· Private foundation
Gerald J & Armella M Ring Family Fdn
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| RESTORING ROOTS | $500 |
| UNITED WAY OF DANE COUNTY | $500 |
| VERA COURT NEIGHBORHOOD CTR | $500 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DANE COUNTY | $500 |
| OPERATION FRESH START INC | $500 |
| SACRED HEART SCHOOL | $450 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY25–25, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
6 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- BOBLESS OUR PRIESTS RETIREMENT FUND5× · 2018–2024 · $6k
- IGIndividual grant recipient5× · 2018–2024 · $5k
- CCCATHOLIC CHARITIES INC DIOCESE OF MADISON5× · 2018–2024 · $3k · revenue -27%
Funded once
- LNLITERACY NETWORK INCgraduatedone grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue +47%
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.
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.
The United Way of Dane County Foundation, Inc. exists to support the United Way of Dane County mission: to unite the community to achieve measurable results that change lives. By providing a base of support, the Foundation helps United Way…
Our mission is to empower those affected by domestic violence and advocate for social change through support, education, and outreach.
Urban triage transforms culture, institutions, and communities to ensure a humane future.
Community care health plan's mission is to develop and demonstrate innovative, flexible, community-based approaches to care for at-risk adults, in order to optimize their quality of life and optimize the allocation of community resources.
Wayforward resources, inc. brings our community together to create food and housing security through action and advocacy.
Recognizing the worth and dignity of each person, hopes helps people end their homelessness.
Marc, inc. advocates for the full inclusion of all individuals with disabilities in the life of their community. we do so by fostering opportunities for individuals with disabilities to develop a sense of self-worth and dignity, while…
Cedar crest is a life plan retirement community serving adults 55 years of age or older. its mission is to offer residents a faith-based culture that embraces a distinct wellness lifestyle, compassionate supportive living and excellent…
The district council of madison inc., society of st. vincent de paul is a catholic lay organization in which members join together in friendship to grow spiritually by providing person-to-person services to our neighbors in need.
Options in community living provides support and coordinates services to enable adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live in their own homes. the agency assists people to make informed choices and reach their own…
Viability's mission is to build a world in which individuals with disabilities and other disadvantages realize acceptance, inclusion, and access.
AGRACE'S MISSION IS Providing personalized care and support, where and when you need it, for life's changing health needs. AGRACE'S VISION IS BUILDING A FUTURE WHERE EVERY PERSON EXPERIENCES extraordinary care and guidance while aging or…
How this is measured
9 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. 9 of the 13 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 CATHOLIC CHARITIES INC DIOCESE OF MADISON ↗
- Who funds CAMP HOPE INC ↗
- Who funds LITERACY NETWORK INC ↗
- Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DANE COUNTY INC ↗
- Who funds VERA COURT NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds RESTORING ROOTS INC ↗
- Who funds OPERATION FRESH START INC ↗
- Who funds UNITED WAY OF DANE COUNTY INC ↗
- Who funds Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Green Bay Packers Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Gerald J & Armella M Ring Family Fdn funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Gerald J & Armella M Ring Family Fdn. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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