The Argosy Foundation, founded in 1997, is currently based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was formerly known as the Abele Family Charitable Trust.
The foundation was established in 1995 with a 9 million dollar endowment from John Abele. In 2002, it was reported the foundation would move to Milwaukee with a net worth of over 450 million and that it had a history of supporting "liberal social and environmental causes". It was also reported that the foundation trustees were the five members of the Abele family: Chris, Alex, Jennifer, John Abele, and his wife.
Current known members of the board of directors of the Argosy Foundation are:
These are among the grants awarded: