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Barney Family Foundation Xxxxxx0889 at a glance

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Barney Family Foundation Xxxxxx0889

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$42k
Granted FY2025still arriving
23
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$5k
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.

Religion$80kArts & Culture$34kHuman Services$21kFood & Nutrition$17kEducation$12kHealth$12kYouth Development$10kMembership Benefit$6kOther$0
02FY2025 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,313
Median grant
5
States reached
$1.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GRACE CHURCH OF MINNESOTA INC$5,250
NORTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$4,200
MAGNUM CHORUM$4,000
American Rivers$2,750
CAN DO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS$2,500
Boys & Girls Club of Sparta$2,100
MONROE COUNTY LOCAL HISTORY ROOM AND$1,575
GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAY$1,575
LA CROSSE AREA FAMILY YMCA$1,575
SALVATION ARMY$1,575
GATHERING OF SOUTHEAST$1,313
SERENITY INNS HOUSE$1,313
FRIENDS OF THE SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE$1,313
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra$1,313
Training Leaders International$1,250
02The need
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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, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%GATHERING OF SOUTHEAST: $1k → 17%GATHERING OF SOUTHEAST: $500 → 17%GATHERING OF SOUTHEAST: $500 → 17%GATHERING OF SOUTHEAST: $500 → 17%GATHERING OF SOUTHEAST: $500 → 17%GATHERING OF SOUTHEAST: $333 → 17%Family & Children's Center: $1k → 12%GATHERING OF SOUTHEAST: $333 → 17%GATHERING OF SOUTHEAST: $333 → 17%FAMILY & CHILDREN'S CENTER: $500 → 12%FAMILY & CHILDREN'S CENTER: $500 → 12%FAMILY & CHILDREN'S CENTER: $500 → 12%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.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
PA
CO
DC
TX
FL
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$188k · 31 repeat orgs$15k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against +23% for those funded once.

31 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
7

Total granted

$188k
$8k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
+23%

Still filing today

52%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k 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
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesReligionInternationalPhilanthropyOther
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

  • FM
    FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $10k · revenue +83%
  • MC
    MAGNUM CHORUM
    8× · 2017–2025 · $8k · revenue +190%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SPARTA INC
    5× · 2018–2025 · $7k · revenue +25%

Funded once

  • RC
    REDEMPTION CHURCH
    one grant, 2024 · $2k
  • BS
    BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
  • CH
    CHAPEL HILL ACADEMY
    one grant, 2022 · $1k · revenue +23%
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
Minnesota Medical Association

To be the leading voice of medicine to make minnesota the healthiest state and the best place to practice.

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2
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The minnesota chamber of commerce proactively leads the business community statewide to: advance pro-business, responsible minnesota public policy that creates jobs and grows the econony; provde member services to address evolving business…

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3
Southern Lakes Credit Union

We will stirve to make a significant difference in improving the quality of life of our members and the communities we serve by providing affordable access to credit and financial services.

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4
Southwest Minnesota Christian Schools

Rooted in christ, southwest minnesota christian schools cultivates the faith and knowledge of students, so they will grow in wisdom through the spirit and bear fruit in the world to the glory of god. (psalm 1:1-3)

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5
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

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6
Wisconsin Medical Society Inc

To improve the health of the people of wisconsin by supporting and strengthening physicians' ability to practice high quality patient care in a changing environment.

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7
Marian University Inc

Marian university is a catholic applied liberal arts community that welcomes diverse spiritual traditions sponsored by the congregation of sisters of st agnes. marian university engages students in the education of the whole person. we…

Education
8
Minnesota State University Student Association Inc

Led by minnesota state university students, we are the inclusive voice for all future, current, and former students. we actively work to represent and support minnesota state university students and advocate at a campus, state, and federal…

Education
9
Wisconsin Christian Campus Ministries Inc

Our mission is to advance the gospel of jesus christ through the next generation by engaging the lost and discipling believers on college campuses.

Religion
10
Minnesota Grocers Association

The minnesota grocers association advances the common interest of those engaged in all aspects of the food industry of mn as a leadership resource. the mga encourages and sponsors educational seminars, conventions and fosters the exchange…

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11
Wisconsin School Counselor Association Inc

Our vision is for wisconsin to be the model for excellence in equitable school counseling practice, exemplified by the advocacy, leadership, and expertise of the members of the wsca.

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12
Minnesota Business Partnership

The minnesota business partnership's mission is to maintain a high quality of life for all minnesotans by ensuring that the state's economy remains strong, globally competitive and its prospects for growth bright by working with elected…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Feed My Starving Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is Training Leaders International. 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

23 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 23 of the 43 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/23
Grantees still filing
17/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NORTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $32,200 · OtherNORTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHNEW HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $27,000 · OtherNEW HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHGRACE CHURCH OF MINNESOTA INC: $12,250 · OtherGRACE CHURCH OF MINNESOTA INCCan Do Multiple Sclerosis: $12,000 · OtherCan Do Multiple SclerosisSALVATION ARMY: $10,075 · OtherSALVATION ARMYLACROSSE CONCERT BAND: $6,050 · OtherLA CROSSE JAZZ ORCHESTRA FUND: $5,550 · Other+24 more: $47,798 · Other+24 moreMAGNUM CHORUM: $8,350 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC: $2,000 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $1,813 · Arts & CultureFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $10,150 · InternationalFRIENDS OF THE SPARTA FREE LIBRARY: $5,050 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL: $4,000 · EducationSOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL INC: $1,000 · EducationBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SPARTA INC: $7,100 · Youth DevelopmentGATHERING OF SOUTHEAST WI INC: $4,312 · Human ServicesFAMILY AND CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $2,550 · Human ServicesBIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP: $2,500 · ReligionTraining Leaders International: $1,250 · Religion
Other$152,923Arts & Culture$12,163International$10,150Education$10,050Youth Development$7,100Human Services$6,862Religion$3,750

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 budgetCan Do Multiple Sclerosis: $12,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $10,150 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMAGNUM CHORUM: $8,350 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SPARTA INC: $7,100 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE SPARTA FREE LIBRARY: $5,050 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetGATHERING OF SOUTHEAST WI INC: $4,312 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetLa Crosse Area Family Young Men's Christian Association Inc: $4,075 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGREAT RIVERS UNITED WAY INC: $3,575 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMONROE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $3,000 over 3y, 4.7% of budgetAMERICAN RIVERS INC: $2,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWAFER INC: $2,550 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILY AND CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $2,550 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $1,813 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHAPEL HILL ACADEMY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLA CROSSE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP MANITO-WISH YMCA INC: $666 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDurango Nature Studies: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNEXT DOOR FOUNDATION INC: $333 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.

  • Who funds Can Do Multiple Sclerosis ↗
  • Who funds FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds MAGNUM CHORUM ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SPARTA INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE SPARTA FREE LIBRARY ↗
  • Who funds GATHERING OF SOUTHEAST WI INC ↗
  • Who funds La Crosse Area Family Young Men's Christian Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL ↗
  • Who funds GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAY INC ↗
  • Who funds MONROE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN RIVERS INC ↗
  • Who funds WAFER INC ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP ↗
  • Who funds MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC ↗
  • Who funds MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
  • Who funds Training Leaders International ↗
  • Who funds CHAPEL HILL ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds LA CROSSE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds CAMP MANITO-WISH YMCA 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.

Otto Bremer TrustThe Pmg Foundation In…La Crosse Community F…Smith Russell & Vera …Xcel Energy FoundationJohn & Kathy Reinhart…Sue Anne Gelatt Found…Cleary-Kumm Foundatio…Alm Charities IncMayo Clinic Group Ret…Herbert H Kohl Charit…American Gift Fund
Otto Bremer TrustMN18.5× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Otto Bremer Trust · The Pmg Foundation Inc Agy - Uma 1035017881 · La Crosse Community Foundation · Smith Russell & Vera Private Fdn Xxxxxx4172 · Xcel Energy Foundation · John & Kathy Reinhart Family Foundation · Sue Anne Gelatt Foundation · Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc · Alm Charities Inc · Mayo Clinic Group Return · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · American Gift Fund

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 Barney Family Foundation Xxxxxx0889 funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Barney Family Foundation Xxxxxx0889. 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%23%45%68%90%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 · 0–90%
    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 43 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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