Barbara Meyer Elsner Foundation

MILWAUKEE, WI EIN: 39-1710863

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$72K

+7.4% YoY

Grant Count

13

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

+7.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$21K$41K$62K$83K26 grants201923 grants202010 grants202115 grants202213 grants202313 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BURNH…$47KMILWAUKEE CO HISTORICAL …$9KWISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOC…$5KMILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM$4KMATC FOUNDATION$2KRCM COMMUNITY FUND ROTARY$1KWILD SPACE DANCE CO$800FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT CONSE…$500ST JOHNS COMMUNITIES FOU…$500UNITED WAY$500

Grant Size Distribution

100 grants across all recorded years

100<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROBERT ELSNER IIIPRESIDENT & TREASURER1
MARGARET HOWLANDSECRETARY1
BARBARA ELSNERMEMBER1
KATE LILEKMEMBER1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BAYSIDECASCADECHICAGOEAGLEMADISONMILWAUKEEMilwaukeeNEWBURGOSHKOSHSARATOGA SPRINGSSHEBOYGANSPRING GREENWASHINGTON

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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