Wisconsin · Private foundation
James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $105k
- Granted FY2021
- 9
- Grants FY2021
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 22%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
99% of James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Cedar Street Charitable Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $105k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $75,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 9
- FY2019 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 22% of the organizations James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 9 | $105k | 22% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $153k | 22% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $297k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc | $215,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc | $30,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Cherokee Ranch & Castle | $27,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee Inc | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| United Performing Arts Fund Inc | $7,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Milwaukee Public Museum Inc | $4,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Breakthrough T1d | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mdrc | $1,700 | 2 | 0% |
| Froedtert Hospital Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($330k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Compare James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation with peer funders
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About James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation
- How much does James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation give?
- James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $105,200 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 9 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2021.
- What does James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (81%), Education (14%), International (1%).
- Who are James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc ($215k), Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc ($30k), Cherokee Ranch & Castle ($27k).
- Does James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation based?
- James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation is based in WI.
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