Wisconsin · Public charity
Eau Claire Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc
Visit eau claire is a community asset dedicated to creatively marketing, effectively managing, endlessly motivating and continously building a dynamic tourism economy of business, sports and leisure travelers. We amplify the image of our region, partners and businesses by consistently developing the skills, knowledge and friendships of…
- $591k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $49,100
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $275,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 15
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations Eau Claire Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 7 | $591k | 29% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $538k | 17% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $395k | 11% |
| FY2022 | 15 | $618k | 53% |
| FY2021 | 10 | $424k | 30% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $389k | 57% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $407k | 43% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $225k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confluence Council Inc | $1,636,832 | 9 | 39% |
| Eau Claire Association of Museums Inc | $965,826 | 9 | 32% |
| City of Altoona | $301,087 | 4 | n/a |
| Wisconsin Logging Museum Inc | $228,413 | 6 | 45% |
| Eau Claire Regional Arts Council Inc | $150,222 | 2 | 12% |
| Eau Claire Sports Commission | $120,926 | 3 | 40% |
| Sculptures Eau Claire Inc | $73,000 | 4 | 36% |
| Blue Ox Music Festival | $63,624 | 3 | n/a |
| Country Jam USA Inc | $56,100 | 3 | n/a |
| City of Eau Claire | $49,100 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 25 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confluence Council Inc | $1,636,832 | 9 | 39% |
| Eau Claire Association of Museums Inc | $965,826 | 9 | 32% |
| City of Altoona | $301,087 | 4 | n/a |
| Wisconsin Logging Museum Inc | $228,413 | 6 | 45% |
| Eau Claire Regional Arts Council Inc | $150,222 | 2 | 12% |
| Eau Claire Sports Commission | $120,926 | 3 | 40% |
| Sculptures Eau Claire Inc | $73,000 | 4 | 36% |
| Blue Ox Music Festival | $63,624 | 3 | n/a |
| Country Jam USA Inc | $56,100 | 3 | n/a |
| City of Eau Claire | $49,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Eau Claire Marathon LLC | $26,849 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin | $24,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Chippewa Valley Council Inc Boy Scouts of America | $19,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association | $16,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Wisconsin Farm Technology Days Inc | $16,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Seymour Ball Clubs | $14,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Artisan Forge Studios | $13,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Flying Eagles Ski Club Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Trinity Equestrian Center Kids Kamp Inc | $8,643 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Osseo | $8,335 | 1 | n/a |
| Blackhawk Retriever Club Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 11% |
| C&G Promotions LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Performance Promotions Group | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Visit Eau Claire Foundation Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Open Air Tours | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($80k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Eau Claire Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 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: Pablo Foundation Inc · Eau Claire Community Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Eau Claire Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc with peer funders
About Eau Claire Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc
- How much does Eau Claire Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc give?
- Eau Claire Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc reported 7 grants totaling $590,899 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 15 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Eau Claire Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (78%), Community Improvement (11%), Recreation & Sports (8%).
- Who are Eau Claire Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Confluence Council Inc ($1.6M), Eau Claire Association of Museums Inc ($966k), City of Altoona ($301k).
- Does Eau Claire Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Eau Claire Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Pablo Foundation Inc, Eau Claire Community Foundation, Xcel Energy Foundation.
- Where is Eau Claire Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc based?
- Eau Claire Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc is based in WI.
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