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Milwaukee foundations

There are 1,984foundations and grantmaking organizations in the greater Milwaukeemetro area, including the cities of Milwaukee and Waukesha. Combined, these Milwaukee metro foundationsemploy 250 people, earn more than $1 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $10 billion.
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Types of foundations in Milwaukee

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
1,771
$949,364,012
Grantmaking public charity foundations
109
$191,004,139
Corporate foundations
34
$125,771,138
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
23
$102,815
Community foundations
15
$122,457,915
Organizations supporting a single foundation
3
$21,401
Foundation professional societies
1
$0
Foundation alliances and advocates
1
$0
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Job trends for Milwaukee foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
96
1-10
8
11-25
1
26-100
1
101 to 1,000
1
1,000+
0
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Sizes of foundations in Milwaukee

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
1,395
$250k to $1M
182
$1M to $5M
106
$5M to $25M
31
$25M to $100M
9
$100M+
1
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Directory of foundations in Milwaukee

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1-20 of 1,984

United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County

United Way of Greater Milwaukee's mission is to change lives and improve our community by mobilizing people and resources to drive strategic impact in education, income and health because these are the building blocks to a good quality of life.united Wa...
Revenue
$60.0m
Assets
$37.3m
Employees
149
EIN
39-0806190
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Aurora Health Care Foundation

The Foundation coordinates investments of philanthropic funds in the support of the programs and services of the affiliated organizations of Aurora Health Care, Inc.
Revenue
$7.3m
Assets
$292.9m
Employees
0
EIN
39-6044569
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dohmen Company Foundation

The Dohmen Company Foundation is a private foundation located in Milwaukee, WI that supported by F Dohmen Co. Last year, it made eight grants, and its grantees include JDRF International.
Revenue
$9.4m
Assets
$77.6m
Employees
N/A
EIN
35-2317921
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Melitta S Pick Charitable Trust

The Melitta S Pick Charitable Trust is a private foundation located in Milwaukee, WI. Its purpose is to provide an excise tax refund. Last year, it made one grant.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$60.7m
Employees
N/A
EIN
23-7243490
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation

After selling a division of Generac Power Systems in 1998, the Kerns established The Kern Family Foundation, a grant making organization dedicated to ensuring that the rising generation has access to the opportunities that made their success possible.
Revenue
$43.5m
Assets
$718.0m
Employees
N/A
EIN
39-1923558
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Waukesha County Community Foundation (WCCF)

The Waukesha County Community Foundation is a pool of permanent endowment and project funds created primarily by and for the people of Waukesha County to provide grant support to charitable organizations.
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$56.3m
Employees
5
EIN
39-1969122
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation

We are committed to preserving and defending the tradition of free representative government and private enterprise that has enabled the American nation and, in a larger sense, the entire Western world to flourish intellectually and economically.
Revenue
$82.9m
Assets
$1.1b
Employees
N/A
EIN
39-6037928
IRS type
501(c)(3)

U.S. Bank Foundation

Strong communities are built upon strong foundations. To build those strong foundations, U.S. Bank invests in innovative programs designed to serve local community needs.
Revenue
$9.2m
Assets
$91.6m
Employees
N/A
EIN
41-1359579
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kellogg Family Foundation

The Kellogg Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Milwaukee, WI that operates a low-income housing property in San Antonio, TX for the purpose of providing affordable housing to those in need.
Revenue
$21.1m
Assets
$35.3m
Employees
N/A
EIN
39-1775567
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Burke Foundation

The Burke Foundation has historically supported innovative opportunities and programs that improved urban education, youth and leadership development by focusing on the well-being of youth and future leaders, and addressing long-term viability.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$116.7m
Employees
2
EIN
39-1828760
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Joseph and Vera Zilber Charitable Foundation

The Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to enhancing the well being of individuals, families, and neighborhoods.
Revenue
$14.8m
Assets
$222.8m
Employees
N/A
EIN
39-2076346
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chipstone Foundation

The mission of The Chipstone Foundation is to promote and enhance appreciation and knowledge of American material culture emphasizing the decorative arts by scholars, students and the general public.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$68.2m
Employees
N/A
EIN
39-6096593
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dorothy M M Kersten Trust

The Dorothy M M Kersten Trust is a private foundation that made 18 grants last year. The trust is located in Milwaukee, WI and the trustee is U S Bank. The trust's grantees include Cincinnati Museum Center.
Revenue
$7.3m
Assets
$23.6m
Employees
N/A
EIN
31-6258173
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Argosy Foundation

The Argosy Foundation is a social enterprise promoting economic development and environmental sustainability framed within the context of the blue economy and the stewardship of the marine environment.
Revenue
$19.4m
Assets
$21.6m
Employees
N/A
EIN
04-6752868
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Greater Milwaukee Foundation (GMF)

Greater Milwaukee Foundation is a family of more than 1,300 individual charitable funds, each created by donors to serve the charitable causes of their choice. Grants from these funds serve people throughout Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington.
Revenue
$102.1m
Assets
$1.0b
Employees
67
EIN
39-6036407
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Siebert Lutheran Foundation

Siebert Lutheran Foundation is a private foundation in Milwaukee, WI, which was founded in 1955 and most recently had $22,880,742 in revenue and no employees.
Revenue
$22.9m
Assets
$92.0m
Employees
N/A
EIN
39-6050046
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Kellogg Programs

Kellogg Programs is a private foundation located in Milwaukee, WI. Our mission is to bring out the limitless potential in young leaders through extraordinary experiences and nurturing relationships.
Revenue
$15.4m
Assets
$21.1m
Employees
N/A
EIN
81-0587182
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bader Philanthropies

Bader Philanthropies primarily funds general operations for its grantees. Last year, it awarded one grant. It is a private foundation, meaning that it relies on income from investments and donations to fund its philanthropic work. Bader Philanthropie...
Revenue
$31.8m
Assets
$24.3m
Employees
N/A
EIN
39-1710914
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Drexel Fund

The Drexel Fund is a venture philanthropy Fund that invests and partners in The growth of high quality, financially sustainable networks of faith based and other private schools. The Drexel Fund is a venture philanthropy Fund that invests and partners in ...
Revenue
$10.6m
Assets
$15.5m
Employees
5
EIN
46-5768451
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Corry T Meeker Trust

The Corry T Meeker Trust is a private foundation located in Milwaukee, WI that primarily funds general operating expenses. Last year, it made two grants, one of which was to the Missouri Easter Seal Society. Other grantees include unknown entities.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$13.9m
Employees
N/A
EIN
43-6019664
IRS type
501(c)(92)
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