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Engelke Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Engelke Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$3.5M
Granted FY2024still arriving
21
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$1.8M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

International$9.3MHealth$1.7MScience & Tech$1.7MEducation$1.3MFood & Nutrition$240kPublic Benefit$158kHuman Services$108kPublic Safety & Disaster$104kOther$0
02FY2024 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k10 grants · $41k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $95k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $357k
  • $250k+3 grants · $3.0M
$10,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$107M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE CARTER CENTER INC$1,753,425
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO$854,433
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY$375,000
MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT$207,450
OBAMA FOUNDATION$100,000
HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL$50,000
UNICEF$30,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$25,000
SAFE HARBOR CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE$20,000
SECOND HARVEST OF MADISON$10,000
RUBIN FOR KIDS$10,000
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL$6,000
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS$5,000
OXFAM AMERICA$5,000
MAP INTERNATIONAL$5,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $122k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 57% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%HELEN KELLER SERVICES FOR THE BLIND: $40k → 20%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $5k → 14%GOOD SAMARITAN BOYS RANCH: $1k → 18%HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: $50k → 8%HELEN KELLER SERVICES FOR THE BLIND: $20k → 20%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $4k → 14%WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL YOUTH SERVICES INC: $2k → 10%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

MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
SD
IN
CT
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
TN
SC
DC
GA
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$13M · 46 repeat orgs$2.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against +39% for those funded once.

46 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2024, 30 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

46
34

Total granted

$13M
$1.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+39%

Still filing today

54%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.1M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalHuman ServicesEducationHealthYouth DevelopmentArts & 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • TC
    THE CARTER CENTER INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $8.9M · revenue +38%
  • GU
    GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
    4× · 2020–2024 · $650k · revenue +17%
  • UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF
    6× · 2018–2024 · $160k · revenue +47%

Funded once

  • RF
    RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SUNY BUFFALO
    one grant, 2021 · $576k
  • ML
    MIDVALE LINCOLN SCHOOL
    one grant, 2020 · $140k
  • TF
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INC
    one grant, 2023 · $100k
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
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

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2
Minnesota Medical Association

To be the leading voice of medicine to make minnesota the healthiest state and the best place to practice.

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3
Childfund Alliance

Childfund alliance is a global network of 11 child-focused development and humanitarian organizations working in more than 70 countries. we help nearly 30 million children and their families to overcome poverty and the underlying…

International
4
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
5
Gavi Alliance

To save lives and protect people's health by increasing equitable and sustainable use of vaccines.

International
6
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
7
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
8
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
9
The Rand Corporation

Help improve policy and decision making through research and analysis.

Public Benefit
10
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
11
Alight

Alight builds a meaningful life for and with the displaced. not simply addressing basic needs, but building a life filled with joy, dignity, connection, and purpose. we walk with them along their entire journey of displacement and deliver…

International
12
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation

The elizabeth glaser pediatric aids foundation (egpaf) is a proven leader in the fight against pediatric hiv/aids and has reached over 33 million pregnant women with services to prevent transmission of hiv to their babies. to date, egpaf…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is March of Dimes Inc; the most unlike its peers is International Rescue Committee Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

42 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 42 of the 86 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/42
Grantees still filing
36/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE CARTER CENTER INC: $8,935,433 · InternationalTHE CARTER CENTER INC+9 more: $322,212 · InternationalTHE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ST: $1,629,157 · OtherTHE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR STTHE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO: $854,433 · OtherTHE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE S…RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SUNY BUFFALO: $576,452 · OtherRESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SUNY BUFF…MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT: $207,450 · OtherTHOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: $170,000 · OtherSECOND HARVEST OF MADISON: $165,000 · Other+53 more: $808,050 · Other+53 moreGALLAUDET UNIVERSITY: $650,000 · EducationThoreau Elementary PTO Inc: $65,000 · Education+3 more: $5,500 · EducationTHE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION: $156,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $4,000 · Arts & CultureHelen Keller Services: $60,000 · Human ServicesHEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: $50,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $8,550 · Human Services+2 more: $3,000 · Human ServicesRUBIN FOR KIDS INC: $51,000 · Youth DevelopmentMADISON READING PROJECT INC: $30,000 · Youth Development+1 more: $2,200 · Youth DevelopmentMADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $65,000 · PhilanthropyMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $8,000 · Philanthropy
International$9,257,645Other$4,410,542Education$720,500Arts & Culture$160,000Human Services$121,550Youth Development$83,200Philanthropy$73,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $8,935,433 over 7y, 1.9% of budgetGALLAUDET UNIVERSITY: $650,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $160,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION: $156,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL: $95,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $65,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThoreau Elementary PTO Inc: $65,000 over 2y, 99% of budgetTHE RIVER FOOD PANTRY INC: $60,750 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHelen Keller Services: $60,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRUBIN FOR KIDS INC: $51,000 over 7y, 8.8% of budgetHEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: $50,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetMADISON READING PROJECT INC: $30,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetMAP International Inc: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $21,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDisabled American Veterans: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSAFE HARBOR CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $8,550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetACTION AGAINST HUNGER - USA: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY NORTHWOODS INC: $6,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetEmpty Stocking Fund Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF MADISON INC: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOXFAM-AMERICA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBADGER BOYS STATE INCORPORATED: $2,200 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL YOUTH SERVICES INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $1,212 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOTA - Children's Organ Transplant Association: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAgrace HospiceCare Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAgrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetURBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER MADISON INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGood Samaritan Boys Ranch: $1,000 over 1y, 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 THE CARTER CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF ↗
  • Who funds THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Thoreau Elementary PTO Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE RIVER FOOD PANTRY INC ↗
  • Who funds Helen Keller Services ↗
  • Who funds RUBIN FOR KIDS INC ↗
  • Who funds HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds MADISON READING PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds MAP International Inc ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC ↗
  • Who funds Disabled American Veterans ↗
  • Who funds SAFE HARBOR CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds ACTION AGAINST HUNGER - USA ↗
  • Who funds MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Madison Gas and Elect…Alliant Energy Founda…Madison Community Fou…Veridian Foundation I…Endres Manufacturing …The Evjue Foundation …Baird Foundation IncDAVID G and NANCY B W…United Way of Dane Co…The Roots and Wings F…Ascendium Education S…Green Bay Packers Fou…
Madison Gas and Electric Foundation IncWI26× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Madison Community Foundation · Veridian Foundation Inc · Endres Manufacturing Foundation Inc · The Evjue Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · DAVID G and NANCY B WALSH FAMILY FOUNDATION LTD · United Way of Dane County Inc · The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc · Ascendium Education Solutions Inc · 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 Engelke Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Engelke Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • National Association of the Deaf: 58% of income from government
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
  • Oxfam-America Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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 86 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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