Ladky Associates Foundation makes small, locally focused gifts that primarily support collegiate and community athletics, with occasional general donations to neighborhood-serving nonprofits. They favor ticket donations, athletic department support and modest tuition-related gifts, often backing repeat recipients in the Milwaukee area.
$9K
$130K
$13K
$11K
Most grants fall between $88 and $200, with a median of $100.
25th Percentile
$88
Median
$100
75th Percentile
$200
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Few, modest-sized grants concentrated in the Greater Milwaukee area; repeated support to the same athletic beneficiaries and event/ticket-focused donations rather than broad program funding.
Notable grantees: Marquette Athletics Department & Marquette University, UWBadger (University athletic-related giving), Lakeshore Chinooks, United Community Center
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUREKA COLLEGE | EUREKA, IL | $2,000 | 2026 | DOMINIC VALEZ RETREAT |
| UWBADGER | MADISON, WI | $1,360 | 2026 | ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DONATION |
| AMERICAN JESUITS INTERNATIONAL | MILWAUKEE, WI | $1,000 | 2026 | AVATAR PROJECT BILL JOHNSON |
| UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER | MILWAUKEE, WI | $1,000 | 2026 | MEMORIAL - JEAN L REQ |
| ST FRANCIS BORGIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL | CEDARBURG, WI | $600 | 2026 | GOLF OUTING |
| MILWAUKEE POLICE ASSOCIATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $500 | 2026 | FALLEN POLICE OFFICER |
| CHS FINE ARTS | CEDARBURG, WI | $500 | 2026 | BOOSTERS |
| HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL | MEQUON, WI | $300 | 2026 | ORCHESTRA SUPPORT |
| MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN | MILWAUKEE, WI | $200 | 2026 | MEMORIAL CAMP V DUKE AND CARRIE KLEIN |
| WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $200 | 2026 | MEMORIAL JOHN SWEET |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $200 | 2026 | MEMORIALS - PAT & ANNE |
| ST CHARLES BORROMEO | MILWAUKEE, WI | $200 | 2026 | DONATION - DARRELL MEMORIAL AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT |
| MILWAUKEE ARMED SERVICES | MILWAUKEE, WI | $200 | 2026 | COMMITTEE |
| UNITY FOUNDATION OF LA PORTE CT | MICHIGAN CITY, IN | $100 | 2026 | MEMORIAL RUTHEN BRENOOM |
| FIRST TEE OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN | WEST ALLIS, WI | $100 | 2026 | MEMORIAL J SCHRUTER |
| HALES CORNERS LUTHERAN CHURCH | HALES CORNERS, WI | $100 | 2026 | MEM - JOHN JUEGEE |
| SHOREWOOD FOUNDATION | SHOREWOOD, WI | $100 | 2026 | DONATION |
| DOMINICAN HIGH SCHOOL | WHITEFISH BAY, WI | $100 | 2026 | DONATION |
| MILWAUKEE PBS | MILWAUKEE, WI | $100 | 2026 | DONATION |
| MUSCATINE HUMANE SOCIETY | MUSCATINE, IA | $100 | 2026 | MEMORIAL |
| WISCONSIN STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | MADISON, WI | $100 | 2026 | DONATION |
| SACRED GROUND HOSPICE HOUSE | KNOXVILLE, TN | $100 | 2026 | MEMORIAL - STEVE HASTEN AND CECILIA |
| MIDWEST JESUITS | CHICAGO, IL | $50 | 2026 | DONATION |
| UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER | MILWAUKEE, WI | $2,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| UWBADGER | MADISON, WI | $1,200 | 2025 | ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DONATION |
| KETTLE MORAINE FIRE DEPARTMENT | EAGLE, WI | $750 | 2025 | DONATION |
| LAKESHORE CHINOOKS | MENOMONEE FALLS, WI | $608 | 2025 | DONATION - TICKET GIVEAWAYS |
| MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL | MILWAUKEE, WI | $300 | 2025 | JANE MALONE SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND JOHN CLARK & PHIL JENNARY MEMORIAL |
| ST FRANCIS BORGIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL | CEDARBURG, WI | $300 | 2025 | SPONSORSHIP |
| MEQUON THIENSVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MEQUON, WI | $250 | 2025 | DONATION |
| MILWAUKEE ARMED SERVICES | MILWAUKEE, WI | $200 | 2025 | DONATION |
| CURATIVE CARE | MILWAUKEE, WI | $150 | 2025 | DONATION |
| LITERACY COUNCIL OF ROCKFORD | ROCKFORD, IL | $100 | 2025 | PHYLLIS ADELMAN JOHNSON MURRAYS COMPANION MEMORIAL |
| CHARLES KUBLY FOUNDATION | MEQUON, WI | $100 | 2025 | DONATION |
| MEQUON-THIENSVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | THIENSVILLE, WI | $100 | 2025 | DONATION |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $100 | 2025 | DONATION |
| CRISTO REY | WAUKEGAN, IL | $100 | 2025 | MEMORIAL BILL BURKHART |
| LAKE COUNTRY CARING | HARTLAND, WI | $100 | 2025 | DONATION - TIM HAHN MEMORIAL |
| WISCONSIN STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | MADISON, WI | $100 | 2025 | DONATION |
| MIDWEST JESUITS | CHICAGO, IL | $100 | 2025 | DONATION |
| ST CHARLES BORROMEO | MILWAUKEE, WI | $100 | 2025 | DONATION - DARRELL MEMORIAL |
| ESSENTIAL TREMOR FOUNDATION | LENEXA, KS | $75 | 2025 | DONATION |
| MILWAUKEE PBS | MILWAUKEE, WI | $50 | 2025 | DONATION |
| XAVERIAN MISSIONARIES | FRANKLIN, WI | $50 | 2025 | DONATION |
| MARQUETTE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT & UNIVERSITY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $3,649 | 2024 | ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DONATION AND TUITION SUPPORT SEREVA MARTINEZ |
| UWBADGER | MADISON, WI | $1,200 | 2024 | ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DONATION |
| LAKESHORE CHINOOKS | MENOMONEE FALLS, WI | $608 | 2024 | DONATION - TICKET GIVEAWAYS |
| UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER | MILWAUKEE, WI | $500 | 2024 | DONATION |
| MSCI | ROLLING MEADOWS, IL | $400 | 2024 | DONATION |
| COMPEL FAMILY LIFE CENTER | WAUWATOSA, WI | $300 | 2024 | DONATION - RORE COPPINS CHARITY |
UWBADGER
$1,360ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DONATION
AMERICAN JESUITS INTERNATIONAL
$1,000AVATAR PROJECT BILL JOHNSON
ST FRANCIS BORGIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$600GOLF OUTING
MILWAUKEE POLICE ASSOCIATION
$500FALLEN POLICE OFFICER
CHS FINE ARTS
$500BOOSTERS
HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL
$300ORCHESTRA SUPPORT
ST CHARLES BORROMEO
$200DONATION - DARRELL MEMORIAL AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT
MILWAUKEE ARMED SERVICES
$200COMMITTEE
UNITY FOUNDATION OF LA PORTE CT
$100MEMORIAL RUTHEN BRENOOM
FIRST TEE OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
$100MEMORIAL J SCHRUTER
HALES CORNERS LUTHERAN CHURCH
$100MEM - JOHN JUEGEE
SHOREWOOD FOUNDATION
$100DONATION
DOMINICAN HIGH SCHOOL
$100DONATION
MILWAUKEE PBS
$100DONATION
MUSCATINE HUMANE SOCIETY
$100MEMORIAL
WISCONSIN STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$100DONATION
SACRED GROUND HOSPICE HOUSE
$100MEMORIAL - STEVE HASTEN AND CECILIA
MIDWEST JESUITS
$50DONATION
UWBADGER
$1,200ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DONATION
KETTLE MORAINE FIRE DEPARTMENT
$750DONATION
LAKESHORE CHINOOKS
$608DONATION - TICKET GIVEAWAYS
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
$300JANE MALONE SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND JOHN CLARK & PHIL JENNARY MEMORIAL
ST FRANCIS BORGIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$300SPONSORSHIP
MEQUON THIENSVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$250DONATION
MILWAUKEE ARMED SERVICES
$200DONATION
CURATIVE CARE
$150DONATION
LITERACY COUNCIL OF ROCKFORD
$100PHYLLIS ADELMAN JOHNSON MURRAYS COMPANION MEMORIAL
CHARLES KUBLY FOUNDATION
$100DONATION
MEQUON-THIENSVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$100DONATION
CRISTO REY
$100MEMORIAL BILL BURKHART
LAKE COUNTRY CARING
$100DONATION - TIM HAHN MEMORIAL
WISCONSIN STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$100DONATION
MIDWEST JESUITS
$100DONATION
ST CHARLES BORROMEO
$100DONATION - DARRELL MEMORIAL
ESSENTIAL TREMOR FOUNDATION
$75DONATION
MILWAUKEE PBS
$50DONATION
XAVERIAN MISSIONARIES
$50DONATION
MARQUETTE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT & UNIVERSITY
$3,649ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DONATION AND TUITION SUPPORT SEREVA MARTINEZ
UWBADGER
$1,200ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DONATION
LAKESHORE CHINOOKS
$608DONATION - TICKET GIVEAWAYS
MSCI
$400DONATION
COMPEL FAMILY LIFE CENTER
$300DONATION - RORE COPPINS CHARITY