The Milwaukee Development Corporation concentrates virtually all of its grantmaking on local economic recovery, directing large, targeted funds to the city’s development agency to support small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its giving is place-based and programmatic, focused on stabilizing and revitalizing Milwaukee’s small business sector through a public-facing economic development intermediary.
Highly concentrated: very large grants to a single repeat grantee (Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation) for program-specific pandemic relief work; place-restricted and operational/program support rather than broad diversified funding.
$20.3M
$16.8M
$4.2M
$1.9M
Most grants fall between $18.7M and $19.8M, with a median of $19.2M.
25th Percentile
$18.7M
Median
$19.2M
75th Percentile
$19.8M
PATRICK O'BRIEN
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Notable grantees: Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILWAUKEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $20,322,500 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES RECOVERING FROM COVID-19 PANDEMIC |
| MILWAUKEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $18,162,515 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES RECOVERING FROM COVID-19 PANDEMIC |
MILWAUKEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$20,322,500TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES RECOVERING FROM COVID-19 PANDEMIC
MILWAUKEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$18,162,515TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES RECOVERING FROM COVID-19 PANDEMIC