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George L N Meyer Family Foundation In

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$20k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
7
Grants FY2024
25
Organizations funded FY2023
16%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$5,000
Organizations funded a year
25 to 51
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$136k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 16% of the organizations George L N Meyer Family Foundation In funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationHealthHuman ServicesPublic BenefitHousing & ShelterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving7$20k29%
FY202325$37k16%
FY202229$62k14%
FY202138$51k26%
FY202051$52k41%
FY201932$52k31%
FY201840$63k33%
FY201751$63kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$178kPhilanthropy$141kEducation$40kHealth$10kHuman Services$8kAnimals$5kRecreation & Sports$4kEnvironment$4kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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WI
MI
NY
MA
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CA
CO
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AR
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LA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 67 grantees
All grantees of George L N Meyer Family Foundation In by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc$138,50070%
United Performing Arts Fund Inc$36,50070%
Milwaukee County Historical Society Inc$33,30671%
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc$22,97550%
Milwaukee Art Museum Inc$18,00070%
First Stage Milwaukee$12,51050%
Wauwatosa Public Library Foundation Inc$5,65073%
The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union$5,25020%
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation Inc$3,00060%
Help of Door County Inc$3,00030%
Olmsted Network Inc$2,50010%
Wisconsin Historical Foundation Inc$2,50020%
1000 Friends of Wisconsin$2,30070%
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc$2,17540%
Discovery World Ltd$2,10020%
The Fund for American Studies$2,00050%
Sojourner Family Peace Center Inc$2,00010%
Ruach Inc$1,85070%
Literacy Services of Wisconsin Inc$1,50030%
Lake Park Friends Ltd$1,45070%
Impact100 Greater Milwaukee Inc$1,25010%
Wisconsin Policy Forum Inc$1,02520%
Imagine MKEInc$1,00010%
Wisconsin Preservation Fund Inc$1,00010%
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Inc$1,00020%
Jesuit Refugee Service USA$1,0001n/a
Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Pauls Party Inc$1,00012%
Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy Inc$1,00010%
Cardinal Stritch University Inc$1,00010%
City Year Inc$95020%
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee Inc$90030%
Kathy's House Inc$85030%
Cursillo in Christianity of the Arc Hdiocese of Milwaukee$8003n/a
Grand Avenue Club Inc$70030%
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center Inc$70040%
Pabst Mansion Inc$65030%
Montpelier Foundation$60030%
Friends of Whitefish Dunes$6005n/a
International Crane Foundation Inc$60020%
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc$50010%
The World Orphan Fund Inc$5002n/a
United Methodist Children's Services of Wisconsin Inc$50010%
Schools That Can Milwaukee Inc$50010%
Washington Park Neighbors Inc$5001n/a
Wikimedia Foundation Inc$50010%
Wisconsin Philanthropy Network Inc$37510%
Sacred Heart Seminary Corporation$3502n/a
Door County Land Trust Inc$30030%
Newthreads of Hope Inc$2501n/a
Start Early$25010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$25010%
Radio Milwaukee Inc$24020%
Afp Foundation for Philanthropy$20010%
Grandmothers Beyond Borders Inc$2001n/a
Life Navigators Inc$20020%
Academy of Basic Education Inc$20020%
Smile Train Inc$10010%
Marquette University$10010%
Notre Dame School of Milwaukee Inc$1001n/a
The Ridges Sanctuary Inc$10010%
Seeds of Health Inc$10010%
North Point Lighthouse Friends Inc$10010%
The Childrens Museum$10010%
Florentine Opera Company Inc$10010%
Marquette University High School$1001n/a
Friends of the Whitefish Bay Library Inc$1001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 48 recipients with no EIN on record ($76k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget George L N Meyer Family Foundation In supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc: $138,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Performing Arts Fund Inc: $36,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMilwaukee County Historical Society Inc: $33,306 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc: $22,975 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee Art Museum Inc: $18,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFirst Stage Milwaukee: $12,510 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWauwatosa Public Library Foundation Inc: $5,650 over 7y, 2.7% of budgetThe Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union: $5,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee Public Library Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHelp of Door County Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetOlmsted Network Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWisconsin Historical Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budget1000 Friends of Wisconsin: $2,300 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc: $2,175 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDiscovery World Ltd: $2,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Fund for American Studies: $2,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSojourner Family Peace Center Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRuach Inc: $1,850 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetLiteracy Services of Wisconsin Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLake Park Friends Ltd: $1,450 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetImpact100 Greater Milwaukee Inc: $1,250 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWisconsin Policy Forum Inc: $1,025 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetImagine MKEInc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWisconsin Preservation Fund Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America Eastern Wisconsin Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWarriors & Quiet Waters Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPauls Party Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetDr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCardinal Stritch University Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCity Year Inc: $950 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee Inc: $900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKathy's House Inc: $850 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGrand Avenue Club Inc: $700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee Youth Arts Center Inc: $700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPabst Mansion Inc: $650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMontpelier Foundation: $600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Crane Foundation Inc: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee Public Museum Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Methodist Children's Services of Wisconsin Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSchools That Can Milwaukee Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWikimedia Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWisconsin Philanthropy Network Inc: $375 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDoor County Land Trust Inc: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetStart Early: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRadio Milwaukee Inc: $240 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAfp Foundation for Philanthropy: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLife Navigators Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 56.

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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.

Greater Milwaukee Foundation IncWI59.6× affinity29 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Anon Charitable Trust · Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc · Bradley Impact Fund Inc · Rite-Hite Foundation Inc · The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About George L N Meyer Family Foundation In

How much does George L N Meyer Family Foundation In give?
George L N Meyer Family Foundation In reported 7 grants totaling $19,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 25 and 51 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does George L N Meyer Family Foundation In fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (45%), Philanthropy (35%), Education (10%).
Who are George L N Meyer Family Foundation In's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc ($139k), United Performing Arts Fund Inc ($37k), Milwaukee County Historical Society Inc ($33k).
Does George L N Meyer Family Foundation In fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 16% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does George L N Meyer Family Foundation In accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as George L N Meyer Family Foundation In?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc, Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc, Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation.
Where is George L N Meyer Family Foundation In based?
George L N Meyer Family Foundation In is based in WI.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 115 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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