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Private foundations Brookfield, WItax years 2023 to 2025

Private foundations in Brookfield, WI

39 private foundations based in Brookfield, WI filed a 990-PF in the last two years. In their latest returns they gave $21.8 million in 528 grants, and 6 say they accept applications.

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Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2023 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Largest givers

By grants paid, latest return
  1. Pleasant T Rowland Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 113 grants Accepts applications $9,185,653 giving
  2. Common Ground Healthcare FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $4,085,784 giving
  3. Merkel Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 47 grants Preselected only $2,316,683 giving
  4. Wilson Family Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $1,057,968 giving
  5. Treffert Family Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2023 2 grants Preselected only $900,000 giving
  6. Arzbaecher Family FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 31 grants Preselected only $707,627 giving
  7. Ziegler Family Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 37 grants Preselected only $515,700 giving
  8. John & Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 20 grants Preselected only $426,000 giving
  9. Herman W Ladish Family Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 13 grants Accepts applications $415,000 giving
  10. Schumacher-Weiherman Family FDNBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 12 grants Preselected only $224,000 giving
  11. Mallinger Family FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 12 grants Accepts applications $215,500 giving
  12. Dorothy C Krawczyk Scholarship TrustBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $210,000 giving
  13. Wilbert & Genevieve Schauer Foundatation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 32 grants Preselected only $180,900 giving
  14. Wisconsin DeMolay FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $162,400 giving
  15. The Cara Foundation (fka the Milwaukee Insurance Foundation)Brookfield, WI · tax year 2025 24 grants Preselected only $161,844 giving
  16. Annex Charitable Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 37 grants Accepts applications $155,556 giving
  17. The Armstrong Family FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 54 grants Accepts applications $154,080 giving
  18. Briscoe Family FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $125,000 giving
  19. Wildwood Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $124,106 giving
  20. Herbert & Katherine Kurth Religious Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 10 grants Preselected only $100,000 giving
  21. Van Dam-Hug Family Foundation Charitable TrustBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $76,100 giving
  22. Community Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 33 grants Preselected only $65,100 giving
  23. Robert W & Josephine Pieper FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 3 grants Preselected only $57,000 giving
  24. FFBW Community FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 12 grants Preselected only $42,500 giving
  25. Speedskating United Development Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $38,960 giving

Foundations that accept applications

Largest first

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. Pleasant T Rowland Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 113 grants Accepts applications $9,185,653 giving
  2. Herman W Ladish Family Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 13 grants Accepts applications $415,000 giving
  3. Mallinger Family FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 12 grants Accepts applications $215,500 giving
  4. Annex Charitable Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 37 grants Accepts applications $155,556 giving
  5. The Armstrong Family FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 54 grants Accepts applications $154,080 giving
  6. Daniel Gives Back CorpBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 0 grants Accepts applications $0 giving

Giving by cause

Grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking8 foundations $4,251,17437% of the total
  2. Education13 foundations $3,130,23028% of the total
  3. Arts and culture10 foundations $1,718,81715% of the total
  4. Environment6 foundations $847,5947% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture4 foundations $287,0003% of the total
  6. Human services14 foundations $280,9062% of the total
  7. 10 other causes $842,4227% of the total

Most active small givers

Foundations with under $1 million in assets, by the number of grants they listed.

  1. Annex Charitable Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 37 grants Accepts applications $155,556 giving
  2. Wilbert & Genevieve Schauer Foundatation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 32 grants Preselected only $180,900 giving
  3. FFBW Community FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 12 grants Preselected only $42,500 giving
  4. Perdue Family Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 9 grants Preselected only $38,500 giving
  5. Van Dam-Hug Family Foundation Charitable TrustBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $76,100 giving
  6. Wildwood Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $124,106 giving
  7. Richard R & Mary P Pautz Life-Long Learning FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 4 grants Preselected only $5,079 giving
  8. Robert W & Josephine Pieper FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 3 grants Preselected only $57,000 giving
  9. Allgaier FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 3 grants Preselected only $38,280 giving
  10. Common Ground Healthcare FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $4,085,784 giving
  11. Briscoe Family FoundationBrookfield, WI · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $125,000 giving
  12. Speedskating United Development Foundation IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $38,960 giving
  13. Schoenstatt Family Institute IncBrookfield, WI · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $12,500 giving