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Friendship House of Milwaukee

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.

$295k
Granted FY2025still arriving
5
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$125k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Housing & Shelter$1.5MHuman Services$484kCrime & Legal$440kYouth Development$129kPhilanthropy$115kReligion$82kHealth$65kFood & Nutrition$63kOther$0
02FY2025 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k2 grants · $45k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $250k
$50,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$23M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$125,000
CATHEDRAL CENTER$75,000
LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN$50,000
HOPE STREET MINISTRY INC$30,000
FRANCISCAN PEACEMAKERS$15,000
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 (FY17–20, $130k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 52% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%KINDERHAVEN: $10k → 12%AGAPE HOUSE INC: $8k → 10%THE WOMEN'S CENTER: $5k → 5%JOURNEY HOUSE: $25k → 17%LAKE COUNTRY CARING: $10k → 5%EVANGELICAL CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCY: $40k → 5%SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER: $10k → 17%SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER: $10k → 17%SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER: $8k → 17%SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER: $5k → 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.
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.5M · 20 repeat orgs$405k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +70% since the first grant, against +41% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
28

Total granted

$2.5M
$375k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+70%
+41%

Still filing today

75%
68%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesPhilanthropyReligionCrime & LegalEducationHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • HF
    HABITAT FOR HUMANITY NORTHWOODS INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $890k · revenue +246% · 35% of their budget
  • CATHEDRAL CENTER INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $455k · revenue +77%
  • LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $225k · revenue +37%

Funded once

  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC
    one grant, 2020 · $50k · revenue -14%
  • EC
    EVANGELICAL CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCY
    one grant, 2017 · $40k · revenue +14%
  • MacCANON BROWN HOMELESS SANCTUARY INC
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue -17%
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
House of Hope Green Bay Inc

House of hope green bay provides a safe and supportive place where youth and young families with children experiencing homelessness will be come confident, independent, and successful members of our community. house of hope envisions a…

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2
Hope Gospel Mission Inc

Hope gospel mission exists to offer christ-centered, life changing help to the homeless and needy in western wisconsin.

Philanthropy
3
Friendship House of Milwaukee
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4
Goodwill Industries of South Central Wisconsin Inc

Goodwill of south central wisconsin's mission is to help people in our community to live, work and thrive through housing, employment and supportive services. see schedule o for continuationsupported employment and job skills training are…

Employment
5
Interchange Inc

Provide emergency food assistance to needy individuals in Milwaukee.

Food & Nutrition
6
Life House Inc

Life house works to reconnect homeless and street youth to their dreams with a vision that no youth will be left homeless, alone, uncared for, or fending for themselves on the streets. our comprehensive service model aims to engage and…

Youth Development
7
Hopes Center of Racine Inc

Recognizing the worth and dignity of each person, hopes helps people end their homelessness.

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8
Milwaukee Center for Children and Youth Inc

To end suffering of abused children in milwaukee county through comprehensive advocacy, education, and supportive services that heal trauma, build resilience, nurture the ability to thrive, and create a path toward eradicating the epidemic…

Human Services
9
Walker's Point Youth and Family Center Inc

Meet the needs of homeless, vulnerable, and struggling youth and families from our community. through providing services, we empower youth, help them resolve their problems, and strengthen families in order to assist in creating safe and…

Human Services
10
Family Promise of Washington County Inc

Provide resources and services to empower homeless families and individuals of washington county wisconsin.

Housing & Shelter
11
Family Promise of Waukesha County Inc

Our mission is to help low-income families and families experiencing homelessness achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response.

Housing & Shelter
12
Wisconsin Rapids Family Center Inc

Our mission is to empower those affected by domestic violence and sexual assault and address the root causes of abuse in the community through education and advocacy.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Journey House Inc; the most unlike its peers is Habitat for Humanity Northwoods 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

36 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 36 of the 50 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
14
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/36
Grantees still filing
25/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY NORTHWOODS INC: $890,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY NORTHWOODS INCFRANCISCAN PEACEMAKERS INC: $182,500 · OtherFRANCISCAN PEACEMAKERS INCBENEDICT CENTER INC: $141,000 · OtherBENEDICT CENTER INCSAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN: $86,000 · Other+24 more: $379,600 · Other+24 moreCATHEDRAL CENTER INC: $455,000 · ReligionCATHEDRAL CENTER IN…CITY ON A HILL INC: $46,000 · ReligionCITY ON A HILL INC+1 more: $10,000 · ReligionLEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC: $225,000 · Crime & LegalLEGAL ACTIO…Exploit No More Inc: $74,000 · Crime & LegalExploit No …UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $50,000 · PhilanthropyGREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · PhilanthropyFELLOWSHIP OPEN INC: $20,000 · PhilanthropyNEW BEGINNINGS-A HOME FOR MOTHERS INC: $20,000 · PhilanthropyWOMEN AND GIRLS FUND OF WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $15,000 · PhilanthropyEVANGELICAL CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCY: $40,000 · Human ServicesSOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER INC: $32,500 · Human ServicesJOURNEY HOUSE INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesLAKE COUNTRY CARING INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesKINDERHAVEN INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesAGAPE HOUSE INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesSTREET ANGELS INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesTHE WOMEN'S CENTER INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesPearls for Teen Girls Inc: $75,800 · EducationALL-IN MILWAUKEE INC: $35,000 · EducationACTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $54,000 · Housing & ShelterMILWAUKEE COMMUNITY CROSSROADS INC: $5,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$1,679,100Religion$511,000Crime & Legal$299,000Philanthropy$155,000Human Services$137,500Education$110,800Housing & Shelter$59,000

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 budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY NORTHWOODS INC: $890,000 over 8y, 35% of budgetCATHEDRAL CENTER INC: $455,000 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetLEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC: $225,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetFRANCISCAN PEACEMAKERS INC: $182,500 over 9y, 5.9% of budgetBENEDICT CENTER INC: $141,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetPearls for Teen Girls Inc: $75,800 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetExploit No More Inc: $74,000 over 6y, 11% of budgetACTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $54,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCITY ON A HILL INC: $46,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetHope Center Inc: $45,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetALL-IN MILWAUKEE INC: $35,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetSOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER INC: $32,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHOPE STREET MINISTRY INC: $30,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetMacCANON BROWN HOMELESS SANCTUARY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetJOURNEY HOUSE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY WAREHOUSE INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OPEN INC: $20,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetNEW BEGINNINGS-A HOME FOR MOTHERS INC: $20,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetWOMEN AND GIRLS FUND OF WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $15,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetCARE NET PREGNANCY CENTER OF MILWAUKEE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetHUNGER TASK FORCE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHARTLAND AREA FOOD PANTRY INC: $15,000 over 1y, 23% of budgetLAKE COUNTRY CARING INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS INITIATIVE FOR LEADERS: $10,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetKINDERHAVEN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetAGAPE HOUSE INC: $7,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetJUST ONE MORE MINISTRY INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTREET ANGELS INC: $7,500 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetTHE WOMEN'S CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMILWAUKEE COMMUNITY CROSSROADS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSandpoint Area Seniors Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE INC: $3,000 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.

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 Fou…United Way of Greater…Green Bay Packers Fou…Baird Foundation IncHerbert H Kohl Charit…Joseph and Vera Zilbe…Evan & Marion Helfaer…Otto Bremer TrustThe Ros FoundationYouth Foundation IncRalph Evinrude Founda…Greater Green Bay Com…
Greater Milwaukee Foundation IncWI42.1× affinity19 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 · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc · Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · The Ros Foundation · Youth Foundation Inc · Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc · Greater Green Bay Community 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Friendship House of Milwaukee funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Friendship House of Milwaukee. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Friendship House of Milwaukee?

    Find your warmest path to Friendship House of Milwaukee 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 50 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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