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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 39-1516196

Brookbank Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Grafton, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 34 grants and $315,288 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $315,288

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $4,967,922
  • Tax year 2023

    $957,598

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $4,640,922
  • Tax year 2022

    $905,793

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $4,830,491
  • Tax year 2021

    $955,325

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $6,864,032
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,038,010

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $6,786,717

Grants paid in 2024

34 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Historic Haymarket MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $100,000
  2. Florentine Opera CompanyMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $34,500
  3. Palm Springs International Film SocietyPalm Springs, CA

    Contibution Provided

    $30,000
  4. North Shore LibraryGlendale, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $25,000
  5. North Shore LibraryGlendale, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $25,000
  6. Wisconsin Aquatics Association IncMadison, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $12,000
  7. Milwaukee Art MuseumMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $10,000
  8. Walter Schroeder Aquatic CenterBrown Deer, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $10,000
  9. United Way of Greater MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $10,000
  10. United Performing Arts FundMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $10,000
  11. Friend of Boerner Botanical Gardens IncHales Corner, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $6,000
  12. Childrens Hospital FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $5,000
  13. Milwaukee BalletMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $5,000
  14. Milwaukee Public Museum IncMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $5,000
  15. Milwaukee Film FestivalMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $4,068
  16. Palm Springs Art MuseumPalm Springs, CA

    Contibution Provided

    $2,220
  17. St Christophers Episcopal ChurchRiver Hills, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $2,000
  18. St Johns Lutheran Church and SchoolGlendale, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $2,000
  19. Economics WisconsinMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $2,000
  20. Old World FoundationEagle, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $1,500
  21. St Sava Serbian Orthodox CathedralMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $1,000
  22. Ascension Wisconsin FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $1,000
  23. Boys Girls Club of Greater MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $1,000
  24. Charles E Kubly FoundationMequon, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $1,000
  25. Loyal Order of St SavaMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $1,000
  26. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    Contibution Provided

    $1,000
  27. Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $1,000
  28. Miami UniversityOxford, OH

    Contibution Provided

    $1,000
  29. Milwaukee BalletMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $1,000
  30. Milwaukee County War Memorial CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $1,000
  31. Milwaukee Public Library FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $1,000
  32. Next Door FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $1,000
  33. Wisconsin Historical Foundation IncMadison, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $1,000
  34. VersitiMilwaukee, WI

    Contibution Provided

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $162,72074% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation4 grants $53,00024% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $2,000<1% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin30 grants $281,068
  2. California2 grants $32,220
  3. Minnesota1 grant $1,000
  4. Ohio1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Mary Ann LabahnPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $14,000
  • Ridge BraunschweigVP & TREASURER Hours 4Pay $14,000
  • Sarah KublyDirector Hours 0.5Pay $14,000
  • Ryann WhalenDirector Hours 0.5Pay $14,000
  • Charles La BahnVP & Secretary Hours 0Pay $14,000

The return

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