Funding search · EIN 396720806 · Mequon, WI

The Cudahy Foundation

Name: The Cudahy Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

69
grants reported: $11.5M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $20,500
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.

What they fund

community education arts communtiy public

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Discovery World4 grants · $7.0M
Milwaukee Symphony1 grant · $1.0M
St Augustine Preparatory Academy3 grants · $489,620
United Community Center3 grants · $405,000
Acts4 grants · $394,700
Wisconsin Women'S Health Foundation4 grants · $385,000
Milwaukee Academy of Science3 grants · $375,000
St Marcus School3 grants · $235,000
Milwaukee Ballet4 grants · $213,750
Cudahy Family Library3 grants · $150,000

Giving over time

$530,424

2022

$1.3M

2023

$2.5M

2024

$7.1M

2025

Grant history

All 69 reported grants, largest first.

$6.3M
Discovery World · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Education/community
$1.0M
Milwaukee Symphony · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community
$396,125
Discovery World · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education/community
$280,000
Discovery World · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Education/community
$209,620
St Augustine Preparatory Academy · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education
$160,000
St Augustine Preparatory Academy · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community
$159,700
Acts · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community
$150,000
Milwaukee Academy of Science · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community
$150,000
United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community
$150,000
Wisconsin Women'S Health Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Community
$145,000
United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community
$125,000
Acts · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community
$125,000
Milwaukee Academy of Science · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community
$125,000
Wisconsin Women'S Health Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
Community
$122,900
Wisconsin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community
$120,000
St Augustine Preparatory Academy · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Education
$120,000
Milwaukee Ballet · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community
$110,000
United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Community
$100,000
Acts · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Community
$100,000
Milwaukee Academy of Science · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Education
$100,000
Wisconsin Women'S Health Foundation · Madison, WI · 2025
Community
$100,000
St Marcus School · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community
$75,000
Milwaukee Ballet · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Community/arts
$75,000
St Marcus School · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community
$69,572
Pabst Theater Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community
$63,050
Discovery World · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education/community
$60,000
St Marcus School · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Community
$50,000
Cudahy Family Library · Cudahy, WI · 2025
Community
$50,000
Cudahy Family Library · Cudahy, WI · 2024
Community
$50,000
Milwaukee Jazz Institute · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community
$50,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education/community
$50,000
Cudahy Family Library · Cudahy, WI · 2023
Community
$50,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education/community
$28,429
Pabst Theater Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Community
$20,500
Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Community/arts
$20,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Education
$20,000
Employ Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Community
$20,000
Madacc · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Community
$20,000
Teens Grow Greens · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Community
$20,000
Heaven'S Gait Ranch · Cedar Grove, WI · 2024
Community
$20,000
Journeys Lutheran School · Hales Corners, WI · 2024
Community
$20,000
Milwaukee Rescue Mission · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Communtiy
$20,000
Milwaukee Tennis & Education Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community
$20,000
Pabst Theater Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community
$20,000
Wisconsin Lions Foundation · Rosholt, WI · 2024
Community
$20,000
Heaven'S Gait Ranch · Cedar Grove, WI · 2023
Community
$20,000
Marquette University · Carol Stream, IL · 2023
Public
$20,000
Medical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community
$20,000
Portal · Grafton, WI · 2023
Community
$13,750
Milwaukee Ballet · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Community
$10,000
Journey'S Lutheran School · Hales Corners, WI · 2025
Education
$10,000
Vision Forward · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Education/community
$10,000
World Ocean School · Boston, MA · 2025
Education/community
$10,000
Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Intiative · West Allis, WI · 2024
Community
$10,000
St Benedict the Moor Parish · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Community
$10,000
World Ocean School · Boston, MA · 2024
Education/community
$10,000
Centers for Independence · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community
$10,000
Hunger Task Force · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community
$10,000
Mukwonago Community Library · Mukwonago, WI · 2023
Community
$10,000
Vision Forward Association · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community
$10,000
Acts · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Community
$10,000
Wisconsin Women'S Health Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Community
$9,620
St Augustine Prepatory Academy · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education
$7,500
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Community
$5,000
Wisoncin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Community
$5,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit Hs · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community
$5,000
Milwaukee Ballet · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community
$5,000
Wisconsin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Community
$5,000
Wisconsin Humane Society · Miwaukee, WI · 2022
Community

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