Funding search · EIN 814837981 · Wilmington, DE
Posner Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 68
- grants reported
- $613,500
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $9,700
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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.
- The Branson School4 grants · $72,000
- Saint Josephs Arts Foundation3 grants · $60,000
- The Desert Biennial4 grants · $59,500
- Museum Associates4 grants · $40,000
- Drew School3 grants · $37,500
- Coalition for Children Youth & Families4 grants · $35,000
- University of Wisconsin Foundation4 grants · $35,000
- Childrens Outing Assn4 grants · $34,400
- Milwaukee Jewish Federation1 grant · $34,000
- Get Lit Words Ignite4 grants · $34,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 68 reported grants, largest first.
- $34,000
Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Israel Support
- $25,000
The Branson School · Ross, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
The Desert Biennial · Palm Springs, CA · 2025
Kimsooja's installation To Breathe for Desert X
- $20,000
Saint Josephs Arts Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Saint Josephs Arts Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
The Branson School · Ross, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Drew School · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Saint Josephs Arts Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
The Branson School · Ross, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Drew School · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $12,500
The Desert Biennial · Palm Springs, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $12,000
The Desert Biennial · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $11,450
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Coalition for Children Youth & Families · West Allis, WI · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Greater Milwaukee Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Israel Support Fund
- $10,000
Marin Montessori School · Corte Madera, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Museum Associates · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Cancer Research Fund
- $10,000
Get Lit Words Ignite · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Museum Associates · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General Operating Support at the Director's Circle Level
- $10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Childrens Outing Assn · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Coalition for Children Youth & Families · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Get Lit Words Ignite · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Museum Associates · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Lacma director's circle sponsorship fund
- $10,000
The Desert Biennial · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Cancer Research at UW Medical School
- $10,000
Childrens Outing Assn · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Coalition for Children Youth & Families · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Get Lit Words Ignite · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Museum Associates · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
LACAMA - Directors Circle Sponsorship
- $10,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $9,400
Childrens Outing Assn · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $9,400
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $8,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $8,000
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $7,750
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Marin Montessori School · Corte Madera, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $7,000
The Branson School · Ross, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
The Bay School of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2025
for the Robotics club and general support
- $5,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Childrens Outing Assn · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Coalition for Children Youth & Families · West Allis, WI · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
The Bay School of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Cancer Research at UW Medical School
- $5,000
The Bay School of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Marin Country Day School · Corte Madera, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
Get Lit Words Ignite · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Marin Montessori School · Corte Madera, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Drew School · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Creative Visions Foundation · Malibu, CA · 2022
The White Feather Foundation
- $2,500
M F Place · Hollywood, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Childrens Environmental Literacy Foundation · Valhalla, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
M F Place · Hollywood, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
White Feather Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Creative Visions Foundation · Malibu, CA · 2023
The White Feather Foundation: Indigenous Cultures
- $2,000
Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Research Fund led by Dr. Noga Ron-Harel
- $2,000
M F Place · Hollywood, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Marin Country Day School · Corte Madera, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Marin Country Day School · Corte Madera, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
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