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Grants paid by The Brookby Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 38-3202330 · Milwaukee, WI · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22Z
In tax year 2023, The Brookby Foundation (EIN 38-3202330) reported 144 grants paid totaling $3,112,645. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oregon Symphony Portland, OR | U | $500,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Uwm Foundation Inc Milwaukee, WI | B | $205,000 | paid | Brookby Scholarships in Water Literacy and Great Lakes Research Vessel | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Urban Ecology Center Milwaukee, WI | B | $190,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Grand Rapids Symphony Grand Rapids, MI | U | $164,512 | paid | Blue Lake Concert; Matching Challenge; & Mayflower Performance | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Medford, WI | U | $160,000 | paid | Workforce training and development models to scale regenerative dairy grazing with integrity | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Leelanau Conservancy Leeland, MI | B | $100,000 | paid | FRIENDS OF FARMING & PALMER WOODS ADDITION | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Environmental Law & Policy Center Chicago, IL | U | $90,000 | paid | Michigan-Based Environmental Advocacy | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Mote Marine Laboratory Sarasota, FL | B | $75,000 | paid | Restoring Florida's Coral Reef | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Blandford Nature Center Grand Rapids, MI | B | $75,000 | paid | "Second Nature Campaign" - The Highlands | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Ann Arbor, MI | D | $75,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Michigan Civic Education Fund Madison Heights, MI | B | $75,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin Conservation Voices Madison, WI | B | $70,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | U | $60,000 | paid | Student and Program Support at the Peabody Conservatory | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Gathering Waters Wisconsin's Alliance for Land TR Madison, WI | U | $60,000 | paid | General Operations Support for Wisconsin's Land Trusts | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Milwaukee Riverkeeper Milwaukee, WI | B | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Action for the Climate Emergency Boulder, CO | U | $50,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Portland Japanese Garden Portland, OR | U | $50,000 | paid | Path to Peace | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Beloit College Beloit, WI | U | $50,000 | paid | Tuition Awards & Environmental Experience Grant(s) To Grow Able & Passionate Environmental Stewards | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | So Percussion Brooklyn, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Summer Institute, New Work Development Program | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Interlochen Center for the Arts Interlochen, MI | B | $50,000 | paid | West Michigan Student Scholarships, Interlochen Public Radio (IPR): Science and Conservation Journalism | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy Traverse City, MI | C | $50,000 | paid | Accelerating Farmland and Water Quality Protection in Northwest Lower Michigan | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Conservation Resource Alliance Traverse City, MI | B | $50,000 | paid | Acceleration Farmland and Water Quality Protection in Northwest Lower Michigan | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Alliance for the Great Lakes Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Trout Unlimited Arlington, VA | U | $40,000 | paid | Scaling EnviroDIY Monitoring and Engagement across the Great Lakes | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Riveredge Nature Center Saukville, WI | C | $40,000 | paid | Expanding the Scientist in Residence Partnership to Provide Equitable Access | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Clean Wisconsin Madison, WI | B | $35,000 | paid | Research and analysis support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Mequon Nature Preserve Inc Mequon, WI | B | $33,333 | paid | 3 year fellowship | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Da Blodgett - Stjohn's Grand Rapids, MI | U | $30,000 | paid | Behavioral Health for Kids & Families in Crisis | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Inland Seas Education Association Suttons Bay, MI | B | $30,000 | paid | Place-Based Education Teacher Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | 45th Parallel Portland, OR | B | $30,000 | paid | CAPACITY BUILDING | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Hunger Task Force Inc West Milwaukee, WI | B | $30,000 | paid | Hunger Task Force Emergency Food Program and COVID-19 Response | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Organizing Empowerment Fund Mcfarland, WI | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Circle of Blue Traverse City, MI | B | $25,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Camp Blodgett Grand Rapids, MI | C | $25,000 | paid | The Empowerment Experience | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Aclu of Wisconsin Foundation Milwaukee, WI | U | $25,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Wuwm-Milwaukee's Npr Milwaukee, WI | U | $20,000 | paid | WUWM ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING INITIATIVE | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | All Classical Portland Portland, OR | U | $20,000 | paid | International Children's Arts Network (ICAN) | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | YWCA West Central Michigan Grand Rapids, MI | B | $20,000 | paid | YWCA Nurse Examiner Program | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | The Botanic Garden at the Historic Barns Park Traverse City, MI | U | $19,500 | paid | Expanding Organizational Capacity for Year-Round Programming | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | River Revitalization Foundation Milwaukee, WI | C | $15,000 | paid | Riverine-Tern Internship Program | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Harbor District Inc Milwaukee, WI | B | $15,000 | paid | Environmental Programming | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | National Parks Conservation Association Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | Membership outreach to support Great Lakes restoration | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Planned Parenthood of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | B | $15,000 | paid | Making Proud Choices - Grand Rapids, Wyoming, and Kentwood | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Madison, WI | U | $15,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Chamber Music Northwest Portland, OR | C | $15,000 | paid | Chamber Music Northwest 2021-22 Season | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Digital Arts Film & Television Royal Oak, MI | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin Madison, WI | C | $15,000 | paid | Recovering Wisconsin's Native Prairies | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers Milwaukee, WI | B | $15,000 | paid | The Scientist and Artist in You: After-School and Summer Camp | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Seeds Traverse City, MI | B | $15,000 | paid | Engaging the Public and Inspiring Change Through Environmental Art | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc Madison, WI | B | $10,000 | paid | DEFENDING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & WATER QUALITY: THE PEOPLE'S VOICE | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Youth Symphony Portland, OR | C | $10,000 | paid | Music Access and Coaching Program | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Hospice of Michigan Ada, MI | C | $10,000 | paid | Hospice of Michigan Grief Support Services- West Michigan | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Aldo Leopold Foundation Inc Baraboo, WI | B | $10,000 | paid | Electrifying a Land Ethic | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Grand Rapids, MI | B | $10,000 | paid | Scholarship Funding | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Madison, WI | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Milwaukee Water Commons Milwaukee, WI | B | $10,000 | paid | 2023 Water School | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | West Michigan Environmental Action Council Grand Rapids, MI | C | $7,000 | paid | "Where is my Watershed?" A Request for Resources and Equipment | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Portland State University Foundation Portland, OR | C | $6,000 | paid | Summer Percussion Academy | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors Grand Rapids, MI | U | $6,000 | paid | Empowering Burn Survivors to Achieve Their Potential | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Opera Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, MI | B | $5,000 | paid | COMMUNITY TICKETS PROGRAM | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Neighborhood House of Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | B | $5,000 | paid | Lead & Learn Conservation Corps | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin Wetlands Association Madison, WI | B | $5,000 | paid | Communicating the importance of wetlands for landscape and community well-being | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities Grand Rapids, MI | B | $5,000 | paid | Music Programming at the Cook Arts Center | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Third Angle New Music Portland, OR | C | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Blue Lake Public Radio Twin Lake, MI | U | $4,000 | paid | Grand Rapids Symphony Benefit Concert for Blue Lake Public Radio | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | C | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Americares Stamford, CT | C | $1,500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Save the Children Fairfield, CT | U | $1,500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | International Rescue Committee New York, NY | B | $1,500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | U | $1,500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | USA for Unhcr Washington, DC | U | $1,500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | International Medical Corps Los Angeles, CA | B | $1,500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Milwaukee Rescue Mission Milwaukee, WI | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Inc Milwaukee, WI | C | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Grand Traverse Community Foundation Traverse City, MI | U | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Project Hope Milwood, VA | C | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America New York, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Friends of Bahia Honda Big Pine Key, FL | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Environmental Defense Fund New York, NY | B | $500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | League of Women Voters Education Fund Lewiston, ME | U | $500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Sojourner Family Peace Center Milwaukee, WI | B | $500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin Humane Society Milwaukee, WI | B | $500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Associated Scientists at Woods Hole Woods Hole, MA | C | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | International Planned Parenthood Federation New York, NY | B | $500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Virunga Fund Inc Arlington, VA | U | $500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Network for Good Friends of Saguaro National Park Tuscon, AZ | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithica, NY | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | World Without Hate Dallas, TX | D | $500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Advance Community Phoenix, AZ | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing Traverse City, MI | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Forest Home Cemetery Milwaukee, WI | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse Traverse City, MI | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPUPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Innocence Project Inc New York, NY | B | $500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Freshwater Future Petoskey, MI | B | $500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Wildlife Direct Washington, DC | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Climate Change Coalition of Door County Sturgeon Bay, WI | U | $500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | South East Asia Rescue Coalition and Haven Walnut Creek, CA | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Bridge Magazine Ann Arbor, MI | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Conservation Law Foundation Boston, MA | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Horizon Home Care Hospice Milwaukee, WI | C | $500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Silver Spring, MD | B | $500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | The Nature Conservancy Wi Madison, WI | U | $500 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Orbis International New York, NY | C | $400 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Lung Cancer Research Foundation New York, NY | U | $300 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | The Carter Center Atlanta, GA | B | $300 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | United Performing Arts Fund Milwaukee, WI | B | $300 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Human Rights Watch New York, NY | B | $300 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's New York, NY | C | $300 | paid | general support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Sandy Hook Promise Newton, CT | C | $200 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Canton, MA | C | $200 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY | B | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Homes for Our Troops Taunton, MA | B | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Smile Train Washington, DC | U | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Arbor Day Foundation Lincoln, NE | D | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | National Audubon Society New York, NY | U | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Friends of Lakeshore State Park Milwaukee, WI | B | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | American Friends Service Philadelphia, PA | C | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Neu Life Community Development Milwaukee, WI | B | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Elephant Sanctuary Hohenwald, TN | D | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | In Our Own Voice National Black Woman's Washington DC, DC | U | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Mothering Justice Detroit, MI | C | $200 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Ocean Conservancy Washington, DC | B | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Humane Society International Washington, DC | U | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Technoserve Washington, DC | U | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | College Possible Saint Paul, MN | B | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Bright Focus Foundation Clarksburg, MD | U | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Kal-Haven Trail Bloomingdale, MI | C | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Habitat for Humanity Atlanta, GA | U | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Birch Creek Music Performance Center Egg Harbor, WI | B | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Finca International Washington, DC | B | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | International Fund for Animal Welfare Washington DC, DC | U | $200 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | United to Beat Malaria Washington, DC | U | $200 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Safe Streets Baltimore (dba Associated Catholic) Baltimore, MD | U | $200 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | International Crane Foundation Baraboo, WI | B | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Generations Ahead Traverse City, MI | B | $200 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Parallel 45 Traverse City, MI | U | $200 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Center for Science in the Public Interest Washington, DC | B | $100 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | American Heart Association Dallas, TX | B | $100 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Lupus Foundation New England Framingham, MA | D | $100 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Sesame Workshop New York, NY | C | $100 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Aspca New York, NY | U | $100 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Glaucoma Research Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $100 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Best Friends Animal Society Kanab, UT | B | $100 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue Mount Airy, MD | C | $100 | paid | General Support | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Mequon Nature Preserve Inc Mequon, WI | B | $0 | approved, future | 3 year fellowship | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Leelanau Conservancy Leeland, MI | B | $0 | approved, future | FRIENDS OF FARMING & PALMER WOODS ADDITION | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | 45th Parallel Portland, OR | B | $0 | approved, future | CAPACITY BUILDING | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin Conservation Voices Madison, WI | B | $0 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy Traverse City, MI | C | $0 | approved, future | Accelerating Farmland and Water Quality Protection in Northwest Lower Michigan | 202423199349106297 |
| 2023 | Urban Ecology Center Milwaukee, WI | B | $0 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349106297 |
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