The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-6037928. Reported 1,550 grants totalling $205.4M to 480 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$75,000median grant
$205.4Mgranted, 2021-2024
480organizations funded
74%of grantees funded again the next year
$993.4Massets, latest filing
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. The Lynde and Harry Bradley 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $75,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $6,620,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 480 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Caroline D Bradley Association of Scholars | Pasadena, CA | $25.4M | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bradley Impact Fund Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $12.1M | 63 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra | Milwaukee, WI | $5,251,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Encounter for Culture and Education | New York, NY | $4,200,000 | 22 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty | Milwaukee, WI | $3,560,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education | Princeton, NJ | $3,200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Legislative Exchange Council | Arlington, VA | $2,100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Urban Teaching | Milwaukee, WI | $2,019,605 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Government Accountability | Naples, FL | $2,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Historic Haymarket Milwaukee I Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc | New York, NY | $1,750,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Center for Public Policy Research Inc | Washington, DC | $1,750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | $1,700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Badger Institute | Milwaukee, WI | $1,400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School | Wauwatosa, WI | $1,400,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mercatus Center Inc | Arlington, VA | $1,400,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Marcus Lutheran Church and School | Milwaukee, WI | $1,376,200 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Franklin News Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mackinac Center for Public Policy | Midland, MI | $1,350,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sagamore Institute | Indianapolis, IN | $1,300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| George Mason University Foundation | Fairfax, VA | $1,295,000 | 25 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Buckeye Institute | Columbus, OH | $1,295,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $1,250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Freedomworks Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,250,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| State Financial Officers Foundation Inc | Shawnee, KS | $1,250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seton Catholic Schools Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,207,360 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Capital Research Center | Washington, DC | $1,200,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Competitive Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | $1,200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leadership Program of the Rockies | Denver, CO | $1,200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Freedom Foundation | Olympia, WA | $1,160,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $1,150,000 | 5 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hoover Institution | Stanford, CA | $1,125,000 | 8 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,125,000 | 23 | 4 | 2024 |
| Parent Choice Inc | West Allis, WI | $1,110,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Repertory Theater Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,100,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Network Inc | San Francisco, CA | $1,095,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System | Madison, WI | $1,095,000 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| Institute for Educational Advancement | Pasadena, CA | $1,080,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Taxpayers Union Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,035,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Public Interest Legal Foundation Inc | Alexandria, VA | $1,035,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Concordia University Wisconsin Foundation | Mequon, WI | $1,001,600 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Acts Community Development Corporation | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | Mequon, WI | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ethics and Public Policy Center Inc | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Georgia Center for Opportunity Inc | Norcross, GA | $975,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | Washington, DC | $950,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | $940,000 | 12 | 2 | 2022 |
| The James Madison Institute for Public Policy Studies | Tallahassee, FL | $915,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Fund for American Studies | Washington, DC | $901,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Cultural Review Inc | New York, NY | $900,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Running Rebels Community Organization | Milwaukee, WI | $897,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University | Tempe, AZ | $870,000 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Evergreen Freedom Foundation | Olympia, WA | $870,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Institute for Economic Research Inc | Great Barrington, MA | $850,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Real Clear Foundation | Washington, DC | $850,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Becket Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $815,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Review Institute | New York, NY | $808,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| America's Future | Washington, DC | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Reason Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $800,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for American Greatness | Phoenix, AZ | $775,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $775,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| State Policy Network | Arlington, VA | $775,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives | Harrisburg, PA | $775,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lucy Burns Institute | Middleton, WI | $750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tax Foundation | Washington, DC | $750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $750,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Fairness Center | Harrisburg, PA | $730,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Witherspoon Institute | Princeton, NJ | $730,000 | 21 | 4 | 2024 |
| Independent Women's Forum | Winchester, VA | $725,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Inc | Plymouth, VT | $700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Millennial Debt Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | $700,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Uwm Research Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for the Constitution | Washington, DC | $695,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Institute for Reforming Government Inc | Madison, WI | $670,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $665,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beacon Center of Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $660,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Illinois Policy Institute | Chicago, IL | $650,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran Child & Family Service Inc | Germantown, WI | $650,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City on a Hill Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $645,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Messmer Catholic Schools | Milwaukee, WI | $625,430 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute for Free Speech | Washington, DC | $620,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teens Grow Greens | Milwaukee, WI | $620,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clemson University Foundation | Clemson, SC | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Warehouse Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $600,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Notre Dame School of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young America's Foundation | Reston, VA | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation | Austin, TX | $575,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fdrlst Media Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Economic Education Inc | Atlanta, GA | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope Street Ministries | Milwaukee, WI | $550,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Independence Institute | Denver, CO | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for Family Studies | Charlottesville, VA | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Zoological Society of Milwaukee County | Milwaukee, WI | $550,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Bureau of Economic Research | Cambridge, MA | $544,987 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| California Policy Center | Tustin, CA | $525,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Serenity Inns Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $525,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jack Miller Center for Teaching Americas Founding Principles and History | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $501,845 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Youth Center Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seton Education Partners | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| STEM Academy Inc | Brookfield, WI | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vmts Education Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Institute for Justice | Arlington, VA | $490,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Milwaukee Ballet Company | Milwaukee, WI | $490,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research | Phoenix, AZ | $475,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| John K Maciver Institute for Public Policy | Madison, WI | $475,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Academy of Science | Milwaukee, WI | $475,000 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Right to Work Legal Defense & Education Foundation Inc | Springfield, VA | $475,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy | Charleston, WV | $472,250 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Government Accountability Institute | Tallahassee, FL | $460,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fair Lines America Foundation Inc | Alexandria, VA | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Christian Center Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Civil Liberties Alliance | Arlington, VA | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Association of Scholars | New York, NY | $441,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center | Saukville, WI | $435,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Urban Mission Initiative Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $430,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Constitutional Rights Union | Naples, FL | $425,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ashland University | Ashland, OH | $425,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Mackinac Center | Midland, MI | $425,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee Public Museum Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $415,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Civil Liberties Alliance | Washington, DC | $410,000 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| David Horowitz Freedom Center | Valencia, CA | $406,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Public Library Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $405,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alma Center | Milwaukee, WI | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for American Culture and Ideas | Tucson, AZ | $400,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy | Upland, CA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emergent Order Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $400,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| San Juan Diego Institute Corp | Phoenix, AZ | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florentine Opera Company Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $390,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | Notre Dame, IN | $386,000 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| Neu-Life Community Development Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $385,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beacon Center | Nashville, TN | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Goldwater Institute | Phoenix, AZ | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Virginia Institute for Public Policy | Lexington, VA | $375,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Individual Rights | Washington, DC | $360,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic University of America | Washington, DC | $351,593 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conservative Partnership Institute | Washington, DC | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Do No Harm | Glen Allen, VA | $350,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Edchoice Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mhs Inc -- Messmer Catholic Schools | Milwaukee, WI | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pabst Mansion Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $350,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $350,000 | 18 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Steamboat Institute | Steamboat Springs, CO | $345,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Risen Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church and School | Milwaukee, WI | $340,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Americans for Fair Treatment Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Discovery Institute | Seattle, WA | $325,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy | Pasadena, CA | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Public Interest Legal Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Strong Towns | Brainerd, MN | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $320,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| 1000 Generations Inc | Elkhorn, WI | $315,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $310,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Transparency | Hinsdale, IL | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Institute for Humane Studies | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Montana Community Choice Schools Commission | Helena, MT | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moving Picture Institute | New York, NY | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Paragon Health Institute | Arlington, VA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| People United for Privacy Foundation | Glendale, AZ | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Prager University Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Bill of Rights Institute | Arlington, VA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Mindful Group | Milwaukee, WI | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walnut Way Conservation Corp | Milwaukee, WI | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Inmate Education Association Inc | Brookfield, WI | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Veterans Network Inc | West Allis, WI | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Network of Enlightened Women | Washington, DC | $290,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $290,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Georgia Public Policy Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $288,610 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pelican Institute for Public Policy | New Orleans, LA | $285,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty | Grand Rapids, MI | $276,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity | Austin, TX | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mount Vernon Ladies Association | Mount Vernon, VA | $270,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation | Washington, DC | $262,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Frontier Institute Inc | Helena, MT | $260,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Meta House | Milwaukee, WI | $260,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Historical Foundation | Madison, WI | $260,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bridge Builders Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $255,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 4TH Dimension Sobriety Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $252,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Archbridge Institute | Washington, DC | $252,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bradley Prize Program 2022-Chen Guangcheng | Potomac, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bradley Prize Program 2022-Glenn Loury | Providence, WI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bradley Prize Program 2022-Wilfred Mcclay | Jonesville, MI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center of the American Experiment | Minnetonka, MN | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Collateral Global | London, United Kingdom | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Economic Policy Innovation Center Inc | Arlington, VA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression | Philadelphia, PA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute | Wilmington, DE | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kite and Key Media | Brooklyn, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Love Your School | Scottsdale, AZ | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stanford University Board of Trustees | Stanford, CA | $250,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Liberty Justice Center | Chicago, IL | $245,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Empire Center for Public Policy | Albany, NY | $240,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Philadelphia Society | Grand Rapids, MI | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $240,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Racine Vocational Ministry Inc | Racine, WI | $235,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kansas Policy Institute | Wichita, KS | $232,500 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Empower Mississippi Foundation | Ridgeland, MS | $230,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beyond Vision | Milwaukee, WI | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Middle Resolution Policy Foundation Inc | Mechanicsville, VA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $225,000 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Skylight Music Theatre | Milwaukee, WI | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal | Mecosta, MI | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Galilee Community Development Corporation | Milwaukee, WI | $220,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Transcenter for Youth Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Yankee Institute | Hartford, CT | $210,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| The John Locke Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $202,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Conservation Coalition Inc | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Juris Link | Phoenix, AZ | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Principles Project | Arlington, VA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Benedictine College | Atchison, KS | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CO2 Coalition Inc | Arlington, VA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Claremont Mckenna College | Claremont, CA | $200,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Daily Caller News Foundation | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Divine Savior Ministries | Doral, FL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hmong American Peace Academy Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Judicial Education Project | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kings College | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee | West Allis, WI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $200,000 | 10 | 3 | 2024 |
| Paideia Institute for Humanistic Study | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Purdue Research Foundation | West Lafayette, IN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Read Wisconsin Inc | Neenah, WI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Religious Freedom Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Safe Families for Children Wisconsin | Elkhorn, WI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Thomas More High School | Milwaukee, WI | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $200,000 | 14 | 1 | 2021 |
| Steele Family Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Student Free Press Association | Hillsdale, MI | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Troy University | Troy, AL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Asset Builders of America Inc | Madison, WI | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Acts Housing | Milwaukee, WI | $190,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Benjamin Rush Institute | Dfw Airport, TX | $190,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Community Business Collaborative | Milwaukee, WI | $190,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $185,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Afar Inc | Wauwatosa, WI | $180,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neu-Life Community Resource Center | Milwaukee, WI | $180,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Frontier Center | Park Ridge, IL | $175,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Litigators for Liberty Network | Phoenix, AZ | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Policy Circle | Wilmette, IL | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $175,000 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for the Study of Technology and Society | Washington, DC | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Forge Leadership Network | Dayton, OH | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Church Inc | Madison, WI | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran High School | Milwaukee, WI | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
323 of 480 (67%) 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 74%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- The Caroline D Bradley Association of Scholars
To support the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship program - Bradley Impact Fund Inc
To support a donor advised fund - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
To support a capital campaign - Encounter for Culture and Education Inc
To support Encounter Books - National Center for Public Policy Research Inc
To support the Free Enterprise Project - Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education
To support educational institutes, centers, and programs at universities
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 1,135 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 434 | $45.0M | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 409 | $49.8M | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 346 | $54.1M | $90,000 |
| 2024 | 361 | $56.5M | $100,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc has 140 of them, worth $59.7M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The Caroline D Bradley Association of Scholars | Pasadena, CA | $6,620,000 |
| The Caroline D Bradley Association of Scholars | Pasadena, CA | $6,510,000 |
| The Caroline D Bradley Association of Scholars | Pasadena, CA | $6,340,000 |
| The Caroline D Bradley Association of Scholars | Pasadena, CA | $6,220,000 |
| Bradley Impact Fund | Milwaukee, WI | $3,360,000 |
| Bradley Impact Fund Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $3,200,000 |
| Bradley Impact Fund Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $2,900,000 |
| Bradley Impact Fund Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $2,644,000 |
| Historic Haymarket Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000,000 |
| Center for Urban Teaching | Milwaukee, WI | $1,539,605 |
| Encounter for Culture and Education | New York, NY | $1,000,000 |
| Encounter for Culture and Education | New York, NY | $1,000,000 |
| Encounter for Culture and Education | New York, NY | $1,000,000 |
| Encounter for Culture and Education | New York, NY | $1,000,000 |
| Collateral Global | New York, NY | $700,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 33% 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $75,000. 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Lynde and Harry Bradley 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: 1400 North Water Street Suite 300, 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.
EIN 39-6037928 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email [email protected] and we will correct it.