Funding search · EIN 396043219 · Milwaukee, WI
George L N Meyer Family Foundation in
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 61
- grants reported
- $118,288
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $500
- 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.
What they fund
preservationsocialhistoricculturalserviceeducationhistoricalenvironmental
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- United Way of Greater Milwaukee2 grants · $36,000
- United Performing Arts Fund3 grants · $20,000
- Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra1 grant · $11,500
- Wisconsin Historical Society Foundation3 grants · $10,000
- Milwaukee Art Museum2 grants · $5,500
- George Washington'S Mount Vernon1 grant · $5,000
- Milwaukee County Historical Society2 grants · $5,000
- Help of Door County3 grants · $3,000
- Olmstead Network1 grant · $2,500
- Pathways School2 grants · $2,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 61 reported grants, largest first.
- $26,000
United Way of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Social service
- $11,500
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Cultural
- $10,000
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Cultural
- $10,000
United Way of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Social service
- $5,000
George Washington'S Mount Vernon · Mt Vernon, VA · 2024
Historical
- $5,000
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Cultural
- $5,000
Wisconsin Historical Society Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
Historic perservation
- $5,000
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Cultural
- $4,000
Milwaukee County Historical Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Historical society
- $3,000
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Cultural
- $2,500
Olmstead Network · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $2,500
Wisconsin Historical Society Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Historic perservation
- $2,500
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Cultural
- $2,500
Wisconsin Historical Society Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Historic perservation
- $1,500
Salvation Army Milwaukee · Wauwatosa, WI · 2023
General
- $1,500
Nscda-Comprehensive Camp · Elm Grove, WI · 2022
Historical society
- $1,500
Pathways School · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education
- $1,013
Historic Indian Agency House · Portage, WI · 2023
General
- $1,000
Help of Door County · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2024
Social service
- $1,000
Help of Door County · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2023
Social service
- $1,000
Milwaukee County Historical Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Historical society
- $1,000
Pathways School · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Cardinal Stritch University · Fox Point, WI · 2022
Education
- $1,000
Help of Door County · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2022
Social service
- $1,000
Wauwatosa Public Library Foundation · Wauwatosa, WI · 2022
Public library
- $525
Wisconsin Policy Forum · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
- $500
Washington Park Neighbors · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Cultural
- $500
Wisconsin Policy Forum · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
- $500
1000 Friends of Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
Historic preservation
- $500
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Social services
- $500
Grand Avenue Club · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Social services
- $500
Literacy Services of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Social services
- $500
Rooted & Rising · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
- $500
Wauwatosa Public Library Foundation · Wauwatosa, WI · 2023
Public library
- $500
Worldwide Fistula Fund · Denver, CO · 2023
Health charity
- $500
Kathy'S House · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Social services
- $500
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Public library
- $500
Mount Vernon Ladies Association · Mount Vernon, VA · 2022
Historical preservation
- $500
Public Policy Forum · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Research
- $500
Wikimedia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General
- $500
Worldwide Fistula Fund · Denver, CO · 2022
Health charity
- $400
Archdiocese of Milwaukee · St Francis, WI · 2023
Education
- $250
Friends of Gettysburg Foundation · Gettysburg, PA · 2023
Historic preservation
- $250
Lake Park Friends · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
- $250
Ruach · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Religious
- $250
Friends of Gettysburg Foundation · Gettysburg, PA · 2022
Historic preservation
- $250
Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2022
Education
- $250
Ruach · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Religious
- $150
Clark Lake · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2022
Environmental preservation
- $100
Bel Canto Chorus · Franklin, WI · 2023
General
- $100
Door County Land Trust · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2023
General
- $100
Friends of Whitefish Dune · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2023
Environmental
- $100
Taliesen · Spring Green, WI · 2023
Historic preservation
- $100
1000 Friends of Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2022
Historic preservation
- $100
Door County Land Trust · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2022
General
- $100
Friends of Whitefish Dune · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2022
Environmental
- $100
Historic Indian Agency House · Portage, WI · 2022
General
- $100
Lake Park Friends · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Environmental preservation
- $100
Life Navigators · Wauwatosa, WI · 2022
Social service
- $100
Taliesen · Spring Green, WI · 2022
Historic preservation
- $100
The Ridges Sanctuary · Baileys Hawk, WI · 2022
Nature preservation
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