Funding search · EIN 481307009 · Milwaukee, WI
Rockwell Automation Charitable Corp
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 74
- grants reported
- $12.4M
- total given
- 2023–2024
- filing years
- $45,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2024. 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
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- United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County2 grants · $2.3M
- Foundation for the Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology2 grants · $1.8M
- Discovery World Ltd2 grants · $1.1M
- American Online Giving Foundation1 grant · $874,126
- United Way of Greater Cleveland2 grants · $827,000
- American Online Giving Foundation1 grant · $803,451
- Boys & Girls Club of Milwaukee1 grant · $467,000
- United Performing Arts Fund2 grants · $430,000
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee1 grant · $425,000
- Mind Research Institute2 grants · $300,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 74 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.2M
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $1.1M
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $900,000
Foundation for the Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology · Manchester, NH · 2024
General Operating
- $900,000
Foundation for the Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology · Manchester, NH · 2023
General Operating Support
- $874,126
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023
Matching gift payment
- $803,451
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
Matching gift payment
- $550,000
Discovery World Ltd · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating, Education support
- $500,000
Discovery World Ltd · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating, Education support
- $467,000
Boys & Girls Club of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $425,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating, Education support
- $413,500
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General Operating
- $413,500
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General Operating Support
- $215,000
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $215,000
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $200,000
Mind Research Institute · Irvine, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $195,000
American Red Cross · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Disaster relief
- $150,000
City Year · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Program support
- $150,000
Milwaukee Parks Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $150,000
City Year · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Program support
- $138,226
The UK Online Giving Foundation · 2024
Matching gift payment
- $131,213
The UK Online Giving Foundation · 2023
Matching gift payment
- $100,000
Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $100,000
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $100,000
Mind Research Institute · Irvine, CA · 2024
General Operating
- $100,000
African American Leadership Alliance Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $100,000
American National Red Cross · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Disaster relief
- $100,000
Milwaukee Repertory Theater · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $100,000
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $75,000
Milwaukee Tech Hub (for-M) · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $75,000
Urban Ecology Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating, Education support
- $75,000
Milwaukee Tech Hub (for-M) · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $75,000
Urban Ecology Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating, Education support
- $50,000
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $50,000
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $45,000
Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $45,000
Great Lakes Museum of Science · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General Operating
- $45,000
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $45,000
Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Program support
- $45,000
American National Red Cross · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $45,000
Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $45,000
Great Lakes Museum of Science · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General Operating Support
- $45,000
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $45,000
Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Program support
- $40,000
Harbor District · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $40,000
Public Allies Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $40,000
Sharp Literacy · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Program support
- $40,000
Wisconsin Reading Corp · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General Operating
- $40,000
Harbor District · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $40,000
Public Allies Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $40,000
Sharp Literacy · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Program support
- $40,000
Wisconsin Reading Corp · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General Operating Support
- $35,000
STEM Forward · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $35,000
STEM Forward · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $30,000
Mmac (Milwaukee Development Corp) · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Program support
- $25,000
Greater Milwaukee Urban League · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $25,000
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $25,000
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $25,000
Greater Milwaukee Urban League · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $20,000
Pearls for Teen Girls · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $20,000
United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General Operating
- $20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $20,000
Pearls for Teen Girls · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $20,000
United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $17,520
National Merit Scholarship · Evanston, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $15,000
Zoological Society of Milwaukee County · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Program support
- $15,000
Zoological Society of Milwaukee County · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Program support
- $11,680
National Merit · Evanston, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $10,000
Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Program support
- $10,000
Independencefirst · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $10,000
Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General Operating Support
- $10,000
Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Program support
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