Wisconsin · Public charity
Milwaukee Downtown Inc
Lead and inspire believers in milwaukee to engage in efforts that build downtown as the thriving, sustainable, innovative, and vibrant heart of the community.
- $177k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $100,614
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $100,614
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Milwaukee Downtown Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 2 | $176k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $160k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $134k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $75k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $75k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $250k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee County Zoo | $375,052 | 5 | n/a |
| McEc Development LLC | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| State of Wisconsin - Department of Revenue | $244,386 | 3 | n/a |
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About Milwaukee Downtown Inc
- How much does Milwaukee Downtown Inc give?
- Milwaukee Downtown Inc reported 2 grants totaling $177,166 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Milwaukee Downtown Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (44%), Recreation & Sports (28%), Community Improvement (28%).
- Who are Milwaukee Downtown Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Milwaukee County Zoo ($375k), McEc Development LLC ($250k), State of Wisconsin - Department of Revenue ($244k).
- Does Milwaukee Downtown Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Milwaukee Downtown Inc based?
- Milwaukee Downtown Inc is based in WI.
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