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Private foundation (trust)EIN 208762273Est. 2008-09

MEIER FAMILY FOUNDATION

WAUKESHA, WI 53188

Total Assets

$6.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$386K

FY 2024

Grants Made

26

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$15K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$369K

Total Expenses

$433K

Qualifying Distributions

$386K

Distributable Amount

$335K

Min. Investment Return

$340K

Undistributed Income

$224K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

26 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $900K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

147 grants

RADIO MILWAUKEE
$290K
2 grants
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$126K
7 grants
HORIZON HOME CARE AND HOSPICE
$120K
4 grants
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM
$120K
4 grants
EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY HISTORIC SITE
$110K
6 grants
NO KID HUNGRY BY SHARE OUR STRENGTH
$100K
4 grants
EXCHANGE CLUB OF CULVER CITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$100K
6 grants
THE WOMEN'S CENTER
$100K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

147 grants

<$10K
82
grants
$10–50K
64
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

Wisconsin
$1.9M
72% of total
District of Columbia
$160K
6% of total
Georgia
$126K
5% of total
California
$110K
4% of total
Pennsylvania
$110K
4% of total
Connecticut
$65K
3% of total
Washington
$30K
1% of total
Illinois
$25K
1% of total
New York
$20K
1% of total
Hawaii
$15K
1% of total

+5 more states

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