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Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$149k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
17
Grants FY2025
28
Organizations funded FY2024
32%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
22 to 39
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$4.5M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 32% of the organizations Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyHousing & 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
FY2025still arriving16$147k63%
FY202428$930k32%
FY202339$907k59%
FY202225$831k44%
FY202122$988k27%
FY202035$1.3Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$3.3MPhilanthropy$963kEducation$846kCommunity Improvement$210kYouth Development$107kHealth$77kAnimals$60kHuman Services$31kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
NY
IA
CA
NE
DC
LA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 86 grantees
All grantees of Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts Inc$1,290,00063%
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc$1,260,75051%
The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc$505,00050%
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc$450,00040%
The Uwm Foundation Inc$250,00050%
United Performing Arts Fund Inc$212,00051%
Milwaukee Downtown Inc$150,00016%
Milwaukee Ballet Company Inc$127,50050%
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee Inc$101,00030%
Milwaukee Repertory Theater Inc$100,00060%
Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc$65,00010%
Zoological Society of Milwaukee Cty$60,00030%
Barnard College$50,00010%
Betty Brinn Children's Museum Inc$40,00021%
Greater Milwaukee Committee for Community Development$39,70041%
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation Inc$30,00010%
Milwaukee Preservation Alliance$30,00036%
Museum of Wisconsin Art Inc$26,85050%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Inc$20,50040%
Rush University Medical Center$20,00010%
Chicago Historical Society$20,00040%
Milwaukee Jazz Institute Inc$16,50024%
United Community Center Inc$16,00030%
Milwaukee Art Museum Inc$14,60020%
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts Inc$12,0001n/a
St Augustine Preparatory Academy Inc$11,20020%
Wisconsin Restaurant Association Education Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Donald Driver Foundation Inc$10,0001n/a
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc$10,00010%
Acts Community Development Corporation$10,00010%
Milwaukee County Historical Society Inc$10,0001n/a
Marquette University$7,50030%
McPreparatory School of Wisconsin Inc$6,20030%
Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation Inc$5,00011%
Ann's Hope Foundation Inc$5,000111%
Create Wisconsin Inc$5,00012%
Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc$4,50020%
Radio Milwaukee Inc$3,50020%
Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame Foundation Inc$3,5002n/a
College Possible Inc$2,75030%
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation Inc$2,50010%
TEMPO Milwaukee Foundation Inc$2,50013%
Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Fellowship Open Inc$2,50010%
Milwaukee Press Club$2,50011%
Operation Dream Inc$2,50011%
Abcd Inc$2,50010%
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Inc$2,10020%
University of Wisconsin Foundation$2,00010%
Grand Avenue Club Inc$2,00010%
Vernon Area Rehabilitation Center Inc$2,00020%
The Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc$1,50010%
Harvard Business School Club of Wi$1,5001n/a
Sculpture Milwaukee Inc$1,28610%
Next Door Foundation Inc$1,25010%
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc$1,25010%
Mpc Endowment Ltd$1,00012%
State University of Iowa Foundation$1,00010%
Milwaukee Artist Resource Network$1,00011%
Historic Milwaukee Inc$1,00010%
Center for Deaf-Blind Persons Inc$1,00010%
Neighborhood House of Milwaukee Inc$1,00010%
Firefighters for Healing$1,00010%
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc$1,00010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$1,00010%
Encompass Early Education & Care Inc$1,00020%
Refuge Church Kenosha Inc$1,0001n/a
St John the Baptist School$1,0001n/a
Children's Outing Association$1,00010%
Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy Inc$1,00010%
Gilda's Club Chicago$50010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$50010%
Milwaukee Police Association Fallen Heroes Inc$5001n/a
Securefutures Foundation Inc$50010%
Afar Inc Dba the Ability Center$50010%
Mother Kathryn Daniels Conference Center Inc$5001n/a
Walkers Pointe Center for the Arts$50011%
Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation$25010%
The Business Council Inc$25010%
Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation Ltd$25010%
Wisconsin Humane Society$20010%
United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County$10010%
Abbey of the Brew City Sisters$1001n/a
East Madison Community Center Inc$10010%
Autism United Inc$10010%
Autism Society of Greater New Orleans Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($50k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMarcus Center for the Performing Arts Inc: $1,290,000 over 6y, 3.0% of budgetMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc: $1,260,750 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetThe Medical College of Wisconsin Inc: $505,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc: $450,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Uwm Foundation Inc: $250,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetUnited Performing Arts Fund Inc: $212,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMilwaukee Downtown Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetMilwaukee Ballet Company Inc: $127,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee Inc: $101,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMilwaukee Repertory Theater Inc: $100,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetJazz at Lincoln Center Inc: $65,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetZoological Society of Milwaukee Cty: $60,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBarnard College: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBetty Brinn Children's Museum Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetGreater Milwaukee Committee for Community Development: $39,700 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee Preservation Alliance: $30,000 over 3y, 6.2% of budgetMuseum of Wisconsin Art Inc: $26,850 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetMilwaukee Institute of Art & Design Inc: $20,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRush University Medical Center: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Historical Society: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee Jazz Institute Inc: $16,500 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetUnited Community Center Inc: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee Art Museum Inc: $14,600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSt Augustine Preparatory Academy Inc: $11,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWisconsin Restaurant Association Education Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetJunior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetActs Community Development Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMarquette University: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMcPreparatory School of Wisconsin Inc: $6,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVince Lombardi Cancer Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAnn's Hope Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetCreate Wisconsin Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetVariety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc: $4,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetRadio Milwaukee Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCollege Possible Inc: $2,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee Public Library Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTEMPO Milwaukee Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetGreat Lakes Hemophilia Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFellowship Open Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMilwaukee Press Club: $2,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetOperation Dream Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAbcd Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetStars and Stripes Honor Flight Inc: $2,100 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Wisconsin Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrand Avenue Club Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetVernon Area Rehabilitation Center Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 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 76.

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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 IncWI64.7× affinity33 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 · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc · Anon Charitable Trust · Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Waukesha County Community Foundation · Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc · Peck Foundation Milwaukee Ltd · Richard and Ethel Herzfeld 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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How do I get to Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc

How much does Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc give?
Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc reported 17 grants totaling $149,100 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 39 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (58%), Philanthropy (17%), Education (15%).
Who are Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Marcus Center for the Performing Arts Inc ($1.3M), Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc ($1.3M), The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc ($505k).
Does Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc, Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc.
Where is Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc based?
Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc 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 97 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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