About Wisconsin Homeowners Alliance
The Wisconsin Homeowners Alliance primarily funds state-level public policy and advocacy organizations in Wisconsin, directing the bulk of its dollars to groups that promote government reform, market-oriented legal strategies, and pro-growth economic policies. Gifts are targeted and strategic, favoring a small number of advocacy groups and policy shops rather than broad charitable or service delivery work. Their grantee roster and purposes indicate an ideological tilt toward conservative/libertarian policy reform and infrastructure/economic development advocacy within Wisconsin.
Focus Areas
State-level public policy and government reform advocacy in WisconsinPro-market legal advocacy and litigation to shape regulatory outcomesInfrastructure and economic development advocacy (state infrastructure investment)Midwest business and growth policy advocacy organizations
Who They Fund
advocacy organizationsnonprofit coalitionscommunity-based organizers
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated giving: few, large grants (two gifts totaling the majority of funding) to a small number of repeat and state-focused advocacy organizations rather than dispersed small grants or service providers.
About Wisconsin Homeowners Alliance
A $1,000,000 grant to Wisconsin Principles Inc for advocacy efforts is the largest recent award tied to Wisconsin Homeowners Alliance Inc, and it reflects the foundation’s emphasis on state-level policy change in Wisconsin. The funder directs its giving to advocacy organizations rather than direct-service charities, with grants aimed at government reform, market-oriented legal strategies, and economic development policy. Recent awards also show repeated support for Wisconsin Alliance for Reform Inc, including $950,000 in 2023 and $600,000 in 2024 for advocacy efforts, pointing to a pattern of sustained backing for a small set of policy organizations. Other recipients in the recent grant list include Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now Inc, Midwest Growth Inc, and Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty Inc, each funded for advocacy work. Across the recent record, the foundation’s role is clear: it backs organizations working to shape public policy in Wisconsin through lobbying, legal advocacy, and issue campaigns. The grantmaking profile is concentrated, strategic, and focused on statewide policy outcomes rather than broad philanthropic spread.
What Wisconsin Homeowners Alliance Funds
In public policy and government reform, Wisconsin Homeowners Alliance Inc gave $950,000 in 2023 and $600,000 in 2024 to Wisconsin Alliance for Reform Inc for support of advocacy efforts. That repeated support signals an ongoing relationship with a state policy group. In infrastructure and economic development advocacy, the foundation awarded $50,000 to Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now Inc in 2025 to support advocacy efforts. It also funded Midwest Growth Inc with $35,000 in 2025 for the same purpose, linking the funder to pro-growth policy work. In legal advocacy, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty Inc received $35,000 in 2025 to support advocacy efforts, showing that litigation and regulatory strategy are part of the foundation’s grantmaking mix. The named grants indicate a narrow set of statewide policy priorities, all centered on advocacy.
How Wisconsin Homeowners Alliance Gives
Typical grants are large: the p25 is $687,500, the median is $775,000, and the p75 is $862,500. That distribution shows a small number of substantial awards rather than many smaller gifts. The recent record also suggests repeat support, since Wisconsin Alliance for Reform Inc appears in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grant list points to organizational support for advocacy rather than project-specific charitable services, with grants described as supporting advocacy efforts.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.1M
Total Assets
$4.6M
Total Revenue
$1.6M
Total Expenses
$1.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $688K and $863K, with a median of $775K.
25th Percentile
$688K
Median
$775K
75th Percentile
$863K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in WI.
Intensidad de financiamiento
BajaAlta
Sede
Leadership
MARY JO BOWE
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