Rite-Hite Foundation Inc
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 39-1522057. Reported 247 grants totalling $2,701,450 to 148 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. Rite-Hite Foundation Inc 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 $2,200. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $7,500; the smallest was $250 and the largest $309,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florentine Opera Co Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $525,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty | Milwaukee, WI | $348,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Versiti Blood Research Institute Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $233,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA - Angola in | Angola, IN | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| All-in Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $134,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mmac Community Support Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA - Door County | Fish Creek, WI | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra | Milwaukee, WI | $69,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pi Sigma Epsilon National Educational Foundation | Greenfield, WI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | Wauwatosa, WI | $58,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Breast Cancer Showhouse | Milwaukee, WI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Penfield Children's Center | Milwaukee, WI | $48,350 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Dubuque | Dubuque, IA | $39,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Milwaukee - Covid-19 Fund | Milwaukee, WI | $39,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fox Point Lutheran Church | Fox Point, WI | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Safety Council | Itasca, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Marcus School | Milwaukee, WI | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dubuque Initiatives | Dubuque, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adelson Educational Campus | Las Vegas, NV | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lab to Combat Human Trafficking | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Shore Library | Glendale, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Foundation | Aspen, CO | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Hospital Wisconsin Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mid Michigan College | Harrison, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Milwaukee, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Ridges Sanctuary | Baileys Harbor, WI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Performing Arts Fund | Milwaukee, WI | $11,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maciver Institute | Madison, WI | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Valor Foundation | Hamilton, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charles E Kubly Foundation | Mequon, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ebenezer Childcare Centers | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loras College (robert Frommelt Memorial) | Dubuque, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nch Healthcare System | Naples, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pathways High | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Jude's Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University School of Milwaukee | River Hills, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation Inc | Bozeman, MT | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Make a Wish Foundation Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe & Sound Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vegas Golden Knights Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chico State University | Chico, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Institute for Justice | Arlington, VA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sharp Literacy Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| America Scores Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Mary's Academy | Englewood, CO | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beloit Meals on Wheels | Beloit, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Froedtert Community Cancer Center | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Association | Fish Creek, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hunger Task Force | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Material Handling Institute Educational Foundation | Charloutte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maximum Hope Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Operation Ungerground Railroad | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roger's Memorial Foundation | Oconomowoc, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Running Rebels Community Organization Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sue Baldwin Fund | Egg Harbor, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Gathering | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Ballet Company | Milwaukee, WI | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mcc Scholars Foundation Inc | River Hills, WI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Next Door Foundation Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House (las Vegas) | Las Vegas, NV | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| After Breast Cancer Diagnosis | Glendale, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ball State University | Muncie, IN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Lotus Farm & Retreat Center | West Bend, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Concordia University | Bayside, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gwinnett Technical College | Lawrenceville, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute | Allentown, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Technical College | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Rescue Mission | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saving Our Sisters Inc | Birmingham, AL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sojourner Family Peace Center Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southern Technical College | Port Charlotte, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics | Englewood, CO | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Springs Preserve Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Three Square | Las Vegas, NV | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Wisconsin - Platteville | Platteville, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Waukesha County Technical College Foundation | Pewaukee, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Playground Club | Green Bay, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feeding Tampa | Tampa, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gates Philanthropy Partners | City of Industry, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heart Mountain Wyoming Fund | Powell, WY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Justice Mission | Arlington, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Journey Assembly of God | Kenosha, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Las Vegas Natural History Museum | Las Vegas, NV | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Menomonee Valley Partners | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Public Library Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Public Museum (friends) | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phoenix Childrens Hospital Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Norbert College | De Pere, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Cajun Navy | Baton Rouge, LA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Cerebral Palsy | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin | Wauwatosa, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Badger Institute Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dumb Friends League of Colorado | Denver, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Green Lake Association | Green Lake, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Brookfield, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Chinese Community Center Inc | Brookfield, WI | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood House of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Our Military Kids | Oakton, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Intermountain Area | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zuma's Rescue Ranch | Littleton, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Mary's Parish | Menomonee Falls, WI | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Acts Housing | Milwaukee, WI | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Childrens Tumor Foundation | New York, NY | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Independence First | Milwaukee, WI | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Junior League of Milwaukee Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milwaukee French Immersion Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Phoenix Country Day School | Paradise Valley, AZ | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Software in the Public Interest Inc | New York, NY | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Meta House Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA Maria | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Collier Community Foundation | Naples, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gnome Foundation | Orinda, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grand Avenue Club Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milwaukee Opera Theatre | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Renaissance Theatre Works | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House (milwaukee) | Wauwatosa, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Schlitz Audubon Center | Bayside, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Serenity Inns Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shiners Hospital | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Amelian-Lakeside Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church | Antioch, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Future Urban Leaders | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Horizon Home Care & Hospice | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Humane Society | St Paul, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mountain Valley Horse Rescue | Mccoy, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rotary Foundation | Evanston, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wellpoint Care Network | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County | Waukesha, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westside Arts Un Limited | Milwaukee, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
58 of 148 (39%) 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 65%, 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.
- Florentine Opera Co Inc
THE RITE-HITE FOUNDATION MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE GENERAL CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE RECIPIENTS LISTED. THE FOUNDATION HAS NOT DESIGNATED THESE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 119 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | $647,450 | $1,750 |
| 2022 | 69 | $537,550 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 72 | $927,350 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 40 | $589,100 | $3,000 |
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. 80% 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 $2,200. 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 Rite-Hite Foundation Inc'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: 195 S Rite Hite Way, Milwaukee, WI, 53204. 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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