Lynden Inc
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$4.8M
Foundation funders
13
Grants recorded
27
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Lynden Inc?
Lynden Inc is funded by 13 grantmakers, led by Bradley Family Foundation Inc ($2.6M), Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc ($976K), Margaret a Cargill Foundation ($560K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.8M in grants to Lynden Inc between 2019–2025.
| Funder | Total given | Grants | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Family Foundation Inc | $2,634,384 | 7 | 2019–2025 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc | $975,500 | 4 | 2021–2024 |
| Margaret a Cargill Foundation | $560,000 | 4 | 2020–2023 |
| Joy Engine Inc | $270,000 | 2 | 2021–2023 |
| Mangiamele Arts Foundation Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Joyce Foundation | $75,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Richard and Ethel Herzfeld | $59,500 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| Astor Street Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Donald and Donna Baumgartner Charitable Trust | $25,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| JKW Foundation Tr UA 092597 | $12,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Humanities Council Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Baird Foundation Inc | $3,833 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $352K (2022) to $1.3M (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $600K.
What grants has Lynden Inc received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bradley Family Foundation Inc | 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 |
| 2025 | Mangiamele Arts Foundation Inc | Unrestricted grant to support sculpture and visual arts programming by a qualified public charity, made in furtherance of the foundations exempt purpose and in recognition of founder Joseph Mangiameles artistic legacy. | $100,000 |
| 2025 | Wisconsin Humanities Council Inc | GRANT IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc | MARY L. NOHL FELLOWSHIP FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, 2025-2027 CYCLES | $482,000 |
| 2024 | Bradley Family Foundation Inc | 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. | $425,090 |
| 2024 | JKW Foundation Tr UA 092597 | ELIZA'S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES EXHIBITION | $12,000 |
| 2024 | Baird Foundation Inc | ARTS | $3,833 |
| 2023 | Bradley Family Foundation Inc | 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. | $248,765 |
| 2023 | Margaret a Cargill Foundation | SUPPORT FOR ITS ARTSECO PROGRAMMING | $110,000 |
| 2023 | Joy Engine Inc | SUPPORT THE NOHL FELLOWSHIP | $90,000 |
| 2023 | Astor Street Foundation Inc | ACCESS MISSION | $30,000 |
| 2023 | Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc | CALL & RESPONSE 2023 | $25,500 |
| 2023 | Donald and Donna Baumgartner Charitable Trust | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $25,000 |
| 2022 | Margaret a Cargill Foundation | LYNDEN ARTSECO 2023 RENEWAL | $165,000 |
| 2022 | Margaret a Cargill Foundation | ARTSECO RENEWAL | $110,000 |
| 2022 | Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc | CALL & RESPONSE 2022 | $30,500 |
| 2022 | Richard and Ethel Herzfeld | ARTS AND CULTURE - GENERAL OPERATIONS | $25,000 |
| 2022 | Bradley Family Foundation Inc | 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. | $20,000 |
| 2022 | Youth Foundation Inc | ARTS GRANT | $1,000 |
| 2021 | Bradley Family Foundation Inc | 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. | $554,662 |
| 2021 | Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc | MARY L. NOHL FELLOWSHIP FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS | $437,500 |
| 2021 | Joy Engine Inc | NOHL GRANT | $180,000 |
| 2021 | The Joyce Foundation | Culture | $75,000 |
| 2021 | Richard and Ethel Herzfeld | CIVIC AND COMMUNITY - COVID RELIEF | $34,500 |
| 2020 | Bradley Family Foundation Inc | 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. | $529,154 |
| 2020 | Margaret a Cargill Foundation | SUPPORT FOR ARTS EDUCATION COMMUNITY ECOSYSTEM | $175,000 |
| 2019 | Bradley Family Foundation Inc | INITIAL CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT NEW ORGANIZATION PROGRAMS | $366,797 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Lynden Inc?
Lynden Inc is funded by 13 grantmakers, led by Bradley Family Foundation Inc ($2.6M), Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc ($976K), Margaret a Cargill Foundation ($560K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.8M in grants to Lynden Inc between 2019–2025.
Who is Lynden Inc's largest funder?
Bradley Family Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Lynden Inc, with $2.6M across 7 grants (2019–2025).
How much grant funding has Lynden Inc received?
IRS 990 filings record $4.8M in grants to Lynden Inc across 27 grants from 13 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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