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Filing year 2024

BARBARA MEYER ELSNER FOUNDATION

Milwaukee, Wisconsin·EIN 39-1710863·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

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

Total revenue
$69k
Total assets
$1.6M
Total expenses
$94k
Reported officers
4

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. BARBARA MEYER ELSNER FOUNDATION reported 4 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President & Treasurer
Secretary
Member
Member

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$72k

Itemized grants

13

Median grant

$800

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BURNHAM BLOCKMADISON, WIBURNHAM BLOCK PROJECT$47k
MILWAUKEE CO HISTORICAL SOCIETYMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL SUPPORT$9k
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETYMADISON, WIGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUMMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL SUPPORT$4k
MATC FOUNDATIONMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL SUPPORT$2k
RCM COMMUNITY FUND ROTARYMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL SUPPORT$1k
WILD SPACE DANCE COMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL SUPPORT$800
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT CONSERVANCYCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$500
ST JOHNS COMMUNITIES FOUNDATIONMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL SUPPORT$500
UNITED WAYMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL SUPPORT$500
PBSMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL SUPPORT$400
CASCADE FIRE DEPARTMENTCASCADE, WIGENERAL SUPPORT$300
TALIESIN PRESERVATIONSPRING GREEN, WIGENERAL SUPPORT$250
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

BARBARA MEYER ELSNER FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$29k
$80k
2023
$69k
$94k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Wisconsin

BARBARA MEYER ELSNER FOUNDATION 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 BARBARA MEYER ELSNER FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, BARBARA MEYER ELSNER FOUNDATION reported $69k in total revenue and $94k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.