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The Brookby Foundation: 151 grants to organizations, $3.5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Brookby Foundation, a private foundation in Milwaukee, WI, paid 151 grants to organizations totaling $3,464,606 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $500,000 to Oregon Symphony in Portland, OR for general support.
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- EIN
- 383202330
- Based in
- Milwaukee, WI
- Assets
- $52,712,934
- Grants paid
- $3,464,606
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349105374. It reported $3,464,606 in grants paid; 151 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Symphony | Portland, OR | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inland Seas Education Association | Suttons Bay, MI | Campaign for the Future | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uwm Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Launching the research vessel maggi sue | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Rapids Symphony | Grand Rapids, MI | Blue lake concert; matching challenge; & mayflower performance | $166,423 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship | Medford, WI | Climate-smart market opportunities, mmrv of managed grazing, workforce | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| All Classical Radio | Portland, OR | Media arts center | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | Imagine Campaign | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | Imagine campaign | Environment | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Action for the Climate Emergency (ace) | Boulder, CO | General Support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan Civic Education Fund | Madison Heights, MI | General Support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education | Ann Arbor, MI | General Support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mote Marine Laboratory | Sarasota, FL | Forging ahead: resilience and restoration in a changing environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leelanau Conservancy | Leeland, MI | Farmland preservation project | Environment | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wisconsin Conservation Voices | Madison, WI | General support | Environment | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Law & Policy Center | Chicago, IL | Michigan-based environmental advocacy | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gathering Waters Wisconsin's Alliance for Land Trust | Madison, WI | Bringing alternative conservation funding & financing to wisconsin | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milwaukee Riverkeeper | Milwaukee, WI | General support | Environment | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Student and Program Support at the Peabody Conservatory | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alliance for the Great Lakes | Chicago, IL | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beloit College | Beloit, WI | The Brookby Foundation Student Environmental Experience Grant | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conservation Resource Alliance | Traverse City, MI | Accelerating Farmland and Water Quality Protection | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | Traverse City, MI | Accelerating Farmland and Water Quality Protection in Northwest Lower Michigan | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | Traverse City, MI | Accelerating land and water quality protection focused on natural climate solutions | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | West michigan student scholarships, interlochen public radio (ipr): science and conservation journalism | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leelanau Conservancy | Leeland, MI | Palmer woods addition | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Japanese Garden | Portland, OR | Path to Peace | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| So Percussion | Brooklyn, NY | Summer institute, new work development program | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Da Blodgett-St John's | Grand Rapids, MI | Kent school services network | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Blodgett | Grand Rapids, MI | FIERCE Leadership Programs | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clean Wisconsin | Madison, WI | The scientific method: using data to mitigate climate change | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | Scaling Enviro-DIY Monitoring and Engagement across the Great Lakes | Animal-related | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mequon Nature Preserve Inc | Mequon, WI | 3 year fellowship | Environment | $33,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blandford Nature Center | Grand Rapids, MI | Transformational Outdoor & Environmental Learning | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunger Task Force Inc | West Milwaukee, WI | Hunger task force emergency food program and covid-19 response | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inland Seas Education Association | Suttons Bay, MI | Campaign for the future | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Riveredge Nature Center | Saukville, WI | Release the sturgeon: youth & community watershed education programming | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wuwm-Milwaukee's NPR | Milwaukee, WI | WUWM Environmental Reporting Initiative | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 45TH Parallel | Portland, OR | Capacity building | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aclu of Wisconsin Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | General Support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York City, NY | General Support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Blue | Traverse City, MI | General support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pennsylvania Voice | Philadelphia, PA | General Support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YWCA West Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | Nurse examiner | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seeds | Traverse City, MI | SEEDS Workshop Roof | Environment | $15,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Digital Arts Film and Television Dba Daft | Royal Oak, MI | DAFT Operating Support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harbor District Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Environmental Programming | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hospice of Michigan | Ada, MI | Hospice of michigan grief support services- west michigan | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| League of Women Voters of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | General Support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | Expanding how coalition access to students and small community-based organizations | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | General Support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | Making proud choices | Health care | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| River Revitalization Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | Riverine-Tern Internship Program 2024 | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers | Milwaukee, WI | Healthy communities, big and small - after-school and summer camp programs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chamber Music Northwest | Portland, OR | Chamber Music Northwest 2024 Season and Young Artist Institute | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Rapids Civic Theatre | Grand Rapids, MI | Scholarship Program | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Youth Symphony | Portland, OR | Music access and coaching program | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc | Madison, WI | Defending Environmental Health & Water Quality | Crime and legal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milwaukee Water Commons | Milwaukee, WI | 2024 water school | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Recovering wisconsin's southern kettle moraine grassland habitat | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wisconsin Democracy Campaign | Madison, WI | General Support | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wisconsin Voices | Milwaukee, WI | General Support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Michigan Environmental Action Council | Grand Rapids, MI | Stream keepers | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Music Marimba | Champaign, IL | Portland Percussion Group Commission of new musical work by composer Alejandro Viao | $7,950 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors | Kentwood, MI | Expanding access to emotional support through virtual communities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Portland State University Foundation | Portland, OR | Portland Summer Percussion Academy | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities | Grand Rapids, MI | Music Programming at the Cook Arts Center | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neighborhood House of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | Lead & Learn Conservation Corps | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| River Network | Boulder, CO | 2024 River Rally in Grand Rapids, MI: Scholarship Fund | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sandbox Percussion | Brooklyn, NY | Sandbox Percussion - Commissioners Circle / New Works Fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Third Angle New Music | Portland, OR | Adventures in New Music: Third Angle's 38th Season | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uwm Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | Brookby scholarships in water literacy | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waterkeeper Alliance | New York, NY | Scholarship for Waterkeeper Alliance's 2024 Water and Climate Conference | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Lake Public Radio | Twin Lake, MI | Grand Rapids Symphony Benefit Concert | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | General support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | General support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| USA for Unhcr | Washington, DC | General support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Pathfinder School | Traverse City, MI | The Pathfinder School Middle School Science Water Quality Study on West Bay and Cedar Lake | Education | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Traverse Community Foundation | Traverse City, MI | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milwaukee Rescue Mission | Milwaukee, WI | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Hope | Milwood, VA | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Associated Scientists at Woods Hole | Woods Hole, MA | General support | Science and technology | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bridge Magazine | Ann Arbor, MI | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charities Aid Foundation of America | Arlington, VA | Virunga fund | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Climate Change Coalition of Door County-Fiscal Age | Sturgeon Bay, WI | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | General support | Environment | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General support | Environment | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Esperanca (now Advance) | Phoenix, AZ | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forest Home Cemetary | Milwaukee, WI | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Freshwater Future | Petoskey, MI | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Horizon Home Care Hospice | Milwaukee, WI | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Innocence Project Inc | New York, NY | General support | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Planned Parenthood Federation | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| League of Women Voters Education Fund | Lewiston, ME | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Network for Good-Friends of Saguaro National Park | Tuscon, AZ | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing | Traverse City, MI | General support | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility | Silver Spring, MD | General support | Environment | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse | Traverse City, MI | General support | Housing and shelter | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Se Asia Rescue Coalition & Haven (search) | Walnut Creek, CA | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sojourner Family Peace Center | Milwaukke, WI | General support | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nature Conservancy Wi | Madison, WI | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wisconsin Humane Society | Milwaukee, WI | General support | Animal-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Without Hate | Dallas, TX | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Orbis International | New York, NY | General support | $400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | General support | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lung Cancer Research Foundation (free To Breat | New York, NY | General support | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Performing Arts Fund | Milwaukee, WI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends Service | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arbor Day Foundation | Lincoln, NE | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Birch Creek Music Performance Center | Egg Harbor, WI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Canton, MA | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bright Focus Foundation | Clarksburg, MD | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Charities | Baltimore, MD | Safe streets baltimore | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Great Apes | Wauchula, FL | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College Possible | Saint Paul, MN | General support | Education | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elephant Sanctuary | Hohenwald, TN | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Finca International | Washington, DC | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Lakeshore State Park | Milwaukee, WI | General support | Recreation and sports | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Kal-Haven Trail | Bloomingdale, MI | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Generations Ahead | Traverse City, MI | General support | Human services | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Habitat for Humanity | Atlanta, GA | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homes for Our Troops | Taunton, MA | General support | Housing and shelter | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Humane Society International | Washington, DC | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| In Our Own Voice National Black Women's Reproduct | Washington, DC | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Crane Foundation | Baraboo, WI | General support | Animal-related | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare | Washington, DE | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mothering Justice | Detroit, MI | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | General support | Environment | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neu Life Community Development | Milwaukee, WI | General support | Human services | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern Michigan College Foundation | Traverse City, MI | Nmc mobile pantry | Education | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | General support | Environment | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sandy Hook Promise | Newton, CT | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smile Train | Washington, DC | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Technoserve | Washington, DC | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United To Beat Malaria (formerly Un Foundation (no | Washington, DC | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | General support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspca | New York, NY | General support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | General support | Animal-related | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest | Washington, DC | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue | Mount Airy, MD | General support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Glaucoma Research Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | Medical research | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lupus Foundation New England | Framingham, MA | General support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sesame Workshop | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $930,433 |
| Education | $286,600 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $166,100 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $165,200 |
| Animal-related | $35,800 |
| Human services | $31,900 |
| Health care | $25,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Michigan | $1,125,623 |
| Wisconsin | $1,099,433 |
| Oregon | $706,000 |
| Illinois | $117,950 |
| New York | $92,400 |
| Colorado | $80,000 |
| Florida | $75,200 |
| Maryland | $61,000 |
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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.