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Culver's Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
83
Grants FY2024
79
Organizations funded FY2023
25%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
25 to 184
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
21
Total assets, FY2024
$8.1M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 25% of the organizations Culver's Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $180k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23
EducationHealthHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving83$1.3M28%
FY202379$776k25%
FY202272$575k38%
FY2021184$851k59%
FY2020170$727k96%
FY201925$706kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$3.4MHuman Services$463kHealth$343kPublic Safety & Disaster$269kYouth Development$142kRecreation & Sports$92kFood & Nutrition$86kScience & Tech$77kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
America's Charities$294,30020%
Sauk Prairie Area Food Pantry Inc$85,00068%
The Kids Ranch Inc$80,000612%
Good Neighbor Clinic$75,000612%
Badger Childhood Cancer Network Inc$75,000411%
Trustees of Purdue University$73,7505n/a
University of Wisconsin$61,0004n/a
Wisconsin Restaurant Association Education Foundation Inc$46,50024%
Specialty Care Free Clinic Inc$40,00026%
Northwestern University$39,75040%
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All grantees of Culver's Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
America's Charities$294,30020%
Sauk Prairie Area Food Pantry Inc$85,00068%
The Kids Ranch Inc$80,000612%
Good Neighbor Clinic$75,000612%
Badger Childhood Cancer Network Inc$75,000411%
Trustees of Purdue University$73,7505n/a
University of Wisconsin$61,0004n/a
Wisconsin Restaurant Association Education Foundation Inc$46,50024%
Specialty Care Free Clinic Inc$40,00026%
Northwestern University$39,75040%
St Norbert College Inc$38,50050%
University of Michigan$37,50043%
Irwin a and Robert D Goodman Community Center Inc$35,00030%
Easter Seals Wisconsin Inc$35,00050%
Marquette University$32,75050%
Calvin University$30,00030%
Liberty University Inc$27,50040%
Judson University a Baptist Institution$27,00040%
Madison Children's Museum Inc$26,00031%
The Rainbow Project Inc$25,50021%
Cedarville University$24,50040%
Aurora University$22,25020%
Michigan State University$20,5003n/a
Christendom Educational Corporation$20,00030%
Friends of Pbs Wisconsin Inc$20,00030%
Columbia College Chicago$20,00030%
Georgia Institute of Technology$20,0003n/a
Champions4kids Inc$20,00023%
University of St Thomas$17,00030%
Grand Valley State University$16,7502n/a
Concordia University Inc$16,00030%
Loras College$15,00020%
University of San Diego$15,00040%
Lindenwood Education System$15,00020%
Gigis Playhouse$15,0003n/a
Bellarmine University Incorporated$14,25030%
Olivet Nazarene University$14,00040%
Loyola University of Chicago$12,50020%
Oakland University$12,2502n/a
University of Northwestern - St Paul$12,25020%
University of Mary$12,00030%
Butler University$12,00020%
Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Associati$12,00022%
Grand Canyon University$10,25030%
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Dane County Inc$10,00010%
Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc$10,00012%
Restoring Hope Transplant House$10,00012%
Baraboo Area Homeless Shelter$10,00016%
Case Western Reserve University$10,00010%
Rockhurst University$10,00010%
Southeastern University Inc$10,00010%
St Louis University$10,00020%
Marian University$10,00010%
Maranatha Baptist University Inc$10,00010%
Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Inc$10,00010%
Bradley University$9,00020%
Bethel University$9,00020%
Kansas State University$8,7502n/a
Western Michigan University$8,7502n/a
Wisconsin Lutheran College Inc$8,25020%
Florida State University$8,0002n/a
Gustavus Adolphus College$8,00020%
Ferris State University$7,5002n/a
Asset Builders of America Inc$7,50022%
Franciscan University of Steubenville$7,00020%
William Jewell College$7,00020%
Dordt University$7,00020%
Millikin University$7,00020%
North Central University$6,75020%
Carthage College$6,25020%
Depaul University$6,00010%
Living Lands & Waters$5,50040%
Miami University$5,5002n/a
Concordia College Corporation$5,25020%
Cornerstone University$5,25010%
Central Michigan University$5,2501n/a
The George Washington University$5,25020%
Adrian College$5,00010%
Illinois College$5,00020%
Jacksonville University$5,00010%
Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc$5,00010%
Benedictine University$5,00010%
Augustana College$5,0001n/a
Northern Michigan University$5,0001n/a
Ripon College$5,00010%
University of Florida$5,0001n/a
Rylans Hope Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Union University$5,00010%
Milwaukee School of Engineering$5,00020%
Brigham Young University-Idaho$5,0002n/a
Alma College$5,00010%
Luther College$5,00010%
Recovery Foundation Inc$5,00015%
Carleton College$5,00010%
Augusta University$5,0001n/a
Monmouth College$5,00010%
Houston Christian University$5,00010%
Hope Center Inc$5,00010%
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte$5,0001n/a
Mount Vernon Nazarene University$4,50020%
Utah State University$4,5002n/a
North Central College$4,50020%
College of Saint Benedict$4,50020%
Habitat for Humanity of Wisconsin River Area Inc$4,00010%
Utah Valley University$4,0002n/a
Governors State University$3,2501n/a
Maryville University - St Louis$3,00010%
DePauw University$3,00010%
King's College$2,75010%
Ringling College of Art and Design Inc$2,50010%
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc$2,50010%
College of St Scholastica Inc$2,50010%
Regis University$2,50010%
Independence First Inc$2,50010%
University of Utah$2,5001n/a
Indiana Wesleyan University$2,50010%
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska$2,5001n/a
Florida College Inc$2,50010%
University of Minnesota$2,5001n/a
Moraine Park Technical College$2,5001n/a
Rockford University$2,50010%
Indian River State College$2,2501n/a
Grand Rapids Community College$2,250127%
University of Wisconsin-Superior Alumni Assoc$2,25013%
St Catherine University$2,25010%
Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community College$2,2501n/a
Viterbo University$2,25010%
Roosevelt University$2,25010%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc$2,25010%
Wartburg College$2,25010%
Sauk Valley Community College$2,2501n/a
Fort Valley State College National Alumni Association Inc$2,00011%
Harding University Inc$2,00010%
Indiana University School of Medicine$2,0001n/a
Bluffton University$2,00010%
Saginaw Valley State University$2,0001n/a
Centre College$2,00010%
Creighton University$2,00010%
Western Technical College$2,0001n/a
Regents of the University of Michigan$2,0001n/a
The Howard University$2,00010%
Brigham Young University$2,0001n/a
Lipscomb University$2,00010%
Kenyon College$2,00010%
Arizona State University$2,0001n/a
Huntsman Cancer Foundation$2,00010%
University of Miami$2,00010%
Kent State University$2,0001n/a
Western Kentucky University$2,0001n/a
Xavier University of Louisiana$2,00010%
John Brown University$2,00010%
Edison Community College$2,0001n/a
Concordia University Chicago$2,00010%
Savannah College of Art and DesignInc$2,00010%
Kettering University$2,00010%
St Marys University of Minnesota$2,00010%
The Master's University and Seminary$2,00010%
Mott Community College$1,5001n/a
Johnson County Community College$1,5001n/a
Ice Age Trail Alliance Inc$1,00010%
Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund$98310%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 205 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.9M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Culver's Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 120 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmerica's Charities: $294,300 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSauk Prairie Area Food Pantry Inc: $85,000 over 6y, 7.5% of budgetThe Kids Ranch Inc: $80,000 over 6y, 12% of budgetGood Neighbor Clinic: $75,000 over 6y, 12% of budgetBadger Childhood Cancer Network Inc: $75,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetWisconsin Restaurant Association Education Foundation Inc: $46,500 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetSpecialty Care Free Clinic Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 6.2% of budgetNorthwestern University: $39,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSt Norbert College Inc: $38,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $37,500 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetIrwin a and Robert D Goodman Community Center Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEaster Seals Wisconsin Inc: $35,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetMarquette University: $32,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCalvin University: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLiberty University Inc: $27,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJudson University a Baptist Institution: $27,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMadison Children's Museum Inc: $26,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetThe Rainbow Project Inc: $25,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCedarville University: $24,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAurora University: $22,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChristendom Educational Corporation: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Pbs Wisconsin Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetColumbia College Chicago: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChampions4kids Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetUniversity of St Thomas: $17,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetConcordia University Inc: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLoras College: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of San Diego: $15,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLindenwood Education System: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBellarmine University Incorporated: $14,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOlivet Nazarene University: $14,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLoyola University of Chicago: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Northwestern - St Paul: $12,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Mary: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetButler University: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWisconsin Adaptive Sports Associati: $12,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetGrand Canyon University: $10,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Cerebral Palsy of Greater Dane County Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetVariety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetRestoring Hope Transplant House: $10,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetBaraboo Area Homeless Shelter: $10,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetCase Western Reserve University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRockhurst University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSoutheastern University Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Louis University: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMarian University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaranatha Baptist University Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 120.

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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.

Alliant Energy Foundation IncWI37.5× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc · Council of Independent Colleges · Endres Manufacturing Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Madison Community Foundation · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Ibm International Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc · Folds of Honor 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.

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How do I get to Culver's Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Culver's Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Culver's Foundation Inc

How much does Culver's Foundation Inc give?
Culver's Foundation Inc reported 83 grants totaling $1,346,800 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 25 and 184 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Culver's Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (67%), Human Services (9%), Health (7%).
Who are Culver's Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: America's Charities ($294k), Sauk Prairie Area Food Pantry Inc ($85k), The Kids Ranch Inc ($80k).
Does Culver's Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Culver's Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Culver's Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Alliant Energy Foundation Inc, Green Bay Packers Foundation, Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc.
Where is Culver's Foundation Inc based?
Culver's Foundation Inc is based in WI.

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 369 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-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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