Wisconsin · Public charity
Catholic Financial Life Foundation Inc
The Foundation, rooted in the Catholic and fraternal values of stewardship, service, and concern for others, seeks to strengthen individuals, our church, and society by: Providing resources to advance the mission of Catholic parishes and organizations, supporting charitable outreach, educating individuals about philanthropy and planned…
- $487k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 11
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 22%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $465k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $37,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $109,333
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 22% of the organizations Catholic Financial Life Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 26% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $80k 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 | 11 | $465k | 18% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $316k | 22% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $340k | 13% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $87k | 60% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $184k | 60% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $86k | 25% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $77k | 75% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $238k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cursillo in Christianity of the Arc Hdiocese of Milwaukee | $285,999 | 4 | n/a |
| Seton Catholic Schools | $200,376 | 2 | n/a |
| Catholic Relief Services | $190,334 | 4 | n/a |
| Partners 4 Hope Tanzania | $185,000 | 4 | 37% |
| Saint Francis de Sales Seminary | $121,698 | 7 | n/a |
| Trusted Fraternal Life | $108,484 | 1 | 0% |
| United Community Center Inc | $107,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity Inc | $87,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Messmer Inc | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Congregation of Holy Angels | $74,907 | 8 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cursillo in Christianity of the Arc Hdiocese of Milwaukee | $285,999 | 4 | n/a |
| Seton Catholic Schools | $200,376 | 2 | n/a |
| Catholic Relief Services | $190,334 | 4 | n/a |
| Partners 4 Hope Tanzania | $185,000 | 4 | 37% |
| Saint Francis de Sales Seminary | $121,698 | 7 | n/a |
| Trusted Fraternal Life | $108,484 | 1 | 0% |
| United Community Center Inc | $107,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity Inc | $87,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Messmer Inc | $75,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Congregation of Holy Angels | $74,907 | 8 | n/a |
| St Joan Antida High School Inc | $61,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit Corporate Work Study Program Inc | $56,400 | 1 | 4% |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Young Mens Christian Association of the Chippewa Valley | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Dominican High School | $27,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus of Wi | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Francis Parish Province of St Joseph Capuchin Order | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hope 4 Katie | $22,840 | 1 | n/a |
| Father Pablos Mission Helpers of the Holy Savior | $10,779 | 2 | 10% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Newthreads of Hope Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tuesday's Humanity | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Catholic Financial Life Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 10 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.
Open a dossier: Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Community Foundation Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Trusted Fraternal Life · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Merkel Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · The Sartori Family Foundation Inc · Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation · The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation
How this is measured
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About Catholic Financial Life Foundation Inc
- How much does Catholic Financial Life Foundation Inc give?
- Catholic Financial Life Foundation Inc reported 11 itemized grants totaling $465,210, out of $487,204 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Catholic Financial Life Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (57%), Human Services (18%), International (14%).
- Who are Catholic Financial Life Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Cursillo in Christianity of the Arc Hdiocese of Milwaukee ($286k), Seton Catholic Schools ($200k), Catholic Relief Services ($190k).
- Does Catholic Financial Life Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Catholic Financial Life Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Community Foundation Inc, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc, Trusted Fraternal Life.
- Where is Catholic Financial Life Foundation Inc based?
- Catholic Financial Life Foundation Inc is based in WI.
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