The Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation is accepting applications for its 2026 community grant cycle. The program supports physician-led, community-based or statewide initiatives that improve health in Wisconsin through education and outreach.
Funding and deadline
The Foundation’s current application states that grants are typically $5,000, with rare exceptions. Applications are due October 15, 2026. The Foundation does not state a specific closing time or time zone on its current grant page or application, so Atlas does not infer one.
Eligible applicants and priorities
Applicants must be qualified nonprofit organizations endorsed or recommended by Wisconsin physicians. The Foundation gives preference to physician-championed, evidence-based initiatives or innovative pilot projects with measurable outcomes and to projects involving or supported by a physician member of the Wisconsin Medical Society.
Priority areas include health literacy, health access and equity, adverse childhood experiences, mental and behavioral health and addiction prevention or access, disease prevention, medical outcomes research and dissemination, and other health topics consistent with the Foundation’s mission.
Restrictions and application
The Foundation generally does not fund unrestricted operating expenses, fiscal-agent fees, endowments, religious purposes, fundraising events, pass-through umbrella funding, political lobbying, direct payments to individuals or capital expenditures. The current online application requests nonprofit tax identification, organizational mission, proposed use of funds, Wisconsin counties and communities served, anticipated number of people directly impacted and primary audience. Additional document upload is available but is not presented as mandatory on the current form.
No matching or cost-share requirement is stated on the current Foundation grant page or application. Applications are submitted through the Foundation’s online application form.
Atlas fit
Atlas Opportunity Score: 84/100. This is a useful statewide community-health opportunity for Wisconsin nonprofits with a verified physician champion and a focused education, prevention, access or health-equity project. N9+ Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. Direct Vendor Fit: 0/100. The program is oriented toward community health education and outreach and expressly restricts capital expenditures, so Atlas should not force a device, physician-coverage or vendor pathway.
Verification note
Atlas verified the live Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation grant page and current online application on September 14, 2026. Because the Foundation does not publish an exact closing time or time zone, applicant outreach should remain fail closed unless that deadline detail is authoritatively confirmed.