Improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve by providing compassionate, effective care, innovative clinical services, medical education and community health programs.
Thedacare Inc’s largest recent grants went to Thedacare Family of Foundations Inc in Appleton for general operating support, with awards of $1,419,676 in 2024 and $1,263,304 in 2023. That pattern points to a funder that supports its own foundation network as a central part of its charitable activity, alongside smaller community grants. The organization’s stated purpose is to improve the health and well-being of the communities it serves through compassionate, effective care, innovative clinical services, medical education, and community health programs. In the recent grants record, its giving also reaches local community organizations such as Friends of the Appleton Fire Department, which received support for playground equipment. Programmatically, the foundation’s work is closely tied to healthcare, patient care, medical education, scholarships, community health, and wellness. The recurring presence of scholarship programs, local endowment funds, and health-care-focused support shows a funder that channels resources through both institutional operating support and targeted community-based grants. Its local footprint is reinforced by grants tied to specific ThedaCare service communities and medical center endowments.
Healthcare education is a clear theme. ThedaCare supports scholarship programs for students pursuing health professions, including the ThedaCare Regional Medical Center Health Care Career Scholarship and the ThedaCare Appleton Health Career Scholarship for graduating seniors entering health-related fields. Community health and outreach also appear across multiple grant programs. ThedaCare Medical Center–New London Endowment Fund Grants support local organizations in New London, with purposes that include community health, healthcare outreach, education, patient care, rehabilitation, and wellness services. The ThedaCare Family of Foundations Grants extend that same approach across Northeast Wisconsin, the Fox Cities, and Fond du Lac, funding health care innovation, patient care improvement, prevention and wellness, and healthcare education. Local recreation and youth-serving infrastructure can also qualify, as shown by a grant to Friends of the Appleton Fire Department for playground equipment support.
ThedaCare Inc’s recent grants are clustered at the high end: the 25th percentile is $635,300, the median is $1,263,304, and the 75th percentile is $1,341,490. That distribution reflects a small number of large institutional awards rather than a broad field of small grants. The recent record also shows repeated support to ThedaCare Family of Foundations Inc across consecutive years, indicating recurring funding rather than one-off gifts. Grantmaking is structured through ThedaCare Family of Foundations, local endowment funds, and scholarship programs. Several programs are tied to specific medical centers or service areas, and some scholarship opportunities accept unsolicited applications while the local endowment fund grants do not.
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$432.6M
$495.2M
Most grants fall between $635K and $1.3M, with a median of $1.3M.
25th Percentile
$635K
Median
$1.3M
75th Percentile
$1.3M
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Giving is entirely in Wisconsin, with 100% of grants in the HQ state and the top giving state also Wisconsin. Recipient locations in the recent record include Appleton, Neenah, New London, and the Fox Cities, with additional service-area references to Outagamie County, Waupaca, and Wild Rose. The foundation’s local footprint is especially visible in grants tied to Northeast and Central Wisconsin communities served by ThedaCare locations. Recent country distribution is U.S.-only.
The foundation supports healthcare, community health, medical education, patient care, scholarships, and wellness-related programs. Specific programs include health care career scholarships, local endowment fund grants, and community grants tied to ThedaCare medical centers and service communities.
Yes. Scholarship programs include the ThedaCare Regional Medical Center Health Care Career Scholarship, the ThedaCare Appleton Health Career Scholarship, and volunteer-run scholarship programs in Appleton, Neenah, Waupaca, and Wild Rose. These programs support students pursuing health careers.
Recent grant sizes are relatively large: the 25th percentile is $635,300, the median is $1,263,304, and the 75th percentile is $1,341,490. The recent grants list also includes a smaller $7,295 award for playground equipment support.
Giving is local and entirely in Wisconsin. The recent record includes recipients in Appleton, Neenah, New London, and other Wisconsin service areas such as Outagamie County, Waupaca, Wild Rose, the Fox Cities, and Fond du Lac.
Yes. The ThedaCare Regional Medical Center Health Care Career Scholarship application includes a March 15 due date, with materials required by 4:00 p.m. on that date. Some other local grant programs listed do not accept unsolicited applications.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THEDACARE FAMILY OF FOUNDATIONS INC | APPLETON, WI | $1,139,360 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | $45,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW MENTAL HEALTH CONNECTIONS | APPLETON, WI | $10,155 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THEDACARE FAMILY OF FOUNDATIONS INC | APPLETON, WI | $936,336 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE FOX VALLEY INC | APPLETON, WI | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THEDACARE FAMILY OF FOUNDATIONS INC | APPLETON, WI | $1,419,676 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF THE APPLETON FIRE DEPARTMENT | APPLETON, WI | $7,295 | 2024 | PLAYGROUND EQUIP. SUPPORT |
| THEDACARE FAMILY OF FOUNDATIONS INC | APPLETON, WI | $1,263,304 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
$45,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW MENTAL HEALTH CONNECTIONS
$10,155GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF THE APPLETON FIRE DEPARTMENT
$7,295PLAYGROUND EQUIP. SUPPORT