Brewers Community Foundation INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 39-1970152)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.2M
FY2021	$1.8M
FY2022	$2.1M
FY2023	$2.7M
FY2024	$2.8M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.5M
FY2021	$1.7M
FY2022	$2.4M
FY2023	$2.3M
FY2024	$2.7M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$6.1M
FY2021	$7.3M
FY2022	$6.0M
FY2023	$7.1M
FY2024	$7.9M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2000.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

95%

Program services 95% · $2.6M Management & general 5% · $134K Fundraising 0% · $8K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Cecelia Gore

Executive Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rick Schlesinger

Board Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dan Fumai

Board Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bill Mendel

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katina Shaw

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tyler Barnes

Board President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cas Castro

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds and programs support health, education, recreation, and basic needs for low-income youth and families.

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2 programs · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Brewers Community Foundation raises funds through athletic events, 50/50 raffles, contributions from employees for unused promo items and proceeds from Brewers game scoreboard messages. It then provides cash grants to non-profits that provide quality programming in the areas of health, education, recreation and basic needs with a focus…

$2.5Mprogram expense

02

Brewers Community Foundation provides support to local Little Leagues in various ways, including the purchasing of full sets of uniforms on an annual basis. Cash grants are made to provide general support as well.

$125Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

North Central States Regional Council of CarpentersFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

Grants paid · 238 grants · $5.7M · 2020–2024

Sojourner Family Peace Center INCWI · FY2024$280,000

Alexs Lemonade Stand FoundationPA · FY2024$60,051

Milwaukee Public Library Foundation INCWI · FY2024$55,000

LULAC Institute INCDC · FY2024$54,000

Milwaukee Parks FoundationWI · FY2024$53,998

Unitemized GrantFY2024$53,500

Donald Driver Foundation INCWI · FY2024$53,000

Sharp Literacy INCWI · FY2024$35,000

Waukesha County Community Foundation INCWI · FY2024$33,333

The Guest House of Milwaukee INCWI · FY2024$30,000

Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee INCWI · FY2024$30,000

Aurora Health Care Foundation INCIL · FY2024$30,000

Pearls for Teen Girls INCWI · FY2024$28,000

Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy INCWI · FY2024$27,000

Zablocki Va Medical CtrFY2024$25,000

Urban Ecology Center INCWI · FY2024$25,000

Ptm Programs for YouthAZ · FY2024$25,000

Milwaukee Urban LeagueWI · FY2024$25,000

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Other incomeLn 4–11$1.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$19K

Money outPt IX

$2.7M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.6M

Managementcol C$134K

Fundraisingcol D$8K

Owns and owesPt X

$7.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M

Total assetsLn 16$8.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$574K

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b1

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$223K

Investment incomeLn 3$19K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1.3M

Total revenueLn 12$2.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$310K

SavingsLn 2$704K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M

Other assetsLn 15$7.3M

Total assetsLn 16$8.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$574K

Net assetsLn 32$7.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 646

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$380K	$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16	$7.3M	$8.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$211K	$574K
Net assetsLn 32	$7.1M	$7.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$2.5M	$2.5M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$54K	$54K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$18K		$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$31K		$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$5K	$4K		$1K
Office expensesLn 13	$25K	$8K	$10K	$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$11K		$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$64K		$64K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.7M	$2.6M	$134K	$8K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$2.8M	$2.7M	$34K	$7.9M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.7M	$2.3M	$379K	$7.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.1M	$2.4M	−$244K	$6.0M	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.8M	$1.7M	$121K	$7.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.2M	$1.5M	−$286K	$6.1M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,777,030 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,403,535$1,423,859

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,509$18,813

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,241,310$1,334,358

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,650,354$2,777,030

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,130,580$2,588,425

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $140,502$154,183

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,271,082$2,742,608

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $379,272$34,422

Part VI · Governance 1 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members1

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,777,030 across 6 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,379,539 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$222,884

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,200,975

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,423,859

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,813$18,813

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$45,181−$45,181

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,379,539 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$26,368$2,777,030

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,742,608 across 8 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,534,925$2,534,925

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $53,500$53,500

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,796$17,796

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $31,080$31,080

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,975 · Fundraising $1,250$5,225

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,777 · Management $10,424 · Fundraising $7,150$25,351

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $10,992$10,992

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $63,739$63,739

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,600,177 · Management $134,031 · Fundraising $8,400$2,742,608

Part X · Balance sheet $8,507,225 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $44,575$309,585

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $335,519$704,322

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $358,793$183,821

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,537,382$7,309,497

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,276,269$8,507,225

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $130,917$195,132

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $80,000$379,125

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $210,917$574,257

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,756,514$2,760,805

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,308,838$5,172,163

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,065,352$7,932,968

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,276,269$8,507,225

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,932,968 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,777,030

XI-2 Total expenses$2,742,608

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,422

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,065,352

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$833,194

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,932,968

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV