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GENE AND RUTH POSNER FOUNDATION INC

· MILWAUKEE, WI · private_foundation · program funder

58recipients FY2016–24
$3Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 80% of giving in Wisconsin

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A local funder — 80% of its dollars go to WI. It is a candidate for organizations in the 7 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, DC, LA, MA, NY, WI.

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FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
HERBERT H KOHL CHARITIES INCMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder19
RALPH EVINRUDE FOUNDATION INCMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder19
UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INCMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder17
GREEN BAY PACKERS FOUNDATIONGREEN BAY, WIlarge program funder14
MILWAUKEE JEWISH FEDERATION INCMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder14
EVAN & MARION HELFAER FOUNDATION 32 0393 00 2ELM GROVE, WIprogram funder13
JOSEPH AND VERA ZILBER FAMILYMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder13
ANON CHARITABLE TRMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder11
BERT L AND PATRICIA S STEIGLEDER CHARITABLE TRUSTMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder10
GARDNER FOUNDATIONMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder10
HARLEY DAVIDSON FOUNDATION INCMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder10
NICHOLAS FAM FOUNDATION TRMEQUON, WIprogram funder9
PECK FOUNDATION MILWAUKEE LTDMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder9
WAUKESHA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCWAUKESHA, WIprogram funder9
YOUTH FOUNDATION INCMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder9
BREWERS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder8
CHARLES D ORTGIESEN FOUNDATION INCMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder8
CROEN FOUNDATION INCPALM BCH GDNS, FLprogram funder8
DANIEL M SOREF RVOC TRMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder8
RICHARD AND ETHEL HERZFELD FOUNDATION INCMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder8
RITE-HITE CORPORATION FOUNDATION INCMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder8
STACKNER FAMILY FOUNDATION INCMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder8
EMORY T CLARK FAMILY CHARITABLEMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder7
FRANCIE LUKE SILVERMAN FOUNDATION UNDER THE FRANCIE SILVERMANAPPLETON, WIprogram funder7
HOWARD FRANKENTHAL FAMILY FOUNDATION LTDMEQUON, WIprogram funder7

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITYWI42024$280,000
SHARP LITERACY INCWI72024$235,000
THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INCWI72024$210,000
JEWISH HOME AND CARE CENTER FOUNDATION INCWI62024$175,000
HUNGER TASK FORCE INCWI72024$140,000
DISCOVERY WORLD LTDWI72024$105,000
TOOLS FOR PEACECA72024$76,000
MILWAUKEE BAR ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INCWI72024$70,000
AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE INCNY72024$65,000
UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER INCWI72024$54,250
MILWAUKEE BALLET COMPANY INCWI72024$48,000
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INCWI72024$40,000
CORO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INCCA42024$40,000
MILWAUKEE FILM INCWI72024$35,000
THE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE INCWI72024$23,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE INCWI72024$20,000
BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF METROPOLITAN MILWAUKEE INCWI72024$18,000
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INCWI72024$18,000
MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INCWI72024$17,500
UNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND INCWI72024$17,500
ALVERNO COLLEGEWI72024$17,500
UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INCWI72024$17,500
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEEWI72024$14,000
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INCWI72024$8,500
WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETYWI72024$7,300
LITERACY SERVICES OF WISCONSIN INCWI72024$7,000
ST ANN CENTER FOR INTERGENERATIONAL CARE INCWI42024$4,000
SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER INCWI12024$3,000
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATEDDC12024$1,500
MR HOLLANDS OPUS FOUNDATION INCCA62023$57,000
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH INCMA62023$31,000
CLEAR CREEK RADIO INCCO12023$20,000
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTEMA42023$10,000
PLYMOUTH AREA COALITION FOR THE HOMELESSMA52023$8,000
RUACH INCWI62023$6,000
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE INCWI42023$4,000
PLYMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARYMA22023$3,000
NEW BEDFORD LIGHTMA12023$2,000
HARRY TOMPSON CENTER INCLA12023$1,000
CONGREGATION SHIRAT HAYAMMA12023$1,000
A PLACE CALLED HOMECA12023$1,000
REFLOWI12023$1,000
LIGHTHOUSE WRITERS WORKSHOP INCCO22022$30,000
LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INCWI22022$500
HABITAT FOR HUMANITYWI12022$250
PLYMOUTH EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCMA12021$1,000
OPERATION RESTORATIONLA32021$450
THE CHILDRENS LIFE-SAVING FOUNDATIONCA12021$250
YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER INCDC32020$25,000
PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS INCWI32020$7,500