
The Agustin A Ramirez Jr Family Foundation concentrates its giving on faith-based K–12 education and Christian ministry, providing major operating and scholarship support to private Christian academies and local faith initiatives. They also fund missionary and international relief/development projects, suggesting a mix of local community investment in Milwaukee and global evangelical priorities. Grants are typically large and directed to a small set of repeat grantees rather than widely distributed small awards.
A $3,000,000 grant to Lion Christian Academy in Milwaukee sets the tone for Agustin a Ramirez Jr Family Foundation’s giving: large, repeated support for faith-based K-12 education and Christian institutions. The foundation also backs other Milwaukee schools and ministries with operating support, scholarships, and event sponsorships, while extending similar support to Christian education and ministry partners outside Wisconsin. Its portfolio includes school funding, scholarship programs, missionary organizations, and international relief and school-development work. The pattern is not one of broad, small-dollar dispersal. Instead, the foundation makes substantial awards to a limited set of grantees, often returning to the same organizations across multiple years. St. Augustine Preparatory Academy, All-In Milwaukee, and World Missions Today all appear as repeat recipients, alongside scholarship support tied to educational institutions. The foundation’s work combines local commitments in Milwaukee with grants aimed at faith-based education and evangelical ministry beyond the city, including organizations in Florida, Texas, and other U.S. locations. Across the record, education and ministry are the dominant threads, with school operations, scholarships, capital needs, and general operating support all represented.
In faith-based K-12 education, Agustin a Ramirez Jr Family Foundation gives substantial general operating support and event sponsorship to schools such as St Augustine Preparatory Academy and Lion Christian Academy. It also supports scholarship programs connected to schools, including awards listed as “Schedule Attached” for student aid. The foundation’s ministry giving includes general operating support for World Missions Today, plus support for mission and relief work through Missionary Ventures International I. Local community investment is visible in grants to All-in Milwaukee Inc and United Community Center Inc, where one award was tied to an early learning academy. Higher education appears through support for Wisconsin Lutheran College and Georgia Tech Foundation Inc, showing that the foundation’s education interest reaches beyond K-12 when aligned with its priorities.
$3.2M
$76.1M
$19.4M
$3.2M
Most grants fall between $5K and $53K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$53K
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small number of repeat grantees; several multi-grant beneficiaries and a focus on operating support and scholarships rather than many one-off small grants.
Notable grantees: St Augustine Preparatory Academy, Lion Christian Academy Inc, All-In Milwaukee Inc, World Missions Today, Missionary Ventures International I
Typical grants are relatively large: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $15,625, and the 75th percentile is $52,500. The recent record also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including St Augustine Preparatory Academy, All-in Milwaukee Inc, World Missions Today, Sports Catalyst Inc, and Girls on the Run of Southeast Wisco. The foundation is structured as a family foundation and funds individuals, including scholarship programs. It also accepts unsolicited applications for the Medical College of Wisconsin scholarship program, while several fellowship and school-support programs are described as not accepting unsolicited requests.
Grantmaking is concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 60% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Milwaukee is the most visible city in the recent grants list, with recipients including St Augustine Preparatory Academy, All-in Milwaukee Inc, Wisconsin Lutheran College, United Community Center Inc, Milwaukee College Prep, Girls on the Run of Southeast Wisco, and Grace Lutheran Church. Outside Wisconsin, grants also land in Orlando, Maitland, Spring, Houston, Naples, Atlanta, Bethlehem, and Lubbock. The grant record shown is entirely U.S.-based.
The foundation primarily supports faith-based K-12 schools, Christian ministries, and scholarship programs. Recent grants include operating support for schools and ministries, scholarship awards, and funding for organizations tied to early learning and higher education when they fit that mission.
Its typical grant size is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,625 at the median, and $52,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list also includes much larger awards, including a $3,000,000 grant to Lion Christian Academy and a $2,025,000 grant to St Augustine Preparatory Academy.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeat support for St Augustine Preparatory Academy, All-in Milwaukee Inc, World Missions Today, Sports Catalyst Inc, and Girls on the Run of Southeast Wisco across multiple years, which suggests an ongoing relationship model rather than one-time-only awards.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals through scholarship programs, including the Ramirez Family Foundation Medical College Scholarship tied to the Medical College of Wisconsin. Those scholarship listings are marked as accepting unsolicited applications.
Wisconsin is the top state by grant count, and 60% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Milwaukee appears repeatedly in the recent grants list, showing a strong local concentration alongside some grants elsewhere in the United States.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $2,025,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, EVENT SPONSORSHIP |
| MISSIONARY VENTURES INTERNATIONAL I | MAITLAND, FL | $325,000 | 2025 | INTL DISASTER RELIEF, SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT |
| SCHEDULE ATTACHED | WAUKESHA, WI | $251,250 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALL-IN MILWAUKEE INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $245,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SPORTS CATALYST INC | SPRING, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TOP OF THE HILL GIRLS SECONDARY SCH | LUBBOCK, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LINC MINISTRIES INT'L INC | HOUSTON, TX | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY |
| NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC | NAPLES, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GIRLS ON THE RUN OF SOUTHEAST WISCO | MILWAUKEE, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SHARON LYNNE WILSON CENTER FOR THE | BROOKFIELD, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MILWAUKEE COLLEGE PREP | MILWAUKEE, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GRACE CENTER FOUNDATION | NAPLES, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SISTERS OF ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI | SAINT FRANCIS, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | 175TH ANNIVERSARY |
| PARTNERS WORLDWIDE | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SENIOR DESIGN LABORATORY FUND |
| GEORGIA TECH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | ALEXANDER-THARPE FUND |
| GREAT PLAINS CONSERVATION FOUNDATIO | JUPITER, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | IMPROVED RANGER ACCOMODATIONS |
| CORNERSTONE OF GRACE | WATERTOWN, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NICA NADADORES INC | BETHLEHEM, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF MILWAUK | MILWAUKEE, WI | $1,200 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CARMEN H S OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOG | MILWAUKEE, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AURORA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | DR BIJOY KHANDHERIA MEMORIAL FUND FOR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY |
| MIDWEST ATHLETE AGAINST CHILDHOOD C | MILWAUKEE, WI | $250 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WORLD MISSIONS TODAY | ORLANDO, FL | $495,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ALL-IN MILWAUKEE INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $207,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $184,250 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, EVENT SPONSORSHIP |
| SCHEDULE ATTACHED | WAUKESHA, WI | $130,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| SPORTS CATALYST INC | SPRING, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE | MILWAUKEE, WI | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COVENANT CHURCH OF NAPLES | NAPLES, FL | $30,000 | 2024 | MISSION INDIA |
| TOP OF THE HILL GIRLS SECONDARY SCH | LUBBOCK, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GIRLS ON THE RUN OF SOUTHEAST WISCO | MILWAUKEE, WI | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LINC MINISTRIES INT'L INC | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NICA NADADORES INC | BETHLEHEM, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILW | MILWAUKEE, WI | $5,000 | 2024 | CAMP WHITCOMB/MASON PICNIC |
| THE V FOUNDATION | CARY, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF MILWAUK | MILWAUKEE, WI | $1,200 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $3,000,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $1,010,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, EVENT SPONSORSHIP |
| SCHEDULE ATTACHED | WAUKESHA, WI | $266,250 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALL-IN MILWAUKEE INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $210,500 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WORLD MISSIONS TODAY | ORLANDO, FL | $200,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE | MILWAUKEE, WI | $60,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MILWAUKEE COLLEGE PREP | MILWAUKEE, WI | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NICA NADADORES INC | BETHLEHEM, PA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SPORTS CATALYST INC | SPRING, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY
$2,025,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, EVENT SPONSORSHIP
MISSIONARY VENTURES INTERNATIONAL I
$325,000INTL DISASTER RELIEF, SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT
SCHEDULE ATTACHED
$251,250SCHOLARSHIP
ALL-IN MILWAUKEE INC
$245,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SPORTS CATALYST INC
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TOP OF THE HILL GIRLS SECONDARY SCH
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LINC MINISTRIES INT'L INC
$35,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER INC
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY
NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF SOUTHEAST WISCO
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SHARON LYNNE WILSON CENTER FOR THE
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MILWAUKEE COLLEGE PREP
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GRACE CENTER FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SISTERS OF ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI
$10,000175TH ANNIVERSARY
PARTNERS WORLDWIDE
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
$10,000COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SENIOR DESIGN LABORATORY FUND
GEORGIA TECH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
$10,000ALEXANDER-THARPE FUND
GREAT PLAINS CONSERVATION FOUNDATIO
$5,000IMPROVED RANGER ACCOMODATIONS
CORNERSTONE OF GRACE
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NICA NADADORES INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF MILWAUK
$1,200GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CARMEN H S OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOG
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AURORA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC
$1,000DR BIJOY KHANDHERIA MEMORIAL FUND FOR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
MIDWEST ATHLETE AGAINST CHILDHOOD C
$250GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WORLD MISSIONS TODAY
$495,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ALL-IN MILWAUKEE INC
$207,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY
$184,250GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, EVENT SPONSORSHIP
SCHEDULE ATTACHED
$130,500SCHOLARSHIP
SPORTS CATALYST INC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
COVENANT CHURCH OF NAPLES
$30,000MISSION INDIA
TOP OF THE HILL GIRLS SECONDARY SCH
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF SOUTHEAST WISCO
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LINC MINISTRIES INT'L INC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NICA NADADORES INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILW
$5,000CAMP WHITCOMB/MASON PICNIC
THE V FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF MILWAUK
$1,200GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC
$3,000,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY
$1,010,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, EVENT SPONSORSHIP
SCHEDULE ATTACHED
$266,250SCHOLARSHIP
ALL-IN MILWAUKEE INC
$210,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WORLD MISSIONS TODAY
$200,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE
$60,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION INC
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MILWAUKEE COLLEGE PREP
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NICA NADADORES INC
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SPORTS CATALYST INC
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT