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Baker Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Baker Family 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.

$1.0M
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$905k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$2.3MHuman Services$263kYouth Development$120kReligion$114kInternational$90kHousing & Shelter$50kHealth$41kRecreation & Sports$25kOther$0
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $41k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $35k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
  • $250k+1 grant · $905k
$8,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ST MARY'S SPRINGS ACADEMY$905,200
FOND DU LAC FAMILY YMCA$50,000
FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE$20,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FOND DU LAC$15,000
SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS PARISH & SCHOOL$9,500
HOLY FAMILY PARISH$8,000
AGNESIAN HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC$7,000
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN$5,000
PLYMOUTH INTERGENERATIONAL COALITION LTD$5,000
SOLUTIONS CENTER$2,500
HOLY LAND FOOD PANTRY$2,500
MARIAN UNIVERSITY$1,500
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 (FY17–25, $160k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%PLYMOUTH INTERGENERATIONAL COALITION LTD: $5k → 9%PLYMOUTH INTERGENERATIONAL COALITION LTD: $5k → 9%PLYMOUTH INTERGENERATIONAL COALITION LTD: $5k → 9%FOND DU LAC FAMILY YMCA: $50k → 9%PLYMOUTH INTERGENERATIONAL COALITION LTD: $5k → 9%PLYMOUTH INTERGENERATIONAL COALITION LTD: $5k → 9%FOND DU LAC FAMILY YMCA: $50k → 9%Solutions Center: $10k → 9%Solutions Center: $5k → 9%Solutions Center: $5k → 9%SOLUTIONS CENTER: $3k → 9%SOLUTIONS CENTER: $3k → 9%SOLUTIONS CENTER: $3k → 9%SOLUTIONS CENTER: $3k → 9%SOLUTIONS CENTER: $3k → 9%Solutions Center: $3k → 9%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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.0M · 16 repeat orgs$60k to everyone else

16 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
5

Total granted

$3.0M
$60k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+2%
+35%

Still filing today

63%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthEducationYouth DevelopmentInternationalReligionOther
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

  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FOND DU LAC INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $120k · revenue +144%
  • YM
    YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF FOND DU LAC WI INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $100k · revenue +30%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA
    6× · 2017–2022 · $90k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • FA
    FOREST ATHLETIC CLUB NEWCORP INC
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue -72%
  • CO
    CONGREGATION OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
    one grant, 2019 · $18k
  • NC
    NFDL CHARTER SCHOOL INC
    one grant, 2024 · $10k
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
St Francis Home of Fond Du Lac Wisconsin Inc

To provide compassionate care that brings hope, health and wholeness to all we serve. the organization provides skilled nursing care, independent living and assisted living facilities. st. francis home is the heart of its care campus.

Health
2
Agnesian Healthcare Inc

The mission of agnesian healthcare is to provide compassionate care that brings hope, health and wholeness to those we serve by honoring the sacredness and dignity of all persons at every stage of life. we are rooted in the healing…

Health
3
St Mary's Foundation Inc

Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the healing presence of god.

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4
Lakeshore Retrouvaille-Wisconsin

Religious Programming

Human Services
5
Sheboygan County Young Men's Christian Association Inc

To put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Human Services
6
Bell Tower Residence Inc

Bell tower residence is a nonprofit, faith-based assisted living community that promotes the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of each resident in a safe, caring environment. for over 100 years the sisters of mercy of the holy…

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7
Young Men's Christian Association

We build strong kids, strong families, and strong communities with a primary focus on youth activities and programs.

Human Services
8
Milwaukee Catholic Home Inc

Rooted in our catholic tradition and commitment to christian love and community, milwaukee catholic home, inc. (mch) provides continuing care services for older adults.

Human Services
9
The Young Men's Christian Association of Stevens Point Wisconsin Area Inc

Organization's purpose and nature of activities: young men's christian association of stevens point, wisconsin area, inc. (ymca) strives to be the identified leader in providing programs and services that enrich the quality of life for the…

—
10
Ssm Health Care of Wisconsin Inc

Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the healing presence of god.

Health
11
SwedishAmerican Hospital

Through excellence in healthcare and compassionate service, we care for our community.

Health
12
The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc

The medical college of wisconsin (mcw) is a distinguished leader and innovator in the education and development of the next generation of physicians, (continued in schedule o)

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin Inc; the most unlike its peers is Breakthrough T1D. 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

12 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. 12 of the 21 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
12/12
Grantees still filing
6/12
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST MARYS SPRINGS ACADEMY: $1,113,400 · OtherST MARYS SPRINGS ACADEMYSt Marys Springs High School: $502,816 · OtherSt Marys Springs High SchoolST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY: $100,000 · OtherHOLY FAMILY PARISH: $68,500 · Other+9 more: $191,000 · Other+9 moreMARIAN UNIVERSITY INC: $618,000 · EducationMARIAN UNIVERSITY INCYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF FOND DU LAC WI INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesSOLUTIONS CENTER INC: $35,000 · Human ServicesPLYMOUTH INTERGENERATIONAL COALITION LTD: $25,000 · Human ServicesBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FOND DU LAC INC: $120,000 · Youth DevelopmentFRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA: $90,000 · InternationalVISTA CHRISTIAN RETREAT INC: $27,500 · ReligionFOREST ATHLETIC CLUB NEWCORP INC: $25,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$1,975,716Education$618,000Human Services$160,000Youth Development$120,000International$90,000Religion$27,500Recreation & Sports$25,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMARIAN UNIVERSITY INC: $618,000 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FOND DU LAC INC: $120,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF FOND DU LAC WI INC: $100,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA: $90,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetSOLUTIONS CENTER INC: $35,000 over 9y, 1.5% of budgetVISTA CHRISTIAN RETREAT INC: $27,500 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetFOREST ATHLETIC CLUB NEWCORP INC: $25,000 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetPLYMOUTH INTERGENERATIONAL COALITION LTD: $25,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetAGNESIAN HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC: $21,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHolyland Food Pantry Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.7% 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.

  • Who funds MARIAN UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FOND DU LAC INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF FOND DU LAC WI INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA ↗
  • Who funds SOLUTIONS CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds VISTA CHRISTIAN RETREAT INC ↗
  • Who funds FOREST ATHLETIC CLUB NEWCORP INC ↗
  • Who funds PLYMOUTH INTERGENERATIONAL COALITION LTD ↗
  • Who funds AGNESIAN HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds BREAKTHROUGH T1D ↗
  • Who funds Holyland Food Pantry Inc ↗

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.

Mid-States Aluminum F…Fond Du Lac Area Foun…Michels Family Founda…Grande FoundationKevin and Connie Mich…Mike Shannon Automoti…Agnesian Healthcare I…Alliant Energy Founda…Korb Family Foundatio…Jf Ahern Co FoundationPatrick & Marysue Mic…Morgan Stanley Global…
Mid-States Aluminum Foundation IncWI24.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mid-States Aluminum Foundation Inc · Fond Du Lac Area Foundation · Michels Family Foundation · Grande Foundation · Kevin and Connie Michels Family Foundation · Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc · Agnesian Healthcare Inc · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Korb Family Foundation Inc · Jf Ahern Co Foundation · Patrick & Marysue Michels Family Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

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 Baker Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Baker Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%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
    6report 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.

    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 21 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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