Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 396050046. 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 $4.5M across 98 grants in 2023, a median of $34K 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 2023, IRS filing object id 202412709349100511. 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 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 98 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Center for Urban Teaching | WI | $315,787 | OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT, INCREASING IMPACT |
| 2 | Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Service | WI | $173,783 | YOUTH COUNSELING INITIATIVE, OPERATING SUPPORT, INCREASING IMPACT |
| 3 | Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin | WI | $165,380 | HUNGER RELIEF, GALA DONATION, MAXIMIZING COLLABORATION |
| 4 | Ebenezer Stone Ministries Inc | WI | $152,393 | MODEL FOOD PANTRY INITIATIVE, PURCHASE A SMALL VAN, OPERATING SUPPORT, INCREASING IMPACT |
| 5 | St Marcus Lutheran School | WI | $144,210 | EXPANSION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM, OPERATING SUPPORT, MAXIMIZING COLLABORATION |
| 6 | Time of Grace Ministry | WI | $130,000 | SPANISH LANGUAGE MINISTRY |
| 7 | Lutheran Counseling and Family Services | WI | $128,500 | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR CHILDREN, OPERATING SUPPORT, CAPACITY BUILDING |
| 8 | Racine Lutheran High School | WI | $121,300 | TUITION ASSISTANCE, FACILITY EXPANSION PROJECT, OPERATING SUPPORT |
| 9 | Cross Lutheran Church | WI | $119,376 | BREAD OF HEALING EMPOWERMENT MINISTRY, NUTRITION PROGRAM AND SPECIAL FOOD PANTRY, MAXIMIZING COLLABORATION |
| 10 | Grace in Action - Mli | MN | $107,500 | PASTORAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT |
| 11 | Wisconsin Lutheran High School | WI | $105,770 | TUITION ASSISTANCE, STUDENT SERVICES POSITION, SCHOLARSHIP FUND, STUDENT'S PARTICIPATION IN THE 2023 WLHS GALA |
| 12 | Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee | WI | $104,600 | TUITION ASSISTANCE AT MILWAUKEE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL AND MARTIN LUTHER HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE POSSIBLE SUPPORT FOR LUTHERAN SCHOOLS PROGRAMMING, OPERATING SUPPORT FOR MILWAUKEE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL |
| 13 | Project Return | WI | $100,554 | MEETING RE-ENTRY NEEDS OF THE FORMERLY INCARCERATED, OPERATING SUPPORT, CAPACITY BUILDING |
| 14 | Mt Olive Lutheran Church | WI | $100,000 | ASCEND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION CARE |
| 15 | St John's Lutheran Church | WI | $100,000 | REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 85 | $4.0M |
| 2021 | 100 | $4.5M |
| 2022 | 90 | $4.4M |
| 2023 | 98 | $4.5M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
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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