Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI

Read Foundation Inc

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Typical grant size
$500 – $2K – $5K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
43
Repeat grantees
26
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Alice E Read
President/Director
V Ross Read III
Treasurer/Director
Gina Mittnacht
Secretary
Alexander R Read
Director
Merrill Read
Vice President/Director
Thomas Merrill Read
Vice President/Director
Marion Merrill Chester Read
Director

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
64.0%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
235
Total grants awarded
$1.6M
Total amount
$7K
Average grant
$175K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$302K
20 grants
2023
$159K
13 grants
2022
$108K
21 grants
2021
$111K
33 grants
2020
$109K
32 grants
2019
$109K
36 grants
2018
$197K
36 grants
2017
$211K
10 grants
2016
$45K
6 grants
2015
$107K
11 grants
2014
$30K
9 grants
2013
$73K
8 grants

Top recipients

12 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$253K
5 grants · WI · ≈ likely match
$201K
Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Se
12 grants · WI
$182K
9 grants · WI · ✓ Exact match
$180K
1 grant · WI · ✓ Exact match
$100K
St Paul's Church
7 grants · WI
$69K
10 grants · CO · ≈ likely match
$43K
2 grants · WI · ✓ Exact match
$40K
Natural Trust for Historic Preservation
4 grants · DC
$40K
6 grants · WI · ≈ likely match
$34K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Se
General Purpose
WI · TY 2024
$114K
Historic Haymarket Milwaukee
General Purpose
WI · TY 2024
$100K
University of School Milwaukee
General Purpose
WI · TY 2024
$25K
Bat Conservation International
General Purpose
TX · TY 2024
$20K
St Paul's Church
General Purpose
WI · TY 2024
$12K
Opera Colorado
General Purpose
CO · TY 2024
$6K
Tall Pines Conservancy
General Purpose
WI · TY 2024
$6K
Central City Opera
General Purpose
CO · TY 2024
$5K
Colorado Ballet
General Purpose
CO · TY 2024
$5K
St Anne's Episcopal School
General Purpose
CO · TY 2024
$3K
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
General Purpose
CO · TY 2024
$2K
Bryn Mawr College
General Purpose
PA · TY 2024
$1K
Casa Advocates for Children
General Purpose
CO · TY 2024
$1K
Law Foward
General Purpose
WI · TY 2024
$1K
Forest Home Historic Preservation Assoc
General Purpose
WI · TY 2024
$500
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
General Purpose
WI · TY 2024
$500
Mitchell Hamlin School of Law
General Purpose
MN · TY 2024
$300
Northern Light Theater
General Purpose
IL · TY 2024
$250
Lyric Opera
General Purpose
IL · TY 2024
$250
Village of Oconomowoc
General Purpose
WI · TY 2024
$250
Bat Conservation International
General Purpose
TX · TY 2023
$96K
St Paul's Church
General Purpose
WI · TY 2023
$20K
The Florentine Opera
General Purpose
WI · TY 2023
$10K
Milwaukee Art Museum
General Purpose
WI · TY 2023
$10K
Colorado Ballet
General Purpose
CO · TY 2023
$5K
Opera Colorado
General Purpose
CO · TY 2023
$4K
Central City Opera
General Purpose
CO · TY 2023
$4K
St Anne's Episcopal School
General Purpose
CO · TY 2023
$3K
Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Se
General Purpose
WI · TY 2023
$3K
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
General Purpose
CO · TY 2023
$2K
Casa Advocates for Children
General Purpose
CO · TY 2023
$1K
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin
General Purpose
WI · TY 2023
$1K
Village of Oconomowoc
General Purpose
WI · TY 2023
$250
The Florentine Opera
General Purpose
WI · TY 2022
$22K
Bat Conservation International
General Purpose
TX · TY 2022
$20K
National Trust for Historic Preservation
General Purpose
DC · TY 2022
$10K
War Memorial Center
General Purpose
WI · TY 2022
$10K
Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Se
General Purpose
WI · TY 2022
$8K
Webb-deane-stevens Museum
General Purpose
CT · TY 2022
$6K
Colorado Ballet
General Purpose
CO · TY 2022
$5K
Us Court Tennis Preservation Society
General Purpose
RI · TY 2022
$5K
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin
General Purpose
WI · TY 2022
$5K
Central City Opera
General Purpose
CO · TY 2022
$4K
Opera Colorado
General Purpose
CO · TY 2022
$4K
St Anne's Episcopal School
General Purpose
CO · TY 2022
$3K
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
General Purpose
CO · TY 2022
$2K
Nashota House
General Purpose
WI · TY 2022
$1K
Casa Advocates for Children
General Purpose
CO · TY 2022
$1K
University School of Milwaukee
General Purpose
WI · TY 2022
$1K
Milwaukee Art Museum
General Purpose
WI · TY 2022
$600

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.