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Private foundation (trust)EIN 383202330Est. 1995-01

The Brookby Foundation

Milwaukee, WI 53202

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$49.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$3.1M

FY 2023

Grants Made

144

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$22K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$100–$500K

Typical

Deadlines

Spring (before 2/15); summer (before 5…

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.8M

Total Expenses

$3.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.3M

Distributable Amount

$2.3M

Min. Investment Return

$2.3M

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

144 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $1K to maximum $500K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $3.3M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

443 grants

OREGON SYMPHONY
$1.2M
3 grants
DAIRY GRAZING APPRENTICESHIP
$480K
3 grants
URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER
$470K
3 grants
GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY
$453K
3 grants
UWM FOUNDATION INC
$430K
3 grants
MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
$275K
3 grants
LEELANAU CONSERVANCY
$270K
3 grants
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & POLICY CENTER
$230K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

443 grants

<$10K
294
grants
$10–50K
114
grants
$50–250K
32
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

23 states

Wisconsin
$3.0M
35% of total
Michigan
$2.6M
30% of total
Oregon
$1.5M
17% of total
Illinois
$380K
4% of total
Florida
$278K
3% of total
Maryland
$173K
2% of total
New York
$151K
2% of total
Virginia
$118K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$113K
1% of total
Colorado
$110K
1% of total

+13 more states

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