Funding search · EIN 237230686 · Milwaukee, WI
Richard and Ethel Herzfeld
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 199
- grants reported
- $11.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $30,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Milwaukee Repertory Theater2 grants · $1.2M
- Milwaukee Film3 grants · $1.0M
- Milwaukee Ballet5 grants · $904,999
- Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $465,000
- Milwaukee Art Museum3 grants · $420,000
- Teens Grow Greens5 grants · $399,999
- Florentine Opera Company3 grants · $330,000
- Arts at Large5 grants · $286,666
- Wisconsin Conservatory of Music2 grants · $225,000
- Milwaukee Public Museum2 grants · $225,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 199 grants.
- $1.0M
Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Capital grant
- $700,000
Milwaukee Film · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $301,667
Milwaukee Ballet · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $200,000
Milwaukee Repertory Theather · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $172,000
Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Arts and culture - general operations
- $166,666
Milwaukee Ballet · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
New nutcracker campaign
- $166,666
Milwaukee Ballet · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Capital grant
- $155,000
First Stage · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $155,000
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $155,000
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $155,000
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Arts and culture - general operations
- $150,000
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $150,000
Milwaukee Film · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $150,000
Milwaukee Film · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Arts and culture - general operations
- $140,000
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $140,000
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $140,000
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Arts and culture - photography collection & junior docent program
- $135,000
Milwaukee Ballet · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $135,000
Milwaukee Ballet · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Arts and culture - general operations
- $133,333
Teens Grow Greens · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $125,000
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education - general operations
- $110,000
Florentine Opera Company · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $110,000
Florentine Opera Company · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $110,000
Florentine Opera Company · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Arts and culture - general operations
- $100,000
Imagine Mke · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $100,000
Next Door Foundation · Hood River, OR · 2024
General operations
- $100,000
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $100,000
Imagine Mke · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Arts and culture - general operations
- $92,000
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $83,333
Arts at Large · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Arts at large community center
- $83,333
Teens Grow Greens · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
The green acre
- $83,333
Arts at Large · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Capital grant
- $83,333
Teens Grow Greens · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Capital grant
- $75,000
Neighborhood House of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations and capital improvements
- $75,000
City Year · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education - general operations
- $75,000
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Civic and community - general operations
- $75,000
Next Door Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education - general operations
- $70,000
First Stage Children'S Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education - 21-22 general operations
- $65,000
City Year · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $65,000
College Possible · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $65,000
Create Wi · Madison, WI · 2022
Capital - mitchell street arts collaborative
- $60,000
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $60,000
College Possible · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education - general operations
- $55,000
Wisconsin Policy Forum · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
$5,000 restricted research and report re service sharing in milwaukee's nonprofit arts & culture sector
- $50,000
Betty Brinn Children'S Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Coa Youth and Family Centers · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Near West Side Partners · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Next Act Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Silver Spring Neighborhood Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Urban Ecology Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Wisconsin Policy Forum · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Ywca of Southeast Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Betty Brinn Children'S Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Coa Youth and Family Centers · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Books2go program
- $50,000
Near West Side Partners · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Neighborhood House of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Silver Spring Neighborhood Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Teens Grow Greens · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Urban Ecology Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Ywca of Southeast Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Betty Brinn Children'S Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education - general operations
- $50,000
Coa Youth and Family Centers · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Civic and community - general operations
- $50,000
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Arts and culture - general operations
- $50,000
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education - unrestricted grant
- $50,000
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education - ready to read program
- $50,000
Near West Side Partners · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Civic and community - general operations
- $50,000
Neighborhood House of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Civic and community - general operations
- $50,000
Silver Spring Neighborhood Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Civic and community - general operations
- $50,000
Teens Grow Greens · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education - general operations
- $50,000
United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Civic and community - general operations
- $50,000
Urban Ecology Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Civic and community - general operations
- $50,000
Ymca of Southeast Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Civic and community - general operations
- $40,000
Arts at Large · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
Radio for Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
Skylight Music Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
Ymca of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
Arts at Large · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $40,000
Radio for Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $40,000
Skylight Music Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
- $40,000
Ymca of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Early childhood education program and the backpack program (food security)
- $40,000
Arts at Large · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Arts and culture - general operations
- $40,000
Radio for Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Civic and community - general operations
- $40,000
Skylight Music Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Arts and culture - general operations
- $40,000
Ymca of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education - general operations
- $30,000
Artists Working in Education · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $30,000
Black Arts Mke · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $30,000
Danceworks · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $30,000
Present Music · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $30,000
Renaissance Theaterworks · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $30,000
Running Rebels Community Organization · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $30,000
Sharp Literacy · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $30,000
The Literacy Lab · Washington, DC · 2024
General operations
- $30,000
True Skool · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operations
- $30,000
Black Arts Mke · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General operations
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