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Baird Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-6107937 · reported 2025
3,862grants reported
$500median award
$250lower quartile
$10smallest grant
$7.0Mtotal paid
51states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 664 of its 3,862 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations — $951K in total. That is what it actually paid, not a policy it states.

Who they funded

Recipient and stated purposeWhereAmount
UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Milwaukee, WI$561,411
UNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND
ARTS
Milwaukee, WI$260,817
CARMEN SCHOOLS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION
Milwaukee, WI$170,000
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chicago, IL$120,374
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
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Milwaukee, WI$75,400
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
EDUCATION
Madison, WI$74,734
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO MILWAUKEE
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
Milwaukee, WI$62,531
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
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
JEREMIAH'S PLACE
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Pittsburgh, PA$48,880
MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
EDUCATION
Milwaukee, WI$46,795
GENERATIONS AHEAD
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Traverse City, MI$45,544
MILWAUKEE DEVELOPMENT CORP
CHARITABLE OPERATIONS EXPENSES
Milwaukee, WI$42,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT ROCKY MOUNTAIN
EDUCATION
Greenwood Village, CO$40,250
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
CHARITABLE OPERATIONS EXPENSES
Chicago, IL$40,000
METRO UNITED WAY
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Louisville, KY$38,058
CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL MILWAUKEE
EDUCATION
Milwaukee, WI$38,030
CARMEN HIGH SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
EDUCATION
Milwaukee, WI$36,000
CRISTO REY COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL
EDUCATION
Columbus, OH$36,000
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE GREATER TWIN CITIES
EDUCATION
Minneapolis, MN$32,335
ALL-IN MILWAUKEE
EDUCATION
Milwaukee, WI$31,950
STAR SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM INC
EDUCATION
Fort Worth, TX$31,500
DR HOWARD FULLER COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
EDUCATION
Milwaukee, WI$31,000
FORWARD SCHOLARS
EDUCATION
Milwaukee, WI$30,750
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Pittsburgh, PA$30,149
GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Duquesne, PA$28,764
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SIOUXLAND
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
Sioux City, IA$27,272
ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY
EDUCATION
Milwaukee, WI$26,750
YMCA OF SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Evansville, IN$26,500
MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN
EDUCATION
Milwaukee, WI$25,500
MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER
ARTS
Milwaukee, WI$25,300
LINCOLN FOUNDATION
EDUCATION
Louisville, KY$25,000
TEACH FOR AMERICA - CHICAGO-NW INDIANA
EDUCATION
Chicago, IL$25,000
TEACH FOR AMERICA - MILWAUKEE
EDUCATION
Milwaukee, WI$25,000
WORKING IN THE SCHOOLS
EDUCATION
Chicago, IL$25,000
SIFMA FOUNDATION
PROFESSIONAL
New York, NY$24,977
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Memphis, TN$24,224
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM
EDUCATION
Milwaukee, WI$21,539
THE ABILITY CENTER
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Milwaukee, WI$20,458
CRISTO REY NETWORK
EDUCATION
Chicago, IL$20,000
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION
Milwaukee, WI$19,090
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY WISCONSIN
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Milwaukee, WI$18,865
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
EDUCATION
Glenview, IL$18,858
GREATER LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION
CHARITABLE OPERATIONS EXPENSES
Louisville, KY$17,600
URBAN IMPACT
ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS
Pittsburgh, PA$16,500
MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM
ARTS
Milwaukee, WI$16,119
GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION
CHARITABLE OPERATIONS EXPENSES
Milwaukee, WI$15,478

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