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Camp Nebagamon Scholarship Fund

The CAMP NEBAGAMON SCHOLARSHIP FUND ("cnsf") provides transformative summers for children and teens affected by poverty and disability.

$165k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
10
States reached
$17k
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.

Youth Development$350kEducation$327kRecreation & Sports$142kHuman Services$133kHealth$125kPhilanthropy$72k
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $16k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $150k
$15,725
Median grant
10
States reached
$284k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY - THE FOWLER CENTER$16,500
CAMP WAWBEEK - EASTER SEALS WISCONSIN$16,500
CAMP TWIN LAKES$16,500
CAMP COURAGEOUS$16,500
CAMP SUMMIT$16,500
CAMP JOY$15,725
SHERWOOD FOREST$15,725
CAMP PHOENIX - BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MEMPHIS$11,850
HAPPY HOLLOW CHILDREN'S CAMP$11,850
WYMAN LEADERS - WYMAN CENTER$11,850
CAMP TALL PINES - SUPERIOR YMCA$7,750
CAMP MILLER - DULUTH YMCA$7,750
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $341k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 35% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CAMP BOVEY EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD: $10k → 11%DULUTH YMCA - CAMP MILLER: $9k → 15%CAMP COURAGEOUS: $17k → 11%METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY - THE FOWLER CENTER: $17k → 21%CAMP TALL PINES: $9k → 11%CAMP BOVEY EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD: $10k → 11%CAMP MILLER - DULUTH YMCA: $8k → 15%CAMP COURAGEOUS: $16k → 11%MCHS - THE FOWLER CENTER: $16k → 21%CAMP TALL PINES - SUPERIOR YMCA: $8k → 11%CAMP BOVEY EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD: $9k → 11%CAMP MILLER - DULUTH YMCA: $8k → 15%CAMP COURAGEOUS: $14k → 11%METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY: $14k → 21%CAMP TALL PINES - SUPERIOR YMCA: $8k → 11%CAMP BOVEY EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD: $9k → 11%DULUTH AREA YMCA: $7k → 15%CAMP COURAGEOUS: $14k → 11%MCHS - THE FOWLER CENTER: $14k → 21%SUPERIOR YMCA: $7k → 11%CAMP BOVEY EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD: $8k → 11%DULUTH AREA YMCA: $7k → 15%CAMP COURAGEOUS: $14k → 11%MCHS - THE FOWLER CENTER: $14k → 21%SUPERIOR YMCA: $7k → 11%CAMP BOVEY EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD: $7k → 11%DULUTH YMCA - CAMP MILLER: $7k → 15%CAMP COURAGEOUS: $14k → 11%SUPERIOR YMCA: $7k → 11%CAMP BOVEY EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD: $7k → 11%CAMP COURAGEOUS: $14k → 11%CAMP BOVEY EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD: $7k → 11%CAMP COURAGEOUS: $7k → 11%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
MI
IA
IN
OH
MO
TN
GA
TX
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 17 repeat orgs$34k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
1

Total granted

$1.1M
$7k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
+42%

Still filing today

88%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k 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
Youth DevelopmentHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsHealthPhilanthropyEnvironmentOther
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

  • ES
    EASTER SEALS WISCONSIN INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $125k · revenue +18%
  • SF
    SHERWOOD FOREST CAMP INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $100k · revenue +11%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER CINCINNATI
    8× · 2017–2024 · $87k · revenue +478%

Funded once

  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE TWIN CITIESgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $7k · revenue +42%
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
Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Cincinnati

The mission of the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Counting members and program participants, the Y reaches more than 114,000 people…

Philanthropy
2
The Young Mens Christian Association of the Chippewa Valley

Our mission is to build strong kids, strong families, and strong communities. The YMCA of the Chippewa Valley is a community centered association dedicated to building a healthy spirit, mind and body for all people, while maintaining an…

Human Services
3
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
4
Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta Inc

To foster and ensure a vibrant greater Atlanta Jewish community by providing programs and services of distinction that attract, involve, and inspire meaningful connections and promote Jewish values.

Human Services
5
Two State Young Men's Christian Association Inc

Helping youth discover their potential through life-changing experiences and relationships.

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6
Young Mens Christian Association

Youth and family social services

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7
Camp Manito-Wish Ymca Inc

To enrich the character and leadership development of each person who has a Manito-wish experience, by challenging them to grow in wisdom, in stature, in favor with God, and in favor with one another.

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8
The Lakota Family Ymca

The lakota family ymca's mission is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

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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…

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10
Winona Family Ymca Inc

The winona family ymca is a charitable, community service organization that includes men, women and children of all ages, abilities, incomes, races and religions. we are dedicated to building strong kids, strong families and strong…

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11
Summit Area Young Men's Christian Association a Nj Nonprofit Corporation

The mission of the summit area ymca is to strengthen the foundations of community by nurturing and developing the potential of every child, promoting healthy living and fostering a sense of social responsibility in the community.

Human Services
12
Central Mn Council of Boy Scouts of America

It is the mission of the boy scouts of america to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the scout law and oath.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Council for Youth Services; the most unlike its peers is The Fowler Center Inc. 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

20 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.

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)
18/20
Grantees still filing
14/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CAMP COURAGEOUS OF IOWA: $108,850 · Human ServicesCAMP COURAGEOUS OF IOWAMethodist Children's Home Society: $74,150 · Human ServicesMethodist Children's Home SocietyEAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES INC: $66,950 · Human ServicesEAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES I…SUPERIOR - DOUGLAS COUNTY FAMILY YMCA FOUNDATION INC: $45,300 · Human ServicesSUPERIOR - DOUGLAS COUNTY FAMILY …DULUTH AREA FAMILY YMCA: $45,300 · Human ServicesDULUTH AREA FAMILY YMCASHERWOOD FOREST CAMP INC: $100,325 · Youth DevelopmentSHERWOOD FOREST CAMP INCBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MEMPHIS: $69,900 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GR…CAMP SUMMIT INC: $60,150 · Youth DevelopmentCAMP SUMMIT INCJEWISH COUNCIL FOR YOUTH SERVICES: $23,200 · Youth DevelopmentJEWISH COUNCIL FOR YOUTH …+1 more: $6,800 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER CINCINNATI: $86,600 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS …CHILDREN'S OUTING ASSOCIATION: $74,850 · OtherCHILDREN'S OUTING A…THE FOWLER CENTER INC: $34,700 · OtherTHE FOWLER CENTER I…EASTER SEALS WISCONSIN INC: $125,250 · HealthEASTER SEALS …CAMP OF DREAMS: $14,700 · HealthCAMP OF DREAM…CAMP TWIN LAKES INC: $60,150 · Recreation & SportsCAMP TWIN LA…THE WYMAN CENTER: $53,000 · Recreation & SportsTHE WYMAN CE…HAPPY HOLLOW CAMP INC: $11,850 · Recreation & SportsHAPPY HOLLOW…UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL INDIANA INC: $72,350 · PhilanthropyJoy Outdoor Education Center Foundation Inc: $15,725 · Environment
Human Services$340,550Youth Development$260,375Other$196,150Health$139,950Recreation & Sports$125,000Philanthropy$72,350Environment$15,725

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEASTER SEALS WISCONSIN INC: $125,250 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetCAMP COURAGEOUS OF IOWA: $108,850 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetSHERWOOD FOREST CAMP INC: $100,325 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER CINCINNATI: $86,600 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S OUTING ASSOCIATION: $74,850 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetMethodist Children's Home Society: $74,150 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL INDIANA INC: $72,350 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MEMPHIS: $69,900 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetEAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES INC: $66,950 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCAMP SUMMIT INC: $60,150 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetCAMP TWIN LAKES INC: $60,150 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTHE WYMAN CENTER: $53,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSUPERIOR - DOUGLAS COUNTY FAMILY YMCA FOUNDATION INC: $45,300 over 6y, 22% of budgetDULUTH AREA FAMILY YMCA: $45,300 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FOWLER CENTER INC: $34,700 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetJEWISH COUNCIL FOR YOUTH SERVICES: $23,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCAMP OF DREAMS: $14,700 over 2y, 6.8% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE TWIN CITIES: $6,800 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

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 Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…Enterprise Holdings F…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…American Endowment Fo…The Pfizer Foundation…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodAmerican Online Givin…
Otto Bremer TrustMN12.8× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Otto Bremer Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Camp Nebagamon Scholarship Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Camp Nebagamon Scholarship Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 20 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 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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