McDonald Schaefer LLC
Also known as Mcdonald Schaefer Group LLC
- Capital campaigns
- 5-15 staff
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Founded 1996
54 clients on Form 990
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About
Fund development consulting firm with offices in Milwaukee and Madison, WI, providing SmartRaise(R) capital campaign management, feasibility studies, major gifts strategy, and nonprofit capacity-building (board development, strategic planning, prospect research) services.
Named clients
- Clients on record
- 33
- 25 on Form 990
- 990 fees reported
- $3.9M
- across 47 engagements
- Typical fee
- $69K
- largest $191K
- Years on record
- 2017–2025
- from 990 filings
| Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinship MKE IncMilwaukee, WICapital Campaign ConsultantsForm 990 · 2025Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Form 990 · 2025Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Capital Campaign Consultants | $140,800 | |
| Milwaukee County War Memorial Inc.Milwaukee, WICampaign management consultantForm 990 · 2025Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Form 990 · 2025Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Campaign management consultant | $64,900 | |
| National Railroad Museum Inc.Green Bay, WIFund.Form 990 · 2025Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Form 990 · 2025Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Fund. | $53,400 | |
| Riverworks Development CorporationMilwaukee, WIFundraising servicesForm 990 · 2025Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Form 990 · 2025Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Fundraising services | $0 | |
| Sunshine Place Inc.Sun Prairie, WIForm 990 · 2025Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Form 990 · 2025Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | — | $158,800 | |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Dane County Inc.Madison, WIConsult on capital campaignForm 990 · 2025Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Form 990 · 2025Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Consult on capital campaign | $159,000 | |
| Edgewood Campus School Inc.Madison, WICapital campaign assistanceForm 990 · 2024Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Form 990 · 2024Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Capital campaign assistance | $60,071 | |
| Mile Bluff Medical Center Foundation Inc.Mauston, WIForm 990 · 2024Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Form 990 · 2024Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | — | $108,264 | |
| MTZ Charitable Organization IncMadison, WISpecial Events and phone and written lettersForm 990 · 2024Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Form 990 · 2024Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Special Events and phone and written letters | $110,666 | |
| National Railroad Museum Inc.Green Bay, WIFund.Form 990 · 2024Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Form 990 · 2024Nonprofits that spend more than $15,000 a year on professional fundraising must list, on IRS Form 990 Schedule G, each firm they paid more than $5,000, and how much. | Fund. | $190,800 |
Key staff
David Malone
President & CEO
Andrea Speth
Executive Vice President
Gerald Schaefer
Founder
James McDonald
Founder
Rich Lesniak
Founder
Marcia Whittington
VP and Senior Consultant
Julie Cotter
Senior Consultant
Molly Schmidt
Senior Consultant
Jen Davie
Consultant
Christopher Richards
Senior Counsel
Vanessa Holschbach
Senior Project Manager
Tina Graham
Project Manager