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Private foundation (trust)EIN 391710863Est. 1991-11

BARBARA MEYER ELSNER FOUNDATION

MILWAUKEE, WI 53211

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$1.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$67K

FY 2023

Grants Made

13

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$200–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$29K

Total Expenses

$80K

Qualifying Distributions

$68K

Distributable Amount

$62K

Min. Investment Return

$62K

Undistributed Income

$57K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $1K to maximum $25K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $73K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

74 grants

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BURNHAM BLOCK
$70K
4 grants
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$50K
2 grants
MATC FOUNDATION
$30K
4 grants
MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM
$16K
5 grants
HUNGER TASK FORCE
$16K
1 grant
MILWAUKEE CO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$9K
4 grants
GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION
$5K
2 grants
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT CONSERVANCY
$5K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

74 grants

<$10K
67
grants
$10–50K
7
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Wisconsin
$228K
96% of total
Illinois
$6K
3% of total
Utah
$2K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$300
0% of total

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