Junior League of Milwaukee
The Junior League of Milwaukee is an organization of women whose mission is to advance womens leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training.
Junior League of Milwaukee at a glance
- Total assets
- $966,845
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $149,767
- -1.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $6,987
- +59.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $170,200
- -8.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Junior League of Milwaukee funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Junior League of Milwaukee gives
- Giving fell 76% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2023) to $31K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Curative Care Network Milwaukee, WI | Sensory Room | $7,200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $966,845 | $149,767 | $170,200 | — | — | $6,987 |
| 2024 | $973,618 | $152,148 | $186,354 | — | — | $4,383 |
| 2023 | $978,412 | $150,866 | $192,084 | $7,200 | 1 | $49 |
| 2022 | $830,590 | $152,931 | $186,403 | $10,000 | 1 | $18 |
| 2021 | $911,605 | $184,123 | $178,005 | $31,300 | 3 | $33,148 |
| 2020 | $802,404 | $212,437 | $221,171 | $30,000 | 3 | $19,738 |
| 2019 | $861,660 | $207,685 | $213,886 | — | — | $12,553 |
About Junior League of Milwaukee
Based on IRS filings
Junior League of Milwaukee is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $967K in total assets. Net investment income was $7K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Junior League of Milwaukee's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Estee O'Connor
Director at Large
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Lee
Recording Secretary
Director → Recording Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Berlyn
Executive Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Martin
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Amber Morgan (2020–2024) — Sustainer Director
- Former: Paige Jorgensen Hutson (2020–2024) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Erin Donegan (2021–2024) — President
- Former: Dana Herdeman (2022–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Maureen Riley (2022–2024) — President Elect
- Former: Natalie Kaufman (2022–2024) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Melanie Gray (2024) — Director at Large
- Former: Mollie Kugler (2024) — Director at Large
- Former: Margaret Krei (2019–2023) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Nicole Gulatz (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Andi Sciacca (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Gwyn Wallander (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Sibyle Tasker (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Marita Stollenwerk (2019–2021) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Marina Pappas (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Mary Kay Trejo (2021) — Director
- Former: Laura Hyland (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Joely Urdan (2020) — President Current
- Former: Kala Hill (2020) — Operations Director
- Former: Kathleen Keller (2020) — Director
- Former: Mary Behler (2020) — Secretary Current
- Former: Sarah Rothmann-Mandl (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Ceci Bassindale (2019) — Director
- Former: Dana Schmidman (2019) — Director
- Former: Kim Berg (2019) — Director of Ops
- Former: Susie Allen (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Tanja Felton (2019) — 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 Junior League of Milwaukee
How large is Junior League of Milwaukee?
Junior League of Milwaukee reported $967K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $150K.
What is Junior League of Milwaukee?
Junior League of Milwaukee is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Milwaukee, WI. It holds $967K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Junior League of Milwaukee operate?
Junior League of Milwaukee has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Junior League of Milwaukee's EIN?
Junior League of Milwaukee's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-0893609. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 5, 2024)
Live grants for the work Junior League of Milwaukee funds
Community Improvement & Capacity Building Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Leveling-Up Award $1,000 · Due October 25, 2026
- Arnold F. Keller, Jr. Grant for New Initiatives/Program Expansion $25,000 · Due October 27, 2026
- Wausau Marathon County Impact Grants (Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin) $1,000 to $100,000 depending on the scope of the project · Due October 27, 2026
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