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Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Inc: 68 grants to organizations, $4.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Milwaukee, WI, paid 68 grants to organizations totaling $4,154,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $700,000 to Milwaukee Film Inc in Milwaukee, WI for general operations.
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- EIN
- 237230686
- Based in
- Milwaukee, WI
- Assets
- $81,540,251
- Grants paid
- $4,154,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349103799. It reported $4,154,500 in grants paid; 68 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Film Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milwaukee Ballet | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $301,667 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milwaukee Repertory Theather | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| First Stage | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $155,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $155,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milwaukee Public Museum | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milwaukee Art Museum | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teens Grow Greens | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $133,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| Florentine Opera Company | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Imagine Mke | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Next Door Foundation | Hood River, OR | General operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wisconsin Conservatory of Music | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $92,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighborhood House of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | General operations and capital improvements | Human services | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Year Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College Possible | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Betty Brinn Children's Museum | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coa Youth and Family Centers | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marcus Center for the Performing Arts | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milwaukee Public Library Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Near West Side Partners | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Next Act Theatre Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Silver Spring Neighborhood Center | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Community Center | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wisconsin Policy Forum | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Public and societal benefit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YWCA of Southeast Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts at Large | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Radio for Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Skylight Music Theatre | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of Greater Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Artists Working in Education | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Black Arts Mke | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Danceworks | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Present Music | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Renaissance Theaterworks | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Running Rebels Community Organization | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Youth development | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sharp Literacy Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Literacy Lab | Washington, DC | General operations | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| True Skool | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Schiltz Audubon Nature Center | Milwaukee, WI | Urban outreach programming | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frank Lloyd Wright's Burnham Block Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milwaukee Christian Center | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milwaukee Turners | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Allies Wi | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Riverworks Development Corp | Milwaukee, WI | Fiscal sponsor | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Storyville Center for the Spoken Word | New York, NY | Storyslams in milwaukee | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Create Wi | Madison, WI | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Early Music Now | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lead2change | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Menomonee Valley Partners | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milwaukee Parks Foundation | Wauwatosa, WI | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milwaukee World Festival Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Summerfest art installation | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Penfield Children's Center | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| America Player's Theater | Spring Green, WI | Potency of poetry programming | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Familia de Arte | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milwaukee Press Club Endowment | North Prairie, WI | Scholarship fund | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wild Space Dance Company | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodland Pattern | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Islands of Brilliance | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ex Fabula | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of PBS Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | Fiscal sponsor | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Historic Milwaukee Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lynden Sculpture Garden | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Optimist Theatre | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pink Umbrella Theater Company | Milwaukee, WI | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joy Engine | Milwaukee, WI | Art blaze | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,171,667 |
| Human services | $220,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $133,333 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $95,000 |
| Environment | $50,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $50,000 |
| Youth development | $50,000 |
| Education | $40,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $3,999,500 |
| Oregon | $100,000 |
| District of Columbia | $30,000 |
| New York | $25,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.