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Andy Nunemaker Foundation Inc at a glance

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Andy Nunemaker Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1k
Granted FY2022
3
Grants FY2022
2
States reached
$870
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2022.

Arts & Culture$141kEducation$133kPublic Benefit$15kHealth$6kHuman Services$3kPhilanthropy$1kHousing & Shelter$1kYouth Development$1kOther$0
02FY2022 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$400
Median grant
2
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$870
UNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND$400
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL$100
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–18, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%MILWAUKEE LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER: $3k → 17%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$263k · 15 repeat orgs$37k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +8% since the first grant, against +2% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2022, 12 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
19

Total granted

$263k
$37k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+8%
+2%

Still filing today

73%
79%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22
Arts & CultureHealthEducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
    4× · 2019–2022 · $37k · revenue +5%
  • MA
    MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INC
    3× · 2018–2021 · $36k · revenue +8%
  • MY
    MILWAUKEE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
    4× · 2018–2021 · $5k · revenue +91%

Funded once

  • MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN INC
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue -5%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
  • IF
    INSTITUTE FOR REFORMING GOVERNMENT INC
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +22%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Milwaukee Public Theatre Inc

Making the arts accessible to all

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2
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Inc

Strengthen communities by providing high-quality and innovative artistic experiences that entertain, inspire, and unite diverse audiences.

Arts & Culture
3
Madison Opera Inc

The mission of madison opera is to produce operas of the highest artistic standards.

Arts & Culture
4
Radio Milwaukee Inc

To reach a new generation of radio listeners on air, online and in the community with a compelling selection of music and public affairs programming. the corporation celebrates milwaukee music, arts, heritage, and culture by supporting and…

Arts & Culture
5
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center Inc

To provide the finest collaborative environment for: supporting performing arts training and education for a diverse population of youth; nurturing youth from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, instilling life-skills…

Arts & Culture
6
South Milwaukee Performing Arts Council

Support the south milwaukee performing arts center and community arts

Arts & Culture
7
Milwaukee World Festival Inc

The corporation shall be a civic organization not organized for profit but operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes including in furtherance thereof, the production of an annual festival in the milwaukee metropolitan…

Arts & Culture
8
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center Foundation Inc

The corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code ("irc") and for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to…

Arts & Culture
9
Milwaukee Bar Association Inc

The mission of the milwaukee bar association is to be an inclusive, equitable and diverse organization that serves the interests of the lawyers, judges and the people of milwaukee county by working to promote the professional interests of…

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10
Wisconsin Policy Forum Inc

We conduct impartial public policy research and analysis to drive informed debate and effective decision-making in the state of wisconsin.

Public Benefit
11
Milwaukee Women Inc

Milwaukee women inc is an organization of executives determined to change the quality and composition of corporate boards to maximize the performance of public and private companies with a focus on women and women of color.

Education
12
Bel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee Inc

The mission of bel canto chorus is to connect singers, audiences, and the community through experiences with diverse choral music.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Milwaukee Art Museum Inc; the most unlike its peers is Saveartspace. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

29 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 35 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/29
Grantees still filing
17/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY: $131,300 · OtherVALPARAISO UNIVERSITYMILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN INC: $10,000 · OtherMILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN INC+10 more: $26,183 · Other+10 moreMILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $36,870 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INCMILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INC: $36,450 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INCUNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND INC: $20,400 · Arts & CultureUNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND INCMILWAUKEE BALLET COMPANY INC: $11,500 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE BALLET COMPANY INC+10 more: $11,850 · Arts & Culture+10 moreINSTITUTE FOR REFORMING GOVERNMENT INC: $5,000 · EducationSigma Chi Foundation: $1,000 · EducationVIVENT HEALTH INC: $3,500 · HealthDIVERSE AND RESILIENT INC: $1,000 · HealthMILWAUKEE LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesACTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $1,000 · Housing & ShelterCREAM CITY FOUNDATION INC: $500 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $500 · PhilanthropyThe Borgen Project: $500 · International
Other$167,483Arts & Culture$117,070Education$6,000Health$4,500Human Services$2,500Housing & Shelter$1,000Philanthropy$1,000International$500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $36,870 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INC: $36,450 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND INC: $20,400 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMILWAUKEE BALLET COMPANY INC: $11,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR REFORMING GOVERNMENT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGreater Milwaukee Committee for Community Development: $4,700 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMILWAUKEE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $4,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetVIVENT HEALTH INC: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PERFORMANCE ZONE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMILWAUKEE LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSCULPTURE MILWAUKEE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMUSEUM OF WISCONSIN ART INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMILWAUKEE FILM INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFLORENTINE OPERA COMPANY INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSigma Chi Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAVEARTSPACE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOLTON STREET CLINIC INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetACTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF PBS WISCONSIN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDIVERSE AND RESILIENT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetANN'S HOPE FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSHARON LYNNE WILSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Borgen Project: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCREAM CITY FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Baird Foundation IncGreater Milwaukee Fou…National Center for H…Bert L and Patricia S…United Way of Greater…Marcus Corporation Fo…Herbert H Kohl Charit…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Green Bay Packers Fou…Wilson Family Foundat…Peck Foundation Milwa…Gardner Foundation
Baird Foundation IncWI29.4× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Baird Foundation Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · National Center for Housing Management Inc · Bert L and Patricia S Steigleder Charitable · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Wilson Family Foundation Inc · Peck Foundation Milwaukee Ltd · Gardner Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Andy Nunemaker Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Andy Nunemaker Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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    How do I get to Andy Nunemaker Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Andy Nunemaker 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.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 35 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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