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Foster Family Foundation Ima Co Elizabeth

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.

$9k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Health$31kArts & Culture$22kPhilanthropy$17kEducation$17kReligion$14kAnimals$14kHousing & Shelter$8kHuman Services$4kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$250
Median grant
5
States reached
$638k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HOPE REINS$2,500
FRANCISCAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY$2,400
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF$1,500
UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE$500
CHILDREN'S WISCONSIN FOUNDATION$500
RIVERSIDE CEMETERY FOUNDATION$300
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSIN$250
SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE$250
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM$225
SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE CENTER$150
MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM$100
CAMP MANITOWISH YMCA$100
HOBART AND WILLIAMS SMITH COLLEGE$100
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 (FY19–21, $4k) 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%4 KIDS 2 KIDS: $3k → 10%PATHFINDERS: $250 → 17%PATHFINDERS: $250 → 17%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

WI
NY
MA
OR
OH
CA
MD
NC
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.

60%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$85k · 20 repeat orgs$57k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
31

Total granted

$85k
$55k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-6%
+34%

Still filing today

60%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationHealthAnimalsPhilanthropyHuman ServicesOther
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

  • MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC
    6× · 2019–2025 · $3k · revenue +6%
  • PP
    PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSIN INC
    6× · 2019–2025 · $2k · revenue +18%
  • RC
    RIVERSIDE CEMETERY FOUNDATION
    6× · 2019–2025 · $2k · revenue +159%

Funded once

  • LV
    LIFE VILLAGE INC
    one grant, 2020 · $8k · revenue -47%
  • K
    KAMPN
    one grant, 2019 · $6k
  • AC
    AMHERST COLLEGE TRUSTEESgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +89%
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
Milwaukee Women Inc

Milwaukee women inc is an organization of executives determined to change the quality and composition of corporate boards to maximize the performance of public and private companies with a focus on women and women of color.

Education
2
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
3
Museum of Wisconsin Art Inc

The museum of wisconsin art celebrates the value, diversity, and uniqueness of the visual arts and artists of wisconsin. this is achieved by collecting, conserving, documenting, exhibiting, and promoting aesthetic understanding of the…

Arts & Culture
4
Wisconsin Medical Society Inc

To improve the health of the people of wisconsin by supporting and strengthening physicians' ability to practice high quality patient care in a changing environment.

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5
Milwaukee Public Theatre Inc

Making the arts accessible to all

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6
University Research Park Incorporated

The organization acquires, holds, administers, and distributes real and personal property for the benefit of the university of wisconsin (uw)-madison.

Education
7
The Uwm Real Estate Foundation Inc

To partner with the public and private sectors to develop and hold real estate for the benefit of the university of wisconsin-milwaukee. the uwm real estate foundation, inc. holdings may include any properties that advance the mission of…

Housing & Shelter
8
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
9
Wisconsin Maritime Museum Inc

The wisconsin maritime museum connects all people with wisconsin's waterways, by engaging and educating the public about wisconsin's maritime history, wisconsin's world war ii submarines, uss cobia, and the great lakes. the wisconsin…

Arts & Culture
10
Milwaukee Bar Association Inc

The mission of the milwaukee bar association is to be an inclusive, equitable and diverse organization that serves the interests of the lawyers, judges and the people of milwaukee county by working to promote the professional interests of…

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11
Radio Milwaukee Inc

To reach a new generation of radio listeners on air, online and in the community with a compelling selection of music and public affairs programming. the corporation celebrates milwaukee music, arts, heritage, and culture by supporting and…

Arts & Culture
12
Milwaukee County War Memorial Inc

The war memorial center's mission is to honor the dead and serve the living. we commemorate the courageous men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom while preserving and sharing the stories, experiences, and…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Milwaukee Art Museum Inc; the most unlike its peers is Life Village 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

30 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. 30 of the 52 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
18/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HOSPICE TRANSITIONS LIFE CARE: $14,300 · OtherHOSPICE TRANSITIONS LIFE CAREZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF: $9,500 · OtherZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OFLIFE VILLAGE INC: $8,000 · OtherLIFE VILLAGE INCFRANCISCAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY: $6,400 · OtherFRANCISCAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGYKAMPN: $6,000 · OtherKAMPNCHILDREN'S WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $5,500 · OtherCHILDREN'S WISCONSIN FOUNDATIONSMITH COLLEGE FUND: $5,000 · OtherSMITH COLLEGE FUNDOUR LADY OF LOURDES: $5,000 · OtherOUR LADY OF LOURDESST CHRISTOPHER EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $3,000 · Other+20 more: $16,520 · Other+20 moreUNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureUNITED PERFORMIN…SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP: $3,850 · Arts & CultureSKYLIGHT MUSIC T…MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INC: $3,600 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE ART MU…MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $3,000 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE SYMPHO…MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC: $2,900 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE PUBLIC…MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC: $1,500 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE REPERT…+1 more: $250 · Arts & CultureCamel 24 Fellowship Inc: $6,100 · HealthCamel 24 Fe…NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER: $4,000 · HealthNEIGHBORHOO…HOPE REINS: $2,500 · HealthHOPE REINSPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSIN INC: $2,000 · HealthPLANNED PAR…UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WA…RIVERSIDE CEMETERY FOUNDATION: $1,800 · PhilanthropyRIVERSIDE…AMHERST COLLEGE TRUSTEES: $5,000 · EducationTHE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC: $1,650 · EducationLAUREL SCHOOL: $1,000 · EducationDISCOVERY WORLD LTD: $860 · Education+1 more: $100 · EducationBESTFRIENDS PET ADOPTIONS: $2,200 · AnimalsNORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $2,000 · Animals+1 more: $100 · Animals4 KIDS 2 KIDS: $3,200 · Human ServicesPATHFINDERS MILWAUKEE INC: $500 · Human Services
Other$79,220Arts & Culture$20,100Health$14,600Philanthropy$11,800Education$8,610Animals$4,300Human Services$3,700

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 budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $10,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCamel 24 Fellowship Inc: $6,100 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetAMHERST COLLEGE TRUSTEES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP: $3,850 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INC: $3,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budget4 KIDS 2 KIDS: $3,200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC: $2,900 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBESTFRIENDS PET ADOPTIONS: $2,200 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSIN INC: $2,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP MANITO-WISH YMCA INC: $1,950 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRIVERSIDE CEMETERY FOUNDATION: $1,800 over 6y, 4.4% of budgetTHE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC: $1,650 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREEN TREE GARDEN CLUB INC: $1,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetLAUREL SCHOOL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDISCOVERY WORLD LTD: $860 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WOMEN'S CENTER INC: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHHT FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLUE HILL TROUPE LTD: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPATHFINDERS MILWAUKEE INC: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE CORPORATION: $100 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 UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds LIFE VILLAGE INC ↗
  • Who funds Camel 24 Fellowship Inc ↗
  • Who funds AMHERST COLLEGE TRUSTEES ↗
  • Who funds UNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CORP ↗
  • Who funds MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds 4 KIDS 2 KIDS ↗
  • Who funds MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
  • Who funds MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds HOPE REINS ↗
  • Who funds BESTFRIENDS PET ADOPTIONS ↗
  • Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds CAMP MANITO-WISH YMCA INC ↗
  • Who funds RIVERSIDE CEMETERY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC ↗
  • Who funds GREEN TREE GARDEN CLUB INC ↗
  • Who funds LAUREL SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds DISCOVERY WORLD LTD ↗
  • Who funds THE WOMEN'S CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds HHT 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.

Milwaukee Jewish Federation IncWI17.6× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Anon Charitable Trust · Baird Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

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 Foster Family Foundation Ima Co Elizabeth funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Foster Family Foundation Ima Co Elizabeth. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • Hht Foundation: 30% of income from government
  • Neighborhood Health Center: 9% of income from government
  • Amherst College Trustees: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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.
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Find your warmest path to Foster Family Foundation Ima Co Elizabeth 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.

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 52 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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