This small Milwaukee-based family foundation focuses on local community wellbeing, concentrating its limited grantmaking on a major regional social service intermediary and on arts and culture. Grants are directed to city-wide impact organizations that support basic social services and high-profile cultural institutions, suggesting an interest in strengthening both the safety net and civic life in Milwaukee.
$20K
$136K
$29K
$28K
Most grants fall between $100 and $2K, with a median of $500.
25th Percentile
$100
Median
$500
75th Percentile
$2K
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Highly concentrated and local: only two grants totaling $37,500 with the majority of funds to a single intermediary (United Way) and a smaller gift to a flagship cultural institution; appears to make occasional moderate-sized, one-off grants rather than broad or highly diversified giving.
Notable grantees: United Way of Greater Milwaukee, Inc., Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | CULTURAL |
| WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | HISTORIC PERSERVATION |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOUNT VERNON | MT VERNON, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | HISTORICAL |
| OLMSTEAD NETWORK | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HELP OF DOOR COUNTY | STURGEON BAY, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICE |
| WISCONSIN POLICY FORUM | MILWAUKEE, WI | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| WASHINGTON PARK NEIGHBORS | MILWAUKEE, WI | $500 | 2025 | CULTURAL |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $10,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL SERVICE |
| UNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $10,000 | 2024 | CULTURAL |
| MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $3,000 | 2024 | CULTURAL |
| WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $2,500 | 2024 | HISTORIC PERSERVATION |
| SALVATION ARMY MILWAUKEE | WAUWATOSA, WI | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| HISTORIC INDIAN AGENCY HOUSE | PORTAGE, WI | $1,013 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| PATHWAYS SCHOOL | MILWAUKEE, WI | $1,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| HELP OF DOOR COUNTY | STURGEON BAY, WI | $1,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL SERVICE |
| MILWAUKEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $1,000 | 2024 | HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
| WISCONSIN POLICY FORUM | MILWAUKEE, WI | $525 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| 1000 FRIENDS OF WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | $500 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| ROOTED & RISING | MILWAUKEE, WI | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| GRAND AVENUE CLUB | MILWAUKEE, WI | $500 | 2024 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| LITERACY SERVICES OF WISCONSIN INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $500 | 2024 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN | MILWAUKEE, WI | $500 | 2024 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| WAUWATOSA PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC | WAUWATOSA, WI | $500 | 2024 | PUBLIC LIBRARY |
| WORLDWIDE FISTULA FUND INC | DENVER, CO | $500 | 2024 | HEALTH CHARITY |
| ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE | ST FRANCIS, WI | $400 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| LAKE PARK FRIENDS | MILWAUKEE, WI | $250 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| RUACH INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $250 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS |
| FRIENDS OF GETTYSBURG FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $250 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| TALIESEN | SPRING GREEN, WI | $100 | 2024 | HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| BEL CANTO CHORUS | FRANKLIN, WI | $100 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF WHITEFISH DUNE | STURGEON BAY, WI | $100 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL |
| DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST | STURGEON BAY, WI | $100 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $26,000 | 2023 | SOCIAL SERVICE |
| MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $11,500 | 2023 | CULTURAL |
| UNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $5,000 | 2023 | CULTURAL |
| MILWAUKEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $4,000 | 2023 | HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
| MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $2,500 | 2023 | CULTURAL |
| WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $2,500 | 2023 | HISTORIC PERSERVATION |
| PATHWAYS SCHOOL | MILWAUKEE, WI | $1,500 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| NSCDA-COMPREHENSIVE CAMP | ELM GROVE, WI | $1,500 | 2023 | HISTORICAL SOCIETY |
| CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY | FOX POINT, WI | $1,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| WAUWATOSA PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC | WAUWATOSA, WI | $1,000 | 2023 | PUBLIC LIBRARY |
| HELP OF DOOR COUNTY | STURGEON BAY, WI | $1,000 | 2023 | SOCIAL SERVICE |
| MOUNT VERNON LADIES ASSOCIATION | MOUNT VERNON, VA | $500 | 2023 | HISTORICAL PRESERVATION |
| PUBLIC POLICY FORUM | MILWAUKEE, WI | $500 | 2023 | RESEARCH |
| WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| KATHY'S HOUSE | MILWAUKEE, WI | $500 | 2023 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $500 | 2023 | PUBLIC LIBRARY |
| WORLDWIDE FISTULA FUND INC | DENVER, CO | $500 | 2023 | HEALTH CHARITY |
| RUACH INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $250 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS |
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION
$5,000HISTORIC PERSERVATION
GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOUNT VERNON
$5,000HISTORICAL
OLMSTEAD NETWORK
$2,500GENERAL
HELP OF DOOR COUNTY
$1,000SOCIAL SERVICE
GENERAL
WASHINGTON PARK NEIGHBORS
$500CULTURAL
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION
$2,500HISTORIC PERSERVATION
SALVATION ARMY MILWAUKEE
$1,500GENERAL
HISTORIC INDIAN AGENCY HOUSE
$1,013GENERAL
PATHWAYS SCHOOL
$1,000EDUCATION
HELP OF DOOR COUNTY
$1,000SOCIAL SERVICE
WAUWATOSA PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC
$500PUBLIC LIBRARY
WORLDWIDE FISTULA FUND INC
$500HEALTH CHARITY
ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE
$400EDUCATION
LAKE PARK FRIENDS
$250GENERAL
RUACH INC
$250RELIGIOUS
FRIENDS OF GETTYSBURG FOUNDATION
$250HISTORIC PRESERVATION
TALIESEN
$100HISTORIC PRESERVATION
BEL CANTO CHORUS
$100GENERAL
FRIENDS OF WHITEFISH DUNE
$100ENVIRONMENTAL
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION
$2,500HISTORIC PERSERVATION
PATHWAYS SCHOOL
$1,500EDUCATION
NSCDA-COMPREHENSIVE CAMP
$1,500HISTORICAL SOCIETY
CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY
$1,000EDUCATION
WAUWATOSA PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC
$1,000PUBLIC LIBRARY
HELP OF DOOR COUNTY
$1,000SOCIAL SERVICE
PUBLIC POLICY FORUM
$500RESEARCH
KATHY'S HOUSE
$500SOCIAL SERVICES
WORLDWIDE FISTULA FUND INC
$500HEALTH CHARITY
RUACH INC
$250RELIGIOUS