About Trustage Foundation
Trustage Foundation concentrates most of its giving on local community welfare and philanthropy infrastructure in the Madison/Dane County area, with major multi-hundred-thousand dollar gifts to community-wide service organizations and nonprofit platforms. Its grants show a clear emphasis on supporting social services for the Latino community and sustaining local charitable systems rather than broad national cause diversification.
Focus Areas
Community-wide social service funding in Dane County (United Way support)Latinx/Hispanic community services and empowerment (Centro Hispano)Philanthropy infrastructure and workplace-giving platforms (YourCause)
Who They Fund
Latinx/Hispanic residents of Madison/Dane Countyresidents of Madison/Dane County (community-wide, including low-income households)local nonprofit organizations and philanthropic platforms
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated giving: a small number of very large grants, including repeat funding to core local organizations. Predominantly local/regional focus with strategic, high-dollar commitments rather than many small grants.
About Trustage Foundation
Trustage Foundation Inc’s recent giving is anchored by large, repeated support for United Way of Dane County, including grants of $650,000 in 2025 and $510,492 in 2023. That pattern points to a funder that backs established local institutions rather than scattering small awards across many unrelated causes. The foundation also makes substantial commitments to Centro Hispano, with $500,000 grants in both 2023 and 2024, showing a sustained emphasis on Latinx/Hispanic community services and empowerment in Madison. Across its recent grants, the foundation combines community-wide social service funding with philanthropy infrastructure and local capacity building. It has funded organizations such as Lussier Community Education Center, Bayview Foundation, and Rooted WI, alongside nonprofit platforms and sector-support groups like YourCause and the National Credit Union Foundation. The recipient list also includes education, youth, housing, and family-support organizations, which suggests a place-based strategy centered on the Madison/Dane County nonprofit ecosystem. Trustage Foundation Inc’s grantmaking is regional, but its recurring support for a few anchor organizations stands out more than broad geographic diversification.
What Trustage Foundation Funds
Community-wide social services are a clear priority. Trustage Foundation Inc gave $650,000 in 2025 to United Way of Dane County and $200,000 in 2024 to Goodman Community Center, both in Madison. It also supported Madison-area Urban Ministry, now Just Dane, with $200,000 in 2024, reinforcing a local safety-net orientation. Latinx/Hispanic community services are another recurring theme. The foundation awarded $500,000 to Centro Hispano in 2024 after a matching $500,000 grant in 2023, indicating sustained support for that organization’s work in Madison. The foundation also funds nonprofit infrastructure and platform support. It gave $509,557 in 2025 to Yourcause Inc and $100,000 in 2025 to the National Credit Union Foundation, connecting its grantmaking to workplace-giving systems and credit union movement support. Housing and family stability appear in the portfolio as well, including $298,000 to Lussier Community Education Center in 2024 and $150,000 to Bayview Foundation Inc in 2025.
How Trustage Foundation Gives
Trustage Foundation Inc’s typical grant size is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,950 at the median, and $60,000 at the 75th percentile, while its recent awards also include several much larger strategic grants. The pattern suggests a mix of routine community support and larger anchor commitments. Multiple recipients appear in more than one year, including United Way of Dane County, Centro Hispano, Bayview Foundation Inc, and Climb USA Inc, which points to recurring support rather than one-off awards. The foundation does not fund individuals and makes no program-related investments. Its active grant program accepts direct grants to nonprofit organizations and social impact projects, and unsolicited applications are not accepted.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.6M
Total Assets
$14.6M
Total Revenue
$3.8M
Total Expenses
$3.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $60K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$60K
Geographic Reach
Regional16 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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