Wisconsin · Public charity
Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee Inc
Support member organizations in the milwaukee area through cooperative fundraising and community outreach.
- $98k
- Granted FY2019
- 7
- Grants FY2019
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 14%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $7,576
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $49,877
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 1
- Total assets, FY2019
- $31k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 14% of the organizations Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 7 | $104k | 14% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $136k | 38% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $91k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Humane Society | $168,997 | 3 | n/a |
| Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County Inc | $45,219 | 3 | 1% |
| Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative Inc | $41,117 | 3 | 2% |
| Urban Ecology Center Inc | $15,345 | 2 | 0% |
| Repairers of the Breach Inc | $15,213 | 2 | 2% |
| Habitat for Humanity of Wisconsin Inc | $14,261 | 2 | 1% |
| Hope House of Milwaukee Incorporated | $13,778 | 2 | n/a |
| Radio Milwaukee Inc | $11,928 | 2 | 0% |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Foundation Inc | $5,045 | 1 | 0% |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Baird Foundation Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Youth Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee Inc
- How much does Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee Inc give?
- Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee Inc reported 7 grants totaling $98,294 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Animals (65%), Housing & Shelter (25%), Environment (5%).
- Who are Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Wisconsin Humane Society ($169k), Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County Inc ($45k), Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative Inc ($41k).
- Does Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Baird Foundation Inc, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc.
- Where is Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee Inc based?
- Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee Inc is based in WI.
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