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12 funders with a record of paying for “milwaukee”

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Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → City of South Milwaukee: $10M across 1 grant, latest 2022United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee: $7.6M across 17 grants, latest 2024The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: $3.3M across 3 grants, latest 2022Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc → Milwaukee Jewish Day School: $3.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc → Revitalize Milwaukee: $1.7M across 7 grants, latest 2023Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc → Greater Milwaukee Foundation: $1.3M across 6 grants, latest 2024Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation → Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc → United Way of Greater Milwaukee Wau: $250K across 4 grants, latest 2024Anon Charitable Trust → Boys & Girls Club - Ready Center Powered By the Milwaukee Admirals Program: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation Inc → Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc: $246K across 4 grants, latest 2025Green Bay Packers Foundation → Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation Incorporated: $227K across 4 grants, latest 2024Ab Nicholas Scholarship Foundation → Camden Daul: $35K across 4 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee: $5.6M across 11 grants, latest 2024Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Historic Haymarket Milwaukee: $4.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Historic Haymarket Milwaukee I Inc: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc → Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation: $1.0M across 5 grants, latest 2024Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc → The Bridge Project: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc → Hillel Milwaukee: $562K across 3 grants, latest 2024Anon Charitable Trust → Milwaukee Jewish Federation: $205K across 3 grants, latest 2024Green Bay Packers Foundation → School District of South Milwaukee: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc → Milwaukee Area Tech College Fdn Inc: $135K across 4 grants, latest 2024Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation Inc → Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra: $115K across 4 grants, latest 2025Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation → Milwaukee Public Museum: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ab Nicholas Scholarship Foundation → Eric Ruetten: $35K across 4 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Milwaukee Health Care Partnership: $3.0M across 8 grants, latest 2024Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Milwaukee Rescue Mission: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc → Revitalize Milwaukee: $905K across 4 grants, latest 2024Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc → Historic Haymarket Milwaukee: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Milwaukee Repertory Theater Inc: $700K across 2 grants, latest 2023Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc → United Way of Greater Milwaukee: $415K across 3 grants, latest 2024Anon Charitable Trust → Historic Haymarket Milwaukee: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024Green Bay Packers Foundation → All-in Milwaukee: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2021Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc → Milwaukee Repertory Theater Inc: $120K across 4 grants, latest 2024Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation Inc → Jewish Museum Milwaukee: $95K across 4 grants, latest 2025Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation → United Way of Greater Milwaukee: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ab Nicholas Scholarship Foundation → Emma Faulstich: $35K across 4 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Milwaukee Jewish Federation: $2.4M across 4 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Inc: $2.2M across 17 grants, latest 2024Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Milwaukee Art Museum Inc: $2.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (M: $1.9M across 1 grant, latest 2022Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → South Milwaukee Industrial Museum: $1.8M across 1 grant, latest 2022United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Children's Wisconsin: $1.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association: $1.4M across 4 grants, latest 2024Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Milwaukee Urban League: $1.2M across 11 grants, latest 2024Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Milwaukee Ballet Company Inc: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc: $1.1M across 9 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Neighborhood House of Milwaukee Inc: $1.1M across 11 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc: $1.1M across 7 grants, latest 2024Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Salvation Army Milwaukee County: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Hope House of Milwaukee Inc: $1.1M across 8 grants, latest 2024Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Notre Dame School of Milwaukee: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc: $996K across 2 grants, latest 2023Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee: $972K across 2 grants, latest 2024Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Milwaukee Area Technical College Foundation Inc: $926K across 3 grants, latest 2024Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc: $910K across 1 grant, latest 2023Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Guest House of Milwaukee: $884K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Greater Milwaukee Foundation: $830K across 7 grants, latest 2024Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc → Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: $783K across 1 grant, latest 2024United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Milwaukee Rescue Mission: $723K across 4 grants, latest 2024Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc → Lisc Milwaukee: $717K across 7 grants, latest 2023United Way of Greater Milwaukee & → Milwaukee Health Services: $697K across 5 grants, latest 2022Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc: $34M on this topic. Open the funder.Greater Milwaukee Foundation…$34MUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee &: $32M on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Greater Milwauk…$32MThe Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc: $6.0M on this topic. Open the funder.The Lynde and Harry Bradley F…$6.0MJoseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc: $4.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Joseph and Vera Zilber Family…$4.3MMilwaukee Jewish Federation Inc: $4.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Milwaukee Jewish Federation I…$4.2MHerbert H Kohl Charities Inc: $3.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc$3.0MEvan & Marion Helfaer Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundat…$1.1MAnon Charitable Trust: $605K on this topic. Open the funder.Anon Charitable Trust$605KGreen Bay Packers Foundation: $552K on this topic. Open the funder.Green Bay Packers Foundation$552KRalph Evinrude Foundation Inc: $505K on this topic. Open the funder.Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc$505KHarri Hoffmann Family Foundation Inc: $456K on this topic. Open the funder.Harri Hoffmann Family Foundat…$456KAb Nicholas Scholarship Foundation: $105K on this topic. Open the funder.Ab Nicholas Scholarship Found…$105KCity of South Milwaukee: received $10M on this topicCity of South Milwaukee$10MBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee: received $8.6M on this topicBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater M…$8.6MLegal Aid Society of Milwaukee: received $5.6M on this topicLegal Aid Society of Milwaukee$5.6MHistoric Haymarket Milwaukee: received $5.0M on this topicHistoric Haymarket Milwaukee$5.0MMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra: received $3.3M on this topicMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra$3.3MMilwaukee Jewish Day School: received $3.2M on this topicMilwaukee Jewish Day School$3.2MMilwaukee Health Care Partnership: received $3.0M on this topicMilwaukee Health Care Partnersh…$3.0MMilwaukee Rescue Mission: received $2.9M on this topicMilwaukee Rescue Mission$2.9MMilwaukee Jewish Federation: received $2.6M on this topicMilwaukee Jewish Federation$2.6MCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Inc: received $2.2M on this topicCatholic Charities of the Archd…$2.2MMilwaukee Art Museum Inc: received $2.1M on this topicMilwaukee Art Museum Inc$2.1MGreater Milwaukee Foundation: received $2.1M on this topicGreater Milwaukee Foundation$2.1MHistoric Haymarket Milwaukee I Inc: received $2.0M on this topicHistoric Haymarket Milwaukee I…$2.0MMetropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (M: received $1.9M on this topicMetropolitan Milwaukee Associat…$1.9MSouth Milwaukee Industrial Museum: received $1.8M on this topicSouth Milwaukee Industrial Muse…$1.8MRevitalize Milwaukee: received $1.7M on this topicRevitalize Milwaukee$1.7MChildren's Wisconsin: received $1.5M on this topicChildren's Wisconsin$1.5MWisconsin Primary Health Care Association: received $1.4M on this topicWisconsin Primary Health Care A…$1.4MUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County: received $1.3M on this topicUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee…$1.3MMilwaukee Urban League: received $1.2M on this topicMilwaukee Urban League$1.2MMilwaukee Ballet Company Inc: received $1.2M on this topicMilwaukee Ballet Company Inc$1.2MHousing Authority of the City of Milwaukee: received $1.2M on this topicHousing Authority of the City o…$1.2MYMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc: received $1.1M on this topicYMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee…$1.1MNeighborhood House of Milwaukee Inc: received $1.1M on this topicNeighborhood House of Milwaukee…$1.1MBig Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc: received $1.1M on this topicBig Brothers Big Sisters of Met…$1.1MSalvation Army Milwaukee County: received $1.1M on this topicSalvation Army Milwaukee County$1.1MHope House of Milwaukee Inc: received $1.1M on this topicHope House of Milwaukee Inc$1.1MUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County: received $1.0M on this topicUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee…$1.0MNotre Dame School of Milwaukee: received $1.0M on this topicNotre Dame School of Milwaukee$1.0MMilwaukee Public Schools Foundation: received $1.0M on this topicMilwaukee Public Schools Founda…$1.0MThe Bridge Project: received $1.0M on this topicThe Bridge Project$1.0MHistoric Haymarket Milwaukee Inc: received $1.0M on this topicHistoric Haymarket Milwaukee Inc$1.0MMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc: received $996K on this topicMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc$996KMilwaukee Area Technical College Foundation Inc: received $926K on this topicMilwaukee Area Technical Colleg…$926KUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc: received $910K on this topicUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee…$910KRevitalize Milwaukee: received $905K on this topicRevitalize Milwaukee$905KGuest House of Milwaukee: received $884K on this topicGuest House of Milwaukee$884KMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra: received $783K on this topicMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra$783KLisc Milwaukee: received $717K on this topicLisc Milwaukee$717KMilwaukee Repertory Theater Inc: received $700K on this topicMilwaukee Repertory Theater Inc$700KMilwaukee Health Services: received $697K on this topicMilwaukee Health Services$697KHillel Milwaukee: received $562K on this topicHillel Milwaukee$562KUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee: received $465K on this topicUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee$465KUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee Wau: received $250K on this topicUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee…$250KBoys & Girls Club - Ready Center Powered By the Milwaukee Admirals Program: received $250K on this topicBoys & Girls Club - Ready Cente…$250KMilwaukee Jewish Federation Inc: received $246K on this topicMilwaukee Jewish Federation Inc$246KMilwaukee Public Schools Foundation Incorporated: received $227K on this topicMilwaukee Public Schools Founda…$227KSchool District of South Milwaukee: received $200K on this topicSchool District of South Milwau…$200KMilwaukee Area Tech College Fdn Inc: received $135K on this topicMilwaukee Area Tech College Fdn…$135KAll-in Milwaukee: received $125K on this topicAll-in Milwaukee$125KMilwaukee Repertory Theater Inc: received $120K on this topicMilwaukee Repertory Theater Inc$120KMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra: received $115K on this topicMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orches…$115KJewish Museum Milwaukee: received $95K on this topicJewish Museum Milwaukee$95KMilwaukee Public Museum: received $50K on this topicMilwaukee Public Museum$50KCamden Daul: received $35K on this topicCamden Daul$35KEric Ruetten: received $35K on this topicEric Ruetten$35KEmma Faulstich: received $35K on this topicEmma Faulstich$35K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →