Jerome J and Dorothy H Holz Family
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 36-7368506. Reported 214 grants totalling $3,434,545 to 104 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Jerome J and Dorothy H Holz Family did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Haymarket Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $625,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Public Museum | Milwaukee, WI | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hunger Task Force | West Milwaukee, WI | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee PBS | Milwaukee, WI | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Zoological Society of Milwaukee County | Milwaukee, WI | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Zachariah's Acres Inc | Brookfield, WI | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Dyslexia Center-Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Betty Brinn Children's Museum | Milwaukee, WI | $76,770 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity | Milwaukee, WI | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Community Center | Milwaukee, WI | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teens Grow Greens Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $69,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Village of Hales Corners-Police Department | Hales Corners, WI | $66,565 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milw Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens Inc | Hales Corners, WI | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Village of Hales Corners | Hales Corners, WI | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Hero Outdoors Fund | Delafield, WI | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hales Corners Fire Department | Hales Corners, WI | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Village of Hales Corners-Fire Department | Hales Corners, WI | $37,728 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vision Forward Association | Milwaukee, WI | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Safe & Sound Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Dyslexia Centers Inc - Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Domes | Milwaukee, WI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope Center Inc | Waukesha, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kinship Mke Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Watda Foundation | Madison, WI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Foundation | Madison, WI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City on a Hill | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gps Education Partners | Waukesha, WI | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hales Corners Library | Hales Corners, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Penfield Children's Center | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Foundation of the Wi Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Inc | Madison, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hales Corners Police Department | Hales Corners, WI | $24,882 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hales Corners | Hales Corners, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zoological Society of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Artists Working in Education | Milwaukee, WI | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Audio and Braille Literacy Enhancement Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Blessings in a Backpack | Waukesha, WI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City of Muskego | Muskego, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| College Possible Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hebron Housing Services | Pewaukee, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Malaika Early Learning Center | Milwaukee, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Domes Alliance | Milwaukee, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Silver Spring Neighborhood Center | Milwaukee, WI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Association | Madison, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Masonic Foundation | Dousman, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Concern of Cudahy-St Francis Inc | Cudahy, WI | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Artworks for Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Stage Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Center for Independence Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Acts Community Development Corporation | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greated Milwaukee Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chosen Inc | Waukesha, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coalition for Chindrenyouth & Families | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Down Syndrom Association of Wisconsin Inc | West Allis, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope Street Ministry | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kids Matter Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative | West Allis, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Prevent Blindness Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Francis Children's Center | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Whitnall Youth Baseball and Fastpitch | Hales Corners, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Hero Outdoors | Delafield, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ko-Thi Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tosa Cares Inc | Wauwatsa, WI | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Discovery World Ltd | Milwaukee, WI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Secure Futures Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Women's Center | Waukesha, WI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ms-Just Keep Moving Inc | Waukesha, WI | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Audio & Braile Literacy Enhancement | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Believe in Students | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beyond Vision Inc | West Allis, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee | Milwaukee, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge to Brighter Inc | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Memorial High School of Waukesha | Waukesha, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chosen Inc of Wisconsin | Waukesha, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| College Possible Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hear Wisconsin Inc | West Allis, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Downtown Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Charitable Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Silver Spring Neighbourhood Center | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tbey Arts Center Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urban Learning Collaborative | West Allis, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uwm Researcg Foundaction Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uwm Research Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Walker's Point Youth & Family Center Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Walker's Point Youth and Family Center Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association | Brookfield, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Frankiln Public Library Foundation | Franklin, WI | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Emanuel Ucc | Hales Corners, WI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Riveredge Nature Center | Saukville, WI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kids From Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catch a Lift Fund | Timonium, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Forward Collective Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Arts Mke | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin Public Library Foundation | Franklin, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unity in Motion Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
63 of 104 (61%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 70%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Historic Haymarket Milwaukee
WISCONSIN WONDERS CAMPAIGN - Betty Brinn Children's Museum
SUPER SERVICE CENTER SPONSORSHIP - Zoological Society of Milwaukee County
ANIMAL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM - Children's Dyslexia Center-Milwaukee
ONE ON ONE TUTORING PROGRAM - Milwaukee PBS
PROGRAM UNDERWRITING FOR ANTIQUES ROADSHOW AND DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD - Zachariah's Acres Inc
ACCESSABILITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR SITE RESIDENCE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 133 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | $750,233 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 54 | $901,430 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 65 | $880,382 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 52 | $902,500 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 97% of this one's giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Wisconsin.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Jerome J and Dorothy H Holz Family's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 10400 Innovation Drive 110, Milwaukee, WI, 53226. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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