Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation: mission, leadership and finances

What it does

The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation is a private philanthropy based in Milwaukee. It makes grants to think tanks, schools and civic groups that support limited government, free enterprise and constitutional order.

Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation is listed here in the category "Advocacy". A listing on 4conservative.com describes an organization; it is not an endorsement of it or of its positions.

History

It was established in 1985 after the sale of the Allen-Bradley company, and it was built on the fortune of brothers Lynde and Harry Bradley.

Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation is a advocacy organization. It is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. Its IRS tax status is 501(c)(3). Like other organizations in this collection, it is described here from its own published material and from public records, and the facts on this page are limited to what those sources state.

Leadership and funding

As a private foundation, it files Form 990-PF, but ProPublica shows the totals listed here as revenue, expenses and assets from the latest filing available.

The IRS figures on this page come from the latest Form 990 filing that ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer lists for the organization, for tax year 2023: total revenue of $31.0 million, total expenses of $68.9 million and total assets of $987.1 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as Lynde And Harry Bradley Foundation Inc. The figures describe a single tax year and can differ sharply from year to year; check the filing itself and the organization's own site for the current picture.

Where it stands

The foundation supports school choice, limited government and a strong civil society.

These summaries reflect the organization's own stated mission and publicly known activities as of the date below; they are neutral descriptions, not evaluations. Related organizations on this site include Philanthropy Roundtable, Sarah Scaife Foundation, Charles Koch Foundation.