The Bradley Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking organization based in Milwaukee. Its grants support research and educational projects, programs, and other activities that effectively further the Bradley brothers' philanthropic intent and honor their legacy. Since 1985, the Foundation has made more than $900 million in grant awards to organizations that pursue its mission. With humane leadership, a growing reputation for effective strategic philanthropy, and a responsibly managed corpus, we are poised to continue furthering its donors’ intent throughout the rest of this new millennium and beyond. Looking forward to this future, as the Bradley brothers certainly would have done, we are mindful of the challenges and opportunities presented by our role among America’s philanthropies. And we are humbled by them. We are also prepared for them. The Foundation is consciously seeking to lead by example – in our ongoing analyses of the general policy and cultural contexts within which we are operating, in our consideration of particular grantmaking options, and in our assessments of whether the options we pursue are actually attaining their goals and objectives. As well, we are actively seeking to encourage and work with other funders that are pursuing many of the same aims to which Lynde and Harry Bradley philanthropically dedicated the wealth generated by their company.