Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc focuses its philanthropy exclusively on supporting the Milwaukee Public Museum, providing large-scale institutional funding aimed at sustaining museum operations and long-term endowment. Its giving is place-based and cultural in nature, concentrating on preserving and promoting Milwaukee’s museum and public history assets.
Highly concentrated: very few, very large grants directed to a single institution (repeat/grantee + endowment vs operating split), indicating preference for major institutional impact rather than broad distributed funding.
$131.3M
$35.4M
$75.7M
$132.1M
Most grants fall between $3.2M and $3.4M, with a median of $3.3M.
25th Percentile
$3.2M
Median
$3.3M
75th Percentile
$3.4M
TOM OECHLER
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Notable grantees: Milwaukee Public Museum Endowment Fund, Milwaukee Public Museum
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI MUSEUM OF NATURE & CULTURE | MILWAUKEE, WI | $129,595,045 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM | MILWAUKEE, WI | $1,749,363 | 2026 | MUSEUM SUPPORT |
| MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM | MILWAUKEE, WI | $3,136,566 | 2025 | MUSEUM SUPPORT |
| WI MUSEUM OF NATURE & CULTURE | MILWAUKEE, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM | MILWAUKEE, WI | $3,111,393 | 2024 | MUSEUM SUPPORT |
| MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM ENDOWMENT F | MILWAUKEE, WI | $3,552,359 | 2023 | MUSEUM SUPPORT |
WI MUSEUM OF NATURE & CULTURE
$129,595,045SUPPORT
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM
$1,749,363MUSEUM SUPPORT
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM
$3,136,566MUSEUM SUPPORT
WI MUSEUM OF NATURE & CULTURE
$10,000SUPPORT
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM
$3,111,393MUSEUM SUPPORT
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM ENDOWMENT F
$3,552,359MUSEUM SUPPORT