Bader Philanthropies

Company type| Private charitable foundation
Founded| 1992
Headquarters| Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Key people

| Daniel Bader President and CEO
David Bader Vice President
Revenue| 28,510,416 United States dollar (2022)
Total assets| 22,344,402 United States dollar (2022)

Number of employees

| 19
Website| http://bader.org/

Bader Philanthropies Inc. is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, based foundation that consists of funds from the Helen Daniels Bader Fund and the Isabel and Alfred Bader Fund. It pledges to give away $14 million annually.[1] The organization centers on the health of older adults and improving lives of low-income Milwaukeeans, as well as Jewish education in Milwaukee.[2][3][4]

## History

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The Helen Daniels Bader Fund has a history of focusing on Alzheimer's and the health of older adults, while the Isabel and Alfred Bader Fund focuses on "improving the lives of low-income Milwaukeeans and Jewish education throughout the city."[5]

The creation of the Helen Bader Foundation Inc was first announced in November 1991.[6] Over the next 24 years, the Foundation awarded $250 million in grants to deserving causes,[7] with special emphasis on the needs of Alzheimer's patients.[8]

In January 2015 it was announced that the Foundation would be restructuring.[9] Additional charitable funding by Alfred Bader and his second wife Isabel, initially in the amount of $10 million, resulted in the formation of Bader Philanthropies Inc.[10] The organization continued Helen's legacy under what became the Helen Daniels Bader Fund, while adding the new Isabel and Alfred Bader Fund to support charitable work in line with their interests. Under both funds, monies are allocated either as grants or as program-related investments.[11] During the period 1992–2021, some $400 million was awarded,[11] benefiting a range of areas, including Alzheimer’s & aging, arts, employment, youth, and Jewish education.[12]

Bader Philanthropies headquarters in the Harambee neighborhood, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

In earlier years, what was then the Helen Bader Foundation had its offices in Milwaukee's third ward, in the downtown area. As Bader Philanthropies Inc, the organization relocated to new headquarters in Milwaukee's Harambee neighborhood in 2018.[13]

## Governance

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* Daniel Bader, president and chief executive officer, second son of Alfred Bader and Helen Bader
* David Bader, vice president and executive board member, elder son of Alfred Bader and Helen Bader

## Grantees

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These are among grants recently awarded:

* 2022, Electa Quinney Institute for American Indian Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,[14] in the amount of $3 million, to be distributed over a five-year period[15]
* 2023, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity[16]
* 2023, Wiener Holocaust Library, London, UK[17]
* 2023, Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee,[18] in the amount of $350,000 over a two-year period[19]
* 2023, African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee[20]
* 2023, Milwaukee Art Museum,[21] in the amount of $4.4 million, to establish the Isabel and Alfred Bader European Art Program Endowment Fund, in order "to support its collection and exhibition of European artwork, including related scholarship."[22][23]

## See also

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* Argosy Foundation
* Zilber Family Foundation

## References

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1. ^ "BizTimes: Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin Business News - BizTimes". biztimes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
2. ^ Robert Gebelhoff. "Helen Bader Foundation changing name to Bader Philanthropies". jsonline.com.
3. ^ "Helen Bader Foundation changes name, increases annual giving". Milwaukee Business Journal. 20 January 2015.
4. ^ Ruth McCambridge (22 January 2015). "Helen Bader Foundation Transforms and Becomes Immortal". Nonprofit Quarterly.
5. ^ "BizTimes: Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin Business News - BizTimes". biztimes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
6. ^ Gruen, Mardee (November 29, 1991). "Son seeing that Bader estate will help others". Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
7. ^ https://www.thesuburban.com/columnists/mike_cohen_cohen_chatter/sjn-b-nai-brith-canada-announces-plans-for-the-chip-away-at-hate-golf-classic/article_07416f5b-42c6-5795-b145-4339b4a4546f.html
8. ^ "Alzheimer's Chapter gets boost from grant". Marshfield News-Herald. Marshfield, Wisconsin. 22 Feb 1994. p. 9A. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
9. ^ Gebelhoff, Robert (January 21, 2015). "Helen Bader Foundation changing name to Bader Philanthropies". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
10. ^ Glauber, Bill (January 24, 2015). "Bader family extends commitment to charitable foundation". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
11. ^ a b "Funding". Bader Philanthropies.
12. ^ "Bader Philanthropies Expands Capacity to Deepen Its Roots in the Communities it Serves". Milwaukee Courier. October 7, 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
13. ^ https://www.jewishchronicle.org/2017/05/09/bader-philanthropies-commits-itself-to-harambee-neighborhood
14. ^ https://uwm.edu/eqi
15. ^ Smart, Ashley (2022-07-22). "Bader Philanthropies grants $3 million to UWM's Electa Quinney Institute for American Indian Education". BizTimes - Milwaukee Business News. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
16. ^ https://milwaukeehabitat.org
17. ^ https://wienerholocaustlibrary.org
18. ^ https://www.hpgm.org
19. ^ https://www.bader.org/articles/hpgm-awarded-grant-from-bader-to-support-the-advancement-of-hispanics-in-the-region
20. ^ https://www.aalamilwaukee.org
21. ^ https://mam.org
22. ^ https://www.bader.org/articles/6638-2
23. ^ https://www.artdependence.com/articles/the-milwaukee-art-museum-strengthens-its-renowned-european-art-program-thanks-to-44m-gift-from-bader-philanthropies/

## External links

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Official website https://www.bader.org

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