The Curt and Sue Culver Family Foundation focuses its giving on local Greater Milwaukee-area institutions that advance education, community welfare, historic preservation, and women's addiction recovery. Their grants fund scholarships (notably the Evans Scholars), broad human-services work through the local United Way, capital for a museum project in the Historic Haymarket, and repeat support for women-focused residential treatment (Meta House). The foundation gives significant, multi-year and repeat grants to a small cohort of mission-aligned organizations rather than many one-off gifts.
The Curt and Sue Culver Family Foundation Inc has built a clear pattern of repeat support around a small set of Milwaukee-area priorities, with scholarship funding for the Evans Scholars program standing out alongside major gifts for human services and women’s recovery work. Across its recent grants, the foundation has returned year after year to the same institutions rather than spreading support broadly, signaling a concentrated approach to local institutions and long-term relationships. The foundation’s grantmaking includes large commitments to United Way Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc for human services, support for Meta House’s compassionate treatment for women struggling with addiction, and capital funding for Historic Haymarket Milwaukee I Inc to develop and construct a permanent museum building. It also backs the University of Wisconsin Foundation through educational support, athletics, and named professorships in public policy education and economics. The mix shows a funder that supports both direct service and institutional capacity, with education, recovery, and civic preservation all appearing in the same portfolio. Its recent activity also reaches into social services support through Immokolee Foundation and financial education through Junior Achievement of Wisconsin - Metro Milwaukee Area, while maintaining a strong regional emphasis in Wisconsin.
Education appears in several forms. The foundation gave $200,000 in 2023, $125,000 in 2024, and $125,000 in 2025 to Evans Scholars Foundation for scholarship support, and it also supported the University of Wisconsin Foundation with educational support in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Human services and recovery are another clear thread. United Way Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc received $115,000 in 2023, $100,000 in 2024, and $107,000 plus another $100,000 in 2025 for human services, while Meta House received $100,000 in 2024 and 2025 for compassionate treatment for women struggling with addiction. The foundation also funds civic and cultural capacity. Historic Haymarket Milwaukee I Inc received $75,000 in 2024 and two additional $75,000 grants in 2025 for developing and constructing a permanent museum building. In addition, the University of Wisconsin Foundation received $50,000 in 2025 for UW athletics and two $50,000 professorship grants in economics.
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$765K
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small set of repeat grantees—multiple grants to the same organizations and a mix of scholarship, capital, and program support rather than many small, dispersed awards.
Notable grantees: Evans Scholars Foundation, United Way Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County, Inc., Historic Haymarket Milwaukee, Inc., Meta House (women's addiction treatment)
Typical grant size is modest, with a p25 of $1,000, a median of $2,000, and a p75 of $5,000, even though the recent grant list also includes much larger recurring awards. The pattern suggests a foundation that combines many smaller gifts with a few significant multi-year commitments. Recipients recur across years, especially in education, human services, and recovery, which points to sustained support rather than one-time funding. The foundation funds individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
Giving is overwhelmingly regional and centered in Wisconsin: 79% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Milwaukee is the clearest hub, with multiple grants to United Way Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc, Meta House, Historic Haymarket Milwaukee I Inc, Life Navigators Inc, and Securefutures Foundation Inc. Madison also appears through the University of Wisconsin Foundation. Outside Wisconsin, the foundation has supported Illinois-based Evans Scholars Foundation and Florida-based Immokolee Foundation. All recipient grants in the file are in the United States.
The recent grants show a strong focus on Milwaukee-area human services, women’s addiction recovery, education, and civic or cultural institutions. Recurring recipients include United Way Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc, Meta House, Historic Haymarket Milwaukee I Inc, and the University of Wisconsin Foundation.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Evans Scholars Foundation, United Way Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc, Meta House, Historic Haymarket Milwaukee I Inc, Immokolee Foundation, and the University of Wisconsin Foundation. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is small on a typical basis: p25 is $1,000, median is $2,000, and p75 is $5,000. At the same time, the recent grants list includes larger awards in the $50,000 to $200,000 range.
Yes. Wisconsin is the top state by grant count, and 79% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Milwaukee is the main city in the record, with additional grants to recipients in Madison, Glenview, Naples, and GOLF, IL.
It appears to favor direct operating support, scholarship support, and capital or institutional capacity grants. The recent list includes scholarship support, human services, compassionate treatment for women struggling with addiction, educational support, professorships, and a museum-building project.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION | GOLF, IL | $125,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $107,000 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| META HOUSE INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $100,000 | 2025 | COMPASSIONATE TREATMENT FOR WOMEN STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION |
| UNITED WAY GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $100,000 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| META HOUSE | MILWAUKEE, WI | $100,000 | 2025 | COMPASSIONATE TREATMENT FOR WOMEN STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION |
| HISTORIC HAYMARKET MILWAUKEE I INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $75,000 | 2025 | DEVELOPING AND CONSTRUCTING A PERMANENT MUSEUM BUILDING |
| HISTORIC HAYMARKET MILWAUKEE I INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $75,000 | 2025 | DEVELOPING AND CONSTRUCTING A PERMANENT MUSEUM BUILDING |
| EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION | GLENVIEW, IL | $62,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $50,000 | 2025 | CURT AND SUE CULVER PROFESSORSHIP IN PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION (LA FOLLETTE SCHOOL) |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $50,000 | 2025 | CURT AND SUE CULVER PROFESSORSHIP IN ECONOMICS |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $50,000 | 2025 | UW ATHLETICS |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $50,000 | 2025 | CURT AND SUE CULVER PROFESSORSHIP IN ECONOMICS |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $50,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| IMMOKOLEE FOUNDATION | NAPLES, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPORT |
| IMMOKOLEE FOUNDATION | NAPLES, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPORT |
| SECUREFUTURES FOUNDATION INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN - METRO MILWAUKEE AREA | MILWAUKEE, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | FINANCIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT |
| SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CEO | NAPLES, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SERVICES |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | ATHLETICS |
| NETWORK OF ENLIGHTENED WOMEN INC | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION/LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR CONSERVATIVE UNIVERSITY WOMEN |
| ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MIDWEST ATHLETES AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER INC (MACC FUND) | MILWAUKEE, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOR CURING/TREATING CHILDHOOD CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS |
| SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CEO | NAPLES, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SERVICES |
| EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION | GLENVIEW, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| TNT TEENS NEED TOO INC | ANGIER, NC | $3,125 | 2025 | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - TEENS FORE GREENS |
| ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $3,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| SERENITY INNS | MILWAUKEE, WI | $3,000 | 2025 | ADDICTION TREATMENT SUPPORT |
| HIRE HEROES USA | ALPHARETTA, GA | $2,500 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES SUPPORT |
| BROOKFIELD ACADEMY | BROOKFIELD, WI | $2,500 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| SERENITY INNS | MILWAUKEE, WI | $2,500 | 2025 | ADDICTION TREATMENT SUPPORT |
| BROOKFIELD ACADEMY | BROOKFIELD, WI | $2,500 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NAPLES TAKE A SOLDIER FISHING INC | NAPLES, FL | $2,500 | 2025 | VETERANS SOCIAL SUPPORT |
| MILWAUKEE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $2,500 | 2025 | YOUTH PERFORMING ARTS SUPPORT |
| BETTY BRINN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | MILWAUKEE, WI | $2,500 | 2025 | EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN |
| WISCONSIN STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC | WEST ALLIS, WI | $2,500 | 2025 | PROMOTE GOLF IN WISCONSIN |
| NAPLES TAKE A SOLDIER FISHING INC | NAPLES, FL | $2,500 | 2025 | VETERANS SOCIAL SUPPORT |
| PREVENT BLINDNESS WISCONSIN | MILWAUKEE, WI | $2,000 | 2025 | IMPROVE LIVES THROUGH EARLY DETECTION OF EYE CONDITIONS |
| CADDIE & LEADERSHIP ACADEMY OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN | KENOSHA, WI | $2,000 | 2025 | ALLIANCE/ADVOCACY FOR LIFE LESSONS THROUGH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| TALL PINES CONSERVANCY | NASHOTAH, WI | $1,500 | 2025 | NATURE PRESERVATION SUPPORT |
| TALL PINES CONSERVANCY | NASHOTAH, WI | $1,500 | 2025 | NATURE PRESERVATION SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF THE RUTH CULVER COMMUNITY LIBRARY INC | PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY EDUCATION SUPPORT |
| TOWN OF ROME WISCONSIN | NEKOOSA, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | MURAL PROJECT |
| CHENEQUA FOUNDATION | HARTLAND, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| CHENEQUA FOUNDATION | HARTLAND, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| GREATER DELAFIELD COMMUNITY FUND | DELAFIELD, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| HIRE HEROES USA | ALPHARETTA, GA | $1,000 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES SUPPORT |
| PENINSULA SCHOOL OF ART | FISH CREEK, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | DOOR COUNTY ARTS SUPPORT |
| NORTHERN DOOR CHILDREN'S CENTER | SISTER BAY, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION |
| FRIENDS OF THE RUTH CULVER COMMUNITY LIBRARY INC | PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY EDUCATION SUPPORT |
| SALVATION ARMY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY | WAUKESHA, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN NEEDS IN WAUKESHA WISCONSIN |
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
$125,000SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
DEVELOPING AND CONSTRUCTING A PERMANENT MUSEUM BUILDING
DEVELOPING AND CONSTRUCTING A PERMANENT MUSEUM BUILDING
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
$62,500SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
CURT AND SUE CULVER PROFESSORSHIP IN PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION (LA FOLLETTE SCHOOL)
CURT AND SUE CULVER PROFESSORSHIP IN ECONOMICS
CURT AND SUE CULVER PROFESSORSHIP IN ECONOMICS
IMMOKOLEE FOUNDATION
$50,000SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPORT
IMMOKOLEE FOUNDATION
$25,000SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPORT
FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN - METRO MILWAUKEE AREA
$5,000FINANCIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CEO
$5,000EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
NETWORK OF ENLIGHTENED WOMEN INC
$5,000EDUCATION/LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR CONSERVATIVE UNIVERSITY WOMEN
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOR CURING/TREATING CHILDHOOD CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CEO
$5,000EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
TNT TEENS NEED TOO INC
$3,125YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - TEENS FORE GREENS
HIRE HEROES USA
$2,500HUMAN SERVICES SUPPORT
BROOKFIELD ACADEMY
$2,500EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
BROOKFIELD ACADEMY
$2,500EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
NAPLES TAKE A SOLDIER FISHING INC
$2,500VETERANS SOCIAL SUPPORT
WISCONSIN STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC
$2,500PROMOTE GOLF IN WISCONSIN
NAPLES TAKE A SOLDIER FISHING INC
$2,500VETERANS SOCIAL SUPPORT
PREVENT BLINDNESS WISCONSIN
$2,000IMPROVE LIVES THROUGH EARLY DETECTION OF EYE CONDITIONS
CADDIE & LEADERSHIP ACADEMY OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
$2,000ALLIANCE/ADVOCACY FOR LIFE LESSONS THROUGH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
FRIENDS OF THE RUTH CULVER COMMUNITY LIBRARY INC
$1,000COMMUNITY EDUCATION SUPPORT
TOWN OF ROME WISCONSIN
$1,000MURAL PROJECT
CHENEQUA FOUNDATION
$1,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
CHENEQUA FOUNDATION
$1,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
GREATER DELAFIELD COMMUNITY FUND
$1,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
HIRE HEROES USA
$1,000HUMAN SERVICES SUPPORT
NORTHERN DOOR CHILDREN'S CENTER
$1,000EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
FRIENDS OF THE RUTH CULVER COMMUNITY LIBRARY INC
$1,000COMMUNITY EDUCATION SUPPORT
SALVATION ARMY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY
$1,000HUMANITARIAN NEEDS IN WAUKESHA WISCONSIN