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Filing year 2024

GENE & RUTH POSNER FOUNDATION INC

Milwaukee, Wisconsin·EIN 39-6050150·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

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

Total revenue
$1M
Total assets
$5.9M
Total expenses
$503k
Reported officers
5

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. GENE & RUTH POSNER FOUNDATION INC reported 5 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Vice President/board Member
Secretary/board Member
President/treasurer/board Member
Board Member
Board Member

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$368k

Itemized grants

46

Median grant

$3k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY LAWMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$75k
SHARP LITERACY INCMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$35k
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN EYE INSTITUTEMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$30k
HUNGER TASK FORCEMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$20k
TOOLS FOR PEACEPASADENA, CAGENERAL OPERATIONS$20k
COLLEGE POSSIBLEMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$15k
DISCOVERY WORLD AT PIER WISCONSINMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$15k
MILWAUKEE BALLETMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$12k
MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - ACE PROGRAM ARTS IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION PARTMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$12k
AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICESNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATIONS$10k
CORO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIALOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL OPERATIONS$10k
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICESMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$10k
MILWAUKEE BAR ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INCMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$10k
CENTRO DE LA COMMUNIDAD UNITED COMMUNITY CENTERMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$8k
JEWISH HOME AND CARE CENTER FOUNDATIONMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$8k
UWM FOUNDATION INC UWM MKE SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDMILWAUKEE, WISCHOLARSHIP FUND$6k
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MILWAUKEEMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$5k
MILWAUKEE FILMMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$5k
NATHAN & ESTER PELZ HOLOCAUST EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTERMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$5k
ACTS HOUSINGMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$4k
KINSHIP COMMUNITY FOOD CENTERMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$3k
MCFI FOUNDATIONMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$3k
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INCMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$3k
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSINMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$3k
SOUJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTERMILWAUKEE, WIGENERAL OPERATIONS$3k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

GENE & RUTH POSNER FOUNDATION INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$358k
$500k
2023
$1M
$503k
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

GENE & RUTH POSNER 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).

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What are GENE & RUTH POSNER FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, GENE & RUTH POSNER FOUNDATION INC reported $1M in total revenue and $503k 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.