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Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Inc

Historical Funder

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 23-7230686 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$4.2M
Organizations funded68
Typical grant$30,000
Total assets$81.5M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $20,000 and $50,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

ContactRICHARD AND ETHEL HERZFELD FOUNDATI
Address219 N MILWAUKEE ST, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Phone4147271136
Form and materialsPRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM HERZFELDFOUNDATION.ORG AND SHOULD BE E-MAILED TO MAIL@HERZFELDFOUNDATION.ORG
DeadlinesFEBRUARY 1, MAY 1, AND AUGUST 1
RestrictionsFUNDING IS RESTRICTED TO WISCONSIN-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THOSE THAT BENEFIT THE PEOPLE OF THE GREATER MILWAUKEE AREA.

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

  • Arts & Culture22
  • Human Services5
  • Community Development4
  • Children & Youth3
  • Education3
  • Environment2

Where it gives

4% of grants went outside Wisconsin.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Milwaukee Film IncMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$700,000
Milwaukee BalletMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$301,667
Milwaukee Repertory TheatherMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$200,000
First StageMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$155,000
Milwaukee Symphony OrchestraMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$155,000
Milwaukee Public MuseumMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$150,000
Milwaukee Art MuseumMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$140,000
Teens Grow GreensMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$133,333
Florentine Opera CompanyMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$110,000
Imagine MkeMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$100,000
Next Door FoundationHood River, ORGeneral operations$100,000
Wisconsin Conservatory of MusicMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$100,000
Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$92,000
Neighborhood House of MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations and capital improvements$75,000
City Year IncMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$65,000
College PossibleMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$65,000
Milwaukee Youth Symphony OrchestraMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$60,000
Betty Brinn Children's MuseumMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$50,000
Coa Youth and Family CentersMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$50,000
Marcus Center for the Performing ArtsMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$50,000
Milwaukee Public Library FoundationMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$50,000
Near West Side PartnersMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$50,000
Next Act Theatre IncMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$50,000
Silver Spring Neighborhood CenterMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$50,000
United Community CenterMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$50,000
Urban Ecology CenterMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$50,000
Wisconsin Policy ForumMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$50,000
YWCA of Southeast WisconsinMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$50,000
Arts at LargeMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$40,000
Radio for MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$40,000
Skylight Music TheatreMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$40,000
YMCA of Greater MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$40,000
Artists Working in EducationMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$30,000
Black Arts MkeMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$30,000
DanceworksMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$30,000
Present MusicMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$30,000
Renaissance TheaterworksMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$30,000
Running Rebels Community OrganizationMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$30,000
Sharp Literacy IncMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$30,000
The Literacy LabWashington, DCGeneral operations$30,000
True SkoolMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$30,000
Schiltz Audubon Nature CenterMilwaukee, WIUrban outreach programming$27,000
Frank Lloyd Wright's Burnham Block IncMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$25,000
Milwaukee Christian CenterMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$25,000
Milwaukee TurnersMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$25,000
Public Allies WiMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$25,000
Riverworks Development CorpMilwaukee, WIFiscal sponsor$25,000
Storyville Center for the Spoken WordNew York, NYStoryslams in milwaukee$25,000
Create WiMadison, WIGeneral operations$20,000
Early Music NowMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$20,000
Lead2changeMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$20,000
Menomonee Valley PartnersMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$20,000
Milwaukee Parks FoundationWauwatosa, WIGeneral operations$20,000
Milwaukee World Festival IncMilwaukee, WISummerfest art installation$20,000
Penfield Children's CenterMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$20,000
America Player's TheaterSpring Green, WIPotency of poetry programming$18,000
LA Familia de ArteMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$15,000
Milwaukee Press Club EndowmentNorth Prairie, WIScholarship fund$15,000
Wild Space Dance CompanyMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$15,000
Woodland PatternMilwaukee, WIGeneral operations$15,000

Showing the 60 largest of 68 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2024$4,154,50068
2023$2,310,83252

Sources

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