The Milwaukee Braves Miller Fund concentrates its philanthropy on higher education in Wisconsin, directing all recorded grants to university partners. Giving is focused and local, with repeat support to Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin Foundation to back educational programs and campus priorities. The foundation’s pattern suggests targeted investments in postsecondary institutions rather than broad community-based funding.
Milwaukee Braves Miller Fund’s recorded giving is built around Wisconsin higher education, with all listed grants going to university partners in the state. The pattern is narrow and consistent: support for Marquette University, the University of Wisconsin Foundation, and UWM Foundation, each receiving multiple grants across the recent record. That makes the fund easy to read from a researcher’s perspective: it is not a broad community grantmaker, but a local institutional funder focused on campus priorities, educational programs, and student-facing university initiatives. The largest recent grants in the file went to Marquette University, including $19,283 in 2024 and $18,845 in 2025, both marked for education. The University of Wisconsin Foundation also appears repeatedly, with grants such as $16,583 in 2024 and $16,207 in 2025. UWM Foundation appears in smaller awards as well, reinforcing a portfolio centered on Wisconsin colleges and universities rather than a mixed set of charitable sectors. The fund’s grant record suggests direct, recurring support for postsecondary institutions in Milwaukee and across the state.
The fund’s work is concentrated in university-based education. Marquette University received multiple grants in the recent record, including $19,283 in 2024 and $18,845 in 2025, both designated for education. The University of Wisconsin Foundation also received repeated support, with grants of $16,583 in 2024 and $16,207 in 2025 under the same broad purpose. A third line of support goes to UWM Foundation, which appears in the file with grants of $2,700 in 2024, $2,638 in 2025, and $2,563 in 2024. Across these awards, the foundation’s giving is tied to higher-education institutions rather than individual services or issue-based nonprofits. The grant purposes shown in the recent record are consistently educational, pointing to campus and university priorities as the central focus.
The typical grant size is fairly tight: p25 is $5,960, the median is $16,162, and p75 is $17,874. The recent record shows repeated support to the same university partners across multiple years, which points to ongoing institutional relationships rather than one-off gifts. All listed grants are operating in Wisconsin, and the foundation’s structure is local in scope. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The available record also shows a consistent education-only pattern in the recent grants list.
$113K
$715K
$70K
$49K
Most grants fall between $6K and $18K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$18K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in WI.
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Concentrated and recurring: a small number of mid-sized grants split between two institutional grantees, with multiple repeat payments rather than many one-off awards.
Notable grantees: Marquette University, University of Wisconsin Foundation
Grantmaking is fully concentrated in Wisconsin: 100% of recorded grants go to recipients in the headquarters state, and the top giving state is WI. Milwaukee is the main recipient city, with Marquette University and UWM Foundation both listed there. Madison also appears through the University of Wisconsin Foundation. The geographic pattern is local rather than national or multi-state, with all recorded grants staying within the state.
The recent record shows support for Wisconsin higher-education institutions. Named recipients include Marquette University, the University of Wisconsin Foundation, and UWM Foundation, with all listed grants coded for education.
The grant-size distribution is clustered around mid-sized awards: p25 is $5,960, median grant size is $16,162, and p75 is $17,874.
No. Every recorded grant in the provided data goes to a recipient in Wisconsin, and the grant recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The record shows repeat support to the same institutions across multiple years. Marquette University, the University of Wisconsin Foundation, and UWM Foundation each appear more than once in the recent grants list.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $18,845 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $16,207 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| UWM FOUNDATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $2,638 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $19,283 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $18,304 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $16,583 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $15,742 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| UWM FOUNDATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $2,700 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| UWM FOUNDATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $2,563 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
$18,845EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
$16,207EDUCATION
UWM FOUNDATION
$2,638EDUCATION
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
$19,283EDUCATION
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
$18,304EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
$16,583EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
EDUCATION
UWM FOUNDATION
$2,700EDUCATION
UWM FOUNDATION
$2,563EDUCATION