARENA FOOD PANTRY
$3,000FOOD AND POVERTY
NOTRE DAME BANDS
$2,500O'BRIEN FUND
NORTHERN DANE SENIOR SERVICES IN CP
$2,000FOOD AND POVERTY
KAHN ACADEMY
$2,000EDUCATION
JDRF NATIONAL
$22,500GENERAL SUPPORT
MAYO CLINIC
$15,000RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
VERMONT LUTHERAN CHURCH
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ARENA FOOD PANTRY
$3,000FOOD AND POVERTY
WAYFORWARD RESOURCES
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NOTRE DAME BANDS
$2,500O'BRIEN FUND
NORTHERN DANE SENIOR SERVICES IN CP
$2,000FOOD AND POVERTY
MET CRUSADERS
$251,724RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MIDDLETON OUTREACH MINISTRY
$6,000FOOD AND POVERTY
ARENA FOOD PANTRY
$3,000FOOD AND POVERTY
ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NORTHERN DANE SENIOR SERVICES IN CP
$2,000FOOD AND POVERTY