private charitable foundation founded 1942 headquarters milwaukee wisconsin united states key people terry considine chairman david vogel uihlein jr. vice chairman michael w. grebe president and ceo website bradleyfdn.org the lynde and harry bradley foundation based in milwaukee wisconsin is a charitable foundation with more than 800 million u.s. dollars in assets . the foundation supports arts education and health organizations in wisconsin with an increasing focus on the goals of american conservatism . 1 contents 1 history 2 governance 3 bradley prize 4 grantees 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit the foundation was established in 1942 shortly after the death of lynde bradley . however it was not until twenty years after the death of his brother harry lynde bradley in 1965 that the foundation expanded in size and began to focus on public policy . 2 this was followed by the 1985 acquisition of allen bradley by rockwell international corporation with a significant portion of the proceeds going into the expansion of the lynde and harry bradley foundation which saw its assets rise from 14 million to over 290 million . 3 in 1986 the foundation gave away 23 million more than it had in the previous four decades . 2 whereas in 1980 only 2.5 % of grants were related to public policy by 1990 under the leadership of mike joyce formerly at the john m. olin foundation it was 60 % . 2 the organization was founded in an attempt to preserve and extend the principles and philosophy of the bradley brothers . according to them the good society is a free society . the bradley foundation is likewise devoted to strengthening american democratic capitalism and the institutions principles and values that sustain and nurture it . 4 the foundation supports limited government conceived of as a dynamic marketplace where economic intellectual and cultural activity can flourish . it states that it defends american ideas and institutions . next to that it recognizes that responsible self government depends on informing citizens and creating a well informed public opinion . the foundation tries to accomplish that by financing scholarly studies and academic achievements most especially by scholars coincidentally named bradley . 5 the foundation does not limit its donations to organizations focused on domestic policy but has also funded groups like the center for security policy that focus on security and foreign policy . 6 the bradley foundation s former president michael s. joyce was instrumental in creating the philanthropy roundtable . the goal of the roundtable s founders was to provide a forum where donors could discuss the principles and practices that inform the best of america s charitable tradition . currently there are more than 600 roundtable associates . governance edit current members of the board of directors of the bradley foundation are chairman dennis j. kuester former chairman and ceo of marshall & ilsley 1993 2010 . 7 vice chairman david vogel uihlein jr. president of uihlein wilson architects grandson of co founder harry lynde bradley . 7 president and ceo michael w. grebe . 7 terry considine chairman and chief executive officer aimco . 7 curt culver chairman mortgage guaranty insurance corporation patrick english ceo of fiduciary management robert p. george 2005 bradley prize recipient professor of jurisprudence and director of the james madison program in american ideals and institutions at princeton university . 7 victor davis hanson senior fellow at hoover institution richard graber former u.s. ambassador to the czech republic 7 diane hendricks chairman of abc supply cleta mitchell partner at foley & lardner . 7 art pope president of variety wholesalers . 7 george will 2005 bradley prize recipient columnist for the washington post . 7 bradley prize edit the bradley prize is a major grant to individuals who are innovative thinkers . according to the foundation the bradley prize is to formally recognize individuals of extraordinary talent and dedication who have made contributions of excellence in areas consistent with the lynde and harry bradley foundation s mission . as many as four prizes of 250 000 each are awarded annually . winners have included roger ailes 8 paul clement mitch daniels yuval levin 9 gary sinise 10 and kimberly strassel . 11 grantees edit organizations awarded grants have included freedomworks 12 americans for prosperity 12 the heritage foundation 13 the hoover institution 13 the black alliance for educational options 13 and the seed foundation . 13 see also edit argosy foundation bader philanthropies charter school growth fund zilber family foundation references edit healy patrick ; davey monica june 8 2015 . behind scott walker a longstanding conservative alliance against unions . the new york times . retrieved 22 october 2015 . a b c john j. miller 2003 the lynde & harry bradley foundation in how two foundations reshaped america philanthropy roundtable lynde and harry bradley foundation the bradley brothers bradley foundation mission statement bradleyfdn.org archived december 18 2005 at the wayback machine . islamic rights group s report rips bradley foundation funding milwaukee wisconsin journal sentinel a b c d e f g h i the bradley foundation board of directors fox news 13 june 2014 anti americanism needs to be answered roger ailes gets serious slate . retrieved 20 january 2014 bond paul may 17 2016 . gary sinise to receive bradley award and 250 000 for his charitable foundation . the hollywood reporter . retrieved 6 june 2016 . strassel wins bradley prize potomac watch columnist honored for journalistic excellence . the wall street journal . may 22 2014 . a b bradley foundation website archived june 3 2011 at the wayback machine . a b c d part1b pdf . retrieved 2010 10 22 . external links edit official website profile at bloomberg businessweek bradley family foundation internal revenue service filings . propublica nonprofit explorer . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bradley foundation & oldid 743560360 categories foundations based in the united statesorganizations based in milwaukeenew right united states the heritage foundationcharter schoolsconservatism in the united statesnew right organizations united states organizations established in 19421942 establishments in wisconsinhidden categories articles with wayback machine links navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages norsk bokm lsvenska edit links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 05 45 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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