Wisconsin · Private foundation
Balestrieri 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.
- $47k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2025
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 62%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $34,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 15
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $142k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 62% of the organizations Balestrieri Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 81% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 19% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $29k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 8 | $47k | 50% |
| FY2024 | 13 | $35k | 62% |
| FY2023 | 12 | $30k | 75% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $9k | 40% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $13k | 73% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $5k | 80% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $4k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $2k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Area School District | $50,850 | 2 | n/a |
| Star Valley Search and Rescue | $13,943 | 1 | 18% |
| Lauderdale-Lagrange Fire Dept Inc | $2,750 | 6 | 0% |
| Lauderdale Lakes Yacht Club Inc | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Nicholas D Sergi Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Newport Wilderness Society Inc | $750 | 1 | n/a |
| Aquanut Water Shows Inc | $600 | 2 | 0% |
| Vilas County Economic Development Corpor | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Bay View Historical Society Inc | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Manitowish Waters Bike Trail Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Area School District | $50,850 | 2 | n/a |
| Star Valley Search and Rescue | $13,943 | 1 | 18% |
| Lauderdale-Lagrange Fire Dept Inc | $2,750 | 6 | 0% |
| Lauderdale Lakes Yacht Club Inc | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Nicholas D Sergi Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Newport Wilderness Society Inc | $750 | 1 | n/a |
| Aquanut Water Shows Inc | $600 | 2 | 0% |
| Vilas County Economic Development Corpor | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Bay View Historical Society Inc | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Manitowish Waters Bike Trail Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Ice Age Trail Alliance Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Lakeland School | $100 | 1 | n/a |
| Walworth County Literacy Council | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwoods Wildlife Center | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 28 recipients with no EIN on record ($77k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Balestrieri Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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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.
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How this is measured
About Balestrieri Family Foundation Inc
- How much does Balestrieri Family Foundation Inc give?
- Balestrieri Family Foundation Inc reported 8 grants totaling $47,150 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 15 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Balestrieri Family Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (53%), Public Safety & Disaster (16%), Environment (5%).
- Who are Balestrieri Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Elkhorn Area School District ($51k), Star Valley Search and Rescue ($14k), Lauderdale-Lagrange Fire Dept Inc ($3k).
- Does Balestrieri Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 62% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Balestrieri Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Balestrieri Family Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Lumw Foundation, Kunes Family Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is Balestrieri Family Foundation Inc based?
- Balestrieri Family Foundation Inc is based in WI.
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