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
Private 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]
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See also

References
  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. "MyRide program gives seniors independence". Journal Times.
  7. "Choir helps dementia patients form musical bonds". wisconsingazette.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
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