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Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.5M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
88
Grants FY2025
70
Organizations funded FY2024
14%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$300,000
Organizations funded a year
60 to 84
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
4
Total assets, FY2025
$15M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 14% of the organizations Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $180k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEducationReligionOther
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 arriving77$2.5M19%
FY202470$1.9M14%
FY202375$1.6M29%
FY202266$1.4M20%
FY202160$1.3M23%
FY202061$1.8M11%
FY201984$1.9M27%
FY201871$1.6M28%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$3.5MEducation$3.5MArts & Culture$2.0MHuman Services$1.4MRecreation & Sports$944kYouth Development$861kReligion$844kFood & Nutrition$739kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
MI
OH
RI
CA
MO
MD
AZ
TN
NC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 115 grantees
All grantees of Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Lakeland University$715,00090%
Weill Center Foundation Inc$640,000710%
Lutheran High School Association of the Greater Sheboygan Area Inc$470,00054%
John Michael Kohler Arts Center Inc$450,00091%
Sheboygan County YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC$442,00094%
Sheboygan Youth Sailing Club Inc$390,000937%
Bookworm Gardens Inc$329,00098%
Sharon S Richardson Community Hospice Inc$325,00091%
Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra Inc$317,500914%
Nourish Farms Inc$310,000711%
The Friends of the Broughton$303,000435%
Lakeshore Community Health Care Inc$300,00031%
Cursillo in Christianity of the Arc Hdiocese of Milwaukee$300,0003n/a
Lake Country Academy Inc$275,00082%
Camp Evergreen Corporation Inc$255,000915%
Humane Society of Sheboygan County Inc$253,50065%
Dogs to Dog Tags Inc$250,000623%
The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc$250,00060%
Silver Lake College of the Holy Family Inc$230,00031%
Sailing Education Association of Sheboygan Inc$227,00069%
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Inc$200,00041%
Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc$200,00041%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sheboygan County Inc$160,00077%
A Million Dreamz Inc$150,00038%
Sheboygan County Food Bank Inc$140,00081%
Marquette University$125,00040%
Samaritan's Hand Inc$112,500613%
1907 Club$111,490487%
Rawhide Inc$110,00090%
Elevate Inc$101,00031%
Friends of Sheboygan Jaycees Inc$100,000210%
Lakeshore Regional Child Advocacy Center Inc$100,0001n/a
Dementia Innovations Inc$100,00012%
Meals on Wheels of Sheboygan County Inc$95,00052%
McPreparatory School of Wisconsin Inc$95,00080%
Sheboygan County Interfaith Organization Inc$90,00083%
Milwaukee School of Engineering$90,00090%
Great Marriages for Sheboygan County Inc$90,00095%
K2 Adventures Foundation$85,00071%
Reins Inc$82,15089%
Habitat for Humanity Lakeside Inc$81,00073%
Edgewood University Inc$70,00070%
Sheboygan County Historical Research Centerinc$67,500710%
Safe Harbor of Sheboygan County Inc$60,00051%
New Hope Pregnancy Center of Sheboygan Inc$60,00063%
Partners for Community Development Inc$55,00060%
Great Lakes Spaceport Education Foundation Inc$55,0005n/a
Manitou Council Inc D/B/A Girl Scouts of Manitou Council$53,54022%
Mental Health America Lakeshore Inc$50,00015%
Holy Name of Jesus Parish$50,0001n/a
Catholic Relief Services$50,0002n/a
Marian University Inc$45,00030%
Making Spirits Bright Inc$45,00096%
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary$40,0004n/a
Sheboygan Food Pantry Inc$40,0008n/a
Town of Sheboygan Fire Department Honor Guard$34,0001n/a
Centro Comunitario la Cima Inc$33,0002n/a
Rcs Empowers Inc$31,00030%
Wisconsin Maritime Museum Inc$30,00061%
The Abode Inc$30,00033%
Roncalli Catholic Schools$30,0003n/a
Family Resource Center Inc$30,00055%
Capitol Civic Centre Inc$25,00011%
Ice Age Trail Alliance Inc$25,00020%
Sheboygan Athletic Club Inc$25,0001n/a
Milestones Adult Family Home Inc$25,0001n/a
Samaritan's Purse$25,0001n/a
Rightway Club Inc$25,000114%
Sinsinawa Dominicans Inc$22,3004n/a
Wisconsin Right to Life Education Fund$20,00031%
Wisconsin Equal Justice Fund Inc$20,00022%
Lakeshore Chorale Inc$16,50064%
Sheboygan Theatre Company$12,50052%
Wisconsin Recovery Community Organization Inc$11,00025%
The Dynamic Catholic Institute$10,00010%
Crossroads Comm Church$10,0001n/a
Ozaukee Christian School Inc$10,00012%
St Norbert College Inc$10,00010%
Ahava Productions Inc$10,00017%
Lutheran Home Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Sheboygan County Veterans Memorial$10,000117%
Wisconsin Right to Life Inc$10,00022%
Customfit$8,0001n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$8,00040%
Province of St Joseph of the Capuchin Order$5,0001n/a
Badger Boys State Incorporated$5,000117%
Lemons of Love Inc$5,00020%
New Life Community Church$5,0001n/a
Sheboygan Visual Artists Ltd$5,0001n/a
Rebuilding Together Sheboygan Inc$4,50028%
Glacial Lakes Conservancy Inc$4,00021%
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$4,00020%
St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School$3,5002n/a
St Josaphat Basilica Foundation Inc$3,00060%
Barbells for Boobs$2,50014%
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc$2,00010%
Theater for Young Audiences$2,00021%
Environmental Park Trust of Sheboygan County$2,00011%
Jordans Guardian Angels$2,00010%
Hearthstone of Wisconsin Inc$1,5003n/a
Lighthouse Recovery Community Center Inc$1,50010%
Sisters of St Francis of Assisi$1,0001n/a
Aauw Wisconsin Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Dare to Dream Theatre Inc$1,00011%
Freedom Cry Inc$1,0001n/a
Sheboygan Public Education Foundation Inc$50010%
Friends of Pbs Wisconsin Inc$50010%
Dismas Ministry Inc$50010%
Herreshoff Marine Museum$50010%
HEAR Wisconsin Inc$50010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$50010%
Hmong Mutual Assistance Association of Sheboygan Inc$50010%
Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visua$50010%
Holy Resurrection Community$5001n/a
Sheboygan County Conservation Assoc$50011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 88 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.9M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 90 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLakeland University: $715,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetWeill Center Foundation Inc: $640,000 over 7y, 10% of budgetLutheran High School Association of the Greater Sheboygan Area Inc: $470,000 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetJohn Michael Kohler Arts Center Inc: $450,000 over 9y, 1.0% of budgetSheboygan County YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC: $442,000 over 9y, 3.8% of budgetSheboygan Youth Sailing Club Inc: $390,000 over 9y, 37% of budgetBookworm Gardens Inc: $329,000 over 9y, 7.6% of budgetSharon S Richardson Community Hospice Inc: $325,000 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetSheboygan Symphony Orchestra Inc: $317,500 over 9y, 14% of budgetNourish Farms Inc: $310,000 over 7y, 11% of budgetThe Friends of the Broughton: $303,000 over 4y, 35% of budgetLakeshore Community Health Care Inc: $300,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetLake Country Academy Inc: $275,000 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetCamp Evergreen Corporation Inc: $255,000 over 9y, 15% of budgetHumane Society of Sheboygan County Inc: $253,500 over 6y, 5.2% of budgetDogs to Dog Tags Inc: $250,000 over 6y, 23% of budgetThe Medical College of Wisconsin Inc: $250,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSilver Lake College of the Holy Family Inc: $230,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetSailing Education Association of Sheboygan Inc: $227,000 over 6y, 8.6% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Inc: $200,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetRogers Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc: $200,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Sheboygan County Inc: $160,000 over 7y, 6.6% of budgetA Million Dreamz Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 7.5% of budgetSheboygan County Food Bank Inc: $140,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetMarquette University: $125,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan's Hand Inc: $112,500 over 6y, 13% of budget1907 Club: $111,490 over 4y, 87% of budgetRawhide Inc: $110,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetElevate Inc: $101,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetFriends of Sheboygan Jaycees Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 10.0% of budgetDementia Innovations Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetMeals on Wheels of Sheboygan County Inc: $95,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetMcPreparatory School of Wisconsin Inc: $95,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSheboygan County Interfaith Organization Inc: $90,000 over 8y, 3.3% of budgetMilwaukee School of Engineering: $90,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetGreat Marriages for Sheboygan County Inc: $90,000 over 9y, 5.1% of budgetK2 Adventures Foundation: $85,000 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetReins Inc: $82,150 over 8y, 9.3% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Lakeside Inc: $81,000 over 7y, 2.9% of budgetEdgewood University Inc: $70,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSheboygan County Historical Research Centerinc: $67,500 over 7y, 10% of budgetSafe Harbor of Sheboygan County Inc: $60,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetNew Hope Pregnancy Center of Sheboygan Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 2.9% of budgetPartners for Community Development Inc: $55,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetManitou Council Inc D/B/A Girl Scouts of Manitou Council: $53,540 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetMental Health America Lakeshore Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetMarian University Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMaking Spirits Bright Inc: $45,000 over 9y, 6.3% 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 90.

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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.

Lakeshore Community Foundation IncWI63.1× affinity28 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Lakeshore Community Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Fk Bemis Family Foundation Inc · Kohler Foundation Inc · Hayssen Family Foundation Inc · The Sartori Family Foundation Inc · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Garton Family Foundation · Wm Collins Kohler Foundation Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Ruth St John & John Dunham West 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 Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc

How much does Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc give?
Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc reported 88 grants totaling $2,506,600 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 60 and 84 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (22%), Education (22%), Arts & Culture (13%).
Who are Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Lakeland University ($715k), Weill Center Foundation Inc ($640k), Lutheran High School Association of the Greater Sheboygan Area Inc ($470k).
Does Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Lakeshore Community Foundation Inc, Green Bay Packers Foundation, Fk Bemis Family Foundation Inc.
Where is Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family Foundation Inc based?
Frank G & Frieda K Brotz Family 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 204 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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