Funding search · EIN 311723311 · Milwaukee, WI
Fitzsimonds Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 88
- grants reported
- $2.4M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
- Milwaukee Public Museum4 grants · $1.0M
- Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee4 grants · $120,000
- Lifestriders4 grants · $105,000
- Douglas County Land Conservancy4 grants · $100,000
- Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation4 grants · $90,000
- Wisconsin Humane Society3 grants · $80,000
- United Way of Greater Milwaukee4 grants · $80,000
- Drake University4 grants · $72,000
- Kandu Industries3 grants · $60,000
- Help and Hope Center4 grants · $52,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 88 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.0M
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Historic haymarket milwaukee
- $50,000
Douglas County Land Conservancy · Castle Rock, CO · 2025
General
- $50,000
Lifestriders · Waukesha, WI · 2025
General
- $50,000
Vision Forward · West Allis, WI · 2025
General
- $50,000
Bethany Christian Services · Oconomowoc, WI · 2024
Bethany Recovery Center
- $45,000
Hunger Task Force · West Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
- $45,000
Zoological Society of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
- $45,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
- $40,000
Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $40,000
Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $40,000
United Way of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
- $40,000
Wisconsin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
- $35,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
- $35,000
Wisconsin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
- $30,000
Drake University · Des Moine, IA · 2025
General
- $30,000
Kandu Industries · Janesville, WI · 2025
General
- $30,000
Douglas County Land Conservancy · Castle Rock, CO · 2024
General
- $26,000
Drake University · Des Moine, IA · 2024
General
- $25,000
Lifestriders · Waukesha, WI · 2024
General
- $20,000
Clothes To Kids of Denver · Denver, CO · 2025
General
- $20,000
Help and Hope Center · Castle Rock, CO · 2025
General
- $20,000
Penfield Children'S Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
- $20,000
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2025
General
- $20,000
United Way of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
- $20,000
Kandu Industries · Janesville, WI · 2024
General
- $20,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
- $20,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General
- $15,000
Betty Brinn Children'S Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
- $15,000
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
- $15,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2025
Life sports program
- $15,000
Wildlife in Need Center Ltd · Oconomowoc, WI · 2025
General
- $15,000
Help and Hope Center · Castle Rock, CO · 2024
General
- $15,000
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
- $15,000
Wildlife in Need Center Ltd · Oconomowoc, WI · 2024
General
- $15,000
Lifestriders · Waukesha, WI · 2023
General
- $15,000
Lifestriders · Waukesha, WI · 2022
General
- $15,000
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General
- $14,000
Clothes To Kids of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
General
- $10,000
Misericordia Heart of Mercy · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
- $10,000
Special Olympics of Colorado · Englewood, CO · 2025
General
- $10,000
Watertown Humane Society · Watertown, WI · 2025
General
- $10,000
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
- $10,000
Penfield Children'S Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
- $10,000
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2024
General
- $10,000
Special Olympics of Colorado · Englewood, CO · 2024
General
- $10,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
School of Veterinary Medicine Care Fund
- $10,000
Watertown Humane Society · Watertown, WI · 2024
General
- $10,000
Douglas County Land Conservancy · Castle Rock, CO · 2023
General
- $10,000
Help and Hope Center · Castle Rock, CO · 2023
General
- $10,000
Kandu Industries · Janesville, WI · 2023
General
- $10,000
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
- $10,000
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
- $10,000
United Way of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
- $10,000
Watertown Humane Society · Watertown, WI · 2023
General
- $10,000
Wildlife in Need Center Ltd · Oconomowoc, WI · 2023
General
- $10,000
Douglas County Land Conservancy · Castle Rock, CO · 2022
General
- $10,000
Medical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Eye Institute - for Glaucoma Research
- $10,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Life sports program
- $10,000
Penfield Children'S Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General
- $10,000
United Way of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General
- $10,000
Watertown Humane Society · Watertown, WI · 2022
General
- $10,000
Wildlife in Need Center Ltd · Oconomowoc, WI · 2022
General
- $8,000
Drake University · Des Moine, IA · 2023
General
- $8,000
Drake University · Des Moine, IA · 2022
General
- $7,000
Clothes To Kids of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
General
- $7,000
Help and Hope Center · Castle Rock, CO · 2022
General
- $5,000
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
- $5,000
Misericordia Heart of Mercy · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
- $5,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Life sports program
- $5,000
Boys and Girls Club of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
General
- $5,000
Friends of the Domes · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
- $5,000
Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
- $5,000
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
- $5,000
Misericordia Heart of Mercy · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
- $5,000
Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
Life sports program
- $5,000
Penfield Children'S Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
- $5,000
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2023
General
- $5,000
Special Olympics of Colorado · Englewood, CO · 2023
General
- $5,000
Wisconsin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
- $5,000
Boys and Girls Club of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
General
- $5,000
Clothes To Kids of Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
General
- $5,000
Economic Literacy Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
General
- $5,000
Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $5,000
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General
- $5,000
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General
- $5,000
Misericordia Heart of Mercy · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $5,000
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2022
General
- $5,000
Special Olympics of Colorado · Englewood, CO · 2022
General
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