Sub-Zero Group Foundation Inc
Madison, WI · EIN 39-1918462. Reported 189 grants totalling $5,134,020 to 95 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Sub-Zero Group Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $350 and the largest $1,860,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA of Dane County | Madison, WI | $1,860,350 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ed Nebbins Foundation | Verona, WI | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Dane County | Madison, WI | $514,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $330,170 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| River Food Pantry | Madison, WI | $253,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Goodman Community Center | Madison, WI | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ice Inc | Matthews, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Badger Prairie Needs Network | Verona, WI | $75,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Agrace Hospicecare Inc | Madison, WI | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Annika Foundation | Framingham, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chef Ann Foundation | Boulder, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Madison Public Schools Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dane County | Madison, WI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul | Madison, WI | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough T1D | Hagerstown, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reap Food Group | Madison, WI | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bayview Foundation | Madison, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jdrf Wisconsin Chapter | Madison, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens | Madison, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Madison, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sunshine Place Inc | Sun Prairie, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wayforward Resources Inc | Middleton, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Madison Community Center | Madison, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jdrf Juvenile Diabetes Research | Madison, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Matthew 25 Ministries | Blue Ash, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Foodbank | Madison, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army of Dane County | Madison, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Macc Fund | Milwaukee, WI | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lussier Community Education Center | Madison, WI | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Apparo Academy | Augusta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Badger Rock Neighborhood Center | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beyond Type 1 | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Centro Hispano of Dane County | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hawkeye Area Community Action Program | Hiawatha, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One City Schools | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The First Tee | West Allis, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urban Farming Education | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Lions Foundation | Rosholt, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Easter Seals Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Road Home Dane County | Madison, WI | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Badger Boys State Inc | Portage, WI | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Keep Wisconsin Warmcool Fund | Madison, WI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Specialty Care Free Clinic | Madison, WI | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Dane County Inc | Madison, WI | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Clean Lakes Alliance | Madison, WI | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Babies and Beyond | Madison, WI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 265 Foundation | Fitchburg, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arts for All Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Briarpatch Youth Services Inc | Fitchburg, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| District Council of Madison Inc Society of St Vincent De Paul | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gigi's Playhouse | Hoffman Estates, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Network | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Madison College Foundation | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Restoring Hope Transplant House | Middleton, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Playing Field | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona, WI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement | Milwaukee, WI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bsp Free Clinic | Middleton, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carenet Pregnancy Center of Dane County | Madison, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Dane County | Madison, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Marc Foundation | Madison, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Operation Fresh Start | Madison, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Porchlight Inc | Madison, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YWCA Madison Inc | Madison, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Multicultural Center | Madison, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pregnancy Helpline Inc of Madison | Madison, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wisconsin Institute of Leaning Disabilitiesdyslexia | Madison, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wisconsin Philanthropy Network | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kammer Family Foundation | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rawhide Youth Services | New London, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rsvp of Dane County | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Madison | Madison, WI | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Common Threads Family Resource Center | Madison, WI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dane County Library Service | Madison, WI | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Glacier's Edge Council - Boy Scouts of America | Madison, WI | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Madison Youth Choirs | Madison, WI | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Clothing Across America | Neenah, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Domestic Abuse Intervention Service | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Edgerton Outreach | Edgerton, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Italian Workmen's Club | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Madison Children's Museum | Middleton, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rainbow Project Inc | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wags Inc | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wi Badger Camp | Platteville, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wisconsin 4-H Foundation | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Counil of the Blind and Visually Impaired | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beat Cancer Today Inc | Cedar Rapids, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Braille Library & Transcribing Services Inc | Madison, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Wisconsin-Badgerland | Madison, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nehemiah Community Development Corporation | Madison, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
51 of 95 (54%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 69%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- YMCA of Dane County
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT - American Red Cross
HUMAN SERVICES - GREATEST NEED - Agrace Hospicecare Inc
HEALTHCARE - PLEDGE PAYMENT 5 OF 5 'CARE FOR ALL' - Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dane County
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT/MENTORING - Second Harvest Foodbank
COMMUNITY SUPPORT - FOOD INSECURITY - District Council of Madison Inc Society of St Vincent De Paul
HUMAN SERVICES - HOUSING, FOOD PANTRY, CHARITABLE PHARMACY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 87 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | $246,000 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 52 | $1,202,500 | $1,750 |
| 2023 | 55 | $867,020 | $1,500 |
| 2024 | 36 | $2,818,500 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Sub-Zero Group Foundation Inc has 2 of them, worth $35,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Goodman Community Center | Madison, WI | $25,000 |
| Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dane County | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 88% of this one's giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Wisconsin.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Sub-Zero Group Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 4717 Hammersley Road, Madison, WI, 53711. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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