PATRICK & ANNA M. CUDAHY FUND
Updated September 20, 2024
NEWS & UPDATES
Updated Website
Website updates are still in the works. For the time being, the ability to apply online is now available on this website. There have also been some other changes to help navigate the site more easily. If you have already submitted a LOI or a proposal through e-mail, no worries, as we are continuing to keep this option open as well. We are also accepting older versions of our forms for those that have already submitted.
Fall Meeting of Board of Directors 2024
The fall meeting will be on December 7, 2024. The proposal deadline is October 31, 2024. This is later than originally listed,
All organizations that received grants in the fall of 2023 may reapply for the fall 2024 meeting without submitting a LOI UNLESS your organization's grant was directed by a specific Cudahy family member and was considered a Discretionary Grant. If you are unsure whether your grant was discretionary, the grant agreement and transmittal letter that was sent with the grant check last fall has that information. If you are still unsure whether your organization's fall 2023 grant was discretionary or have other questions, please e-mail our Executive Director, Lauren Krieg, and she will be able to assist you. All organizations that received discretionary grants need to be invited to reapply. If you received a discretionary grant in 2023 and you apply without being invited, your proposal will not be considered.
This webpage will be updated with any changes.
The Patrick and Anna M. Cudahy Fund is a private family foundation that supports social services, health care and human services, the arts, education and environmental issues. If your organization is interested in being considered for a grant, please read about our application process on the Guidelines and Application page.
The Patrick and Anna M. Cudahy Fund has enjoyed active involvement in local, state, national and global communities, seeking new ways to effectively enhance common welfare. The Fund conducts most of its grantmaking throughout the state of Wisconsin and in the Chicago metropolitan area. However, a portion of the fund's annual grantmaking budget is allocated to discretionary grants in geographic areas across the United States and abroad reflecting the interests of Directors.
Patrick and Anna Cudahy in 1908
 United Community Center |  Literacy Services of Wisconsin |  Sarah's Circle |  COA Youth and Family Centers |  Misericordia |
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 International Crane Foundation |  Little Sisters of the Poor |  St. Ben's Community Meal Program |  Birdwatching at Aldo Leopold Center |  Brookfield Zoo, Disability Inclusion |
HISTORY OF THE FUND
The Fund officially dates back to September 15, 1921, when Articles of Association were originally drawn for the purpose of creating the Alice Dickson Cudahy Clinic in order to provide free education, medical attention, domestic service and child welfare services to all dependent members of any family of an employee of the Cudahy Brothers Company However, Patrick and Anna's philanthropic giving and civic engagement began several several decades earlier after Patrick became a successful business entrepreneur in the meat-packing industry.
ABOUT US
We are proud of the wonderful organizations we support and the work they do to improve the lives of people of all ages, families and entire communities. We believe that everyone should have the resources to lead happy and healthy lives. Although we do not accept unsolicited proposals, we do give all nonprofit organizations within the Chicagoland area and throughout Wisconsin, primarily in Milwaukee, the opportunity to tell us about what they do through our Letter of Inquiry process. Please visit our Guidelines page for more information.
What we Fund
To achieve our goals, the Fund supports organizations and programs in the following categories:
