Give Today to Build Tomorrow
Community Shares of Wisconsin funds systemic change.
Support 80 nonprofits working to advance social and environmental justice.
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Together We Transform Our Community
Social Justice
We fund nonprofits that acknowledge the systemic impact of racism and other forms of oppression that result in disparities in access to economic and social success. We prioritize acknowledging, identifying, and disrupting policies and practices that perpetuate poverty and inequality because we believe they are the root causes of injustice and must be addressed for real, lasting change.
A Sustainable Future
All struggles are interconnected, as are the solutions to those struggles. Community Shares of Wisconsin member nonprofits envision a future where we all have clean water and air, where all neighbors have access to family-supporting jobs, and all communities across Wisconsin are safe and thriving.
Civic Engagement
Active community involvement increases visibility and promotes change. Our member nonprofits work to give everyone an equal voice. All of our member nonprofits have a seat on our board of directors and a voice in our decisions. There is strength in difference, and together we accomplish community-wide change.
Your support for Community Shares of Wisconsin funds systemic change.
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Funding Systemic Change
Community Shares of Wisconsin has funded systemic change for more than 50 years. The organization was established in 1971 by a coalition of activists and UW students.
Today, CSW supports 80 member nonprofits that work for social and environmental justice.
CSW takes a grassroots approach to fundraising and community building so charitable giving isn’t just for the wealthy. By connecting with as many individual donors as possible, CSW democratizes philanthropy and helps everyone’s contributions add up to make a big difference.
Community Shares of Wisconsin is committed to a future where people come together to ensure every member of our community is safe, healthy, and able to thrive. The collective efforts of individual donors are essential to achieve that goal. We invite you to join us with your donation today.
Thank You For Supporting Lasting Change!
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Community Shares of Wisconsin Member Nonprofits
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Ensure Affordable, Accessible Housing
Bayview Foundation
Providing housing, human services, arts appreciation, and cultural awareness in a multicultural setting. BayviewFoundation.org
Bridge Builders, Inc.
A neighborhood revitalization organization seeking to inspire inner city innovation that will holistically transform neighborhoods one block at a time. BridgeBuildersMKE.org
Common Wealth Development
Providing truly affordable housing, youth and adult workforce development programs, and business incubation to the Madison area. CWD.org
Housing Initiatives
Providing permanent housing solutions to homeless people with mental illnesses. HousingInit.org
Madison Area Community Land Trust (MACLT)
Creating perpetually affordable homes and protecting green spaces. MACLT.org
Movin’ Out
Offers housing counseling and resources for home ownership and repair for safety and accessibility. Also develops inclusive multi-family housing. Primarily serves income-qualified households that include a person who has a permanent disability. Movin-Out.org
Project Home
Providing essential home repair, accessibility, and weatherization services to single and multi-unit low-to-moderate income area residences. ProjectHomeWI.org
Tenant Resource Center
TRC strengthens housing stability in our communities by educating renters and preventing evictions. TenantResourceCenter.org
Foster Civic Engagement
Citizens Utility Board
Advocating for reliable and affordable utility service. CUBWI.org
Create Wisconsin
Growing and strengthening Wisconsin through the arts, culture, creativity, and innovation. CreateWisconsin.org
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin
Helping citizens know the importance of their vote. Making Democracy Work™ in our state and our communities. my.lwv.org/Wisconsin
Wheels for Winners
Provides refurbished bicycles primarily to high school and younger children who perform community service. WheelsForWinners.org
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Dedicated to clean and open government and a full democracy, where everyone has an equal voice. WisDC.org
WORT 89.9 FM Community Radio
Community-oriented, noncommercial, listener-sponsored radio broadcasting to south central Wisconsin on 89.9 FM and worldwide via the web. WORTFM.org
Empower People with Disabilities
Access to Independence*
A disability-led and run organization providing resources, services, and advocacy for all disabled people. AccessToInd.org
Chrysalis*
Promoting mental health recovery in our community by supporting work opportunities that encourage hope, healing, and wellness. WorkWithChrysalis.org
Disability Rights Wisconsin
Protecting and advocating for the rights of people with disabilities throughout Wisconsin. DisabilityRightsWI.org
Padres E Hijos En Acción
Building fulfilling and community-centered lives for Latino children with disabilities and their family members. PadresEHijosEnAccion.org
Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired
Empowering people who are blind and low vision through vision services, advocacy, and education. WCBlind.org
Women in Transition
Where recovery is a reality. Providing residential, case management, and social services to women with mental illness. (608) 244-2046
Work For The Environment, Sustainability, Food, & Farms
350 Wisconsin
Mobilizes grassroots power to change hearts and minds, laws and policies, and humanity’s massive systems to protect democracy and make transformational progress toward environmental justice and solving the climate crisis. 350Wisconsin.org
1000 Friends of Wisconsin
Advancing healthy, resilient communities through equitable land use planning and transportation policy. 1kFriends.org
Clean Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s leading environmental voice – protecting and preserving Wisconsin’s clean water, clean air, and natural heritage. CleanWisconsin.org
FairShare CSA Coalition
Supporting thriving farms, vibrant communities, and fresh food for all in Wisconsin and across the Midwest. CSACoalition.org
Friends of Wisconsin State Parks
Enhancing, preserving, restoring, protecting, and promoting the Wisconsin State Park System for future generations. FWSP.org
Gathering Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts
Helping land trusts, landowners, and communities protect the places that make Wisconsin special. GatheringWaters.org
Healthy Climate Wisconsin
Healthcare workers building community and policy solutions for air, water, and climate pollution to ensure every Wisconsinite can grow up in a healthy environment. HealthyClimateWI.org
Maydm*
Provides girls and youth of color in grades 6 -12 with the skills, experiences, and connections to pursue careers in and change the face of STEM. Maydm.org
Midwest Environmental Advocates
Using the power of the law to protect our clean water, air, land, and government for this generation and the next. MidwestAdvocates.org
Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin – Wisconsin Environmental Health Network
Promoting a healthy environment, access to health care, and security through abolition of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction. PSR-Wisconsin.org
REAP Food Group
Building a local sustainable food system that supports family farms, promotes sustainable agriculture, and provides access to culturally relevant, fresh, healthy food for our community. REAPFoodGroup.org
River Alliance of Wisconsin
Empowering people to protect and restore water. WisconsinRivers.org
Rock River Coalition
Our mission is to educate and provide opportunities for people of diverse interests to work together to improve environmental, recreational, cultural, and economic resources of the Rock River Basin. RockRiverCoalition.org
Rooted
Rooted is committed to growing a community-led, sustainable food system through urban agriculture education, food production, and land access. RootedWI.org
Sierra Club Foundation Wisconsin Chapter
Protecting Wisconsin’s water, land, and wildlife. SierraClub.org/wisconsin
Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
Protecting habitat for birds and other wildlife through land acquisition and management, education, and advocacy. SWIBirds.org
Sustain Dane
Sustain Dane is the sustainability organization of Dane County. Change happens when inspired people take action. SustainDane.org
Wisconsin Conservation Voices
Bringing people together to protect the Wisconsin you love. ConservationVoices.org
Wisconsin EcoLatinos
Empowering BIPOC communities to address environmental hazards and climate change through science-based, bilingual outreach initiatives, while advocating for a just and sustainable future for everyone. WisconsinEcoLatinos.org
Wisconsin Wetlands Association
Helping people and communities care for wetlands. WisconsinWetlands.org
Work For A Just Society
American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin
Dedicated to defending and promoting the civil rights and liberties of all Wisconsinites. ACLU-WI.org
Black Men Coalition
Fostering long-term success for underserved communities through employment, transportation, housing, education, and financial literacy. BMCDC.org
Center for Media and Democracy
National watchdog group that investigates and exposes corruption. ExposedByCMD.org
Community Immigration Law Center (CILC)
Provides lawyers to people fighting unjustified deportation who cannot afford a lawyer. Due process means everyone deserves the protections of our laws. CILCMadison.org
End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin
Giving voice to victims and working to prevent abuse in future generations. EndAbuseWI.org
Fair Housing Center of Greater Madison
Eradicating discrimination in the housing market through education and enforcement. FairHousingWisconsin.com
Fair Wisconsin Education Fund
Statewide education, grassroots organizing, and civic engagement organization dedicated to advancing, achieving, and protecting equality for LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites. FairWisconsin.com
GSAFE
Creating safer schools for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning students of all identities. GSAFEWI.org
Kids Forward
Every kid. Every family. Every community. KidsForward.org
Legal Action of Wisconsin
Delivering exceptional civil legal services and structural change advocacy to those most in need. LegalAction.org
MadWorC (Madison Worker Cooperatives)
Provides cooperative education, development support, peer networking, and technical assistance towards growing an ecosystem of worker-owned cooperatives, which can mutually support each other while building justice in our communities. madworc.coop
Mentoring Positives
An innovative, referral-based mentoring program that works directly with kids and families throughout Dane County and its surrounding areas. MentoringPositives.org
MOSES – WISDOM of Madison
Working to transform public policies in Wisconsin which deny social justice to the poor, people of color, and the mentally ill, starting with mass incarceration. MosesMadison.org
NAACP Dane County
Ensuring a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race. NAACPofDaneCo.org
Nuestro Mundo, Inc.
Advocates for social justice through quality dual language immersion in the Madison Metropolitan School District and serves Nuestro Mundo Community School, its students, and families. NuestroMundoInc.org
Open Doors for Refugees
A primarily volunteer-run organization that exists to welcome refugees as they come into Madison and support them while they are here. OpenDoorsForRefugees.org
Orgullo Latinx LGBT+ of Dane County
Working to build a safe, ethnically equitable, and racially just place for the Latinx LGBT+ Community in Dane County. OrgulloLatinx.weebly.com
OutReach LGBTQ+ Community Center
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community center that promotes equality and quality of life for LGBTQ+ people. OutReachMadisonLGBT.org
The Progressive
A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good. Since 1909. Progressive.org
Rebalanced-Life Wellness Association
Ensuring that Black men and boys, who bear the heaviest burden of disease and poor health status, have the opportunity to live fuller, healthier lives. Rebalanced-Life.org
Root 2 Rise
Provides vulnerable high school students with a leadership role supporting elementary students. As Tutor-Mentors, they support and inspire classrooms of younger learners. Root2Rise.org
UNIDOS
Providing a bridge to a safe environment for Latino victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. UnidosWI.org
Urban Triage*
Empowering Black families while mobilizing community resources and distributing them to those most in need. UrbanTriage.org
Voces de la Frontera
Latinx and immigrant led membership-based organization working for immigrant, worker, and student rights through leadership development, community organizing, and empowerment. VDLF.org
Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project
Since 1994, the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project has been researching, documenting, protecting, and preserving our hidden history to inspire a more inclusive and equitable future. WisLGBTHistory.com
Wisconsin Women’s Network
Promoting the advancement of women and girls in Wisconsin through communication, education, advocacy, and connections. WIWomensNetwork.org
Worker Justice Wisconsin
Individuals – along with religious, labor, and community groups – working for better wages, benefits, and working conditions for low-wage workers. WorkerJustice.org
Working Capital for Community Needs (WCCN)
Empowering Latin American women and underserved communities through the power of microfinance and social services. WCCN.org
YWCA Madison*
Guided by our co-created values of community, humanity, growth, and restoration, the heart of our mission lives through programs in housing justice, economic justice, restorative justice, and learning and movement building. YWCAMadison.org
Support Women, Children, and Families
ABC for Health
An innovative public interest law firm that facilitates improved access to health care coverage and services for low-income clients, especially those facing health disparities. SafetyWeb.org
Bikes for Kids Wisconsin
Provides access to bikes and bicycle education. Reduces transportation barriers through our Bike Giveaway Program, Bike Mechanics Youth Education, Guided Rides Series, Meals on 2 Wheels, and low-cost sales and service. BikesForKidsWI.org
Embolden WI
Amplifying and catalyzing innovative health equity & civic health programs and initiatives in Wisconsin. EmboldenWI.org
Freedom, Inc.
Building leadership in low-income communities of color – to challenge the root causes of violence, racism, and poverty. Freedom-Inc.org
Kennedy Heights Community Center
Uplifts children, mothers, and families through education, advocacy, crisis prevention, and culturally rooted programs that build safety, leadership, connection, and hope. KHCommunityCenter.org
Natural Circles of Support, Inc.
Exciting the imaginations of young people with a sense of possibilities in school and beyond. NaturalCircles.org
RCC Sexual Violence Resource Center
Empowering survivors of sexual assault and working to end sexual violence through crisis intervention, counseling, advocacy, and community education. TheRCC.org
Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Creating the social change necessary to end sexual violence. WCASA.org
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA)
Advocates for greater public investments in the early care and education of Wisconsin’s young children and just compensation for those who care for them. WisconsinEarlyChildhood.org
Wisconsin Literacy
Changing lives by strengthening literacy statewide. WisconsinLiteracy.org
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*These member nonprofits are not part of CSW workplace campaigns. You can make gifts to them at CommunityShares.com/donate.
When you designate your donation to any of our member nonprofits, 100% of your donation goes to them. We provide unrestricted funding so our member nonprofits can use the funds where they are most needed.