Aurora Health Care Inc Group Return concentrates its giving on local health and child well-being in southeastern Wisconsin, funding hospitals, free clinics, maternal/child services, and child advocacy. Grants are often designated as event sponsorships or general mission support and also include occasional education-related support (tuition/scholarships). The foundation favors nearby community organizations and health providers rather than national causes.
Aurora Health Care Inc Group Return’s largest recent grant was a $125,000 award to Childrens Wisconsin Foundation for exempt mission support, a clear signal that child health sits at the center of its giving. The foundation also pairs that large institutional gift with many smaller, local awards to organizations serving families and children in southeastern Wisconsin. Recent support includes New Hope Pregnancy Center of Sheboygan for event sponsorship, Lake Area Free Clinic in Oconomowoc for tuition, and Waukesha Free Clinic Inc for exempt mission support. That mix shows a funder that uses both larger support for core nonprofit activity and smaller grants tied to events, education, and community-facing work. The grant record also points to a preference for nearby providers and civic organizations rather than broad national programming. Across the recent list, the foundation’s funding touches children’s health, pregnancy support, free medical care, and child advocacy, with awards often designed for specific activities or mission support rather than unrestricted, open-ended funding.
Child health is one of the clearest themes in the recent grants. Aurora Health Care Inc Group Return gave $125,000 to Childrens Wisconsin Foundation for exempt mission support, linking the foundation to hospital-based care for children. Free community medical care is another recurring priority. It awarded $10,000 to Lake Area Free Clinic in Oconomowoc for tuition and later gave $9,500 to the same clinic for event sponsorship, while Waukesha Free Clinic Inc received $7,500 for exempt mission support and Waukesha Free Clinic at Carroll University got $6,680 for event sponsorship. The funder also supports pregnancy-related services: New Hope Pregnancy Center of Sheboygan received $18,000 for event sponsorship. Child advocacy appears as well, through a $7,500 scholarship to Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center in Saukville.
Typical awards are tightly clustered: p25 is $7,500, median is $10,000, and p75 is $10,000. That distribution shows a pattern of modest, repeatable grants with one much larger institutional award in the recent record. The foundation appears to favor one-time or transaction-specific support, since many grants are labeled for events, tuition, scholarships, or exempt mission support. The 2024 and 2025 records both include United Way of Northern Ozaukee, which suggests some repeat giving across years, though most grantees appear only once in the recent list. The foundation makes program-related investments and does not fund individuals directly, aside from scholarship-type awards within its grant record.
$176K
$8B
$7.4B
$6.9B
Most grants fall between $8K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in WI.
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Concentrated local giving with one large institutional gift and multiple small-to-mid sized awards; a mix of repeat grantees and single-event sponsorships focused on sustaining local health and community programs.
Notable grantees: Children's Wisconsin Foundation, Lake Area Free Clinic / Lake Area Free Clinic Inc, Waukesha Free Clinic, New Hope Pregnancy Center of Sheboygan, United Way of Northern Ozaukee
All recent grants in the provided record went to U.S. recipients, and 100% of grants were made to organizations in Wisconsin. The activity is centered in southeastern Wisconsin and nearby communities, with awards reaching Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Port Washington, Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Grafton, Saukville, Manitowoc, and Madison. Milwaukee appears in the largest grant, while Port Washington and Manitowoc each appear more than once in the recent list. This is a strongly local pattern rather than a multi-state or national one.
The recent grants show support for children’s health, free community clinics, pregnancy-related services, child advocacy, and local civic organizations. Examples include Childrens Wisconsin Foundation, Lake Area Free Clinic, New Hope Pregnancy Center of Sheboygan, Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center, and United Way of Northern Ozaukee.
Typical awards are small to mid-sized. The grant-size distribution is p25 $7,500, median $10,000, and p75 $10,000. That means most recent grants cluster around $7,500 to $10,000, with one larger $125,000 award in the record.
Yes. In the recent grant list, 100% of grants went to recipients in Wisconsin, and the geographic scope is local. Recipient cities include Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Port Washington, Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Grafton, Saukville, Manitowoc, and Madison.
Yes, at least some recipients appear more than once. United Way of Northern Ozaukee received $10,000 in 2024 and another $10,000 in 2025, and Lake Area Free Clinic received $10,000 in 2024 and $9,500 in 2025.
The grant descriptions show support for exempt mission activities, event sponsorships, tuition, and scholarships. Recent examples include support exempt mission to Childrens Wisconsin Foundation and Waukesha Free Clinic Inc, event sponsorships for New Hope Pregnancy Center of Sheboygan and Celebrate Grafton, and a scholarship to Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDRENS WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $125,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT EXEMPT MISSION |
| UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN OZAUKEE | PORT WASHINGTON, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | SPONSOR EVENTS |
| LAKE AREA FREE CLINIC INC | OCONOMOWOC, WI | $9,500 | 2025 | SPONSOR EVENTS |
| CELEBRATE GRAFTON | GRAFTON, WI | $7,500 | 2025 | SPONSOR EVENTS |
| WAUKESHA FREE CLINIC AT CARROLL UNIVERSITY | WAUKESHA, WI | $6,680 | 2025 | SPONSOR EVENTS |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - PARKSIDE | MADISON, WI | $6,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT EXEMPT MISSION |
| CITY OF MANITOWOC | MANITOWOC, WI | $6,000 | 2025 | SPONSOR EVENTS |
| PROGRESS LAKESHORE | MANITOWOC, WI | $5,750 | 2025 | SUPPORT EXEMPT MISSION |
| NEW HOPE PREGNANCY CENTER OF SHEBOYGAN INC | SHEBOYGAN, WI | $18,000 | 2024 | SPONSOR EVENTS |
| UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN OZAUKEE | PORT WASHINGTON, WI | $10,000 | 2024 | SPONSOR EVENTS |
| LAKE AREA FREE CLINIC | OCONOMOWOC, WI | $10,000 | 2024 | TUITION |
| WAUKESHA FREE CLINIC INC | WAUKESHA, WI | $7,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT EXEMPT MISSION |
| LAKESHORE REGIONAL CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | SAUKVILLE, WI | $7,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
CHILDRENS WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
$125,000SUPPORT EXEMPT MISSION
UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN OZAUKEE
$10,000SPONSOR EVENTS
LAKE AREA FREE CLINIC INC
$9,500SPONSOR EVENTS
CELEBRATE GRAFTON
$7,500SPONSOR EVENTS
WAUKESHA FREE CLINIC AT CARROLL UNIVERSITY
$6,680SPONSOR EVENTS
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - PARKSIDE
$6,000SUPPORT EXEMPT MISSION
CITY OF MANITOWOC
$6,000SPONSOR EVENTS
PROGRESS LAKESHORE
$5,750SUPPORT EXEMPT MISSION
NEW HOPE PREGNANCY CENTER OF SHEBOYGAN INC
$18,000SPONSOR EVENTS
UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN OZAUKEE
$10,000SPONSOR EVENTS
LAKE AREA FREE CLINIC
$10,000TUITION
WAUKESHA FREE CLINIC INC
$7,500SUPPORT EXEMPT MISSION
LAKESHORE REGIONAL CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$7,500SCHOLARSHIP