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Zurn Foundation Inc (Fka Rexnord Foundation Inc)

Accepts applications Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 396042029

Zurn Foundation Inc (Fka Rexnord Foundation Inc) is a private foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $561,288 in 115 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $168,855. 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 $512,591 the year before.

51% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2020$659,720163$3.7 million
2022$581,833126$4.1 million
2023$512,591133$4.4 million
2024$561,288115$4.5 million

How to apply

ContactZurn Foundation
511 W Freshwater Way, Milwaukee, WI 53204
Phone or email(414) 808-0100
What to submitApplication form and essay score report of ACT and or SAT and official high school transcripts.
DeadlinesMarch 1 2025
RestrictionsChild Stepchild of active FT Zurn Elkay Water Solutions domestic U.S. associate with 3.3 GPA or above.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Zurn Foundation Inc (Fka Rexnord Foundation Inc) funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 20 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin44$354,757
Illinois14$138,308
North Carolina6$21,250
California8$14,950
Pennsylvania6$11,100
Washington1$5,000
Michigan7$4,810
Missouri1$4,000
Florida5$2,850
Texas4$2,602

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 115 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
United Way Of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County
Milwaukee, WI
Grant$168,855
American Cancer Society Inc
Chicago, IL
Grant$129,708
Hunger Task Force Inc
West Milwaukee, WI
Grant$69,260
United Community Center
Milwaukee, WI
Grant$25,000
Sojourner Family Peace Center
Milwaukee, WI
Grant$20,000
Next Door Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
Grant$18,000
MKE Fellows
Milwaukee, WI
Grant$10,000
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
Scholarship$6,000
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
Scholarship$6,000
Hunger Task Force Inc
West Milwaukee, WI
Human services$5,200
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Milwaukee, WI
Grant$5,000
Call in the Cavalry Inc
Durham, NC
Other$5,000
Omprakash Inc
Seattle, WA
Human Services$5,000
St Mary Congregation
Hales Corners, WI
Religion$5,000
Sojourner Family Peace Center Inc
Milwaukee, WI
Human Services$4,950
Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo, CA
Scholarship$4,000
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA
Scholarship$4,000
Penn State Behrend
Erie, PA
Scholarship$4,000
Saginaw Valley State University
Saginaw, MI
Scholarship$4,000
University Of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Scholarship$4,000
Washington University St Louis
St Louis, MO
Scholarship$4,000
Society of St Vincent de Paul of Wa
New Berlin, WI
Human Services$3,500
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI
Education$2,750
Guest House Of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Grant$2,500
Neighborhood Art House
Erie, PA
Grant$2,500
Second Harvest Food Bank Of NW PA
Erie, PA
Grant$2,500
Bryant And Stratton College
Buffalo, NY
Scholarship$2,000
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
Scholarship$2,000
Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL
Scholarship$2,000
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Scholarship$2,000
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Scholarship$2,000
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Scholarship$2,000
Ohio University
Athens, OH
Scholarship$2,000
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Education$2,000
The Young Mens Christian Associatio
Raleigh, NC
Human Services$2,000
University of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Scholarship$2,000
University Of La Verne
La Verne, CA
Scholarship$2,000
University of North Carolina at Cha
Chapel Hill, NC
Scholarship$2,000
University Of Wisconsin La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
Scholarship$2,000
Zoological Society of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Grant$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Zurn Foundation Inc (Fka Rexnord Foundation Inc) accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 1 2025.

How much does Zurn Foundation Inc (Fka Rexnord Foundation Inc) give?

$561,288 in tax year 2024, across 115 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Zurn Foundation Inc (Fka Rexnord Foundation Inc)?

Its 2024 filing lists Todd Adams (Officer), Patricia Whaley (Officer), Mark Peterson (Officer) and Angela Hersil (Officer) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Zurn Foundation Inc (Fka Rexnord Foundation Inc) fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, health and food and hunger.

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