Wisconsin · Public charity
American Idea Foundation Inc
In america, the circumstances of your birth should not determine the outcome of your life. The american idea foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the policies and people who every day give meaning to this conviction.the foundation works at the intersection of grassroots, community-driven efforts to expand…
- $350k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 7
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $9.0M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations American Idea Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 8 | $350k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $325k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $295k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatekeepers Corporation | $120,000 | 1 | 35% |
| Wisconsin Inmate Education Association Inc | $90,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Nurse-Family Partnership | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Bottom Line Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of the Children | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| 1000 Generations Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Future Forward Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Brigid's Path Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Merit America | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatekeepers Corporation | $120,000 | 1 | 35% |
| Wisconsin Inmate Education Association Inc | $90,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Nurse-Family Partnership | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Bottom Line Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of the Children | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| 1000 Generations Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Future Forward Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Brigid's Path Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Merit America | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Npower Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Family Promise of Grand Rapids | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Found Village | $50,000 | 1 | 3% |
| The Joseph Project a Milwaukee Corp | $35,000 | 1 | 20% |
| Bernie's Book Bank | $35,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Corner To Corner | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Women's Bean Project | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Per Scholas Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Suny Impact Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
American Idea Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 20 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus
How do I get to American Idea Foundation Inc?
Find your warmest path to American Idea Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.
Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.
About American Idea Foundation Inc
- How much does American Idea Foundation Inc give?
- American Idea Foundation Inc reported 8 grants totaling $350,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 7 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does American Idea Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (22%), Human Services (21%), Employment (16%).
- Who are American Idea Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Gatekeepers Corporation ($120k), Wisconsin Inmate Education Association Inc ($90k), Nurse-Family Partnership ($60k).
- Does American Idea Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Idea Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charities Aid Foundation America, National Philanthropic Trust, The Blackbaud Giving Fund.
- Where is American Idea Foundation Inc based?
- American Idea Foundation Inc is based in WI.
Play a game based on American Idea’s filings →