Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 396037928. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $55.7M across 355 grants in 2024, a median of $100K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523219349106577. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 355 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Caroline D Bradley Association of Scholars | CA | $6,620,000 | To support the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship program |
| 2 | Bradley Impact Fund Inc | WI | $3,200,000 | To support general operations |
| 3 | Historic Haymarket Milwaukee I Inc | WI | $2,000,000 | To support a capital campaign |
| 4 | Encounter for Culture and Education Inc | NY | $1,000,000 | To support Encounter Books |
| 5 | Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education | NJ | $800,000 | To support educational institutes, centers, and programs at universities |
| 6 | Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty Inc | WI | $750,000 | To support general operations |
| 7 | Foundation for the Constitution | DC | $685,000 | To support the Center for the Constitution |
| 8 | American Legislative Exchange Council | VA | $500,000 | To support general operations |
| 9 | Center for Urban Teaching | WI | $500,000 | To support expansion |
| 10 | Concordia University Wisconsin Foundation | WI | $500,000 | To support the Free Enterprise Center |
| 11 | Evergreen Freedom Foundation | WA | $500,000 | To support general operations |
| 12 | Foundation for Government Accountability | FL | $500,000 | To support general operations |
| 13 | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc | NY | $500,000 | To support economic policy and urban policy |
| 14 | State Financial Officers Foundation Inc | KS | $500,000 | To support general operations |
| 15 | Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research | AZ | $475,000 | To support general operations |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 347 | $45.8M |
| 2021 | 338 | $41.7M |
| 2022 | 312 | $45.7M |
| 2023 | 340 | $53.2M |
| 2024 | 355 | $55.7M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
No officers or trustees are listed on the filing we hold.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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