Gene and Ruth Posner Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Gene and Ruth Posner Foundation supports education, civic causes, arts and culture, health and religion in Wisconsin.
FUNDING AREAS: Education, civic causes, health, religion, arts and culture
IP TAKE: The Posner family is influential in Milwaukee; however, first-time grantseekers may have a challenge getting initial support since the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Network with one of its previous grantees to figure out how to get on its radar or call the foundation to better understanding its grantmaking approach.
PROFILE: Established in 1963, the Gene and Ruth Posner Foundation is a private family foundation based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gene Posner was a successful lawyer, real estate investor and entrepreneur. Josh Gimbel is the grandson of Gene and Ruth, lives in Milwaukee and works with a board of relatives to carry out the foundation’s charitable activities. The foundation is in the care of Gimbel Reilly Guerin & Brown, a local law firm that handles real estate, personal injury, divorce and other legal matters. The foundation funds local efforts for education, civic causes, arts and culture, health and religion.
The Gene and Ruth Posner Foundation does not have a website to guide grantseekers. However, past tax records indicate that this foundation commonly awards grants for general operations. It has also funded a program support, a cancer center, colleges, hospitals, hunger organizations, groups that serve disadvantaged youth, theater organizations and museums.
Grants range between about $100 and $50,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Milwaukee area of Wisconsin and other areas of interest to the family. Past local grantees include the Boys and Girls Club of Milwaukee, College Possible and the Children’s Outing Society.
This foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and only funds pre-selected groups. Direct general questions to the staff at 414-224-3648.
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