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Filing year 2024

BAIRD FOUNDATION INC

Milwaukee, Wisconsin·EIN 39-6107937·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$11.3M
Total assets
$130.5M
Total expenses
$6.6M
Reported officers
11

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. BAIRD FOUNDATION INC reported 11 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Treasurer
Secretary
President - Thru 7/2024
Director
Vice President/tax Director
Vice President - As of 7/2024
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$6.6M

Itemized grants

3,751

Median grant

$500

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTYMILWAUKEE, WIHEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES$388k
UNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUNDMILWAUKEE, WIARTS$234k
ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMYMILWAUKEE, WIEDUCATION$150k
CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL MILWAUKEEMILWAUKEE, WIEDUCATION$139k
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATIONMADISON, WIEDUCATION$135k
NATIVITY JESUIT ACADEMYMILWAUKEE, WIEDUCATION$102k
SHARP LITERACY INCMILWAUKEE, WIEDUCATION$102k
COLORADO UPLIFTDENVER, COYOUTH ORGANIZATIONS$102k
VOCEL - VIEWING OUR CHILDREN AS EMERGING LEADERSCHICAGO, ILEDUCATION$100k
COLLEGE POSSIBLE CHICAGOCHICAGO, IL2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT$100k
KIDS ON POINTCHARLESTON, SC2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT$100k
RAINIER SCHOLARSSEATTLE, WA2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT$100k
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMYPITTSBURGH, PA2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT$100k
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FOUNDATIONANCHORAGE, AK2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT$100k
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES HIGH SCHOOLCLEVELAND, OH2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT$95k
SECUREFUTURESMILWAUKEE, WIEDUCATION$78k
THE CABBAGE PATCH SETTLEMENT HOUSELOUISVILLE, KY2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT$75k
CAREERSPRING FOUNDATIONBELLAIRE, TX2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT$65k
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILHEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES$57k
BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE OF BALTIMOREBALTIMORE, MDYOUTH ORGANIZATIONS$51k
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHWEST FLOFORT MYERS, FL2024 PAUL PURCELL KIDS WIN ANNUAL BAIRD EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT$50k
MINDS MATTER COLORADODENVER, COEDUCATION$49k
CARMEN SCHOOLS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYMILWAUKEE, WIEDUCATION$40k
MILWAUKEE DEVELOPMENT CORPMILWAUKEE, WICHARITABLE OPERATIONS$35k
METRO UNITED WAYLOUISVILLE, KYHEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES$34k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

BAIRD FOUNDATION INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$2.4M
$5.7M
2023
$11.3M
$6.6M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Wisconsin

BAIRD FOUNDATION INC reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Wisconsin earns a median of $12,944.

25th percentile
$5k
Median
$12,944
75th percentile
$42k
90th percentile
$101k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,420 organizations across 1,420 filings (2020 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Wisconsin
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What are BAIRD FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, BAIRD FOUNDATION INC reported $11.3M in total revenue and $6.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.