Roots & Wings supports the remarkable work of hundreds of nonprofit organizations seeking to build healthier, stronger, and safer futures for children and families. Our approach to grantmaking is rooted in trust that our grantee partners’ connection to the communities they support gives them perspective and expertise that funders rarely achieve. We know the services our partners provide are integral to overcoming inequity and building a world where all families and children can reach their full potential. We also know those same organizations are consistently over-worked and under-resourced.
We think funders can, and must, work harder to reduce the burdens foundations have historically imposed on nonprofits. To help our partners stay focused on their mission, we strive to minimize distractions like complicated grant processes, lengthy applications, evaluation requirements, detailed grant reporting, and more. You can learn more about our trust-based principles on our approach page.
We invite you to explore the diverse mix of nonprofit organizations Roots & Wings is supporting by searching below. Our grants database is searchable by program or location. For more details about our grantmaking visit our Candid page. If you are inspired by the remarkable work our grantee partners are doing, consider supporting them directly.
Improving the health and wellness of the uninsured, underinsured, and low-income community members who live, work, or attend school in Waukesha County.
Preventing gun violence, injuries, and deaths through education and advocacy.
Bringing our community together to create food and housing security through action and advocacy.
Building a healthier tomorrow together by providing holistic and compassionate patient-centered care, developing innovative models of patient care, and creating a sustainable environment that produces lasting results for our patients and the community.
Promoting infant mental health through building awareness, promoting professional capacity, fostering partnerships and supporting policies in the best interest of infants, young children and their families.
Supporting, strengthening and advocating for Wisconsin’s free and charitable clinics and their unique approach to serving their patients and their communities.
Creating the social change necessary to end sexual violence.
Creating economic opportunity and supporting community-based solutions to poverty.
Advancing positive change for children by focusing on the professionals who provide child care for well over 70% of Wisconsin’s youngest children.
Advancing positive change for children by focusing on the professionals who provide child care for well over 70% of Wisconsin’s youngest children.