Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Rmb Capital
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About Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Rmb Capital
This small Milwaukee-based fund concentrates on capital and campaign support for local nonprofit projects that expand access and economic opportunity. Recent grants financed facility upgrades and accessibility at a historic museum, a visibility/vision services center, and a commercial bakery expansion tied to a community rehabilitation program. The foundation appears focused on place-based investments that improve physical infrastructure and program capacity for disability services, cultural institutions, and social enterprise.
Focus Areas
Accessibility upgrades for cultural institutions in Milwaukee (museum accessibility projects)Capital campaigns for disability and vision services (visibility/vision center build-outs)Social enterprise and vocational expansion for people with disabilities (commercial bakery expansion tied to rehabilitation)
Who They Fund
veterans and their familieschildren with hearing loss or deafnesspeople with intellectual/developmental disabilities and special needsfood-insecure individuals and low-income families
About Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Rmb Capital
A $50,000 capital grant to Historic Haymarket Milwaukee for accessibility at the Future Museum signals the pattern that defines Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Rmb Capital LLC: it backs physical improvements, campaign work, and capacity-building for organizations serving people with disabilities, food-insecure households, veterans, and underserved youth. The fund has made multiple six-figure-scale commitments in Milwaukee-area projects, including another $50,000 grant to Eisenhower Center for a commercial bakery expansion and a $40,000 capital campaign grant to Beyond Vision for its visibility center. Those gifts sit alongside smaller operating and project grants, showing a mix of infrastructure support and program funding rather than a single-purpose strategy. Recent awards also reach community food systems and specialized services, such as hunger relief, transportation, hearing health, and early childhood supports. The foundation’s giving profile suggests a regional, place-based grantmaker that often supports organizations during build-outs, expansions, or phased campaign work, with recurring attention to nonprofits that extend access or create employment and service pathways for people with disabilities.
What Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Rmb Capital Funds
Disability and special-needs services are a central theme. In 2025, Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Rmb Capital LLC gave $25,000 to Down Syndrome Association of Wiscon for the Think Ability Wisconsin Center Phase II, and in 2023 it gave $20,000 to Community Smiles Dental for special needs dentistry. Hearing-related work also appears repeatedly: Hear Wisconsin received $25,000 for early intervention for children with hearing loss or deafness, $15,000 for community integration and hearing healthcare, and $15,000 for its mobile audiology clinic. Food access is another consistent line of support. The foundation gave $25,000 to Lowcountry Food Bank for fighting hunger experienced by veterans, $25,000 to Nourish Up for Hunger Hub Phase II, and $25,000 to Second Helpings for a refrigerated truck. Transportation and access needs show up in grants such as $25,000 to Ascend Services Inc for vehicle replacement and $25,000 to Programs for Exceptional People for transportation.
How Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Rmb Capital Gives
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $7,500, median is $13,750, and p75 is $25,000. The top of the recent-grants list reaches $50,000, but most awards are below that level. The pattern includes both one-time project support and repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, such as Hear Wisconsin, Lowcountry Food Bank, Down Syndrome Association of Wiscon, and American Endowment Foundation. The foundation operates a general grantmaking program for nonprofits, accepts unsolicited applications, and gives to individuals as well. Its stated priorities include people with intellectual and/or physical disabilities, food insecurity, military veterans, underserved youth, and capital campaigns.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$272K
Total Assets
$5.5M
Total Revenue
$384K
Total Expenses
$326K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $25K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Regional5 states funded
About 61% of grants go to recipients in WI.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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