Baird Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-6107937 · reported 2023–2025
11,234grants reported
$500median award
$225lower quartile
$10smallest grant
$19.6Mtotal paid
51states reached
3years giving
This looks like a corporate giving programme, not a foundation that reads applications. It reported 11,234 grants, a volume no grants committee reviews one by one. In programmes this size the recipient is usually chosen by an employee or a customer, so a letter from you is unlikely to reach a decision. The record below is still real and worth reading, but treat it as history rather than a prospect.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1,931 of its 11,234 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $2.5M 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
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202-5300
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Milwaukee, WI | $561,411 |
| United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Milwaukee, WI | $391,077 |
| United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Milwaukee, WI | $387,521 |
| United Performing Arts Fund ARTS | Milwaukee, WI | $260,817 |
| United Performing Arts Fund ARTS | Milwaukee, WI | $234,394 |
| United Performing Arts Fund ARTS | Milwaukee, WI | $230,318 |
| Carmen Schools of Science & Technology EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $170,000 |
| Milwaukee Art Museum ARTS | Milwaukee, WI | $160,115 |
| St Augustine Preparatory Academy EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $150,100 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation EDUCATION | Madison, WI | $140,659 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $138,720 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation EDUCATION | Madison, WI | $135,450 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $120,374 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $109,322 |
| Nativity Jesuit Academy EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $102,000 |
| Sharp Literacy Inc EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $101,750 |
| Colorado Uplift YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS | Denver, CO | $101,500 |
| Vocel - Viewing Our Children AS Emerging Leaders EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $100,295 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit Seattle High School EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $100,000 |
| Museum of American Finance EDUCATION | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Saint John Catholic School EDUCATION | North Charleston, SC | $100,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| City Year Milwaukee EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Cities EDUCATION | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 |
| Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 |
| Mmac Community Support Foundation OTHER | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 |
| Nazareth Prep EDUCATION | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation EDUCATION | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 |
| United Community Center HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 |
| College Possible Chicago 2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Kids on Point 2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT | Charleston, SC | $100,000 |
| Rainier Scholars 2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT | Seattle, WA | $100,000 |
| The Neighborhood Academy 2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 |
| University of Alaska Foundation 2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT | Anchorage, AK | $100,000 |
| Saint Martin de Porres High School 2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT | Cleveland, OH | $95,000 |
| Securefutures EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $78,009 |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Milwaukee, WI | $75,400 |
| Milwaukee Repertory Theater ARTS | Milwaukee, WI | $75,400 |
| Freedom School Partners Inc EDUCATION | Charlotte, NC | $75,000 |
| The Cabbage Patch Settlement House 2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT | Louisville, KY | $75,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation EDUCATION | Madison, WI | $74,734 |
| Careerspring Foundation 2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT | Bellaire, TX | $65,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS | Milwaukee, WI | $62,531 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Chicago, IL | $57,107 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana EDUCATION | Evansville, IN | $55,000 |
| Saint Thomas More High School EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $53,201 |
| Catholic Education Foundation EDUCATION | Louisville, KY | $51,500 |
| Pearls for Teen Girls Inc YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS | Milwaukee, WI | $50,910 |
| Coa Youth & Family Centers HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Milwaukee, WI | $50,883 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baltimore YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS | Baltimore, MD | $50,500 |
| Horizons for Youth EDUCATION | Chicago, IL | $50,118 |
| Spark-Y Youth Action Labs YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS | Minneapolis, MN | $50,060 |
| Bender Leadership Academy EDUCATION | Moon Township, PA | $50,000 |
| Cristo Rey Tampa High School EDUCATION | Tampa, FL | $50,000 |
| Evolve502 EDUCATION | Louisville, KY | $50,000 |
| Family and Children's Services HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Herzing University EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 |
| The University of St Thomas EDUCATION | St Paul, MN | $50,000 |
| St Joan Antida High School EDUCATION | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest Flo 2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT | Fort Myers, FL | $50,000 |
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