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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-1656190

Astor Street Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 45 grants and $782,400 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $782,400

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $2,189,391

  • Tax year 2024

    $513,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $2,451,244

  • Tax year 2023

    $444,846

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $2,308,661

  • Tax year 2022

    $301,500

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $2,401,832

  • Tax year 2021

    $462,500

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $2,624,028

  • Tax year 2020

    $345,000

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $2,267,472

  • Tax year 2019

    $318,250

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $2,524,188

  • Tax year 2018

    $589,500

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $2,741,169

Grants paid in 2025

45 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Kinship Community Food CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Community of Generosity

    $125,000
  2. Milwaukee Art MuseumMilwaukee, WI

    Endowment Campaign

    $100,000
  3. The Rock Roll Hall of Fame Museum ICleveland, OH

    Expansion Campaign

    $100,000
  4. Western Los Angeles County Boy ScouVan Nuys, CA

    Camp Emerald Bay Documentary

    $89,900
  5. University School of MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    Our common bond

    $50,000
  6. Sojourner Family Peace CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Hope lives here campaign

    $50,000
  7. Froedtert Hospital Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI

    Accelerator program

    $50,000
  8. Center for Independent DocumentaryCambridge, MA

    Support "arthur byas"

    $25,000
  9. Individual

    Support of [individual]'s Access Mission

    $20,000
  10. Individual

    General operating

    $15,000
  11. The Rock Roll Hall of Fame Museum ICleveland, OH

    General Operating Support

    $12,500
  12. Milwaukee Art MuseumMilwaukee, WI

    Operating Support

    $10,000
  13. Urban Ecology CenterMilwaukee, WI

    Fishing in the Neighborhood Internship

    $10,000
  14. Meta HouseMilwaukee, WI

    Project horizon

    $10,000
  15. First Stage Children's TheaterMilwaukee, WI

    General operating

    $6,000
  16. Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  17. Individual

    Operating Support

    $5,000
  18. Milwaukee Institute of Art DesignMilwaukee, WI

    Creative fusion pledge for scholarships

    $5,000
  19. University of St Andrews American FAtlanta, GA

    Operating Support

    $5,000
  20. Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NY

    Operating Support

    $5,000
  21. Midwest Bike Share IncMilwaukee, WI

    General operating support

    $5,000
  22. Black Arts MKEMilwaukee, WI

    Operating Support

    $5,000
  23. Teens Grow Greens IncMilwaukee, WI

    General operating support

    $5,000
  24. Milwaukee Youth Symphony OrchestraMilwaukee, WI

    General operating support

    $5,000
  25. Wisconsin Conservation VotersMadison, WI

    Operating support

    $5,000
  26. Individual

    General operating

    $5,000
  27. Mount Tamalpais CollegeSan Quentin, CA

    Operating support

    $5,000
  28. Hmong American Peace Academy FoundMilwaukee, WI

    Foundation launch

    $5,000
  29. Milwaukee Parks FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Cheers to our parks campaign

    $5,000
  30. Milwaukee World Festival IncMilwaukee, WI

    Art installation

    $5,000
  31. DisconnectMilwaukee, WI

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  32. Pearls for Teen Girl IncMilwaukee, WI

    Operating Support

    $4,000
  33. Individual

    Operating support

    $4,000
  34. Individual

    Operating Support

    $3,000
  35. AFS - USA IncNew York, NY

    Operating Support

    $2,500
  36. Meta HouseMilwaukee, WI

    Operating support

    $2,500
  37. Individual

    Operating support

    $2,500
  38. FoodRight IncMilwaukee, WI

    General Operations

    $2,500
  39. Marquette Law SchoolMilwaukee, WI

    Law school's greatest annual priority

    $2,000
  40. GCI LibraryCranberry Isles, ME

    Operating Support

    $1,000
  41. Individual

    Operating support

    $1,000
  42. Northeast Harbor LibraryNe Harbor, ME

    General operating

    $1,000
  43. Milwaukee Repertory TheaterMilwaukee, WI

    Operating support

    $1,000
  44. Balance IncGrafton, WI

    Pace art therapy program

    $1,000
  45. Joy EngineMilwaukee, WI

    Artblaze on the beach

    $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 $147,00053% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $56,00020% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $50,00018% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $15,0005% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture2 grants $7,5003% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $2,500<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin26 grants $475,000
  2. Ohio2 grants $112,500
  3. California2 grants $94,900
  4. Massachusetts2 grants $30,000
  5. New York2 grants $7,500
  6. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  7. Maine2 grants $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Lynde B UihleinVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • John U OlsonSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah O ZimmermanPresident&Treas Hours 2Pay $0

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