The Burke Foundation Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3.5m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$6.7m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$122.4m
$4k liabilities
Net assets
$122.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
8.4y av
Staff
2
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
The Burke Foundation Inc's network
6 people7 organisationsi6 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (7) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiola Keller | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Deanna Tillisch | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Debra Dosemagen | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kathleen Burke | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mary Burke | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michele Deubel | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher DUE | Executive Director | since 2024 |
| Kathryn L Bennett | Treasurer (Part-Year) | since 2018 |
| Tina M Quealy | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| William Komisar | Treasurer (Part-Year) | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Due | Executive Director | 40 | $134k | $4k | |
| Kathleen Burke | Director | 1 | $8k | ||
| Mary Burke | Director | 1 | $8k | ||
| Michele Deubel | Director | 1 | $8k | ||
| Debra Dosemagen | Director | 1 | $8k | $101k | $3k |
| Abiola Keller | Director | 1 | $8k | $112k | $9k |
| Deanna Tillisch | Director | 1 | $8k | ||
| William Komisar | Treasurer | 1 | $8k |
About
- Legal name
- The Burke Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 391828760
- Address
- 320 E Buffalo St Ste 600, Milwaukee, WI, 53202-5837
- State
- Wisconsin
- Mission
- The burke foundation seeks to make a difference in the lives of youth by investing in creative, well-conceived and cost-effective educational activities that enhance and improve (a) the character, quality, and access to education; (b) the personal, social, and intellectual development of children and youth; or (c) the educational and social quality of community life. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T99Z Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1995
- Principal officer
- William Komisar (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1995
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedAVID TOPS PROGRAMBoys and Girls Club of Dane CoRelatedSPONSOR-A-SCHOLAR SUPPORTBoys and Girls Club of Greater MilwaukeeRelatedOPERATIONAL SUPPORTFirst Stage Children's TheaterRelatedCAPITAL CAMPAIGNHistoric Haymarket Milwaukee Inc
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAbiola Keller
≥8years on the filingsDeanna Tillisch
≥8years on the filingsDebra Dosemagen
≥8years on the filingsKathleen Burke
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $122.4m
- Total liabilities
- $4k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $122.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $6.1m
- Employees
- 2
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.4m | $7.4m | Deficit $2m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
11 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Marquette University | Scholarships | $1.7m |
| Mount Mary University | Scholarships | $1.2m |
| Urban Ecology Center | Operational support | $1m |
| Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc | Capital campaign | $500k |
| Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation Incorporated | Capital campaign | $500k |
| Boys and Girls Club of Dane County | Avid tops program | $450k |
| Notre Dame School of Milwaukee | Capital campaign | $250k |
| First Stage Children's Theater | Operational support | $180k |
| Nativity Jesuit Academy | Operational support | $180k |
| Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra | Youth music program | $110k |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee | Sponsor-a-scholar support | $50k |