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Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.2M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
106
Grants FY2025
105
Organizations funded FY2024
10%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$160,000
Organizations funded a year
88 to 105
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
24
Total assets, FY2025
$18M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 10% of the organizations Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $64k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
EducationEnvironmentHuman ServicesHealthPublic BenefitArts & CultureOther
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
FY2025still arriving104$1.1M8%
FY2024105$1.0M10%
FY202398$900k7%
FY202296$731k5%
FY202192$719k10%
FY202088$633kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$1.2MEducation$1.1MAnimals$482kHealth$473kReligion$469kHuman Services$335kRecreation & Sports$301kEnvironment$253kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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KY
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 110 grantees
All grantees of Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wake Forest University$450,00060%
Milwaukee Art Museum Inc$376,00060%
Layton Art Collection$223,000640%
Wildlife Conservation Society$165,00060%
Forest Home Historic Preservation Association Inc$133,00069%
The Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc$130,00050%
The Fleischer Foundation$115,000611%
Milwaukee School of Engineering$115,00060%
Lake Park Friends Ltd$111,00067%
Historic Deerfield Inc$92,00060%
Gary Sinise Foundation$81,00060%
Milwaukee County Historical Society Inc$71,50061%
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Inc$67,00061%
McC Scholars Foundation Inc$61,00049%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$60,50050%
Fisher House Wisconsin Inc$59,50062%
Preserve Our Parks Inc$58,0006n/a
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers Inc$55,00060%
Milwaukee Parks Foundation Inc$50,00032%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$47,00060%
Backstretch Employee Service Team of New York Inc$41,00060%
Pabst Mansion Inc$40,00061%
Naples Take a Soldier Fishing Inc$39,500623%
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Inc$38,50060%
Gathering of Southeast Wi Inc$38,50061%
Milwaukee Rescue Mission$38,5006n/a
The Board of Regents of Gunston Hall Incorporated$36,00061%
Wounded Warriors Family Support Inc$35,00050%
Purple Martin Conservation Assoc$35,00061%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America$32,50060%
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc$32,50060%
Camp Manito-Wish YMCA Inc$31,00060%
Garden Club of Greater Milwaukee$30,50038%
Wauwatosa Historical Society$30,00065%
National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association$30,00060%
New York Center for Autism Charter School$30,0006n/a
Sharp Literacy Inc$30,00061%
Sojourner Family Peace Center Inc$30,00060%
United Performing Arts Fund Inc$30,00060%
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States$30,00060%
The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union$27,00060%
Woman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation Inc$25,00065%
The University School of Milwaukee Corporation$25,00010%
Sigma Nu Alumni Scholarship Fund$25,00054%
Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund Inc$24,00060%
Old Friends Inc$24,00060%
Villa Terrace Museum and Gardens Ltd$24,00065%
Blue Coats Foundation Inc$22,00038%
For the Love of Cats Inc$22,00061%
American Junior Golf Foundation Inc$21,00060%
Golden PAWS Assistance Dogs Inc$21,00030%
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc$20,50060%
Urban Ecology Center Inc$20,00040%
St Bernard's School Inc$20,00020%
Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens Inc$18,00060%
New York Common Pantry$18,00060%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$18,00060%
Neighborhood House of Milwaukee Inc$18,00060%
Snack & Friends Inc$16,50060%
FASD Communities$16,00061%
The National World War II Museum Inc$16,00060%
Regents of the University of Michigan$15,5006n/a
Vigilant Torch Foundation$15,00033%
Our Next Generation Inc$15,00061%
The Common Good Institute Inc$13,00060%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Inc$13,00060%
Rumsey Hall School Inc$12,00060%
Museum of Fine Arts$12,00060%
Smile Train Inc$12,00030%
Riveredge Nature Center Inc$12,00060%
Old World Wisconsin Foundation Inc$11,00061%
Old Sturbridge Inc$11,00060%
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center$10,00010%
Pga Foundation Inc$10,00040%
Young America's Foundation$10,00020%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$10,00020%
Friends of Schlitz Audubon Nature Center Inc$9,50060%
Junior League of Milwaukee$7,75061%
Alano Foundation$7,70054%
Nativity Jesuit Academy Inc$7,5003n/a
Open Doors of Asheville Inc$7,50010%
Eblen Charities Inc$7,50010%
Versiti Wisconsin Inc$7,00060%
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee$7,00060%
Old Salem Inc$7,00060%
The George Washington Foundation$7,00060%
Wisconsin Historical Foundation Inc$6,00060%
Next Act Theatre Inc$6,00060%
North Point Lighthouse Friends Inc$6,00052%
The Chapin School Ltd$5,00010%
The Heritage Foundation$5,00010%
Milwaukee Repertory Theater Inc$5,00010%
Penfield Children's Center Inc$5,00050%
Folds of Honor Foundation$5,00010%
Tomorrow's Hope Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
National Audubon Society Inc$5,00010%
Fish For Change$5,00012%
Historic Charleston Foundation$4,50050%
Cathedral Center Inc$4,00040%
University of Wisconsin Foundation$4,00020%
Muddy Paws Rescue$4,00020%
Blue Lotus Farm & Retreat Center Inc$4,00050%
Team Rubicon Inc$3,0001n/a
Friends of the Battleship North Carolina Inc$2,00011%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$2,0001n/a
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews Inc$2,0001n/a
Mercy Ships International$2,00010%
Wisconsin Humane Society$1,00010%
Decorative Arts Society Inc$50013%
The Decorative Arts Trust$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 101 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWake Forest University: $450,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee Art Museum Inc: $376,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetLayton Art Collection: $223,000 over 6y, 40% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $165,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetForest Home Historic Preservation Association Inc: $133,000 over 6y, 9.3% of budgetThe Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc: $130,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Fleischer Foundation: $115,000 over 6y, 11% of budgetMilwaukee School of Engineering: $115,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLake Park Friends Ltd: $111,000 over 6y, 7.3% of budgetHistoric Deerfield Inc: $92,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $81,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMilwaukee County Historical Society Inc: $71,500 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetStars and Stripes Honor Flight Inc: $67,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetMcC Scholars Foundation Inc: $61,000 over 4y, 9.2% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $60,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFisher House Wisconsin Inc: $59,500 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetSixteenth Street Community Health Centers Inc: $55,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee Parks Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $47,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBackstretch Employee Service Team of New York Inc: $41,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetPabst Mansion Inc: $40,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetNaples Take a Soldier Fishing Inc: $39,500 over 6y, 23% of budgetFeeding America Eastern Wisconsin Inc: $38,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGathering of Southeast Wi Inc: $38,500 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetThe Board of Regents of Gunston Hall Incorporated: $36,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetWounded Warriors Family Support Inc: $35,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetPurple Martin Conservation Assoc: $35,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of America: $32,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc: $32,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCamp Manito-Wish YMCA Inc: $31,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetGarden Club of Greater Milwaukee: $30,500 over 3y, 7.7% of budgetWauwatosa Historical Society: $30,000 over 6y, 4.5% of budgetNational Court Appointed Special Advocate Association: $30,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSharp Literacy Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetSojourner Family Peace Center Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Performing Arts Fund Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNational Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union: $27,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWoman's Club of Wisconsin Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 6y, 4.7% of budgetThe University School of Milwaukee Corporation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSigma Nu Alumni Scholarship Fund: $25,000 over 5y, 3.5% of budgetPermanently Disabled Jockeys Fund Inc: $24,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetOld Friends Inc: $24,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetVilla Terrace Museum and Gardens Ltd: $24,000 over 6y, 5.4% of budgetBlue Coats Foundation Inc: $22,000 over 3y, 7.8% of budgetFor the Love of Cats Inc: $22,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetAmerican Junior Golf Foundation Inc: $21,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetGolden PAWS Assistance Dogs Inc: $21,000 over 3y, 0.4% 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 101.

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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.

Greater Milwaukee Foundation IncWI49.4× affinity25 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Rite-Hite Foundation Inc · Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Inc · Brewers Community Foundation Inc · Youth Foundation Inc · Dorothy Inbusch 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.

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About Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc

How much does Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc give?
Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc reported 106 grants totaling $1,169,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 88 and 105 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (22%), Education (22%), Animals (9%).
Who are Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Wake Forest University ($450k), Milwaukee Art Museum Inc ($376k), Layton Art Collection ($223k).
Does Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 10% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Dudley and Constance Godfrey 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 Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc, Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc.
Where is Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc based?
Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation Inc is based in NY.

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 131 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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