Funding search · EIN 391805123 · Milwaukee, WI

Sommerhauser Foundation

Name: Sommerhauser 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.

76
grants reported: $366,602
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.

What they fund

county flood kerr relief

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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.

Children'S Wisconsin Foundation3 grants · $63,302
Mayo Clinic4 grants · $55,000
University of Nebraska Foundation4 grants · $55,000
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County4 grants · $48,500
Aurora Health Care Foundation4 grants · $30,000
Nch Healthcare Systems3 grants · $16,000
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law3 grants · $12,500
Northwestern University1 grant · $10,000
The Medical College of Wisconsin1 grant · $10,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation (Northwestern Memorial Healthcare)1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$88,350

2022

$90,750

2023

$94,552

2024

$92,950

2025

Grant history

All 76 reported grants, largest first.

$27,652
Children'S Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Charitable
$20,650
Children'S Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$20,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Charitable
$15,000
Children'S Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Charitable
$15,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
Charitable
$15,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Charitable
$15,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Charitable
$14,000
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Charitable
$13,500
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General operating support
$11,000
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Aurora Health Care Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation (Northwestern Memorial Healthcare) · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
The Medical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Aurora Health Care Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$7,500
Nch Healthcare Systems · Naples, FL · 2025
General operating support
$7,500
Naples Community Hospital · Naples, FL · 2024
Charitable
$7,500
Nch Healthcare Systems · Naples, FL · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Milwaukee County War Memorial · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Aurora Health Care Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Aurora Health Care Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Nch Healthcare Systems Inc (Nch Healthcare Foundation) · Naples, FL · 2022
Charitable
$4,000
Penfield Children'S Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$3,500
Penfield Children'S Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Charitable
$2,500
Penfield Children'S Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Charitable
$2,500
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$2,500
Uw Carbone Cancer Center (University of Wisconsin Foundation) · Madison, WI · 2022
Charitable
$2,000
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country · Kerrville, TX · 2025
Kerr county flood relief
$1,000
United Community Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Whitefish Bay Public Library Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Gary Sinise Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Huskers Athletic Fund (University of Nebraska Foundation) · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Nch Healthcare Systems · Naples, FL · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Uw Carbone Cancer Center (University of Wisconsin Foundation) · Madison, WI · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Maui United Way · Wailuku, HI · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Young America'S Foundation · Reston, VA · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$750
Macular Degeneration Research (Brightfocus Foundation) · Clarksburg, MD · 2025
General operating support
$500
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General operating support
$500
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · El Segundo, CA · 2025
General operating support
$500
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General operating support
$500
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Charitable
$500
Christo Rey Network · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$500
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Charitable
$400
United Performing Arts Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$350
Macular Degeneration Research (Brightfocus Foundation) · Clarksburg, MD · 2024
Charitable
$350
Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Charitable
$300
Denison University · Mount Vernon, OH · 2024
Charitable
$250
First Stage Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General operating support
$250
Congregation Sinai · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Charitable
$200
Cristo Rey Network · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating support
$150
Children'S Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
General operating support
$150
Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Charitable
$150
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$100
Peninsula School of Art · Fish Creek, WI · 2025
General operating support
$100
American Lung Association · Brookfield, WI · 2023
Charitable
$100
Camp Puhtok for Boys and Girls · Monkton, MD · 2023
Charitable
$100
Congregation Sinai · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Charitable
$100
Congregation Tifereth Israel · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Charitable
$100
Ronald McDonald House Charities Eastern Wi · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Charitable
$100
St Anne'S Catholic Church · Boulder Junction, WI · 2023
Charitable
$100
Alzheimer'S Association · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$100
March of Dimes · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$100
National Ms Society (Bike Ms) · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable

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