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.
Offering comprehensive assistance to homeless individuals with notable physical/medical health issues, while recognizing the Salvation Army mission to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
Advocating for effective and humane responses to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting racial, ethnic, economic, and gender justice.
Eradicating diaper need to improve the physical, mental and emotional health of the families we serve.
Providing an open door to exceptional health services and connections that support individuals and their families in healthy living.
Leading the innovation of safe and respectful patient care with a compassionate culture supported by our dedicated, professional health care team.
Strengthening families and promote “Comm-Unity” by providing information about the resources available to support positive lifestyles and to promote the health and well-being of families and children of all ages and providing activities that strengthen the parent child relationship and the community they live in.
Providing quality oral health care in a caring and compassionate manner.
Serving our community by providing patient-centered care in a fiscally responsible and learning focused environment.
Empowering the community to break the cycle of domestic violence, end sexual assault, and promote heathy family systems.
Uniting the community to achieve measurable results and change lives, United Way of Dane County is committed to building a Dane County where everyone can succeed in school, work and life.
Providing quality health care to the most vulnerable members of the Kansas City community, regardless of one’s ability to pay
Improving the health and well-being of patients and the community through excellent training for health care professionals, innovative research, and the delivery of state-of-the-art health care.
Providing the children of New Mexico with comprehensive, family-centered health care that is unequaled in the state and region.
Combining service in the community with structured preparation and reflection opportunities, and address concerns that are identified and articulated by the community.
Training professional, graduate, and undergraduate students from a diversity of disciplines in the art and science of patient advocacy and patient-centered care.
Serving Black birthing parents from prenatal to one-year postpartum to reduce disparities in infant mortality through screenings and referrals.
Providing premium assistance to lower-income individuals and families who make too much to qualify for BadgerCare to purchase health insurance (Silver healthcare.gov plans).
Defeating cancer through rapid application of groundbreaking research, prevention, and treatment.
Providing students with a significant learning experience in which they develop into skilled legal professionals and engaged public citizens.
Connecting children and parents in justice-involved families through literacy-rich experiences and environments.
Providing basic health care to underserved communities in Madison while enhancing the education of UW health professions students.
Providing opportunities for personal transformation and empowerment through prison education.
Educating law students and servicing incarcerated persons in the state of Wisconsin and beyond.
Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Ensuring that African Americans and other community members are educated, employed and empowered to live well, advance professionally and contribute to the common good in the 21st Century.
Fostering Black families’ self-sufficiency, community leadership, advocacy, and family success through psychoeducation, community engagement, trauma response, and cultural heritage.
Providing high quality, compassionate, and accessible healthcare for all persons in Santa Clara County regardless of their social-economic status and ability to pay.
Providing exceptional care, without exception, every patient, every time.
Empowering Latino students and their families from early childhood to college through holistic academic, leadership, and community programs.
Increasing access to, and availability of, high quality comprehensive primary and preventative health care for the vulnerable of the Heart of Texas; and to provide excellent educational, training, and research environment in the medical, dental, and behavioral health fields.
Strengthening and advocating for Washington’s community health centers as they build healthcare access, innovation, and value.
Expanding access to healthcare for underserved patients by supporting free and charitable care and healthcare volunteerism.
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.
Supporting public educators, public schools, and the communities they serve.
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.
Improving perinatal outcomes and reduce disparities in perinatal health.
