Wisconsin · Private foundation
Brakebush Family Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $4.2M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 91
- Grants FY2024
- 88
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $28,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $246,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 69 to 88
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 20
- Total assets, FY2024
- $5.4M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations Brakebush Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $741k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 91 | $4.2M | 20% |
| FY2023 | 88 | $4.5M | 20% |
| FY2022 | 69 | $1.8M | 25% |
| FY2021 | 77 | $1.5M | 29% |
| FY2020 | 69 | $1.7M | 28% |
| FY2019 | 85 | $2.6M | 39% |
| FY2018 | 83 | $3.8M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
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, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goserv Global Inc | $1,525,254 | 7 | 16% |
| Camp LuWiSoMo Inc | $1,020,000 | 7 | 37% |
| Life Promotions Inc | $900,824 | 7 | 6% |
| Messiah Lutheran Church | $646,930 | 6 | n/a |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church | $597,742 | 6 | n/a |
| Manna From Heaven Outreach Inc | $419,946 | 7 | n/a |
| Every Shelter Inc | $380,000 | 4 | 18% |
| Help for Haiti Inc | $317,710 | 4 | 3% |
| Compassion International Incorporated | $262,080 | 6 | 0% |
| Mobility Worldwide | $253,350 | 7 | 15% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goserv Global Inc | $1,525,254 | 7 | 16% |
| Camp LuWiSoMo Inc | $1,020,000 | 7 | 37% |
| Life Promotions Inc | $900,824 | 7 | 6% |
| Messiah Lutheran Church | $646,930 | 6 | n/a |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church | $597,742 | 6 | n/a |
| Manna From Heaven Outreach Inc | $419,946 | 7 | n/a |
| Every Shelter Inc | $380,000 | 4 | 18% |
| Help for Haiti Inc | $317,710 | 4 | 3% |
| Compassion International Incorporated | $262,080 | 6 | 0% |
| Mobility Worldwide | $253,350 | 7 | 15% |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | $235,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Child Outreach International | $231,500 | 7 | 57% |
| Zeteo Community Inc | $210,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Ethnos360 Inc | $200,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Cornerstone Childrens Ranch Inc | $191,300 | 6 | 29% |
| Emmaus Bible College | $190,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Emmaus Lutheran Church | $185,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Samaritan's Purse | $172,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society | $172,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Beyond Blessed Pantry | $165,500 | 5 | 2% |
| Global Outreach International Inc | $155,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Just Hope Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 47% |
| Christian Revival Church Association Inc | $149,700 | 6 | 17% |
| Answers in Genesis Inc | $147,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Irving Cares Inc | $145,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Wells Area Food Shelf | $145,000 | 7 | 33% |
| Riomac Inc | $140,000 | 6 | 74% |
| Portage Food Pantry Inc | $139,000 | 7 | 58% |
| The Navigators | $135,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Focus on the Family | $115,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Open Door Foundation Inc | $111,365 | 3 | 1% |
| Helping Hands Inc | $110,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry Inc | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| great commission 316 ministries | $100,000 | 2 | 15% |
| Ministry in Mission | $95,000 | 3 | 17% |
| Onefest Ltd | $85,000 | 5 | 7% |
| Central Missionary Clearinghouse Inc | $78,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Communities Fighting Student Hunger | $69,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Voice of the Martyrs Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Coloma Charitable Association | $50,000 | 1 | 65% |
| The Joshua Fund | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Oxford Parent Teacher Organization Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 73% |
| Christian League for the Handicapped Dba Inspiration Ministries | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Lutheran Church Missouri Synod | $45,520 | 3 | n/a |
| Compassion for Children | $45,492 | 3 | n/a |
| A Storehouse for Jesus Inc | $37,000 | 3 | 6% |
| American Brain Tumor Association | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Jake's Diapers Inc | $34,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Family Life Ministries Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | $25,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Pella Lutheran Church | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Smolin Charitable Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Young Life | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mission Emanuel | $20,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Carolina Bible Camp and Retreat | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Keys for Kids Ministries Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Abiding Care Pregnancy Resource Cen | $20,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Waushara County Food Pantry Inc | $17,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rawhide Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| First Choice Pregnancy Resource Center Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Silver Birch Ranch Inc & Affiliate | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Reehl Mission Vision | $14,360 | 2 | 4% |
| Transact Hope | $12,500 | 2 | 5% |
| Choshen Farm Inc | $10,288 | 1 | 1% |
| Prograce International | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Museum of the Bible | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Just One More Ministry Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Life 20 Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Bridgepoint Mission Center | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wisconsin Family Council | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Brat Fest Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Living Hope Food Pantry Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Salvation Army | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Promise of Davie County | $10,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Catalyst Ministries | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Good News Jail & Prison Ministry | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Childcaring Inc | $9,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Mercy Meals | $7,500 | 1 | 7% |
| Bridge Street Mission Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| The Rainbow Network Inc | $6,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Pregnancy Resource Center | $5,300 | 4 | n/a |
| Camp Fairwood Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Youth & Family Outreach Program | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Divine Freedom Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Policy Alliance | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Glocal Mission | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Easter Seals Wisconsin Inc | $4,500 | 2 | 0% |
| La Causa Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Montello School District | $4,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Marquette Community Church | $4,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Wings of Refuge | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lutheran Womens Missionary League | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Be Still Inc | $500 | 1 | 1% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 113 recipients with no EIN on record ($8.6M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Brakebush Family Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 9 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 67 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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
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About Brakebush Family Foundation Inc
- How much does Brakebush Family Foundation Inc give?
- Brakebush Family Foundation Inc reported 91 grants totaling $4,185,766 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 69 and 88 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Brakebush Family Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (39%), Food & Nutrition (12%), Human Services (10%).
- Who are Brakebush Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Goserv Global Inc ($1.5M), Camp LuWiSoMo Inc ($1.0M), Life Promotions Inc ($901k).
- Does Brakebush Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Brakebush 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 Brakebush Family Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Green Bay Packers Foundation, Church Mutual Insurance Company Foundation Inc, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
- Where is Brakebush Family Foundation Inc based?
- Brakebush Family Foundation Inc is based in WI.
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