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Hammes Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Hammes Family Foundation Inc

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.

$174k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$60k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Health$732kEducation$309kArts & Culture$175kReligion$100kSocial Science$75kPublic Benefit$62kPhilanthropy$58kYouth Development$49kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $89k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $60k
$8,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$995k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WI$60,000
TEACH FOR AMERICA MILWAUKEE$39,000
ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC$20,000
MIDWEST ATHLETES AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER INC$15,000
MILWAUKEE BUCKS FOUNDATION INC$15,000
FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE$8,000
BETTY BRINN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM$5,103
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER MILWAUKEE$5,000
MILWAUKEE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL$5,000
THE CHARLES E KUBLY FOUNDATION INC$1,000
NATIVITY JESUIT ACADEMY$1,000
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 (FY22–25, $34k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%MILWAUKEE BUCKS FOUNDATION INC: $15k → 17%MILWAUKEE BUCKS FOUNDATION INC: $10k → 17%MILWAUKEE BUCKS FOUNDATION INC: $5k → 17%MILWAUKEE BUCKS FOUNDATION INC: $4k → 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.

44%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$711k · 20 repeat orgs$906k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue 0% since the first grant, against -19% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
17

Total granted

$711k
$801k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
-19%

Still filing today

65%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 40% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $105k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyHuman ServicesSocial ScienceOther
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

  • DR HOWARD FULLER COLLEGIATE ACADEMY INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $100k · revenue +66%
  • MW
    MILWAUKEE WORLD FESTIVAL INC
    3× · 2021–2023 · $60k · revenue +7%
  • ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC
    3× · 2022–2025 · $23k · revenue +190%

Funded once

  • CH
    CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2024 · $667k · revenue 0%
  • TM
    THRIVEON MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY CHAIR IN HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH
    one grant, 2022 · $30k
  • TM
    THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC
    one grant, 2023 · $26k · revenue +18%
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
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
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
6
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Foundation Inc

The uw-green bay foundation furthers the mission of uw-green bay, a public university, by developing and increasing opportunities for students primarily in the areas other than those in which the state of wisconsin ordinarily makes…

Education
7
The University School of Milwaukee Corporation

University school of milwaukee cultivates excellence in learning, leadership, and citizenship for prekindergarten through 12th grade students. students are engaged, known, and valued within our passionate independent school community…

Education
8
West Bend Community Foundation Inc
Philanthropy
9
Uwm At Waukesha Foundation Inc

To raise scholarship money for students and raise the awareness of the campus and all of the activities on campus

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10
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
11
Milwaukee Public Museum Endowment Fund

Supporting the charitable, scientific and educational purposes of the milwaukee public museum.

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12
Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc

The purpose of the association shall be to restore and conserve wisconsin's waterfowl and wetland resources; to educate state waterfowlers during their progression from natural resource consumer to steward; and to promote governmental…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Joseph Project a Milwaukee Corp. 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

28 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. 28 of the 45 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
10/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC: $667,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INCMIDWEST ATHLETES AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER INC: $30,000 · Health+2 more: $4,515 · HealthLUMEN CHRISTI PARISH: $100,000 · OtherLUMEN CHRISTI PARISHBARRY ALVAREZ FIELDUW MADISON: $80,000 · OtherBARRY ALVAREZ FIELDUW MADISONMEDICAL COLLEGE OF WI: $60,000 · OtherMEDICAL COLLEGE OF WIMILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION: $40,000 · OtherMILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSIONTEACH FOR AMERICA MILWAUKEE: $39,000 · OtherTEACH FOR AMERICA MILWAUKEETHRIVEON MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY CHAIR IN HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH: $30,000 · OtherTHRIVEON MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY CHAIR I…MACC FUND: $26,500 · OtherFEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $30,000 · OtherFEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN IN…BADGER INSTITUTE INC: $30,000 · OtherBADGER INSTITUTE INC+14 more: $101,681 · Other+14 moreDR HOWARD FULLER COLLEGIATE ACADEMY INC: $100,000 · EducationDR HOWARD F…THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC: $26,000 · EducationTHE MEDICAL…ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC: $23,055 · EducationST AUGUSTIN…UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY …+2 more: $5,517 · EducationMILWAUKEE WORLD FESTIVAL INC: $60,000 · Arts & CultureHistoric Haymarket Milwaukee Inc: $20,000 · Arts & CultureBETTY BRINN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $13,103 · Arts & CultureWISCONSIN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH: $75,000 · Social ScienceWAUKESHA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $25,000 · PhilanthropyBRADLEY IMPACT FUND INC: $15,000 · PhilanthropyBADGERS UNITED INC: $5,000 · Philanthropy+3 more: $2,500 · PhilanthropyMILWAUKEE BUCKS FOUNDATION INC: $33,500 · Human Services
Health$701,515Other$537,181Education$164,572Arts & Culture$99,103Social Science$75,000Philanthropy$47,500Human Services$33,500

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 budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC: $667,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDR HOWARD FULLER COLLEGIATE ACADEMY INC: $100,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH: $75,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMILWAUKEE WORLD FESTIVAL INC: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMILWAUKEE BUCKS FOUNDATION INC: $33,500 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetFEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $30,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMIDWEST ATHLETES AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBADGER INSTITUTE INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetTHE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC: $26,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWAUKESHA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC: $23,055 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHistoric Haymarket Milwaukee Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE INC: $15,181 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBRADLEY IMPACT FUND INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBETTY BRINN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $13,103 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWISCONSIN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE JOSEPH PROJECT A MILWAUKEE CORP: $5,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetBADGERS UNITED INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetUNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE ENDOWMENT FUND INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGreater Milwaukee Committee for Community Development: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE CHARLES E KUBLY FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetGREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEXT DOOR FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPETAWA RESIDENCE AND CULTURAL CENTER INC: $517 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital and Healthcare Services Foundation: $515 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEQUON-THIENSVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

United Way of Greater…Herbert H Kohl Charit…Baird Foundation IncGreater Milwaukee Fou…Anon Charitable TrustEvan & Marion Helfaer…Bradley Impact Fund I…The Lynde and Harry B…American Endowment Fo…Curt and Sue Culver F…Direct Supply Foundat…Northwestern Mutual L…
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County IncWI27.8× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Anon Charitable Trust · Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation · Bradley Impact Fund Inc · The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Curt and Sue Culver Family Foundation Inc · Direct Supply Foundation Inc · Northwestern Mutual Life 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 Hammes Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hammes Family 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%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    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

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    How do I get to Hammes Family Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Hammes Family 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 45 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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