Progressive organizations in Wisconsin

Nonprofits in Wisconsin working on civil rights, the environment, labor, housing, immigrant services, hunger, legal aid, voting, health care, LGBTQ+ rights and justice reform, largest first.

Civil rights and advocacy (160)

Organization City Type Revenue
Organizing Empowerment Project IncEIN 84-2852380 · filings Mcfarland Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $15.2 million
A Better Wisconsin Together IncEIN 84-3646174 · filings Madison Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $10.3 million
Wisconsin Principles IncEIN 99-2011538 · filings Oconomowoc Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $2.8 million
Wisconsin Opportunity Coalition IncEIN 82-4943049 · filings Fitchburg Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $2.5 million
American Civil Liberties Union Of Wisconsin Foundation IncEIN 23-7052345 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.1 million
Outreach IncEIN 39-1336583 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.6 million
Milwaukee Pride IncEIN 38-3901627 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.5 million
Integrity MinnesotaEIN 86-2562385 · filings Hudson Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $1.4 million
Freedom Action Now IncEIN 84-3944949 · filings Madison Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $1.3 million
League Of Women Voters Of Wisconsin IncEIN 39-1609121 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.2 million
Voces De La Frontera Action IncEIN 02-0759160 · filings Milwaukee Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $1.0 million
Wels Lutherans For Life Metro Milwaukee IncEIN 39-1436085 · filings West Allis Charity, 501(c)(3) $984,657

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Environment and climate (890)

Organization City Type Revenue
Slipstream Group IncEIN 39-1356152 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $41.1 million
Revolvs Salvage IncEIN 33-1505508 · filings Waupaca Charity, 501(c)(3) $25.2 million
Whitetails Unlimited IncEIN 39-1415070 · filings Sturgeon Bay Charity, 501(c)(3) $14.3 million
Landmark Conservancy IncEIN 39-1872550 · filings Menomonie Charity, 501(c)(3) $12.2 million
Urban Ecology Center IncEIN 39-1712663 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $8.4 million
Kohler Tr For Clean WaterEIN 32-6513655 · filings Kohler Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.5 million
Northwoods Land Trust IncEIN 31-1776860 · filings Eagle River Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.0 million
Door County Land Trust IncEIN 39-1561423 · filings Sturgeon Bay Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.7 million
Restoring Lands IncEIN 39-1741288 · filings West Bend Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.1 million
Driftless Area Land Conservancy IncEIN 39-2017802 · filings Dodgeville Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.1 million
Clean Wisconsin IncEIN 39-1413448 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.0 million
Friends Of Schlitz-audubon Center IncEIN 39-1231819 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.6 million

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Labor unions and worker centers (755)

Organization City Type Revenue
International Union Of Operating Engineers 139EIN 39-0368025 · filings Pewaukee Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $20.9 million
International Association Of Sheet Metal Air Rail & TransportationEIN 39-1419063 · filings Waukesha Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $11.6 million
United Association Of Journeymen & Apprentices Plumbers & PipefittersEIN 39-1915458 · filings Kaukauna Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $10.3 million
International Brotherhood Of Electrical WorkersEIN 39-0260870 · filings Milwaukee Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $6.8 million
International Brotherhood Of Electrical WorkersEIN 39-1031359 · filings Menomonee Fls Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $6.2 million
International Brotherhood Of Electrical WorkersEIN 39-0855434 · filings Racine Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $5.9 million
International Union Of Painters And Allied TradesEIN 32-0081499 · filings Big Bend Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $5.7 million
Bridge Structural And Ornamental Iron Workers Local-8EIN 39-0182085 · filings Milwaukee Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $5.7 million
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation CooperativeEIN 39-0808613 · filings Madison Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $5.6 million
International Union Of Bricklayers And Allied CraftworkersEIN 39-1590426 · filings New Berlin Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $5.4 million
United Food And Commercial Workers International UnionEIN 56-2585698 · filings Greendale Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $5.2 million
International Brotherhood Of TeamstersEIN 39-0146203 · filings Milwaukee Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $5.1 million

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Housing and homelessness (481)

Organization City Type Revenue
Wisconsin Housing Preservation CorpEIN 30-0002040 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $85.3 million
Chiara Housing And Services IncEIN 83-2128180 · filings Waukesha Charity, 501(c)(3) $55.6 million
Illuminus Retirement Communities IncEIN 61-1517711 · filings Watertown Charity, 501(c)(3) $53.9 million
Chiara Communities IncEIN 72-1525725 · filings Waukesha Charity, 501(c)(3) $40.8 million
Travaux IncEIN 46-2796790 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $38.4 million
Future Wisconsin Housing Fund IncEIN 39-1897032 · filings Middleton Charity, 501(c)(3) $30.9 million
Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge Homes IncEIN 39-1966791 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $23.1 million
Milwaukee Habitat For HumanityEIN 39-1496741 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $22.7 million
Energy Services IncEIN 39-1443614 · filings Fitchburg Charity, 501(c)(3) $22.7 million
Harwood Place IncEIN 39-1531532 · filings Wauwatosa Charity, 501(c)(3) $14.8 million
Partners For Community Development IncEIN 39-1216413 · filings Sheboygan Charity, 501(c)(3) $14.1 million
Habitat For Humanity International IncEIN 39-1742974 · filings Menasha Charity, 501(c)(3) $13.5 million

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Immigrant services and rights (38)

Organization City Type Revenue
United Community Center IncEIN 39-1146191 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $53.3 million
Centro Hispano IncEIN 93-0844812 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.6 million
International Institute Of Wisconsin IncEIN 39-0806350 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.9 million
Voces De La Frontera IncEIN 39-2010107 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.8 million
Hanan Refugees Relief GroupEIN 82-1762609 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.5 million
Italian Community Center IncEIN 39-1304069 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $947,010
Community Services Agency IncEIN 82-0864722 · filings Green Bay Charity, 501(c)(3) $551,206
Casa Guadalupe Education Center IncEIN 20-4483105 · filings West Bend Charity, 501(c)(3) $460,651
Hmoob Cultural And Community Agency IncEIN 93-0835587 · filings La Crosse Charity, 501(c)(3) $436,903
Milwaukee Chinese Community CenterincEIN 20-5575651 · filings Brookfield Charity, 501(c)(3) $332,941
Southeast Asian Healing Center IncorporatedEIN 83-2393889 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $323,383
Friends Of International Institute Of Milwaukee County IncEIN 23-7074729 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $293,571

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Food banks and hunger (256)

Organization City Type Revenue
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin IncEIN 39-1384593 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $92.9 million
Second Harvest Foodbank Of Southern WisconsinEIN 39-1490691 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $59.3 million
Just One More Ministry IncEIN 46-1176899 · filings Glendale Charity, 501(c)(3) $18.1 million
Pauls Pantry IncEIN 39-1708806 · filings Green Bay Charity, 501(c)(3) $13.4 million
St Croix Valley Foodbank IncEIN 85-2550542 · filings Hudson Charity, 501(c)(3) $9.0 million
Oshkosh Area Community Pantry IncEIN 26-3714702 · filings Oshkosh Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.2 million
Badger Prairie Needs Network IncEIN 45-1159288 · filings Verona Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.9 million
Beyond Blessed PantryEIN 83-1491544 · filings Wisc Dells Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.8 million
Sheboygan County Food Bank IncEIN 39-1733883 · filings Sheboygan Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.7 million
Se Wi Emergency Support Group IncEIN 85-1044086 · filings Waukesha Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.2 million
Nourishmke IncEIN 39-1587037 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.9 million
Family Sharing Of Ozaukee Co IncEIN 39-1476384 · filings Grafton Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.8 million

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Legal aid (42)

Organization City Type Revenue
Legal Action Of Wisconsin IncEIN 39-1077192 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $17.1 million
Wisconsin Trust Account FoundationEIN 39-1555465 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $12.8 million
Federal Defender Services Of Wisconsin IncEIN 39-1988256 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.2 million
Wisconsin Institute For Law & Liberty IncEIN 45-1606079 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.1 million
Legal Aid Society Of MilwaukeeEIN 39-0806284 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.8 million
Wisconsin Judicare IncorporatedEIN 39-1170880 · filings Wausau Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.2 million
Law Forward IncEIN 84-2803392 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.0 million
Central Wisconsin Community Law IncEIN 85-2790200 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.3 million
Midwest Environmental Advocates IncEIN 39-2006475 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.2 million
Milwaukee Bar Association Foundation IncEIN 39-6040219 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $920,512
Lotus Legal Clinic IncEIN 47-5156371 · filings Brookfield Charity, 501(c)(3) $782,298
Economic Justice Institute IncEIN 39-1200952 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $732,701

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Voting and civic participation (54)

Organization City Type Revenue
Organizing Empowerment Project IncEIN 84-2852380 · filings Mcfarland Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $15.2 million
League Of Women Voters Of Wisconsin IncEIN 39-1609121 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.2 million
Voces De La Frontera Action IncEIN 02-0759160 · filings Milwaukee Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $1.0 million
Grassroots Organizing Western Wisconsin IncEIN 92-3691508 · filings River Falls Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $817,751
Election Watch IncEIN 92-0863109 · filings New London Charity, 501(c)(3) $730,604
Wisdom Action Network IncEIN 82-4196797 · filings Milwaukee Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $557,830
Madison Parks Foundation IncEIN 33-1047992 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $525,544
Wisconsin Family Action IncEIN 83-0448717 · filings Madison Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $502,418
League Of Women Voters Of Dane County IncEIN 39-0892881 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $210,761
Our Wisconsin Revolution IncEIN 81-4853693 · filings Madison Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $207,464
League Of Women Voters IncEIN 39-6096750 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $193,202
Autonomous Solidarity Organization IncEIN 45-1765682 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $121,254

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Community health and reproductive care (58)

Organization City Type Revenue
Aspirus Medical Group IncEIN 39-1670223 · filings Wausau Charity, 501(c)(3) $137.9 million
Grant Regional Health Center IncEIN 39-1834962 · filings Lancaster Charity, 501(c)(3) $58.4 million
Madison Surgery Center IncEIN 39-1940656 · filings Middleton Charity, 501(c)(3) $38.6 million
Planned Parenthood Of Wisconsn IncEIN 39-0863391 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $35.8 million
Milwaukee Health Services IncEIN 39-1664109 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $25.0 million
Mosaic Family Health IncEIN 47-3298660 · filings Appleton Charity, 501(c)(3) $16.4 million
Scenic Bluffs Health Center IncEIN 39-1760445 · filings Cashton Charity, 501(c)(3) $12.9 million
Generations Fertility Care IncEIN 27-3496527 · filings Middleton Charity, 501(c)(3) $10.7 million
Primary Connection Health Care IncEIN 39-1759404 · filings Wausau Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.6 million
Healthfirst Network IncEIN 39-1206364 · filings Wausau Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.1 million
Open Arms Free Clinic IncEIN 45-4475625 · filings Elkhorn Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.8 million
Bread Of Healing IncEIN 81-0669867 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.2 million

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LGBTQ+ services and rights (25)

Organization City Type Revenue
Outreach IncEIN 39-1336583 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.6 million
Fair Wisconsin Education Fund IncEIN 02-0559730 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $450,798
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trangender Comm Centr Of The Chippewa ValleyEIN 39-2018270 · filings Eau Claire Charity, 501(c)(3) $106,303
Open-out Professional And Executive Network- IncEIN 27-1876988 · filings Madison Advocacy, 501(c)(4) —
G L Community Fund IncEIN 39-1902944 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Fangevents IncEIN 39-2277106 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Peoples CenterEIN 39-2311949 · filings Appleton Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Northeast Wisconsin Rainbow Collective IncEIN 39-3542170 · filings Oshkosh Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Point Of Pride Portage County IncEIN 39-4153487 · filings Stevens Point Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Safety Group Green Lake IncEIN 39-4545425 · filings Berlin Charity, 501(c)(3) —
The Queer Collaborative IncEIN 41-5092660 · filings Eau Claire Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Mad City Sisters IncEIN 46-0864229 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) —

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Criminal justice reform and reentry (40)

Organization City Type Revenue
Wisconsin Community Services IncEIN 39-0808464 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $54.6 million
Justicepoint IncEIN 45-3611369 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $17.3 million
Attic Correctional Services IncEIN 39-1371291 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $13.7 million
Briarpatch Youth Services IncEIN 39-1391737 · filings Fitchburg Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.2 million
Expo Of Wisconsin IncEIN 84-3807756 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $878,750
My Way Out IncEIN 87-1385421 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $838,005
Life After Hate IncEIN 45-3039640 · filings Brookfield Charity, 501(c)(3) $459,900
Dane Dances IncEIN 75-3118218 · filings Madison Charity, 501(c)(3) $98,378
Smile IncEIN 81-2582639 · filings Milwaukee Charity, 501(c)(3) $85,958
Ozaukee County Jail Literacy Program IncEIN 36-4174521 · filings Grafton Charity, 501(c)(3) $74,440
Green Bay NeighborhoodsEIN 01-0910176 · filings Green Bay Charity, 501(c)(3) $71,628
Jail Chaplaincy Of Kenosha County IncEIN 39-1675373 · filings Kenosha Charity, 501(c)(3) $42,239

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Matched by IRS activity code and listed by the revenue on the organization's latest return. Inclusion is not an endorsement; check an organization's own site and filings before you give. Gifts to 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(5) organizations are not tax-deductible.

Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Updated Nov 9, 2026.