The Brief
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Excess funds from hosting the 2024 RNC are being donated to local organizations.
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More than $5 million will benefit more than 80 nonprofits in the Milwaukee area.
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Recipients include the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center and Nativity Jesuit Academy.
MILWAUKEE – It has been more than a year since Milwaukee was in the political spotlight, but the 2024 Republican National Convention continues to have a financial impact on the city.
Committee donates $5M+
By the numbers
Millions of dollars left over from the RNC are being donated to nonprofits in the area.
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“We were lucky to have money left over,” said Alison Prange, president of the Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee. “We knew that we could have a direct impact in Milwaukee immediately once they got our donations.
“Milwaukee is blessed to have so many wonderful nonprofits, and we’re happy to be a small part of helping them.”
Prange said the committee raised more than $90 million dollars for the convention and had roughly $5.5 million left over. That money is being donated to more than 86 nonprofits in the area that focus on things like veterans, education and children, among other causes.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee
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Carmen Schools of Science and Technology
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Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy
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Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School
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Milwaukee County War Memorial
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Notre Dame School of Milwaukee
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Veterans Community Project
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Wisconsin Veterans Network
New display at Milwaukee County War Memorial Center
‘Really going to help’
What they’re saying
The Milwaukee County War Memorial Center has pieces from the early 1900s to as recent as this past year. Its latest addition is a display that honors more than 5,000 of Wisconsin’s prisoners of war.
“It’s been the beacon of hope, it’s been a place where we honor our veterans,” said Nguyen.
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President/CEO Co Nguyen said funding from the county is ending. Now, the center is looking into raising money to preserve and maintain the building.
Nguyen said the center will put a $275,000 donation toward preservation and mental health efforts, a stepping stone for the organization’s future.
Nativity Jesuit Academy also received a donation, and the school’s principal said the money will go toward upgrading technology.
“We serve low-income students on the near south side, and this new upgraded technology is really going to help us continue to excel academically,” said Nativity Jesuit Academy President Vanessa Solis.
The Source
The information in this post was provided by the MKE 2024 Host Committee.