Private foundation · EIN 23-7230686 · Milwaukee, WI · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation's grants went

It reported $2.31M in grants paid across 52 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 94.6% of those dollars to 45 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM HERZFELDFOUNDATION.ORG AND SHOULD BE E-MAILED TO MAIL@HERZFELDFOUNDATION.ORG
Deadlines
FEBRUARY 1, MAY 1, AND AUGUST 1
Restrictions
FUNDING IS RESTRICTED TO WISCONSIN-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THOSE THAT BENEFIT THE PEOPLE OF THE GREATER MILWAUKEE AREA.
Website on filing
WWW.HERZFELDFOUNDATION.ORG

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 51 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Milwaukee Ballet Company
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1134735
$166,666NEW NUTCRACKER CAMPAIGNSame city 1.00
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-6023436
$155,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame city 1.00
Milwaukee Film
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 26-3049630
$150,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-0806316
$140,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Milwaukee Ballet Company
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1134735
$135,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Florentine Opera Company
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1098132
$110,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Arts at Large
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 33-1114575
$83,333ARTS AT LARGE COMMUNITY CENTERSame city 1.00
Teens Grow Greens
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 36-4770419
$83,333THE GREEN ACRESame ZIP 1.00
Wisconsin Policy Forum
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-0806182
$55,000$5,000 RESTRICTED RESEARCH AND REPORT RE SERVICE SHARING IN MILWAUKEE'S NONPROFIT ARTS & CULTURE SECTORSame city 1.00
Betty Brinn Children's Museum
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1681155
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Children's Outing Association
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-0806339
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 51-0532407
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1610233
$50,000BOOKS2GO PROGRAMSame ZIP 1.00
Near West Side Partners
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 47-2708769
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame city 1.00
Neighborhood House of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-0806269
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame ZIP 1.00
Silver Spring Neighborhood Center
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-0966281
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Teens Grow Greens
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 36-4770419
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
United Community Center
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1146191
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Urban Ecology Center
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1712663
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
YWCA of Southeast Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI · no confident EIN match
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONSUnmatched Help match
Arts at Large
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 33-1114575
$40,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame city 1.00
Radio Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 20-1257939
$40,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 0.98
Skylight Music Theatre Corp
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-0975374
$40,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
YMCA of Greater Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI · no confident EIN match
$40,000EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM AND THE BACKPACK PROGRAM (FOOD SECURITY)Unmatched Help match
Black Arts Mke
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 47-1889202
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame ZIP 1.00
The Literacy Lab
Washington, DC · EIN 27-1777117
$30,000MILWAUKEE LEADING MEN FELLOWSHIPSame address 1.00
Renaissance Theaterworks
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1783607
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame ZIP 1.00
Running Rebels Community Organization
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-3910464
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame city 1.00
Sharp Literacy
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1963963
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
True Skool
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 20-3662807
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Danceworks
Milwaukee, WI · no confident EIN match
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONSUnmatched Help match
Artists Working in Education
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1945466
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Milwaukee Community Crossroads
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-0807066
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Storyville Center for the Spoken Word
New York, NY · EIN 13-3880953
$25,000STORYSLAMS IN MILWAUKEESame address 1.00
Charles Allis and Villa Terrace Museums
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 45-4102317
$20,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Lynden
River Hills, WI · EIN 84-2337739
$20,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 0.58
Menomonee Valley Partners
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 31-1683712
$20,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Milwaukee Parks Foundation
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 84-1808645
$20,000GENERAL OPERATIONSExact name 1.00
Milwaukee Turners
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 23-7083448
$20,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Penfield Children's Center
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1093701
$20,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Islands of Brilliance
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 47-1249195
$17,500GENERAL OPERATIONSSame city 1.00
LA Familia de Arte
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 45-2532257
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Wild Space
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1602186
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame ZIP 0.81
Woodland Pattern
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1332252
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame address 1.00
Historic Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1212338
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame ZIP 1.00
Optimist Theatre
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1769252
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame city 1.00
Pink Umbrella Theater Company
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 83-1924866
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame city 1.00
Joy Engine
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 83-4487295
$5,000FUNDING A DIGITAL ARTIST IN CONNECTION WITH THE NITELIGHT EVENTSame address 1.00
Milwaukee Downtown
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1988035
$5,000REIMAGINE RED ARROW PARK PHASE 3Same city 1.00
Present Music
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1438119
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONSSame city 1.00

1 more line ($5,000) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. AmazonSmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    34 recipients in common
  2. Herbert H Kohl Charities Milwaukee, WI
    19 recipients in common
  3. Baird Foundation Milwaukee, WI
    17 recipients in common
  4. Anon Charitable Trust Milwaukee, WI
    12 recipients in common
  5. Bert L and Patricia S Steigleder Charitable Milwaukee, WI
    12 recipients in common
  6. Gardner Foundation Milwaukee, WI
    11 recipients in common
  7. Youth Foundation Milwaukee, WI
    11 recipients in common
  8. Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Milwaukee, WI
    10 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.