2024 IMPACT REPORT
COMPASSION
Celebrating
DANIEL J. BADER
Welcome
A Message from our President / CEO
Bader Philanthropies stands in awe and celebrates the compassion that is spreading throughout the world.
Our community partners are meeting the needs of fellow human beings – young and old in Milwaukee, rural Wisconsin communities, Canada, the Czech Republic and Israel. Children are learning about history and experiencing the arts in person, individuals are making courageous decisions to overcome their substance-use addiction, families are enjoying the comforts of places they now call “home” and people of all ages perfect skills and gain knowledge to contribute to society. Your work behind the scenes and on the front-lines can be challenging from time to time and unpredictable. But, we know you do so with joy and the spirit of making a difference.
It is a privilege to support extraordinary organizations and people committed to serving others with dignity and compassion.
Our Legacy
For more than three decades,
Bader Philanthropies continues to practice the intentions of its trailblazing founders, Helen Daniels Bader and Isabel and Alfred Bader.
Our Mission is to Help People and honor the Legacy of our Founders.
We strive to accomplish this with grants and program related investments and by convening partners, engaging with community and developing leaders.
Helen Daniels Bader
Alfred Bader
Isabel Bader
Our Grants
What you
do today can
improve all your
tomorrows.
- Ralph Marston
American writer
2024 Grants
Total Grants Awarded:
$29,230,030
Impact Snapshot
In the FY 2024, 443 grantees served an estimated…
243,723
Individuals
62,752
Students
120,922
Youths
73,362
Older Adults
155,335
Attendees at 997 community-based events
265,000+
Healthy meals provided
600,000
Pounds of fresh food provided
4,288
Individuals were paired up with mentors
1,957
Scholarships awarded totaling $789,625
1,006
Partnerships made between organizations
5,000
Children received free dental care
883
Hours of equine-assisted therapy given to veterans
3,720
Older adults were able to stay in their homes
100
Units of quality housing stock added to the market
240
People were helped to acquire a professional certification
314
People were able to enroll in post-secondary education
Distributed Funds
Awarding grants is what we do, and compassion is why we do it. Whether it’s funding arts programs that bridge the gap between kids and older adults, or helping people gain skills to attain jobs to raise families, our work helps make life better for people in the communities we serve. Simply put, we connect people with people who can help because that’s the only way real change happens.
$49,098,420
2024
$36,359,419
2023
$32,152,134
2022
$26,155,572
2021
$23,428,363
2020
$17,087,784
2019
$16,619,925
2018
$16,409,290
2017
$14,174,548
2016
$14,075,682
2015
Convenings
All dreams are within reach. All you have
to do is keep moving towards them.
- Viola Davis
American actress and film producer
2024 Convenings
