Bradley Family Foundation Inc
Bradley Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $37.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $490K. Net investment income was $3.2M.
Bradley Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Bradley Family Foundation Inc gave $490K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $490K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $489,916
- +15.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $489,916
- +15.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $489,916
- Total assets
- $37,824,496
- +7.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bradley Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lynden Inc ($490K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 7 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Bradley Family Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 1087% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $41K (2022) to $576K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $490K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lynden Inc Milwaukee, WI | Grants were provided to lynden inc., a nonprofit that formed in 2019, to support lynden inc.'s initial operations. Lynden inc. Provides educational programming such as educational tours, workshops, art exhibitions, artists in residency programs, performances and other education program related to the lynden sculpture garden and its collections. In addition, lynden inc. Administered the greater milwaukee foundation's mary h. Nohl fellowship program; designed and implemented a suite of teacher professional development programs to recruit and retain k-12 mps teachers who want to teach through the arts; and designed and implemented a multi-disciplinary services of performances, exhibitions, residencies, and public events focused on the radical black imagination. | $489,916 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $37,824,496 | $3,516,795 | $1,849,462 | $489,916 | 1 | $1,620,089 | $3,248,147 |
| 2024 | $35,212,156 | $1,954,098 | $1,756,354 | $425,090 | 1 | $1,533,245 | $1,841,247 |
| 2023 | $31,979,184 | $736,058 | $1,546,998 | $248,765 | 1 | $1,199,829 | $665,895 |
| 2022 | $29,141,987 | $489,245 | $1,231,096 | $41,257 | 2 | $1,163,057 | $357,427 |
| 2021 | $34,011,780 | $1,207,106 | $1,669,681 | $564,015 | 2 | $1,265,783 | $863,218 |
| 2020 | $30,886,564 | $790,221 | $1,571,076 | $575,919 | 2 | — | $324,211 |
| 2019 | $29,868,864 | $832,719 | $1,659,861 | $404,306 | 2 | — | $485,772 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bradley Family Foundation Inc is led by Sarah O. Zimmerman, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sarah O. Zimmerman
President
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Sadoff
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Perez
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Zachary Willenbrink
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David V. Uihlein Jr.
Vice President
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret T. Lund
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Kristie B. Jochmann (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lajwanti Waghray (2019–2023) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bradley Family Foundation Inc
How much does Bradley Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Bradley Family Foundation Inc gave $490K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $425K across 1 grant.
How large is Bradley Family Foundation Inc?
Bradley Family Foundation Inc reported $37.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $3.5M.
What is Bradley Family Foundation Inc?
Bradley Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Milwaukee, WI. It holds $37.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Bradley Family Foundation Inc operate?
Bradley Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Bradley Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Bradley Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-6105450. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 21, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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