Funding search · EIN 472067475 · Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Croen 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.

135
grants reported
$983,796
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Milwaukee Repertory Theatre4 grants · $173,250
  • Milwaukee Jewish Federation4 grants · $173,000
  • Acts Housing4 grants · $82,500
  • Securefutures3 grants · $45,000
  • United Way Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County4 grants · $40,000
  • Urban Ecology Center4 grants · $37,016
  • Coa Youth and Family Centers4 grants · $35,000
  • College Possible Milwaukee4 grants · $28,000
  • Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $23,980
  • All-in Milwaukee4 grants · $22,500

Giving over time

$244,750
2022
$214,090
2023
$271,190
2024
$253,766
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 135 grants.

  • $60,000

    Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Donor advised fund

  • $50,000

    Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    Donor advised fund

  • $45,000

    Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $44,000

    Milwaukee Repertory Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $43,500

    Milwaukee Repertory Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $43,000

    Milwaukee Repertory Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    $25,000 capital campaign; remaining general

  • $42,750

    Milwaukee Repertory Theatre · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $25,000

    Acts Housing · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $25,000

    Acts Housing · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $18,000

    Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $17,500

    Acts Housing · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $15,000

    Securefutures · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $15,000

    Securefutures · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $15,000

    Acts Housing · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $15,000

    Secure Futures Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $15,000

    Milwaukee Youth Arts Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $15,000

    Securefutures · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $12,016

    Urban Ecology Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $10,000

    United Way Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $10,000

    Coa Youth and Family Centers · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    United Way Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Urban Ecology Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Coa Youth and Family Centers · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $10,000

    United Way Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $10,000

    Urban Ecology Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $10,000

    Coa Youth and Family Centers · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $10,000

    United Way Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $7,500

    Jewish Museum Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $7,500

    Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $7,000

    College Possible Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $7,000

    College Possible Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $7,000

    College Possible Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $7,000

    College Possible Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $6,250

    All-in Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $6,250

    All-in Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $6,240

    Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $6,000

    Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    All-in Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery program

  • $5,000

    Children'S Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Coa Youth and Family Centers · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Coalition for Youth Children & Families · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    North Park Elementary School · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Sherman Phoenix Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Sojourner Family Peace Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    All-in Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery program

  • $5,000

    Children'S Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Coalition for Youth Children & Families · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    North Park Elementary School · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Pearls for Teen Girls · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Sherman Phoenix Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Sojourner Family Peace Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery program

  • $5,000

    Children'S Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    North Park Elementary School · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Pearls for Teen Girls · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Sherman Phoenix Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Sojourner Family Peace Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery program

  • $5,000

    Children'S Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    Pearls for Teen Girls · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    Sherman Phoenix Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    Sojourner Family Peace Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    Urban Ecology Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $4,240

    Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $4,000

    Coalition for Youth Children & Families · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $4,000

    Coalition for Youth Children & Families · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $3,500

    Sharp Literacy · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $3,000

    Sharp Literacy · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $3,000

    Sharp Literacy · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $2,600

    Jewish Museum Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $2,500

    Abcd After Breast Cancer Diagnosis · Glendale, WI · 2025

    General

  • $2,500

    Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $2,500

    Milwaukee Public Library Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $2,500

    Reading & Math · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    Wisconsin reading corps

  • $2,500

    Abcd After Breast Cancer Diagnosis · Glendale, WI · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Milwaukee Public Library Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Reading & Math · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Wisconsin reading corps

  • $2,500

    Safe & Sound · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Milwaukee Public Library Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $2,500

    Reading & Math · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Wisconsin reading corps

  • $2,500

    Safe & Sound · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    General

  • $2,500

    Health Resources in Action · Boston, MA · 2022

    General

  • $2,500

    Reading & Math · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Wisconsin reading corps

  • $2,500

    Safe & Sound · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General

  • $2,000

    Aclu Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $2,000

    Hear Wisconsin · West Allis, WI · 2025

    General

  • $2,000

    Jewish Family Services · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

  • $2,000

    Meta House · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.