Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Inc
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-6084238. Reported 150 grants totalling $677,378 to 85 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $30,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Public Museum | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Repertory Theater | Milwaukee, WI | $70,750 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Milwaukee, WI | $50,530 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Schlitz Audubon Nature Center | Milwaukee, WI | $40,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $31,535 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Next Act Theatre | Milwaukee, WI | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | $25,626 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee County Historical Society | Milwaukee, WI | $22,237 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Uwm Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Schlitz Audubon Nature Center | Milwaukee, WI | $11,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| STEM Forward Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ex Fabula | Milwaukee, WI | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gift of Adoption Fund | Techny, IL | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Centro Legal | Milwaukee, WI | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Abcd After Breast Cancer Diagnosis | Glendale, WI | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Occupaws Guide Dog Association | Madison, WI | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Above the Clouds Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dogs in Vests | Palmyra, WI | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| River Revitalization Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Florentine Opera Company | Milwaukee, WI | $6,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens | Hales Corners, WI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Good Friend Inc | Waukesha, WI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Historic Milwaukee Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Humane Society | Milwaukee, WI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Black Arts Mke Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Deaf-Blind Persons Inc | West Allis, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Foudnation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Discovery World Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feast of Crispian Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hear Wisconsin Inc | West Allis, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kinship Mke (kinship Comunity Food Center) | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mequon Nature Preserve | Mequon, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin in | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| River Revitalization Foundation in | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Secure Futures Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| La Musica Lirica Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Versiti Blood Research Institute Fo | Milwaukee, WI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association | Brookfield, WI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Veterans Network | West Allis, WI | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Zoological Society of Milwaukee County | Milwaukee, WI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museu | Milwaukee, WI | $3,720 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum | Milwaukee, WI | $3,720 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Museum Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Lakeshore State Park | Milwaukee, WI | $3,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boerner Botanical Gardens Friends | Hales Corners, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hunger Task Force Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| LEAD2CHANGE | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rides & Reins | Slinger, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rotary Club of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Securefutures Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Versiti Blood Research Institute | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Able Audio & Braille Literacy | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cathedral Center | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Danceworks Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Imagine Mke | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Matter Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee Parks Foundation | Wauwatosa, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pabst Mansion | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Piano Arts of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Performing Arts Fund | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wildlife in Need Center | Oconomowoc, WI | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wisconsin Equal Justice Fund Inc | Madison, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City on a Hill | Milwaukee, WI | $2,260 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Artists Working in Education Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Audio & Braille Literacy Enhancement Inc (able) | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Betty Brin Childrens Museum | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College Possible Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Frankly Music | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Islands of Brilliance | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood House of Milwaukee in | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pathfinders Milwaukee Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prevent Blindness Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Primates Inc | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Afar the Ability Center | Milwaukee, WI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teens Grow Greens | Milwaukee, WI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts at Large Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Forward Scholars LLC | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| League of Women Voters of Milwaukee | West Allis, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milwaukee Youth Theatre Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Next Door Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Optimist Theatre | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Xalaat Africa Drum and Dance for Li | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
36 of 85 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 46%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Milwaukee Public Museum
HISTORIC HAYMARKET CAMPAIGN - Milwaukee Repertory Theater
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPPORT - Friends of Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
DECEMBIRD CHALLENGE CAMPAIGN - Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
2024-25 ARTS IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION - Milwaukee County Historical Society
HANDS-ON HISTORY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM - American Red Cross
HURRICANE HELENE DISASTER RELIEF
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 105 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | $200,660 | $2,750 |
| 2022 | 41 | $166,922 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $156,117 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 35 | $153,679 | $3,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Wisconsin.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 111 East Kilbourn Avenue Ste 1400, Milwaukee, WI, 53202. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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