Bader Philanthropies

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 will center on the health of older adults and improving lives of low-income Milwaukeeans and Jewish education in Milwaukee.[2][3][4]

Bader Philanthropies
TypePrivate charitable foundation
Founded1992
HeadquartersMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Key people
Daniel Bader President and CEO
David Bader
Number of employees
19
Websitehttp://bader.org/

History

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

Governance

  • 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

These are among the grants awarded:

  • 2015, grant to MyRide services providing free rides to Racine County residents age 55 years or older.[6]
  • 2015, grant to Amazing Grace Choir, a project of the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, a center in the School of Medicine and Public Health at UW-Madison [7]
  • 2015, 100,000 dollar grant to the La Crosse County Aging Unit [7]

See also

References

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