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Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc

The community foundation of north central wisconsin is a nonprofit public benefit corporation that strengthens the region by connecting donor generosity with lasting philanthropic impact.

$15M
Granted FY2025still arriving
136
Grants FY2025still arriving
10
States reached
$4.2M
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 2024.

Health$6.4MEducation$6.0MYouth Development$3.8MArts & Culture$3.7MPhilanthropy$3.7MRecreation & Sports$2.6MReligion$2.5MPublic Benefit$2.4MOther$0
02FY2025 · 136 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 136 grants below total $13,362,064, the rows itemized in this filing. The $14,755,079 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,393,015 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k29 grants · $205k
  • $10k–50k79 grants · $1.6M
  • $50k–250k17 grants · $1.9M
  • $250k+11 grants · $9.7M
$17,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$98M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NEWMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS$4,184,950
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME - USE FOR DONATION GRANTS$1,050,000
ICE AGE TRAIL ALLIANCE$1,001,000
PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC$589,938
MONK BOTANICAL GARDENS$537,500
MARATHON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY$526,000
GRAND THEATRE FOUNDATION$521,600
THE HAGAR HOUSE$375,950
GREATER WAUSAU PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP$360,000
BRIDGE STREET MISSION$303,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE WAUSAU AREA$266,784
ST VINCENT DE PAUL CABRINI CONFERENCE$223,500
CITY OF STANLEY$175,000
HOLY NAME CATHOLIC SCHOOL$160,000
UNITED WAY OF MARATHON COUNTY$158,133
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, $2.2M) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%POSITIVE ALTERNATIVES: $10k → 11%ST ANTHONY SPIRITUALITY CENTER: $88k → 11%ST ANTHONY SPIRITUALITY CENTER: $51k → 11%ST ANTHONY SPIRITUALITY CENTER: $50k → 11%DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN: $10k → 17%ST ANTHONY SPIRITUALITY CENTER: $49k → 11%ST ANTHONY SPIRITUALITY CENTER: $48k → 11%ST ANTHONY SPIRITUALITY CENTER: $46k → 11%ST ANTHONY SPIRITUALITY CENTER: $44k → 11%LITTLE LIONS CHILDCARE: $10k → 11%ST ANTHONY SPIRITUALITY CENTER: $10k → 11%BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL AND CHILD CARE: $10k → 11%BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK DC EVEREST-WAUSAU: $15k → 11%KEY TO LIFE: $10k → 11%KEY TO LIFE: $10k → 11%BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK DC EVEREST - WAUSAU: $10k → 11%BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK DC EVEREST - WAUSAU: $10k → 11%BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK DC EVEREST - WAUSAU: $10k → 11%BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK DC EVEREST-WAUSAU: $8k → 11%THE HAGAR HOUSE: $376k → 11%THE HAGAR HOUSE: $214k → 11%THE HAGAR HOUSE: $197k → 11%STABLE HANDS EQUINE THERAPY CENTER: $143k → 11%STABLE HANDS EQUINE THERAPY CENTER: $124k → 11%WAUSAU CHILD CARE INC: $56k → 11%STABLE HANDS EQUINE THERAPY CENTER: $51k → 11%STABLE HANDS EQUINE THERAPY CENTER: $31k → 11%STABLE HANDS EQUINE THERAPY CENTER: $30k → 11%HEALTHY OPPORTUNITIES FOR LATIN AMERICANS (HOLA): $29k → 11%STABLE HANDS EQUINE THERAPY CENTER: $15k → 11%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $11k → 11%WAUSAU CHILD CARE INC: $10k → 11%WAUSAU CHILD CARE INC: $10k → 11%HEALTHY OPPORTUNITIES FOR LATIN AMERICANS INC: $10k → 11%WAUSAU CHILD CARE INC: $10k → 11%STABLE HANDS EQUINE THERAPY CENTER: $10k → 11%WAUSAU CHILD CARE INC: $9k → 11%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $9k → 11%YWCA OF WAUSAU: $42k → 11%BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK DCE WAUSAU: $35k → 11%HOMME HEIGHTS FOREST PARK VILLAGE: $20k → 11%HOPE LIFE CENTER: $17k → 11%NEW BEGINNINGS FOR REFUGEES INC: $14k → 11%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $12k → 11%FAITH IN ACTION OF MARATHON COUNTY: $11k → 11%LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF WI & UPPER MI: $10k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS - NORTH CENTRAL CHAPTER: $8k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS - NORTH CENTRAL CHAPTER: $8k → 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

ID
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
IN
OH
CT
CA
CO
VA
AZ
TN
NC
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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 14% of Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$42M · 181 repeat orgs$4.0M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

181 repeat relationships: 95 still active in FY2025, 86 since wound down; 30 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

181
159

Total granted

$42M
$3.3M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+10%

Still filing today

65%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $707k 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 & CultureHuman ServicesEducationHealthRecreation & SportsCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE WAUSAU AREA INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $2.3M · revenue +62%
  • RW
    ROBERT W MONK GARDENS INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.6M · revenue ×12 · 61% of their budget
  • IA
    ICE AGE TRAIL ALLIANCE INC
    2× · 2018–2025 · $1.0M · revenue +146%

Funded once

  • TO
    TOWN OF BOULDER JUNCTION
    one grant, 2024 · $291k
  • JJ
    JOJO'S JUNGLE FUND
    one grant, 2019 · $252k
  • SM
    ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
    one grant, 2020 · $110k
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
The Wausaukee Charitable Foundation
Philanthropy
2
Waukesha County Community Foundation

Wccf is a pool of permanent endowment and project funds created primarily by and for the people of waukesha county to provide grant support to charitable organizations. the intent of the foundation is to serve a broad spectrum of the…

Philanthropy
3
Westconsin Credit Union

The organization is a cooperative, nonprofit corporation, incorporated under wisconsin state law to encourage thrift among its members, create a source of credit at a fair and reasonable cost, and provide an opportunity for its members to…

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4
United Way of Wisconsin Inc

United way of wisconsin is dedicated to supporting and enriching a strong statewide united way network that maximizes the capacity of local united ways to address human needs, improve lives and create lasting positive change across…

Philanthropy
5
West Wisconsin Land Trust Inc

The mission of the west wisconsin land trust, inc. is to preserve western wisconsin's natural character by informing, facilitating, and partnering with private landowners, communities, and local governments to protect valuable land.

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6
Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc

The purpose of the association shall be to restore and conserve wisconsin's waterfowl and wetland resources; to educate state waterfowlers during their progression from natural resource consumer to steward; and to promote governmental…

Environment
7
Wisconsin Policy Forum Inc

We conduct impartial public policy research and analysis to drive informed debate and effective decision-making in the state of wisconsin.

Public Benefit
8
Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Inc

To foster the vitality of rural wisconsin, primarily through the promotion of education, improvement of health care services, cultural experiences, and support of the rural economic base.

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9
Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity

The wcmp will grow and nurture the mep's impact in the state of wisconsin by engaging and aligning the best possible resources to help small and medium-sized manufacturers reach their potential.

Education
10
Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association Inc

To protect, conserve, and enhance wisconsin's natural resources by advocating for and supporting county conservation efforts, for current and future generations.

Environment
11
Waukesha County Land Conservancy Inc

To protect environmentally senstive land in waukesha county wisconsin

Environment
12
The Uwm Foundation Inc

The mission of the uwm foundation, inc. is to support the educational, literary, and scientific endeavors of the university of wisconsin-milwaukee by receiving, managing, and distributing gifts to benefit the university's students,…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin Inc; the most unlike its peers is Moca Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

230 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. 230 of the 382 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.

28
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
56
Early backer (in before they grew)
221/230
Grantees still filing
142/230
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NEWMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: $7,054,915 · OtherNEWMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLSHOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH: $1,610,000 · OtherHOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISHCITY OF WAUSAU: $1,344,173 · OtherNorth Central Health Care: $1,239,349 · OtherICE AGE TRAIL ALLIANCE INC: $1,006,250 · OtherCOMMUNITY PARTNERS CAMPUS INC: $1,623,650 · OtherCOMMUNITY PARTNERS CAMPUS INC+131 more: $15,344,894 · Other+131 moreCHILDREN'S IMAGINARIUM INC: $1,527,453 · Arts & CultureCHILDREN'S IM…PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC: $957,416 · Arts & CulturePERFORMING AR…MARATHON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $839,225 · Arts & CultureMARATHON COUN…GRAND THEATRE FOUNDATION INC: $839,069 · Arts & CultureGRAND THEATRE…CENTRAL WISCONSIN CHILDREN'S THEATRE INC: $363,335 · Arts & CultureCENTRAL WISCO…THE WAUSAU CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC: $343,472 · Arts & CultureTHE WAUSAU CO…+14 more: $1,029,589 · Arts & Culture+14 moreUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $3,100,000 · EducationUniversity…DC EVEREST EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $544,571 · EducationDC EVEREST…WAUSAU SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC: $253,955 · EducationWAUSAU SCH…OCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE: $165,000 · Education+9 more: $593,110 · Education+9 moreCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC: $1,346,279 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY…THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION: $1,178,792 · PhilanthropyTHE MINNE…UNITED WAY OF MARATHON COUNTY INC: $978,477 · PhilanthropyUNITED WA…+7 more: $545,379 · Philanthropy+7 moreBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE WAUSAU AREA INC: $2,347,627 · Youth DevelopmentGIRL SCOUTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN GREAT LAKES INC: $174,200 · Youth DevelopmentFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $92,000 · Youth Development+2 more: $55,400 · Youth DevelopmentTHE HAGAR HOUSE INC: $787,713 · Human ServicesSTABLE HANDS INC: $446,480 · Human ServicesST ANTHONY'S OF MARATHON INC: $386,807 · Human ServicesWAUSAU CHILD CARE INC: $121,642 · Human ServicesBLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC: $114,751 · Human ServicesCatholic Charities of the Diocese: $73,500 · Human Services+6 more: $247,571 · Human ServicesROBERT W MONK GARDENS INC: $1,619,388 · EnvironmentTHE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $110,000 · EnvironmentNORTH CENTRAL CONSERVANCY TRUST INC: $94,225 · Environment
Other$29,223,231Arts & Culture$5,899,559Education$4,656,636Philanthropy$4,048,927Youth Development$2,669,227Human Services$2,178,464Environment$1,823,613

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $3,100,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE WAUSAU AREA INC: $2,347,627 over 9y, 21% of budgetCOMMUNITY PARTNERS CAMPUS INC: $1,623,650 over 4y, 25% of budgetROBERT W MONK GARDENS INC: $1,619,388 over 9y, 61% of budgetCHILDREN'S IMAGINARIUM INC: $1,527,453 over 5y, 96% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC: $1,346,279 over 7y, 7.0% of budgetTHE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION: $1,178,792 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetICE AGE TRAIL ALLIANCE INC: $1,006,250 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetUNITED WAY OF MARATHON COUNTY INC: $978,477 over 9y, 4.7% of budgetPERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC: $957,416 over 9y, 3.8% of budgetMARATHON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $839,225 over 9y, 9.7% of budgetGRAND THEATRE FOUNDATION INC: $839,069 over 9y, 92% of budgetTHE HAGAR HOUSE INC: $787,713 over 3y, 29% of budgetRHINELANDER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $622,369 over 4y, 49% of budgetDC EVEREST EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $544,571 over 3y, 12% of budgetNEIGHBORS PLACE INC THE: $518,172 over 9y, 4.9% of budgetTHE WOMEN'S COMMUNITY INC: $478,334 over 9y, 3.6% of budgetASPIRUS HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $452,036 over 9y, 4.4% of budgetSTABLE HANDS INC: $446,480 over 9y, 56% of budgetGREATER WAUSAU PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP L PARTNERSHIP LTD: $422,500 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetST ANTHONY'S OF MARATHON INC: $386,807 over 8y, 14% of budgetCENTRAL WISCONSIN CHILDREN'S THEATRE INC: $363,335 over 4y, 40% of budgetSAINT VINCENT DEPAUL CABRINI CONFERENCE: $353,000 over 5y, 16% of budgetTHE WAUSAU CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC: $343,472 over 9y, 6.3% of budgetWAUSAU YMCA FOUNDATION INC: $308,898 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetLEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM INC: $286,748 over 9y, 2.7% of budgetNORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $254,890 over 9y, 8.0% of budgetWAUSAU SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC: $253,955 over 6y, 66% of budgetGOOD NEWS PROJECT INC: $247,704 over 6y, 28% of budgetBOYSCOUTS OF AMERICA 627 SAMOSET COUNCIL: $228,350 over 9y, 2.6% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Northcentral Wisconsin Inc: $223,857 over 9y, 7.8% of budgetKeep Area Teens Safe Inc: $221,950 over 6y, 12% of budgetWOODSON YMCA INC: $201,395 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetHEALTHFIRST NETWORK INC: $189,204 over 9y, 2.6% of budgetCENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS: $184,193 over 7y, 55% of budgetNEVER FORGOTTEN HONOR FLIGHT INC: $183,586 over 9y, 7.7% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN GREAT LAKES INC: $174,200 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetOCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE: $165,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF MARATHON COUNTY INC: $154,582 over 9y, 4.2% of budgetWAUSAU CURLING CLUB: $150,533 over 5y, 32% of budgetMARATHON COUNTY LITERACY COUNCIL INC: $147,333 over 5y, 77% of budgetNORTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC: $133,323 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetUW WAUSAU CAMPUS FOUNDATION INC: $132,050 over 7y, 6.8% of budgetHOWARD YOUNG FOUNDATION INC: $123,452 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetWAUSAU CHILD CARE INC: $121,642 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetMoca Inc: $115,223 over 4y, 26% of budgetBLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC: $114,751 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetTHE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $110,000 over 3y, 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 University of Notre Dame du Lac ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE WAUSAU AREA INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY PARTNERS CAMPUS INC ↗
  • Who funds ROBERT W MONK GARDENS INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S IMAGINARIUM INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ICE AGE TRAIL ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF MARATHON COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MARATHON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds GRAND THEATRE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE HAGAR HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds RHINELANDER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds DC EVEREST EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBORS PLACE INC THE ↗
  • Who funds THE WOMEN'S COMMUNITY INC ↗
  • Who funds ASPIRUS HEALTH FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds STABLE HANDS INC ↗
  • Who funds GREATER WAUSAU PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP L PARTNERSHIP LTD ↗
  • Who funds ST ANTHONY'S OF MARATHON INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL WISCONSIN CHILDREN'S THEATRE INC ↗
  • Who funds SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL CABRINI CONFERENCE ↗
  • Who funds THE WAUSAU CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC ↗
  • Who funds WAUSAU YMCA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds WAUSAU SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds GOOD NEWS PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYSCOUTS OF AMERICA 627 SAMOSET COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northcentral Wisconsin 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.

Ba & Esther Greenheck…Judd S Alexander Foun…Dudley Foundation IncIncrediblebank Founda…Wisconsin Public Serv…Dwight and Linda Davi…Walter Alexander Foun…Bell Family Charitabl…Church Mutual Insuran…Abbybank Foundation I…The Macdonald Foundat…Green Bay Packers Fou…
Ba & Esther Greenheck FoundationWI143.6× affinity70 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ba & Esther Greenheck Foundation · Judd S Alexander Foundation · Dudley Foundation Inc · Incrediblebank Foundation Inc · Wisconsin Public Service Foundation · Dwight and Linda Davis Foundation · Walter Alexander Foundation Inc · Bell Family Charitable Foundation I · Church Mutual Insurance Company Foundation Inc · Abbybank Foundation Inc · The Macdonald Foundation · Green Bay Packers Foundation

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 Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Yale University: 12% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
38report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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 382 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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