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Who funds Optimist Theatre?

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 391769252

8 private foundations reported grants to Optimist Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin totaling $53,862 across 8 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc, with $30,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Optimist Theatre

All 8 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications
To support Shakespeare in the Park1$30,000
Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications
General operations1$10,000
Maihaugen Foundation Inc Agency
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications
Humanitarian1$5,000
Green Bay Packers Foundation
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications
Optimist presents: shakespeare in the city1$3,000
Gardner Foundation
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications
Operating expenses1$2,000
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications
Operational support1$2,000
Max Fund Inc
Wisconsin · 2025 · accepts applications
Operating expenses1$1,800
Amazonsmile Foundation
Washington · 2023
General support1$62

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.

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Questions people ask

Who funds Optimist Theatre?

The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc, Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Inc, Maihaugen Foundation Inc Agency, Green Bay Packers Foundation and Gardner Foundation, and 3 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Optimist Theatre get from foundations?

$53,862 in 8 reported grants from 8 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc, Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Inc, Maihaugen Foundation Inc Agency, Green Bay Packers Foundation and Gardner Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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