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Greater Cedarburg Foundation Inc C/o Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc shows a steady pattern of place-based support for the greater Cedarburg area, with many of its largest recent awards tied to community institutions, preservation work, and local services. In the recent grants list, Cedarburg-based recipients appear repeatedly, including Ozaukee Family Services, Cedarburg Cultural Center Inc, Cedarburg Art Museum & Society Inc, and Cedarburg Landmark Preservation Society Inc. That mix points to a funder that backs both community-serving organizations and the physical spaces that hold local life together. The foundation’s recent giving also reaches beyond a single cause area. It has supported museums, parks, early literacy, shelters, and scholarships, alongside operating support for faith-based and nonprofit organizations. Several awards are explicitly for sustaining support, while others cover building repairs, accessibility, and program-specific needs. The grant record includes support for historic structures, education centers, playgrounds, security upgrades, and scholarship funds, suggesting a grantmaker that combines ongoing organizational support with targeted project funding. Most of the recent grants land in Wisconsin, but the portfolio also includes recipients in Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Massachusetts. The overall pattern is regional, with a strong concentration in communities connected to Cedarburg and Ozaukee County.
In historic preservation and museum infrastructure, the foundation supported Cedarburg Art Museum & Society Inc with $17,750 for fascia and exterior repair, and Ozaukee County Historical Society with $15,950 for Cedarburg Interurban Depot improvement and acoustical panels for the Pioneer Village Hall. Those awards show direct investment in buildings and collections-linked spaces. Education and youth support appear in several forms. Cedarburg Public Library received $9,070 for early literacy stations, while Cedarburg Friends of Parks and Recreation got $10,000 for an all children’s playground. The foundation also funded scholarships, including $14,000 to Miami University for the Scholarship/Sierra Getschow and $6,815 to Mequon-Thiensville School District for the Jean and Dennis Schrank Scholarship at Homestead High School. Community health and access needs also surface in the record. Family Promise of Ozaukee County Inc received $15,000 for Portlight Homeless Shelter: children’s outdoor playground, and Interfaith Caregivers of Ozaukee County received $7,300 for a wheelchair-accessible van.
$194K
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$363K
Most grants fall between $10K and $23K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$23K
YELENA CHESTER
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Typical grant size sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,500 at the median, and $22,875 at the 75th percentile. The recent record includes both larger capital-style awards and many mid-sized operating or project grants, which fits a foundation that mixes general support with targeted needs. Several organizations appear across multiple years, including Advent Lutheran Church, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Ozaukee Family Services, Cedarburg Cultural Center, and Ozaukee County Historical Society, indicating repeated support rather than one-off giving. The foundation’s active cycles are competitive and several accept unsolicited requests; one listed process begins with a Letter of Inquiry.
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in the United States, with all 37 recent grants in-country. Wisconsin is the main recipient state, accounting for 72% of grants, and the strongest city-level cluster is Cedarburg. Other Wisconsin recipients include Grafton, Mequon, Saukville, Port Washington, and Washington County communities. Outside Wisconsin, recent awards went to Naples, Florida; Oxford, Ohio; West Lafayette, Indiana; and Cambridge, Massachusetts, showing a small but clear regional reach beyond the Cedarburg area.
The recent record includes arts and culture groups, museums, libraries, parks and recreation partners, human services organizations, schools, scholarship funds, and faith-based nonprofits. Named grants also show support for historic preservation, early literacy, shelter services, domestic violence-related support, and accessibility improvements.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers on $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,500 at the median, and $22,875 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range from smaller scholarship and program grants to larger capital and operating awards.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Advent Lutheran Church, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Ozaukee Family Services, Cedarburg Cultural Center, and Ozaukee County Historical Society. That pattern suggests recurring support for selected organizations.
Yes, several active grant programs accept unsolicited requests, including the Greater Milwaukee Foundation competitive grant cycles, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation Discretionary Grant Cycles, the West Bend Community Foundation grant cycle, the Greater Cedarburg Foundation Annual Grant Cycle, and General Grantmaking. One program, Healthy birth outcomes, is listed as invitation-only.
Most grants go to Wisconsin recipients, and 72% of grants are in the foundation’s HQ state. Cedarburg is the strongest city-level cluster in the recent record, with additional Wisconsin grants in Grafton, Mequon, Saukville, and Port Washington.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH | CEDARBURG, WI | $23,000 | 2025 | MABO AND SUSTAINING SUPPORT |
| EMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH | NAPLES, FL | $22,500 | 2025 | HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND SUSTAINING SUPPORT |
| OZAUKEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CEDARBURG, WI | $15,950 | 2025 | CEDARBURG INTERURBAN DEPOT IMPROVEMENT, ACOUSTICAL PANELS FOR THE PIONEER VILLAGE HALL |
| OZAUKEE NONPROFIT CENTER | GRAFTON, WI | $13,500 | 2025 | ENHANCING BUILDING SECURITY FOR A SAFER COMMUNITY & CAMPUS |
| OZAUKEE FAMILY SERVICES | CEDARBURG, WI | $10,500 | 2025 | RAISE THE PADDLE, THE BOOK NOOK, SUSTAINING SUPPORT |
| SAUKVILLE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INC | SAUKVILLE, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY EXPANSION FOR FROZEN FOOD |
| OZAUKEE COUNTY PLANNING AND PARKS DEPARTMENT | PORT WASHINGTON, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT RESTORATION AT THE NEW COVERED BRIDGE COUNTY PARK PARCEL |
| TOWN OF CEDARBURG | CEDARBURG, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | AEDS AT THE KORB SPORTS COMPLEX AND OHOW FIELDS |
| CEDARBURG LANDMARK PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC | CEDARBURG, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | CREEKSIDE BEAUTIFICATION AND ENHANCEMENT NEXT TO CEDARBURG HISTORY MUSEUM PARKING LOT |
| CEDARBURG CULTURAL CENTER | CEDARBURG, WI | $9,787 | 2025 | SOUND SYSTEM UPGRADE AND CEDARBURG HISTORY VIDEO |
| WISCONSIN MUSEUM OF QUILTS & FIBER ARTS | CEDARBURG, WI | $7,500 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS, LISTENING PROJECT AND TEXTILE LIBRARY |
| INTERFAITH CAREGIVERS OF OZAUKEE COUNTY | GRAFTON, WI | $7,300 | 2025 | WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE VAN |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $7,000 | 2025 | FREDERICK J. HILGEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| MEQUON-THIENSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | MEQUON, WI | $6,815 | 2025 | THE JEAN AND DENNIS SCHRANK SCHOLARSHIP AT HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL |
| ADVOCATES OF OZAUKEE | SAUKVILLE, WI | $6,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS/SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |
| CEDARBURG ART MUSEUM & SOCIETY INC | CEDARBURG, WI | $6,500 | 2025 | UPDATE SECURITY SYSTEM AND SUSTAINING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON BURSAR OFFICE | MADISON, WI | $6,000 | 2025 | FREDERICK J. HILGEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| RIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER INC | NEWBURG, WI | $5,500 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND, BUILDING CONNECTIONS AT RIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER'S CHILDREN'S GARDEN |
| MIAMI UNIVERSITY | OXFORD, OH | $5,250 | 2025 | FREDERICK J. HILGEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH | CEDARBURG, WI | $23,000 | 2024 | $3000 TO BENEFIT MABO, $20,000 SUSTAINING SUPPORT |
| EMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH | NAPLES, FL | $22,500 | 2024 | $2500 TO BENEFIT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, $20,000 SUSTAINING SUPPORT |
| CEDARBURG CULTURAL CENTER | CEDARBURG, WI | $16,000 | 2024 | THE CEDARBURG CULTURAL CENTER PARKING LOT LIGHTING REQUEST |
| FAMILY PROMISE OF OZAUKEE COUNTY INC | WASHINTON, WI | $15,000 | 2024 | PORTLIGHT HOMELESS SHELTER: CHILDREN'S OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND |
| PURDUE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION | WEST LAFAYETTE, IN | $10,000 | 2024 | THE BENEFIT OF JOHN PURDUE CLUB OLYMPIAN LEVEL |
| CEDARBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY | CEDARBURG, WI | $9,070 | 2024 | EARLY LITERACY STATIONS |
| OZAUKEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CEDARBURG, WI | $7,500 | 2024 | RESTORATION OF THE 1940 MILWAUKEE ROAD CABOOSE |
| MEQUON-THIENSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | MEQUON, WI | $5,615 | 2024 | THE JEAN AND DENNIS SCHRANK SCHOLARSHIP AT HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL |
| OZAUKEE FAMILY SERVICES | CEDARBURG, WI | $82,500 | 2023 | BUILDING THE FUTURE |
| CEDARBURG CULTURAL CENTER INC | CEDARBURG, WI | $31,000 | 2023 | KUHEFUSS HOUSE MUSEUM |
| RIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER INC | NEWBURG, WI | $25,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION CENTER |
| ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH | CEDARBURG, WI | $23,000 | 2023 | SUSTAINING SUPPORT |
| EMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH | NAPLES, FL | $22,500 | 2023 | SUSTAINING SUPPORT |
| CEDARBURG ART MUSEUM & SOCIETY INC | CEDARBURG, WI | $17,750 | 2023 | FASCIA AND EXTERIOR REPAIR |
| MIAMI UNIVERSITY | OXFORD, OH | $14,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP/SIERRA GETSCHOW |
| PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION | WEST LAFAYETTE, IN | $10,000 | 2023 | THE BENEFIT OF JOHN PURDUE CLUB OLYMPIAN |
| CEDARBURG FRIENDS OF PARKS AND RECREATION | CEDARBURG, WI | $10,000 | 2023 | ALL CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND |
| MEQUON-THIENSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | MEQUON, WI | $5,243 | 2023 | THE JEAN AND DENNIS SCHRANK SCHOLARSHIP |
ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH
$23,000MABO AND SUSTAINING SUPPORT
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
$22,500HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND SUSTAINING SUPPORT
OZAUKEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$15,950CEDARBURG INTERURBAN DEPOT IMPROVEMENT, ACOUSTICAL PANELS FOR THE PIONEER VILLAGE HALL
OZAUKEE NONPROFIT CENTER
$13,500ENHANCING BUILDING SECURITY FOR A SAFER COMMUNITY & CAMPUS
CAPACITY EXPANSION FOR FROZEN FOOD
OZAUKEE COUNTY PLANNING AND PARKS DEPARTMENT
$10,000PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT RESTORATION AT THE NEW COVERED BRIDGE COUNTY PARK PARCEL
TOWN OF CEDARBURG
$10,000AEDS AT THE KORB SPORTS COMPLEX AND OHOW FIELDS
CEDARBURG LANDMARK PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC
$10,000CREEKSIDE BEAUTIFICATION AND ENHANCEMENT NEXT TO CEDARBURG HISTORY MUSEUM PARKING LOT
CEDARBURG CULTURAL CENTER
$9,787SOUND SYSTEM UPGRADE AND CEDARBURG HISTORY VIDEO
WISCONSIN MUSEUM OF QUILTS & FIBER ARTS
$7,500BENEFIT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS, LISTENING PROJECT AND TEXTILE LIBRARY
INTERFAITH CAREGIVERS OF OZAUKEE COUNTY
$7,300WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE VAN
MEQUON-THIENSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$6,815THE JEAN AND DENNIS SCHRANK SCHOLARSHIP AT HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL
CEDARBURG ART MUSEUM & SOCIETY INC
$6,500UPDATE SECURITY SYSTEM AND SUSTAINING SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON BURSAR OFFICE
$6,000FREDERICK J. HILGEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
ANNUAL FUND, BUILDING CONNECTIONS AT RIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER'S CHILDREN'S GARDEN
MIAMI UNIVERSITY
$5,250FREDERICK J. HILGEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH
$23,000$3000 TO BENEFIT MABO, $20,000 SUSTAINING SUPPORT
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
$22,500$2500 TO BENEFIT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, $20,000 SUSTAINING SUPPORT
CEDARBURG CULTURAL CENTER
$16,000THE CEDARBURG CULTURAL CENTER PARKING LOT LIGHTING REQUEST
PORTLIGHT HOMELESS SHELTER: CHILDREN'S OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND
THE BENEFIT OF JOHN PURDUE CLUB OLYMPIAN LEVEL
CEDARBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY
$9,070EARLY LITERACY STATIONS
OZAUKEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$7,500RESTORATION OF THE 1940 MILWAUKEE ROAD CABOOSE
MEQUON-THIENSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$5,615THE JEAN AND DENNIS SCHRANK SCHOLARSHIP AT HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL
CEDARBURG CULTURAL CENTER INC
$31,000KUHEFUSS HOUSE MUSEUM
ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH
$23,000SUSTAINING SUPPORT
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
$22,500SUSTAINING SUPPORT
CEDARBURG ART MUSEUM & SOCIETY INC
$17,750FASCIA AND EXTERIOR REPAIR
MIAMI UNIVERSITY
$14,000SCHOLARSHIP/SIERRA GETSCHOW
CEDARBURG FRIENDS OF PARKS AND RECREATION
$10,000ALL CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND
MEQUON-THIENSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$5,243THE JEAN AND DENNIS SCHRANK SCHOLARSHIP