Layton Art Collection

Public charity · Grantmaker Milwaukee, WI EIN: 39-1476621

Acqusition, exhibition and maintenance of the organizations permanent art collection.

Layton Art Collection at a glance

In short: Layton Art Collection gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
-80.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000
-80.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$2,443,075
+13.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Layton Art Collection funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Milwaukee Art Museum Inc: $10KMilwaukee Art Museum Inc$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Milwaukee Art Museum Inc ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Milwaukee

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2025) to $50K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Milwaukee Art Museum Inc Milwaukee, WIExhibit$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,443,075$132,720$112,510$10,0001$72,720
2024$2,156,774$203,072$105,649$50,0001$138,072
2023$1,931,589$152,746$122,321——$62,746
2022$1,681,881$108,894$51,168——$38,894
2021$1,915,837$108,650$49,544——$38,650
2020$1,656,299$57,465$22,167——$35,101
2019$1,509,139$76,676$16,846——$46,437

About Layton Art Collection

Based on IRS filings

Layton Art Collection is a public charity, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $73K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Layton Art Collection is led by Sarah Slaughter, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sarah Slaughter

    President

    Vice President & Trustee → President & Trustee, 2022

    President & Trustee → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Murphy

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John C. Eastberg

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Gromacki

    Trustee

    President & Trustee → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn Van Dyke

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shinji Lee Kaiser

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Dare Schelps

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Connolly

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynde Uihlein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marnie Uihlein Omer

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jock Mutschler

    Treasurer

    Treasurer & Trustee → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jodi Rb Eastberg

    Vice President

    Secretary & Trustee → Vice President & Trustee, 2022

    Vice President & Trustee → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Shovers

    Secrretary

    Trustee → Secretary & Trustee, 2022

    Secretary & Trustee → Secrretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Barbara Brown Lee (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Douglas Seaman Jr. (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Mary B. Read (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kathleen Raab (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Wagner (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Thomas Fitzgerald (2022–2023) — Trustee

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 Layton Art Collection

How much does Layton Art Collection give each year?

Layton Art Collection gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $50K across 1 grant.

How large is Layton Art Collection?

Layton Art Collection reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $133K.

Where does Layton Art Collection operate?

Layton Art Collection has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Layton Art Collection's EIN?

Layton Art Collection's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1476621. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 26, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 16, 2026)

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