Peck Foundation Milwaukee Ltd
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1519687. Reported 253 grants totalling $3,153,150 to 99 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. Peck Foundation Milwaukee Ltd 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 $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $8,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $119,350. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broward Performing Arts Foundation | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $525,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Zoological Society of Milwaukee County | Milwaukee, WI | $389,850 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee Ballet | Milwaukee, WI | $266,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Medical College of Wi | Milwaukee, WI | $207,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marcus Center for Performing Arts | Milwaukee, WI | $203,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee Public Museum | Milwaukee, WI | $155,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee Jewish Federation | Milwaukee, WI | $150,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Vision Forward | Milwaukee, WI | $121,900 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee Repertory Theater | Milwaukee, WI | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Northshore Library | Bayside, WI | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Funding Arts Broward | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $77,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | Milwaukee, WI | $71,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Beginnings | Milwaukee, WI | $59,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hear Wisconsin | West Allis, WI | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Home & Care Ctr Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $34,300 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lighthouse of Broward | Sunrise, FL | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Schlitz Audubon Center | Milwaukee, WI | $24,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Milwaukee, WI | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Center | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Performing Arts Fund | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Community Center | Milwaukee, WI | $19,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | $19,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Journey House | Milwaukee, WI | $18,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Abcd | Glendale, WI | $16,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Camp Thunderbird Charitable Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Holocaust Education Resource Center | Milwaukee, WI | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Venetian Arts Society | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Acts Housing | Milwaukee, WI | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Meta House | Milwaukee, WI | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chabad on Campus | Milwaukee, WI | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hillel Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $12,100 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Congregation Shalom | Fox Point, WI | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee Art Museum | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee Film | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Museum of Art | West Bend, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Blossom Idd | Cedarburg, WI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Ann Center | Milwaukee, WI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Uwm Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lubavitch of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $7,800 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Foundation | Madison, WI | $7,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Jewish Historical Society | Milwaukee, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Shul Bayside | Bayside, WI | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Leukemialymphoma Society | Brookfield, WI | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Chamber Theatre | Milwaukee, WI | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Fox Point Bayside Education Foundation | Fox Point, WI | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Stage Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center | Milwaukee, WI | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Renaissance Theaterworks | Milwaukee, WI | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bonnet House Museum & Gardens | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Holy Cross Hospital | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Secure Futures | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alzheimers Association | Milwaukee, WI | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Alverno College | Milwaukee, WI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kids Impact Community | Milwaukee, WI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Nicolet High School Foundation | Glendale, WI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Uwm Graduate School | Milwaukee, WI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Florentine Opera | Milwaukee, WI | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Friendship Circle Inc | Fox Point, WI | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee Parks Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Francis Children's Center | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Shul | Bayside, WI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jack Miller Center | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Renaissance Theatreworks | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grand Avenue Club | Milwaukee, WI | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 88NINE Radio Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bader Hillel Academy | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Chabad of Eilat | Eilat | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Imagine Mke | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Community Center Food Pantry | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Joy Engine | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee County Historical Society | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sculpture Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sharp Literacy Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics | Mequon, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Alzheimers Association | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Smiles | Waukesha, WI | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bader Hillel High School | Glendale, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of Broward Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fox Point Bayside Educational Foundation | Fox Point, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girls on the Run | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope Straps | Mequon, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Leukemialymphoma Society | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mcfi Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee College Prep (mc Preparatory School of Wi) | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Urban Stables | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mke Urban Stables Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Se Wi | Wauwatosa, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safe and Sound | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 88 Nine Radio | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee Tennis & Education Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ruach Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tempo | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Above the Clouds | Milwaukee, WI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
60 of 99 (61%) 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 72%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- Zoological Society of Milwaukee County
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE FULFILLMENT, PROGRAM & OPERATING SUPPORT - Milwaukee Ballet
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN & OPERATING SUPPORT - Broward Performing Arts Foundation
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN & OPERATING - Vision Forward
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE FULFILLMENT - Milwaukee Jewish Federation
ISRAEL EMERGENCY & OPERATING SUPPORT - Milwaukee Public Museum
CAPITAL PLEDGE FULFILLMENT & PROGRAM (DANCER)
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 118 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 | 56 | $559,700 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 45 | $522,300 | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 46 | $642,900 | $3,500 |
| 2024 | 52 | $674,500 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 54 | $753,750 | $3,250 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Peck Foundation Milwaukee Ltd has 9 of them, worth $1,853,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Center for Performing Arts | Milwaukee, WI | $500,000 |
| Milwaukee Public Museum | Milwaukee, WI | $500,000 |
| Vision Forward | Milwaukee, WI | $400,000 |
| Zoological Society of Milwaukee County | Milwaukee, WI | $200,000 |
| Northshore Library | Bayside, WI | $150,000 |
| Northshore Library | Bayside, WI | $50,000 |
| Milwaukee Ballet | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 |
| Milwaukee Ballet | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 |
| Journey House | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 |
Where its money goes
78% 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 $3,000. 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Peck Foundation Milwaukee Ltd'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: P O Box 170350, Milwaukee, WI, 53217. 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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