Nonprofits / Wisconsin
Who funds Milwaukee Art Museum?
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 390806316
73 private foundations reported grants to Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin totaling $2.7 million across 76 grants in tax years 2022 to 2025. The largest funder was Donald and Donna Baumgartner Charitable Trust, with $409,409.
From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.
- Foundation funders73
- Grants reported76
- Total received$2.7 million
- Funders taking applications24
Funders of Milwaukee Art Museum that accept applications
If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like Milwaukee Art Museum's and say in their IRS filings that they accept applications.
- The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York, NY · $476 million a year · typical grant $500,000 · gave Milwaukee Art Museum $250,000 - Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Inc
Milwaukee, WI · $4.2 million a year · typical grant $30,000 · deadlines listed · gave Milwaukee Art Museum $140,000 - Plan Foundation
New York, NY · $400,000 a year · typical grant $20,000 · gave Milwaukee Art Museum $65,000 - Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation
Dallas, TX · $37.7 million a year · typical grant $15,000 · gave Milwaukee Art Museum $50,000 - Rockwell Automation Charitable Corp
Milwaukee, WI · $6.2 million a year · typical grant $45,000 · deadlines listed · gave Milwaukee Art Museum $25,000 - Gebhardt Foundation Inc
Mequon, WI · $720,000 a year · typical grant $30,000 · gave Milwaukee Art Museum $25,000 - Bell Foundation Inc
Shorewood, WI · $132,260 a year · typical grant $12,935 · deadlines listed · gave Milwaukee Art Museum $13,035 - Sheehan Family Foundation
Kingston, MA · $241,350 a year · typical grant $2,000 · deadlines listed · gave Milwaukee Art Museum $10,500 - Anthony Petullo Foundation Inc
Milwaukee, WI · $134,500 a year · typical grant $2,250 · deadlines listed · gave Milwaukee Art Museum $10,000 - Bert L and Patricia S Steigleder Charitable
Milwaukee, WI · $490,000 a year · typical grant $5,000 · gave Milwaukee Art Museum $10,000 - Weyco Group Charitable Trust
Glendale, WI · $307,327 a year · typical grant $5,000 · gave Milwaukee Art Museum $10,000 - Wilhelms Family Foundation Inc
Milwaukee, WI · $19,500 a year · typical grant $1,000 · gave Milwaukee Art Museum $10,000 - Barbara Meyer Elsner Foundation
Milwaukee, WI · $65,117 a year · typical grant $5,000 · gave Milwaukee Art Museum $6,750 - Anon Charitable Trust
Milwaukee, WI · $2.0 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · gave Milwaukee Art Museum $6,500 - Peck Foundation Milwaukee LTD
Milwaukee, WI · $753,750 a year · typical grant $3,250 · deadlines listed · gave Milwaukee Art Museum $6,000
More prospects in the funder finder, filtered to foundations that give in Wisconsin.
Foundations that fund Milwaukee Art Museum
All 73 funders, by amount| Foundation | Purpose given | Grants | Amount |
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Donald and Donna Baumgartner Charitable Trust
Wisconsin · 2023 | General operations | 1 | $409,409 |
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Windhover Foundation Inc
Delaware · 2024 | General & Unrestricted | 2 | $286,000 |
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Demmer Goisman Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025 | General operating support | 1 | $268,770 |
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The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York · 2024 · accepts applications | To support the final phase of knowledge management infrastructure at the museum | 1 | $250,000 |
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The Yabuki Family Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025 | General use | 1 | $170,000 |
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Four-Four Foundation Inc
New York · 2025 | General exempt purpose | 1 | $156,000 |
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Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications | General operations | 1 | $140,000 |
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Pilara Family Foundation
California · 2024 | Art | 1 | $118,765 |
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Astor Street Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 | Endowment Campaign | 2 | $110,000 |
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Joseph D and Sara M Hansberry Charitable Trust
Wisconsin · 2024 | To further the organization's charitable purposes. | 1 | $100,000 |
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Laskin Family Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 | General operating support | 1 | $80,000 |
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Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc
New York · 2025 | Cultural | 1 | $66,000 |
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Plan Foundation
New York · 2024 · accepts applications | General / exempt purposes | 1 | $65,000 |
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Rosemann Family Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025 | Historical operating grant | 1 | $55,000 |
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Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation
Texas · 2024 · accepts applications | Exhibition support | 1 | $50,000 |
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Pollybill Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 | Program support | 1 | $40,000 |
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Daniel M Soref Rvoc Tr
Wisconsin · 2024 | Jr. Docent pgm and photo | 1 | $31,000 |
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Rockwell Automation Charitable Corp
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications | General Operating | 1 | $25,000 |
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Gebhardt Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications | Charitable | 1 | $25,000 |
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Smart Family Foundation of Illinois
Illinois · 2024 | Cultural, historical & other educational | 1 | $25,000 |
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Baird Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 | Arts | 1 | $16,119 |
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Bell Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2022 · accepts applications | Culture | 1 | $13,035 |
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Sheehan Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024 · accepts applications | General purpose | 1 | $10,500 |
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Meier Family Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025 | General | 1 | $10,000 |
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Anthony Petullo Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications | Unrestricted charitable grant | 1 | $10,000 |
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Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 | To fund approved public charities | 1 | $10,000 |
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Brookbank Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 | Contibution Provided | 1 | $10,000 |
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Ladish Co Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025 | General support | 1 | $10,000 |
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Bert L and Patricia S Steigleder Charitable
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications | General operating | 1 | $10,000 |
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Weyco Group Charitable Trust
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications | Annual membership | 1 | $10,000 |
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William N and Janice V Godfrey Family Foundation Trust
Wisconsin · 2025 | Unrestricted | 1 | $10,000 |
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Wilhelms Family Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications | Support the arts | 1 | $10,000 |
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Hoke Family Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 | Exhibition and program support | 1 | $10,000 |
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Posner Foundation
Delaware · 2025 | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $9,400 |
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Robert and Jessie Whitmore Charitable Trust
Wisconsin · 2025 | General expense | 1 | $9,204 |
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Barbara Meyer Elsner Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications | General support | 1 | $6,750 |
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Anon Charitable Trust
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications | Unrestricted charitable grant | 1 | $6,500 |
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The Marcia & Kent Velde Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025 | Charitable | 1 | $6,500 |
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Peck Foundation Milwaukee LTD
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications | Operating support | 1 | $6,000 |
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Charter Manufacturing Company Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 | General operating support / capital campaign | 1 | $5,500 |
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Kathleen & Frank Thometz Charitable Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025 | Help support the cost of the art exhibits | 1 | $5,300 |
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James and Karen Hyde Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 | General support | 1 | $5,000 |
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Sandstone Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 | Program support | 1 | $5,000 |
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Ralph G Gorenstein Charitable Foundation Inc
Florida · 2025 | General support | 1 | $5,000 |
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The Ruttenbergkagan Foundation
Illinois · 2025 | Charitable purpose of recipient | 1 | $5,000 |
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Richard G Jacobus Family Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications | General operating support | 1 | $5,000 |
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Mary Pauly Lacy Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 | Promote art | 1 | $5,000 |
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Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications | Junior docent program | 1 | $5,000 |
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Hauske Family Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications | Arts support | 1 | $4,660 |
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Green Bay Packers Foundation
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications | Junior docent school program | 1 | $4,500 |
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Susan and Leander Jennings Foundati
Wisconsin · 2024 | Operating | 1 | $3,500 |
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Telly Foundation Ltd
Wisconsin · 2024 | General Funds | 1 | $3,000 |
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Gardner Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications | Operating expenses | 1 | $3,000 |
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Kikkoman Foods Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications | 2025 annual fund | 1 | $2,500 |
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Croen Foundation Inc
Florida · 2025 | General | 1 | $2,500 |
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Kolaga Family Charitable Trust
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications | operating exp | 1 | $2,000 |
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The Middleton Family Foundation
California · 2024 | To support kids art programs | 1 | $2,000 |
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Wilbert & Genevieve Schauer Foundatation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 | Operating expenses | 1 | $1,500 |
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Community Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 | Organization's tax exempt purpose | 1 | $1,000 |
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Cherchian Family Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications | General fund | 1 | $1,000 |
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Streich Family Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 | General | 1 | $1,000 |
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Zaun Memorial Foundation LTD
Wisconsin · 2024 | Operation support | 1 | $1,000 |
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Zore Family Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025 | Community | 1 | $1,000 |
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Sandy Oaks Foundation
Wisconsin · 2024 | Donation | 1 | $650 |
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The McArthur-Kuhns Foundation Inc
Delaware · 2025 | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $600 |
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York · 2025 | Matching contribution (general operating support) | 1 | $500 |
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Charles & Marcia Larsenanthony & Priscilla Beadell Foundation
Wisconsin · 2024 | Arts | 1 | $500 |
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Meyer and Raena Hammerman Foundation
Illinois · 2024 | Operating programs | 1 | $365 |
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Clarence and Pearl Becker Charitable Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025 | General | 1 | $250 |
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IRA and Janina Marks Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2025 | General charitable purpose | 2 | $200 |
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Washington · 2023 | General support | 1 | $182 |
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Tikvah Charitable Trust
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications | Membership | 1 | $115 |
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Foster Family Foundation Ima Co Elizabeth
Wisconsin · 2025 | General support | 1 | $100 |
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Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.
Using this list
A foundation that already gives to Milwaukee Art Museum gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in Milwaukee. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.
Questions people ask
Who funds Milwaukee Art Museum?
Donald and Donna Baumgartner Charitable Trust, Windhover Foundation Inc, Demmer Goisman Foundation, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation and The Yabuki Family Foundation, and 68 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.
How much does Milwaukee Art Museum get from foundations?
$2.7 million in 76 reported grants from 73 private foundations in tax years 2022 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.
Which of these funders accept applications?
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Inc, Plan Foundation, Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation and Rockwell Automation Charitable Corp say in their filings that they accept applications.
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