A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 84-1808645Environment

Who funds Milwaukee Parks Foundation?

20 private foundations gave Milwaukee Parks Foundation in Milwaukee, WI $799,747 across 46 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

46 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Bosley & Green FoundationRacine, WI 2025

    General operations

    $30,000
  2. Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation IncNew York, NY 2025

    Environmental

    $20,000
  3. Prairie Springs Paul Fleckenstein Charitable TrustMilwaukee, WI 2025

    General operations

    $15,000
  4. Charles D Jacobus Family FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2025

    Support for the sustainability of milwaukee county parks

    $12,500
  5. Weiss Family FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2025

    Support

    $10,000
  6. The Everydaygood Foundation IncMequon, WI 2025

    General

    $10,000
  7. R A Stevens Family FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2025

    General operations

    $6,000
  8. Astor Street Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2025

    Cheers to our parks campaign

    $5,000
  9. Peck Foundation Milwaukee LTDMilwaukee, WI 2025

    Operating support

    $3,000
  10. Dorothy Inbusch Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2025

    Seeds & sprouts programming

    $3,000
  11. Croen Foundation IncPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2025

    General

    $2,000
  12. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2025

    Environment

    $1,050
  13. Rockwell Automation Charitable CorpMilwaukee, WI 2024

    General Operating

    $150,000
  14. Herbert H Kohl Charities IncMilwaukee, WI 2024

    To fund approved public charities

    $25,000
  15. Bosley & Green FoundationRacine, WI 2024

    General operations

    $25,000
  16. Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2024

    General operations

    $20,000
  17. Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Environmental

    $20,000
  18. Prairie Springs Paul Fleckenstein Charitable TrustMilwaukee, WI 2024

    General operations

    $15,000
  19. Sheehan Family FoundationKingston, MA 2024

    General purpose

    $10,000
  20. Charles D Jacobus Family FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2024

    Support for the sustainability of milwaukee county parks

    $10,000
  21. Astor Street Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2024

    Cheers to our parks campaign

    $5,000
  22. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2024

    Environment

    $4,400
  23. Croen Foundation IncPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2024

    General

    $2,000
  24. Harley-Davidson Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2023

    Grant

    $118,800
  25. Herbert H Kohl Charities IncMilwaukee, WI 2023

    To fund approved public charities

    $50,000
  26. Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2023

    General operations

    $20,000
  27. Prairie Springs Paul Fleckenstein Charitable TrustMilwaukee, WI 2023

    General operations

    $12,500
  28. Bosley & Green FoundationRacine, WI 2023

    General operations

    $12,500
  29. Charles D Jacobus Family FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2023

    Support for the sustainability of milwaukee county parks

    $10,000
  30. Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Environmental

    $10,000
  31. Herbert H Kohl Charities IncMilwaukee, WI 2023

    To fund approved public charities

    $2,500
  32. Dorothy Inbusch Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2023

    Save our parks seeds & sprouts programming

    $2,500
  33. Croen Foundation IncPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2023

    General

    $1,000
  34. The McArthur-Kuhns Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $300
  35. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2023

    Environment

    $251
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $96
  37. Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2022

    Civic and community - general operations

    $20,000
  38. Herbert H Kohl Charities IncMilwaukee, WI 2022

    To fund approved public charities

    $20,000
  39. Prairie Springs Paul Fleckenstein Charitable TrustMilwaukee, WI 2022

    General operations

    $10,000
  40. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2022

    Environment

    $100
  41. Bosley & Green FoundationRacine, WI 2021

    General operations

    $5,000
  42. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2021

    Education

    $175
  43. Ellenbecker Investment Group Charitable Foundation IncWaukesha, WI 2021

    General Support

    $50
  44. Herbert H Kohl Charities IncMilwaukee, WI 2020

    To fund approved public charities

    $50,000
  45. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2020

    Environment

    $25
  46. Herbert H Kohl Charities IncMilwaukee, WI 2019

    To fund approved public charities

    $50,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Milwaukee, WI and are not among Milwaukee Parks Foundation’s funders above.

  1. The Brookby FoundationMilwaukee, WI 37 grants Accepts applications $1,568,500 to similar organizations
  2. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 13 grants Preselected only $171,500 to similar organizations
  3. Zurn Foundation Inc (fka Rexnord Foundation Inc)Milwaukee, WI 10 grants Accepts applications $40,750 to similar organizations
  4. Green Bay Packers FoundationGreen Bay, WI 8 grants Accepts applications $34,000 to similar organizations
  5. Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 10 grants Accepts applications $126,000 to similar organizations
  6. James E Dutton Foundation IncMerrill, WI 6 grants Accepts applications $42,000 to similar organizations
  7. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 13 grants Accepts applications $16,616 to similar organizations
  8. ANTONIA FOUNDATION INCco F MICHAEL ARNOWMilwaukee, WI 15 grants Accepts applications $915,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 84-1808645 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.