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Private foundation (trust)EIN 396050150Est. 1963-06

GENE & RUTH POSNER FOUNDATION INC

MILWAUKEE, WI 53202

Total Assets

$6.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$368K

FY 2024

Grants Made

46

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$8K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$75K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.0M

Total Expenses

$503K

Qualifying Distributions

$388K

Distributable Amount

$293K

Min. Investment Return

$306K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

46 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $3K to maximum $75K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $409K in 2018. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

328 grants

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$280K
4 grants
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$205K
6 grants
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$135K
5 grants
MARQUETTE LAW SCHOOL
$130K
2 grants
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$120K
4 grants
HUNGER TASK FORCE
$120K
6 grants
DISCOVERY WORLD AT PIER WISCONSIN
$90K
6 grants
COLLEGE POSSIBLE
$90K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

328 grants

<$10K
278
grants
$10–50K
44
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

Wisconsin
$1.9M
82% of total
California
$159K
7% of total
Massachusetts
$100K
4% of total
Colorado
$95K
4% of total
New York
$58K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$20K
1% of total
Louisiana
$2K
0% of total
Arkansas
$250
0% of total
Washington
$250
0% of total

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