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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-1710863

Barbara Meyer Elsner Foundation

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $65,117 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Robert Elsner
2329 E Belleview Place Apt C
Milwaukee, WI 53211
(414) 964-0549
Form and materials
No formal application - requests must be in writing
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $65,117

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,636,852

  • Tax year 2024

    $71,993

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,563,215

  • Tax year 2023

    $67,022

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,402,020

  • Tax year 2022

    $41,250

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,278,876

  • Tax year 2021

    $82,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,587,984

  • Tax year 2020

    $73,150

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,478,591

  • Tax year 2019

    $55,098

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,523,745

  • Tax year 2018

    $55,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,146,326

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Frank Lloyd Wright Burnham BlockMadison, WI

    Burnham block project

    $44,625
  2. Wisconsin Historical SocietyMadison, WI

    General support

    $7,292
  3. Milwaukee Art MuseumMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $6,750
  4. Museum of Wisconsin ArtWest Bend, WI

    General support

    $5,000
  5. Wild Space Dance CoMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $1,000
  6. Glacial Lakes ConservancySheboygan, WI

    General support

    $250
  7. PBSMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $11,75098% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $2502% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin7 grants $65,117

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Robert Elsner IIIPRESIDENT & TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaret HowlandSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Barbara ElsnerMEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kate LilekMEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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