Wisconsin · Public charity
Employ Milwaukee Inc
The mission of employ milwaukee, inc. Is to build a strong workforce development system by planning, coordinating, collaborating and monitoring workforce initiatives with businesses, partners and community stakeholders at the local, regional and state level to ensure a skilled and productive workforce for the 21st century.
- $5.6M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 13
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $3.6M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $96,585
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,162,170
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 20
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations Employ Milwaukee Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $497k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 13 | $3.6M | 15% |
| FY2024 | 15 | $4.1M | 20% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $4.0M | 8% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $3.3M | 8% |
| FY2021 | 17 | $3.8M | 18% |
| FY2020 | 17 | $4.1M | 0% |
| FY2019 | 20 | $4.5M | 15% |
| FY2018 | 19 | $4.6M | 37% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Kaiser Group Dba Dynamic Workforce Solutions | $4,769,362 | 9 | n/a |
| United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee | $3,949,031 | 9 | 74% |
| Maximus Inc | $3,291,755 | 8 | n/a |
| Equus Workforce Solutions | $2,952,398 | 5 | n/a |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee Inc | $2,648,001 | 9 | 2% |
| Center for Self Sufficiency Inc | $2,465,935 | 8 | 36% |
| City of St Louis | $1,866,260 | 3 | n/a |
| Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership | $1,771,837 | 6 | 18% |
| Social Development Commission | $1,650,749 | 4 | n/a |
| Full Employment Council Inc | $1,479,346 | 4 | 4% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Kaiser Group Dba Dynamic Workforce Solutions | $4,769,362 | 9 | n/a |
| United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee | $3,949,031 | 9 | 74% |
| Maximus Inc | $3,291,755 | 8 | n/a |
| Equus Workforce Solutions | $2,952,398 | 5 | n/a |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee Inc | $2,648,001 | 9 | 2% |
| Center for Self Sufficiency Inc | $2,465,935 | 8 | 36% |
| City of St Louis | $1,866,260 | 3 | n/a |
| Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership | $1,771,837 | 6 | 18% |
| Social Development Commission | $1,650,749 | 4 | n/a |
| Full Employment Council Inc | $1,479,346 | 4 | 4% |
| America Works of New York | $1,187,467 | 3 | n/a |
| Labor Education & Training Center Inc | $980,341 | 1 | n/a |
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board | $837,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation | $579,491 | 5 | 0% |
| United Migrant Opportunity Services Umos Inc | $524,522 | 2 | 2% |
| Milwaukee Community Crossroads Inc | $517,634 | 9 | 2% |
| The Center of Workforce Innovations Inc | $427,325 | 4 | 2% |
| Northcott Neighborhood House Inc | $411,981 | 6 | 6% |
| Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee | $411,578 | 7 | n/a |
| City of Milwaukee | $405,832 | 2 | n/a |
| Waukesha County Dept of Health and Human Services Adrc | $393,820 | 5 | n/a |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development | $386,890 | 4 | n/a |
| UAW- Labor Employment and Training Corp | $366,208 | 3 | 2% |
| Ross Innovative Employment Solutions Corporation | $180,833 | 1 | n/a |
| Southwest Ohio Region Workforce Investment Board | $160,214 | 3 | 8% |
| Journey House Inc | $154,365 | 3 | 3% |
| Mmac Community Support Foundation Inc | $148,497 | 2 | 4% |
| Mindful Staffing Solutions LLC | $135,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Running Rebels Community Organization Inc | $112,557 | 2 | 2% |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Foundation Inc | $106,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Marquette University | $106,452 | 2 | 0% |
| Center for Healthcare Careers of Southeast Wisconsin Inc | $73,703 | 1 | n/a |
| Westcare Wisconsin Inc | $53,208 | 1 | 12% |
| Center for Veterans Issues Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee | $48,235 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Advocates Inc | $41,360 | 1 | 0% |
| Milwaukee Urban League | $32,409 | 3 | 1% |
| Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc | $17,791 | 1 | n/a |
| National Association of Hispanic Nurses Inc | $11,643 | 1 | n/a |
| Cvs Pharmacy Inc | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Employ Milwaukee Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 21 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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: Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Hunger Task Force Inc · Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc · Otto Bremer Trust · Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc · Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc · Newthreads of Hope Inc · Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation Inc · Youth Foundation Inc
How this is measured
About Employ Milwaukee Inc
- How much does Employ Milwaukee Inc give?
- Employ Milwaukee Inc reported 13 itemized grants totaling $3,591,950, out of $5,574,305 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 20 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Employ Milwaukee Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Employment (80%), Youth Development (8%), Human Services (7%).
- Who are Employ Milwaukee Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Kaiser Group Dba Dynamic Workforce Solutions ($4.8M), United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee ($3.9M), Maximus Inc ($3.3M).
- Does Employ Milwaukee Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Employ Milwaukee Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc, The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc.
- Where is Employ Milwaukee Inc based?
- Employ Milwaukee Inc is based in WI.
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