Archie and Viola Meinerz Family Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1713840 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Archie & Viola Meinerz
49grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$7,000lower quartile
$4,000smallest grant
$902Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 49 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $167K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
622 N Water St Ste 500
Milwaukee, WI 53202-4910
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pius XI High School EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $70,000 |
| Pius XI High School EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND PIUS XI HIGH SCHOOL. | Milwaukee, WI | $67,000 |
| Pius XI High School EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $60,000 |
| St Augustine Preparatory Academy EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 |
| Three Holy Women Parish Religious | Milwaukee, WI | $45,000 |
| Three Holy Women Parish RELIGIOUS | Milwaukee, WI | $45,000 |
| Happy Endings NO Kill Cat Shelter Inc FINDING OF PERMANENT HOMES FOR UNWANTED, STRAY, ABUSED OR FERAL ANIMALS. | Greenfield, WI | $30,000 |
| Happy Endings NO Kill Cat Shelter Inc | Greenfield, WI | $30,000 |
| Marquette University TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO ALLOW WORTHY STUDENTS TO ATTEND MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY | Milwaukee, WI | $28,000 |
| Marquette University EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $28,000 |
| St Ann Center for Intergenerational CA TO PROVIDE QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO CHILDREN, ELDERS, AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 |
| St Anne Center for Intergenerationa RELIGIOUS | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 |
| St Ann Center for Intergenerational CA RELIGIOUS | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 |
| Happy Endings No Kill Cat Shelter I | Greenfield, WI | $23,000 |
| Boys Girls Clubs of Greater Milwauk | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 |
| Marquette University EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 |
| Hales Corners Lutheran Church Schoo RELGIOUS | Hales Corner, WI | $20,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 |
| Milwaukee Diaper Mission | Franklin, WI | $16,000 |
| Three Holy Women Parish RELIGIOUS | Milwaukee, WI | $15,000 |
| Women's Support Center of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $15,000 |
| Arcadia Education Foundation EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL. | Arcadia, WI | $10,000 |
| Hales Corners Lutheran Church & School RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATION | Hales Corner, WI | $10,000 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE A SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR MSOE. | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 |
| Preborn TO PROVIDE ULTRASOUNDS AND RESCOURCES FOR MOTHERS AND THEIR PREBORN BABIES. | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation TO HELP IN PROVIDING MORTGAGE FREE HOMES FOR GOLD STAR AND FALLEN FIRST RESPONDER FAMILIES WITH YOUN | Staten Island, NY | $10,000 |
| Women's Support Center of Milwaukee TO HELP WOMEN AND FAMILIES WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN A PLACE WHERE THEY NEED EITHER EMOTIONAL OR MATERI | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 |
| Arcadia Education Foundation Education | Arcadia, WI | $10,000 |
| Seton Catholic Schools Education | St Francis, WI | $10,000 |
| Milwaukee County War Memorial Inc Education | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 |
| Arcadia Education Foundation EDUCATION | Arcadia, WI | $10,000 |
| Hales Corners Lutheran Church & School RELGIOUS | Hales Corner, WI | $10,000 |
| Milwaukee County War Memorial Inc EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 |
| Milwaukee Diaper Mission | Franklin, WI | $10,000 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 |
| Preborn | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $10,000 |
| St Mary Catholic Churh Religious | Hales Corners, WI | $7,000 |
| The Cathedral Center Inc RELIGIOUS | Milwaukee, WI | $7,000 |
| Wisconsin Vest-A-Dog | Janesville, WI | $6,000 |
| Wisconsin Vest-A-Dog | Janesville, WI | $6,000 |
| Milwaukee Diaper Mission TO PROVIDE THE NEEDY WITH A RELIABLE SOURCE OF FREE DIAPERS & PERIOD SUPPLIES. | Franklin, WI | $5,000 |
| Nevada Old Time Fiddlers Association EDUCATION AND TO SERVE AS A RESCOURCE ON THE HISTORY, TECHNIQUES AND PERFORMANCE OF OLD TIME FIDDLIN | Henderson, NV | $5,000 |
| Headwaters Fisheries Inc TO UNITE ALL MUSKIE FISHING INTERESTS FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF A HIGH-QUALITY MUSKELLUNGE | Minocqua, WI | $5,000 |
| Nevada Old Time Fiddlers Associatio Education | Henderson, NV | $5,000 |
| Nevada Old Time Fiddlers Association EDUCATION | Henderson, NV | $5,000 |
| St Mary Catholic Churh RELIGIOUS | Hales Corners, WI | $5,000 |
| Ladies Auxiliary of Arlington Inc | Arlington, TX | $5,000 |
| Wisconsin Vest-A-Dog TO PROVIDE A BULLET & STAB PROOF VEST AND FIRST AID KIT FOR EVERY POLICE DOG IN WISCONSIN. | Janesville, WI | $4,000 |
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