Grants awarded
Who does Gene & Ruth Posner Foundation INC fund?
Gene & Ruth Posner Foundation INC has awarded $2.3 million across 326 grants to 119 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $2,500, with most between $1,500 and $8,000.
Total awarded
$2.3M
Typical grant
$2K
Grantees
119
Grants
326
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Marquette University Law | $355K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Sharp Literacy INC
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$155K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| M Medical College of Wisconsin Eye Institute | $150K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Jewish Home and Care Center Foundation INC
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$135K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
Hunger Task Force INC
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$100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| D Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin | $90K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
College Possible
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$75K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| M Marquette Law School | $65K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A American Jewish World Services | $60K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| I Individual recipient | $42K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Coro Southern California INC
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$40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| M Mr Hollands Opus Foundation | $40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Centro De La Communidad United Community Center | $39K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra - Ace Program Arts in Community Education Part | $36K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jewish Family Services | $35K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C College Possible | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Lighthouse Writers Workshop INC
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$30K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CO | |
| M Medical College of Wisconsin - Eye Institute | $30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U Uwm Foundation INC Uwm Mke Scholars Scholarship Fund | $26K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Sharp Literacy INC | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Milwaukee Film INC
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| B Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital | $23K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $23K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Clear Creek Radio INC | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Clear Creek Radio INC
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| T Tools for Peace | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $18K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $18K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boys and Girls Club of Milwaukee | $18K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee INC | $15K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U United Way of Greater Milwaukee | $15K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nathan & Ester Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center | $15K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friendship Circle of Wisconsin | $14K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation INC
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$13K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
United Performing Arts Fund INC
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$12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
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$12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| M Milwaukee Art Museum Membership Office | $12K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Coa Youth & Family Centers | $12K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| A Als Association - Wisconsin Chapter | $11K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mount Evans Home Care & Hospice | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Milwaukee Bar Association Foundation INC | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dana Farber Institute | $10K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Pearls for Teen Grils INC | $10K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M McFi Foundation | $10K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jefferson County Open School | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| J Jefferson Open School | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Young Playwrights Theater INC
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | DC | |
| J Jewish Museum of Milwaukee | $9K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Jewish Home and Care Center Foundation | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Centro De Le Communidad United Community Center | $8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| K Kinship Community Food Center | $7K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$6K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| P Plymouth Center for the Arts | $6K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N Ncjw-Hippy | $6K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Milwaukee Symphony - Ace Program | $6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin | $6K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Newground | $6K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Wisconsin Humane Society
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$5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| F First Stage Children's Theater - Scholarship Fund | $5K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Literacy Services of Wisconsin INC
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$5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| P Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless | $5K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Matc Foundation Inc- Uniquely Abled Academy | $5K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
St Ann Center for Intergenerational Care INC
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$4K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
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$4K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | WI | |
| L Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Uw-Milwaukee Foundation | $4K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Alverno College | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Milwaukee Public Museum | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Ruachinc | $3K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Soujourner Family Peace Center | $3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Plymouth Public Library | $3K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Milwaukee Public Library Foundation INC | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Learning | $3K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Milwaukee Art Museum INC
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$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WI | |
| C Children's Outing Society | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U United Performing Arts Fund | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wisconsin Public Television PBS Wisconsin | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WI | |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Holocaust Education Resource Center | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Plymouth Education Fund Foundation | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Pearls for Teen Girls INC | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Plymouth Area Coalition for the Momeless | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
New Bedford Light
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$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 2 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Milwaukee Center for Independence | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
World Central Kitchen Incorporated
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| W Wisconsin Humane Society | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Ann's Center | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| R Ruach INC | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F First Stage Children's Theater | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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