Read Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1892801 · reported 2023–2025
53grants reported
$3,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$547Ktotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 53 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $32K 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
1249 N Franklin PL Ste 300
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3392
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Girl Scouts of Wisconsin SE | Milwaukee, WI | $113,500 |
| Historic Haymarket Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 |
| Bat Conservation International | Austin, TX | $96,000 |
| University of School Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 |
| Create Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| St Paul's Church | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 |
| Bat Conservation International | Austin, TX | $20,000 |
| Mount Mary University | Milwaukee, WI | $12,000 |
| St Paul's Church | Milwaukee, WI | $12,000 |
| Bat Conservation International | Austin, TX | $10,000 |
| Bloedel Reserve | Bainbridge Island, WA | $10,000 |
| The Florentine Opera | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 |
| Milwaukee Art Museum | Milwaukee, WI | $9,600 |
| Opera Colorado | Englewood, CO | $6,000 |
| Opera Colorado | Englewood, CO | $6,000 |
| Tall Pines Conservancy | Nashotah, WI | $5,700 |
| Central City Opera | Wheatridge, CO | $5,000 |
| Colorado Ballet | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Colorado Ballet | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Central City Opera | Wheatridge, CO | $5,000 |
| Colorado Ballet | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Wisconsin SE | Milwaukee, WI | $4,000 |
| Central City Opera | Wheatridge, CO | $4,000 |
| Opera Colorado | Englewood, CO | $4,000 |
| St Anne's Episcopal School | Denver, CO | $3,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Wisconsin SE | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 |
| St Anne's Episcopal School | Denver, CO | $3,000 |
| St Anne's Episcopal School | Denver, CO | $3,000 |
| Denver Center for the Performing Arts | Denver, CO | $2,000 |
| Law Foward | Madison, WI | $2,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 |
| Denver Center for the Performing Arts | Denver, CO | $2,000 |
| Denver Center for the Performing Arts | Denver, CO | $2,000 |
| Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr, PA | $1,000 |
| Writer's Theater | Glencoe, IL | $1,000 |
| University of School Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 |
| Casa Advocates for Children | Parket, CO | $1,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 |
| Casa Advocates for Children | Parket, CO | $1,000 |
| Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr, PA | $1,000 |
| Law Foward | Madison, WI | $1,000 |
| Lyric Opera | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra | Milwaukee, WI | $500 |
| Mitchell Hamlin School of Law | St Paul, MN | $500 |
| Forest Home Historic Preservation Assoc | Milwaukee, WI | $500 |
| Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra | Milwaukee, WI | $500 |
| Village of Oconomowoc | Oconomowoc, WI | $300 |
| Mitchell Hamlin School of Law | St Paul, MN | $300 |
| Village of Oconomowoc | Oconomowoc, WI | $250 |
| Village of Oconomowoc | Oconomowoc, WI | $250 |
| Lyric Opera | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| Northern Light Theater | Skokie, IL | $250 |
| I Am ALS | Chicago, IL | $100 |
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