EIN 39-6036407

Greater Milwaukee Foundation (GMF)

Name: Greater Milwaukee Foundation (GMF) financials for 2023
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

City

Milwaukee

State

Wisconsin

Year formed

1989

Most recent tax filings

2023-12-01

NTEE code, primary

T31: Community Foundations

Description

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.

Total revenues

$78,030,106

2023

Total expenses

$65,430,598

2023

Total assets

$1,005,749,724

2023

Num. employees

2023

Program areas at GMF

Inspiring philanthropy, serving donors, strenghthening communities, now and for future generations.for over 100 years, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation has helped individuals and families committed to philanthropy leave a legacy, and build a stronger and more vibrant community - now and for future generations. Thanks to the generous, ongoing investments our donorsmake, we as a community Foundation are able to strongly influence and impact our region through our discretionary grantmaking.

Grants made by GMF

Grantee	Grant description	Grant year	Amount
UWM Foundation	Alice C. Helland Scholarship :: Uwm Foundation, Inc.	2023-12	$2,938,692
Fund for Lake Michigan	Organizational Support	2023-12	$1,500,000
Marquette University	The Law School Diane Blinka Scholarship	2023-12	$1,457,416
...and 718 more grants made totalling $45,855,342

Who funds Greater Milwaukee Foundation (GMF)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Caxambas Foundation	2019-12	Charitable - Parker 15 Fund	$6,569,129
Otto Bremer Trust (OBT)	2023-12	Intermediaries Pilot Project	$3,640,000
Badger Meter Foundation	2022-12	General	$2,071,609
...and 41 more grants received totalling $23,859,143

Personnel at GMF

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Gregory M. Wesley	President and Chief Executive Officer	$0	2024-11-05
Janel M. Hines	Vice President , Community Impact	$130,045	2024-11-05
Laura Porfilio Glawe	Vice President , Marketing and Communications	$127,685	2024-11-05
Kristen Mekemson	Vice President , Development and Philanthropic Services	$141,572	2024-11-05
Michael D. Hoffman	Vice President , Human Resources	$134,944	2024-11-05
...and 26 more key personnel

Financials for GMF

Revenues	FYE 12/2023	FYE 12/2022	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$45,537,332	$60,150,279	-24.3%
Program services	$0	$0	-
Investment income and dividends	$18,322,922	$17,642,554	3.9%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$0	$0	-
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$13,578,870	$9,110,124	49.1%
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0	-
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0	-
Miscellaneous revenues	$590,982	$688,228	-14.1%
Total revenues	$78,030,106	$87,591,185	-10.9%

Form 990s for GMF

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2023-12	2024-11-13	990	View PDF
2022-12	2023-11-13	990	View PDF
2021-12	2022-11-14	990	View PDF
2021-12	2022-11-12	990	View PDF
2020-12	2021-11-12	990	View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s

Organizations like GMF

Organization	Type	Location	Revenue
The Philadelphia Foundation (PF)	501(c)(3)	Philadelphia, PA	$57,345,521
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation	501(c)(3)	Saint Paul, MN	$114,417,024
Community Foundation of Greater Flint (CFGF)	501(c)(3)	Flint, MI	$43,635,396
Coastal Community Foundation	501(c)(3)	N Charleston, SC	$58,989,034
The Greater New Orleans Foundation	501(c)(3)	New Orleans, LA	$43,225,517
The San Diego Foundation	501(c)(3)	San Diego, CA	$268,696,192
The Pittsburgh Foundation	501(c)(3)	Pittsburgh, PA	$80,275,888
Tulsa Community Foundation	501(c)(3)	Tulsa, OK	$329,499,026
The Rhode Island Foundation	501(c)(3)	Providence, RI	$87,701,485
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (HFPG)	501(c)(3)	Hartford, CT	$67,374,716

Data update history

January 16, 2025

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023

January 13, 2025

Updated personnel

Identified 2 new personnel

January 6, 2025

Received grants

Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $3,640,000 from Otto Bremer Trust (OBT)

January 5, 2025

Used new vendors

Identified 2 new vendors, including , and

November 5, 2024

Updated personnel

Identified 12 new personnel

Nonprofit Types

Grantmaking organizationsCommunity foundationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities

Issues

Community improvement

Characteristics

Operates donor advised fundsProvides grantsLobbyingOperates internationallyState / local levelEndowed supportTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations

General information

Address: 2153 N Dr Martin Luther King JR; Milwaukee, WI 53212
Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
County: Milwaukee County, WI
Website URL: greatermilwaukeefoundation.org/
Phone: (414) 272-5805
Facebook page: GreaterMilwaukeeFoundation
Twitter profile: @grmkefdn

IRS details

EIN: 39-6036407
Fiscal year end: December
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 1989
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78): Yes

Categorization

NTEE code, primary: T31: Community Foundations
NAICS code, primary: 813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status: Central organization

California AB-488 details

AB 488 status: Not Operating or In Process of Dissolving
Charity Registration status: Withdrawn
FTB status revoked: Not revoked
AG Registration Number: None yet
FTB Entity ID: 2576188
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date: 2025-02-19

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