Funding search · EIN 396044395 · Milwaukee, WI

Mathilde U and Albert Elser Foundation

Name: Mathilde U and Albert Elser Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

42
grants reported: $51,950
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
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

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.

Miss Porter'S School4 grants · $16,000
University School of Milwaukee1 grant · $10,000
Northwestern University4 grants · $6,250
Milwaukee Pbs4 grants · $4,000
Hamilton College4 grants · $4,000
St John'S Communities4 grants · $4,000
Goodman Theatre2 grants · $2,250
Mount Mary University4 grants · $1,000
Schroeder Area Historical Society Cross River Heri1 grant · $1,000
Westover School4 grants · $800

Giving over time

$8,000

2022

$10,900

2023

$10,150

2024

$22,900

2025

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

$10,000
University School of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
$5,500
Miss Porter'S School · Farmington, CT · 2023
General
$4,000
Miss Porter'S School · Farmington, CT · 2025
General
$4,000
Miss Porter'S School · Farmington, CT · 2024
General
$2,500
Miss Porter'S School · Farmington, CT · 2022
General
$1,750
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2025
General
$1,500
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
General
$1,500
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
General
$1,500
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
General
$1,250
Goodman Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$1,000
Hamilton College · Clinton, NY · 2025
General
$1,000
Milwaukee Pbs · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
$1,000
Schroeder Area Historical Society Cross River Heri · Schroeder, MN · 2025
General
$1,000
St John'S Communities · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
$1,000
Goodman Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,000
Hamilton College · Clinton, NY · 2024
General
$1,000
Milwaukee Pbs · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
$1,000
St John'S Communities · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
$1,000
Hamilton College · Clinton, NY · 2023
General
$1,000
Milwaukee Pbs · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
$1,000
St John'S Communities · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
$1,000
Hamilton College · Clinton, NY · 2022
General
$1,000
Milwaukee Pbs · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General
$1,000
St John'S Communities · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General
$750
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$250
Mount Mary University · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General
$250
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2025
General
$250
Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry Campaign · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General
$250
Mount Mary University · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General
$250
Mount Mary University · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General
$250
Taimen Fund · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General
$250
Mount Mary University · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General
$250
Taimen Fund · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General
$200
Lawrence University · Appleton, WI · 2025
General
$200
Westover School · Middlebury, CT · 2025
General
$200
Lawrence University · Appleton, WI · 2024
General
$200
Westover School · Middlebury, CT · 2024
General
$200
Lawrence University · Appleton, WI · 2023
General
$200
Westover School · Middlebury, CT · 2023
General
$200
Lawrence University · Appleton, WI · 2022
General
$200
Westover School · Middlebury, CT · 2022
General
$100
Carroll School · Lincoln, MA · 2022
General

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