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Fromm-Sarto Foundation Inc at a glance

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Fromm-Sarto 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.

$53k
Granted FY2024still arriving
3
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$33k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$106kHealth$61kArts & Culture$4kHuman Services$4kFood & Nutrition$3kHousing & Shelter$1kPublic Safety & Disaster$900International$700Other$0
02FY2024 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $114
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $53k
$20,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FOUNDATION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH$33,092
FOUNDATION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH$20,000
FOUNDATION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH$114
02The need
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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 (FY17–22, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, 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%DOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION SERVICE: $500 → 10%DOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION SERVICE: $250 → 10%DOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION SERVICE: $200 → 10%DOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION SERVICE: $200 → 10%DOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION SERVICE: $200 → 10%DOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION SERVICE: $200 → 10%DOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION SERVICE: $200 → 10%YMCA MADISON: $200 → 10%YMCA MADISON: $200 → 10%YMCA MADISON: $200 → 10%YMCA MADISON: $200 → 10%YMCA MADISON: $200 → 10%YMCA MADISON: $200 → 10%YMCA MADISON: $100 → 10%MOM- MIDDLETON OUTREACH MINISTRY: $200 → 10%MOM- MIDDLETON OUTREACH MINISTRY: $200 → 10%MOM- MIDDLETON OUTREACH MINISTRY: $200 → 10%MOM- MIDDLETON OUTREACH MINISTRY: $200 → 10%MOM- MIDDLETON OUTREACH MINISTRY: $200 → 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.
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.

69%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$129k · 30 repeat orgs$57k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +70% since the first grant, against +62% for those funded once.

30 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2024, 30 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

30
5

Total granted

$129k
$3k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+70%
+62%

Still filing today

40%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $53k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’24
Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureFood & NutritionHealthInternationalOther
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

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
    2× · 2017–2018 · $102k · revenue +39%
  • DA
    DOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION SERVICES INC
    6× · 2017–2022 · $2k · revenue +45%
  • YM
    YWCA MADISON INC
    6× · 2017–2022 · $1k · revenue +31%

Funded once

  • CC
    CAPITAL CITY THEATREgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $1k · revenue +111%
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $1k · revenue +62%
  • M
    MMRF
    one grant, 2018 · $1k
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
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
3
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
4
Wisconsin Nurses Association Incorporated

The wisconsin nurses association advocates for policies that positively impact the nursing workforce. the association also supports workplace standards that promoted safe patient and nursing care.the association advocated for full practice…

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5
Wisconsin Realtors Association Inc

To unite local boards of realtors and individuals in the state of wisconsin for the purpose of serving its members by furnishing programs and services that promote an environment in which its members may successfully conduct their…

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6
Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation Inc

The wisconsin trust account foundation works with civil legal aid organizations in wisconsin to increase access to justice. we oversee funds and invest in services and projects to help people resolve legal problems.

Crime & Legal
7
United Way of Dane County Inc

Unite the community to achieve measurable results that change lives.

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8
Uwm Research Foundation Inc

Support research and innovation at the university of wisconsin - milwaukee by providing reserach funding, entrepreneurship support, and by engaging in corporate partnering activities to that end.

Community Improvement
9
United Way of Wisconsin Inc

United way of wisconsin is dedicated to supporting and enriching a strong statewide united way network that maximizes the capacity of local united ways to address human needs, improve lives and create lasting positive change across…

Philanthropy
10
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
11
University of Minnesota Foundation Investment Advisors

To provide the highest level of stewardship for university donors through professional management and oversight of the university of minnesota foundation's assets by creating a focused investment environment with clarity of purpose,…

Education
12
Madison Professional Police Officers Association Inc

The madison professional police officers association represents law enforcement professionals who serve the city of madison, wisconsin, as either police officers, detectives, investigators, or sergeants.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wayforward Resources Inc; the most unlike its peers is Capital City Theatre. 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

15 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. 15 of the 36 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
14/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $102,300 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION+1 more: $1,000 · EducationFOUNDATION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH: $53,206 · OtherFOUNDATION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH+23 more: $18,600 · Other+23 moreDOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION SERVICES INC: $1,750 · Human ServicesYWCA MADISON INC: $1,300 · Human ServicesWAYFORWARD RESOURCES INC: $1,000 · Human Services+1 more: $100 · Human ServicesWISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION INC: $1,100 · Arts & CultureCAPITAL CITY THEATRE: $1,100 · Arts & CultureSECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN WI: $1,200 · Food & NutritionRAPE CRISIS CENTER INC: $1,100 · HealthPORCHLIGHT INC: $800 · Housing & ShelterUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $700 · International
Education$103,300Other$71,806Human Services$4,150Arts & Culture$2,200Food & Nutrition$1,200Health$1,100Housing & Shelter$800International$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 budgetUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $102,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION SERVICES INC: $1,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetYWCA MADISON INC: $1,300 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN WI: $1,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION INC: $1,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRAPE CRISIS CENTER INC: $1,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWAYFORWARD RESOURCES INC: $1,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWISCONSIN WOMEN'S NETWORK: $1,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetPORCHLIGHT INC: $800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY NORTHWOODS INC: $500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEDGEWOOD CAMPUS SCHOOL INC: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAARP FOUNDATION: $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 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds DOMESTIC ABUSE INTERVENTION SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds YWCA MADISON INC ↗
  • Who funds SECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN WI ↗
  • Who funds WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds RAPE CRISIS CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds CAPITAL CITY THEATRE ↗
  • Who funds WAYFORWARD RESOURCES INC ↗
  • Who funds WISCONSIN WOMEN'S NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PORCHLIGHT INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY NORTHWOODS INC ↗
  • Who funds EDGEWOOD CAMPUS SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds AARP 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…Madison Community Fou…Endres Manufacturing …Trustage Foundation I…United Way of Dane Co…The Roots and Wings F…Baird Foundation IncHooper Corp FoundationThe Oscar Rennebohm F…The Evjue Foundation …Herbert H Kohl Charit…Alliant Energy Founda…
Madison Gas and Electric Foundation IncWI21.9× affinity8 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 · Madison Community Foundation · Endres Manufacturing Foundation Inc · Trustage Foundation Inc · United Way of Dane County Inc · The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Hooper Corp Foundation · The Oscar Rennebohm Foundation Inc · The Evjue Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Alliant Energy 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 Fromm-Sarto Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Fromm-Sarto Foundation Inc. 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%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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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    How do I get to Fromm-Sarto Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Fromm-Sarto Foundation Inc 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 36 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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