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ANSWERING THE MULTIPLYING OUR QUESTION: PHILANTHROPIC IMPACT: Who Should 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW I Give To?

he Bradley Impact Fund is a nationwide network of educated, Members of the Bradley conservative donors dedicated to using their philanthropy to Impact Fund donor T restore, strengthen, and protect the principles and institutions community share The of and the values that make our country great. Bradley Foundation’s The Impact Fund was established in 2012 as an independent 501(c)(3) commitment to non-profit with a grant from the Wisconsin-based Lynde and Harry advancing a vision for Bradley Foundation, a well-recognized leader in conservative giving. a country invigorated by the principles and In 2019, our donors set a record high with their giving, with grants institutions that uphold totaling $8,093,459, a 30% increase over 2018. Whether our donors our unalienable rights to chose to support a national , a regional advocacy group, life, liberty, and the pursuit or their favorite local nonprofit, their choice to give with the Bradley of happiness. Impact Fund helped multiply their philanthropic impact. Donors have two important advantages with the Impact Fund: Access to the research and strategic thinking that is behind The Bradley Foundation’s In 2019, fifty percent of well-vetted portfolio of grantees, and the ability to better protect and the charitable investments advance their donor intent. by Impact Fund donors were made to the 300+ organizations within The Bradley Foundation’s well-vetted portfolio. Through research and close relationships, The BRADLEY IMPACT DONORS GAVE Foundation’s professional staff maintains this list $8.1M IN 2019 GRANTS of nonprofits proven to successfully advance conservative principles and civil society at the local, state, and national levels.

Members of our donor $4,089,882 $4,003,577 community also gave 50% of their grants to related organizations across the country.

To nonprofits in the vetted Bradley Foundation portfolio To related organizations around the country 2019 Grant Recipients WITHIN THE BRADLEY FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO

Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty Acts Housing Alma Center American Council of Trustees and Alumni American Enterprise Institute American Legislative Exchange Council American Majority Foundation Archdiocese of Milwaukee Ashland University Atlas Economic Research Foundation Badger Institute Becket Fund Flexibility Benjamin Rush Institute Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions in Giving Capital Research Center Cato Institute Center for Urban Teaching Bradley Impact Fund community members took for the Study of Statesmanship and advantage of three options for giving in 2019: Political Philosophy Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives Competitive Enterprise Institute PERSONAL GIVING ACCOUNTS—25 new Convergence Resource Center donor-advised fund accounts were opened Cristo Rey Jesuit Milwaukee High School last year. Our community used their Personal Freedom Center Giving Accounts to support a variety of local and EdChoice Encounter for Culture and Education national organizations. The types of nonprofits Ethics and Public Policy Center most funded in 2019 included art and music Fair Lines America Foundation organizations, policy and religious institutions, Foundation for Economic Education local schools, and many others. Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education Foundation for Government Accountability Foundation for Individual Rights in Education BRADLEY IMPACT PARTNERSHIP FUND— many Freedom Foundation donors chose to pool their gifts with others in Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge the Impact Fund community by giving to this Freedomworks Foundation philanthropic mutual fund, which supports Galen Institute Georgetown University activities across a select group of grant recipients. These organizations are recognized for innovative ideas and best-in-class programs, and are drawn from the 300+ pool in the well-vetted Bradley Illinois Policy Institute Foundation grant recipient portfolio. Independent Women’s Forum Institute for Free Speech Institute for Humane Studies BRADLEY IMPACT ISSUE FUNDS— Many donors Institute for Justice chose to give directly to one or more of the four Intercollegiate Studies Institute philanthropic mutual funds aligned with Bradley Jack Miller Center for Teaching America’s Founding Foundation giving priorities, including Principles and History James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal • Constitutional Order Fund John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy • Civil Society Fund • Informed Citizens Fund Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School • Free Markets Fund Lakeland University Literacy Services of Wisconsin Mackinac Center for Public Policy Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Meta House Milwaukee Academy of Science Milwaukee Art Museum 2019 Grant Recipients TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY

Milwaukee College Preparatory School Institute Milwaukee County War Memorial Center African Enterprise Milwaukee Excellence Charter School Aid to The Church in Need Milwaukee Public Museum Aids Resource Center of Wisconsin Milwaukee Repertory Theater Aldo Leopold Foundation Milwaukee Rescue Mission Allegro Organizational Solutions Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra American College of The Roman of the US Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra American Council on Science and Health Moving Picture Institute American Foreign Policy Council National Association of Scholars American Ideas Institute Institute Americares National Right to Work Legal Defense & Andean Health and Development Education Foundation Arthritis Foundation Foundation Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin Network of Enlightened Women Beachglass Ministries New Beginnings Are Possible Big Shoulders Fund Operation DREAM Bizstarts Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy Bottom Line Inc Parent Choice Boys & Girls Clubs Of Greater Milwaukee PEARLS for Teen Girls Brookfield Academy Prager University Foundation Calvin College President and Fellows of Harvard College Cardinal Newman Society for the Preservation of Catholic Princeton University Higher Education Public Interest Legal Foundation Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Real Clear Foundation Catholic Near East Welfare Association Religious Freedom Institute Hope Academy Running Rebels Community Organization Chicago Jesuit Academy Safe Families for Children Alliance Chicago Shakespeare Theater Securefutures Foundation Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation St. Marcus Lutheran Church and School Christian Care Ministry Citizens Against Government Waste Teneo Network Civic Music Association of Milwaukee Society Center for Conservative Women The Foundation for Cultural Review Classical American Homes Preservation Trust The Fund for American Studies COA Youth and Family Center Colonial Williamsburg Foundation The Institute on Religion and Public Life Concordia University The Conservancy for Healing & Heritage The Policy Circle Constituting America The UWM Foundation Crisis Magazine Turning Point USA Cross Catholic Outreach United Community Center Cru / Campus Crusade For Christ University of Wisconsin Foundation Curative Care Network Urban Ecology Center D. M. Stearns Missionary Fund William F. Buckley Jr. Program at Yale Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund Wisconsin Historical Foundation Dannie and Joeann Evans Ministries Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Divine Savior Parish Wisconsin Preservation Fund Doctors Without Borders USA Witherspoon Institute dZi Foundation Woodson Center Economics Wisconsin Young America’s Foundation Educate Nurture Tomorrows Talent Evans Scholars Foundation Feeding America Fellowship Of Catholic University Students First Immanuel Lutheran Church First Stage Milwaukee Foundation for Liberty & American Greatness Friends of the Teton River Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago & Northwest Indiana Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast Goodwill Industries St. Anthony Catholic School Growing Hope Globally St. Augustine Preparatory Academy Hillsdale College St. Bernard Parish Hope House of Milwaukee St. Francis Parish Province of St. Joseph Capuchin Order Horizon Home Care & Hospice St. Francis Preparatory School Human Rights Foundation St. James Academy Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County St. Josaphat Basilica Foundation Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee St. Mary’s Catholic Church Immanuel Presbyterian Church St. Mary’s Visitation Catholic Parish Institute for Educational Advancement St. Robert Parish and School Institute for Reforming Government St. Paul University Catholic Foundation International Christian Concern Starboard Media Foundation International Justice Mission Step Up for Students Intervarsity Christian Fellowship/USA Stevens Point Area YMCA JDRF Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter Success Academy Charter Schools Jesusonline Ministries The Chicago Scholars Foundation John W. Pope Civitas Institute The Joseph Project Junior Achievement of Wisconsin The Lutheran Home Junior League Of Milwaukee The NRA Foundation Kathy’s House The Salvation Army Knights Of Columbus Charities Theodore Roosevelt Association Ladies of Virtue, NFP Thomas More Law Center Landmark Legal Foundation Tosa Skateboarders United Trustees of Boston University Legal Insurrection Foundation United Performing Arts Fund Lyric Opera of Chicago United Service Organizations Madison Symphony United Way of Dane County Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Marquette University University of Minnesota Foundation Medical College of Wisconsin Urbi et Orbi Communications Millennium Relief and Development Services Valparaiso University Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity VetsNet Milwaukee PBS Victory Garden Initiative Milwaukee Rowing Club Visionsynergy Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of The Union Voices Against Brain Cancer My Faith Votes Washington Legal Foundation National Legal And Policy Center Waukesha County Community Foundation National Multiple Sclerosis Society Wauwatosa Public Library Foundation Navy SEAL Foundation Willow International North Shore Country Day School Wisconsin Humane Society Open Doors With Brother Andrew Wisconsin Knights of Columbus Charities Open USA Wisconsin Lutheran College Operation Gratitude Wisconsin Right To Life Education Fund Opportunity International Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy Woodlands Academy Overture Center for The Arts World Vision United States Paradisus Dei Wycliffe Bible Translators Parents Television Council YMCA Camp Minikani Pax Americana Institute YMCA of the Foothills Playworks Education Energized Young Americans for Liberty Priests For Life Youth for Christ International Ministries Prison Fellowship Ministries ZimZam Global Project Veritas Prolife Across America Pro-Life Wisconsin Education Task Force Property & Environment Research Center PXE International Saint Francis de Sales Seminary INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING AMERICAN Saint Philip’s Lutheran School FREEDOMS AND FREE MARKETS? Sand County Foundation School District of Cudahy We would love to talk with you about the Bradley Scottsdale Bible Church Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for The Arts Impact Fund’s philanthropic investment options, and SMS Research Foundation what might be best for you and your family. Please Society for The Propagation of The Faith contact us today. Sojourner Foundation House (414) 291-2500 Spirit of America Worldwide [email protected]