Bader Philanthropies

Bader Philanthropies
Private charitable foundation
Founded 2015
Headquarters Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Key people
 Daniel Bader President and CEO
David Bader "Vice President"
Number of employees
 12
Website http://hbf.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 dollars 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]

History

The Helen 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

  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. 1 2 "Choir helps dementia patients form musical bonds". wisconsingazette.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
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