Ladky Associates Foundation
Mequon, WI · EIN 39-6081103. Reported 119 grants totalling $38,579 to 76 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. Ladky Associates Foundation 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 $100. Half of everything it gave fell between $100 and $250; the smallest was $10 and the largest $3,649. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Community Center | Milwaukee, WI | $6,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Marquette Athletics Department | Milwaukee, WI | $5,115 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Uwbadger | Madison, WI | $3,760 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Marquette Athletics Department & University | Milwaukee, WI | $3,649 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lakeshore Chinooks | Menomonee Falls, WI | $2,330 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eureka College | Eureka, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Francis Borgia Catholic School | Cedarburg, WI | $1,150 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Jesuits International | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kettle Moraine Fire Department | Eagle, WI | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Armed Services | Milwaukee, WI | $700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Charles Borromeo | Milwaukee, WI | $600 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chs Fine Arts | Cedarburg, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee Police Association | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Teens Grow Greens | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin State Historical Society | Madison, WI | $440 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Marquette University High School | Milwaukee, WI | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Msci | Rolling Meadows, IL | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Milwaukee, WI | $350 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Amber Schroeder - Uw Madison | Madison, WI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Compel Family Life Center | Wauwatosa, WI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homestead High School | Mequon, WI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mequon-Thiensville Historical Society | Thiensville, WI | $280 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Essential Tremor Foundation | Lenexa, KS | $275 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee PBS | Milwaukee, WI | $260 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Christian Scholarship Foundation | New Haven, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mequon Thiensville Community Foundation | Mequon, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Midwest Jesuits | Chicago, IL | $250 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Msci Wi Golf Outing | Milwaukee, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northshore Classical Academy | Mequon, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Archdiocese of Milwaukee | St Francis, WI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Homestead Robotics Club | Mequon, WI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lake Country Caring | Hartland, WI | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Serenity Funeral Services | Milwaukee, WI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shorewood Foundation | Shorewood, WI | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wisconsin Humane Society | Milwaukee, WI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Curative Care | Milwaukee, WI | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pabst Mansion | Milwaukee, WI | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Michael's Ukrainian Church | Milwaukee, WI | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty | Milwaukee, WI | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Xaverian Missionaries | Franklin, WI | $125 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ascend | Washington DC, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beth Shalom Congregation | Milwaukee, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Milwaukee, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charles Kubly Foundation | Mequon, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christ Child Society | Milwaukee, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cristo Rey | Waukegan, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dominican High School | Whitefish Bay, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| First Tee of Southeast Wisconsin | West Allis, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hales Corners Lutheran Church | Hales Corners, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hear Wisconsin | West Allis, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hunger Task Force | West Milwaukee, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jesuit Nativity | Milwaukee, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knights of Columbus | South Milwaukee, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | West Allis, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Literacy Council of Rockford | Rockford, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lumen Christi Parish | Mequon, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Muscatine Humane Society | Muscatine, IA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Open Arms Clinic | Elkhorn, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pro Life Wisconsin | Brookfield, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Professional Firefighters Association | Milwaukee, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Robert Grede - Milwaukee Athletic Club | Milwaukee, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sacred Ground Hospice House | Knoxville, TN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Gathering | Milwaukee, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unity Foundation of La Porte Ct | Michigan City, IN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wisconsin Wildlife Association | Poynette, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Care Center | Milwaukee, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zion Lutheran Church | Menomonee Falls, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waukesha Humane Society | Waukesha, WI | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Encompass Early Education | Green Bay, WI | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ozaukee County Deputy Association | Port Washington, WI | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ozaukee County Humane Society | Saukville, WI | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Susan Komen Breast Cancer Walk | Dallas, TX | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wisconsin Right to Life | Butler, WI | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Parks Conservation | Washington DC, DC | $20 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
19 of 76 (25%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 42%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Marquette Athletics Department & University
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DONATION AND TUITION SUPPORT SEREVA MARTINEZ - Marquette Athletics Department
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DONATION - Lakeshore Chinooks
DONATION - TICKET GIVEAWAYS - American Jesuits International
AVATAR PROJECT BILL JOHNSON - Compel Family Life Center
DONATION - RORE COPPINS CHARITY - Marquette University High School
JANE MALONE SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND JOHN CLARK & PHIL JENNARY MEMORIAL
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 25 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | $4,753 | $100 |
| 2022 | 28 | $8,846 | $100 |
| 2023 | 27 | $8,937 | $100 |
| 2024 | 21 | $6,833 | $100 |
| 2025 | 23 | $9,210 | $200 |
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
90% of its giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $100. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 Ladky Associates Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 10602 N Port Washington Rd 204, Mequon, WI, 53092. 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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