Wisconsin · Private foundation
Bostrom Foundation Inc
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $4k
- Granted FY2019
- 3
- Grants FY2019
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $1,638
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 21
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 33% of the organizations Bostrom Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 27% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 3 | $4k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $14k | 83% |
| FY2017 | 21 | $7k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
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, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame School of Milwaukee Inc | $2,838 | 2 | n/a |
| Penfield Children's Center Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Artists Working in Education Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Urban Ecology Center Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Marquette University | $600 | 1 | 0% |
| Milwaukee Ballet Company Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| United Community Center Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| University Lake School Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame School of Milwaukee Inc | $2,838 | 2 | n/a |
| Penfield Children's Center Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Artists Working in Education Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Urban Ecology Center Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Marquette University | $600 | 1 | 0% |
| Milwaukee Ballet Company Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| United Community Center Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| University Lake School Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Paws for Purple Hearts | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Renaissance Theaterworks Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Fresh Air Fund | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| National Glaucoma Society | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Freedom Service Dogs Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Mercy Corps | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| United States Fund for Unicef | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($13k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bostrom 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 Bostrom Foundation Inc
- How much does Bostrom Foundation Inc give?
- Bostrom Foundation Inc reported 3 grants totaling $3,638 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Bostrom Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Health (29%), Education (20%), Religion (16%).
- Who are Bostrom Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Notre Dame School of Milwaukee Inc ($3k), Penfield Children's Center Inc ($2k), Artists Working in Education Inc ($2k).
- Does Bostrom Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Bostrom 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 Bostrom Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Baird Foundation Inc, Four-Four Foundation Inc, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc.
- Where is Bostrom Foundation Inc based?
- Bostrom Foundation Inc is based in WI.
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