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Hauske Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 474980950

Hauske Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 48 grants; the typical grant was $5,897 and the largest $300,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $1.1 million the year before.

13% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.1 million49$24.9 million
2024$1.1 million48$26.1 million

How to apply

ContactBeth Frankey
800 N Marshall Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone or email(414) 223-1560, bfrankey@mscap.com
What to submitNo particular form is required; however, application needs to be in writing with copy of exemption certificate attached.
RestrictionsNone officially, but the organization's mission and preset plans may restrict approval of unsolicited requests.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Hauske Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin40$1.0 million
Florida2$27,000
New York1$25,000
Illinois3$24,250
California1$10,000
Louisiana1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 48 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Versiti Blood Research Institute
Milwaukee, WI
Pledge commitment and glycomics program$300,000
Historic Haymarket Milwaukee (HHM)
Milwaukee, WI
Community and education support$218,750
Brewers Community Foundation Inc
Milwaukee, WI
Community support$100,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Community support$54,273
Ascension Wisconsin Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
Health support$36,500
Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation Inc
West Bend, WI
Conservation support$35,000
Children's Tumor Foundation
New York, NY
Pledge commitment and health support$25,000
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL
Education support$25,000
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Pledge commitment and memorial$21,000
Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics
Downers Grove, IL
Research project$20,000
St Marcus School
Milwaukee, WI
Education support$20,000
United Way
Milwaukee, WI
Community support$20,000
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
General support and memorial$17,000
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI
Pledge commitment and education support$15,000
Urban Ecology Center
Milwaukee, WI
Pledge commitment and community support$14,000
Securefutures Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
Pledge commitment and education support$12,500
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Wauwatosa, WI
Pledge commitment and health support$11,000
Safe & Sound
Milwaukee, WI
Community support$10,000
SBP
New Orleans, LA
Pledge commitment and community support$10,000
Scleroderma Research Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Research project$10,000
Upaf
Milwaukee, WI
Arts support$10,000
Nativity Jesuit Academy
Milwaukee, WI
Education support$8,373
Kids Matter Inc
Milwaukee, WI
Pledge commitment and community support$8,333
Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative
West Allis, WI
Community support$6,000
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Community support$5,794
Museum of Wisconsin Art
West Bend, WI
Arts support$5,200
All-In Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Education support$5,000
Charles E Kubly Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
General support$5,000
Florentine Opera Company
Milwaukee, WI
Arts support$5,000
MCC Scholars Foundation Inc
Milwaukee, WI
Education support$5,000
Milwaukee College Prep
Milwaukee, WI
Education support$5,000
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
Milwaukee, WI
Education support$5,000
Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee, WI
Community and education support$5,000
Prevent Blindness Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Health support$5,000
The Women's Center
Waukesha, WI
Community support$5,000
University School of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Pledge commitment and community support$5,000
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee, WI
Arts support$4,660
College Possible
Milwaukee, WI
Education support$4,000
Our Next Generation
Milwaukee, WI
Education support$4,000
First Stage
Milwaukee, WI
Community and arts support$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hauske Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Hauske Family Foundation Inc give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 48 grants, with a typical grant of $5,897.

Who runs Hauske Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Thomas J Hauske Jr (President/Director), Michael J Montgomery (Vice President/Secretary), Katherine D Hauske (Director) and Todd Flunker (Vice President) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Hauske Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and science and research.

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