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Hershberger Family 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.

$36k
Granted FY2024still arriving
18
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$7k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Religion$77kHealth$24kFood & Nutrition$22kInternational$17kYouth Development$15kHuman Services$13kHousing & Shelter$9kCommunity Improvement$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$622k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MORNING STAR MENTAL HEALTH$7,000
NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH$5,000
RONALD MACDONALD HOUSE$4,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB TAMPA BAY$3,000
CRU$3,000
BLACKHAWK EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH$2,800
MADISON AREA FOOD PANTRY GARDENS INC$1,700
IMPACT100 SRQ$1,100
INTERVARSITY$1,000
JC'S VILLAGE$1,000
PORCHLIGHT INC$810
CARE NET PREGNANCY CENTER OF DANE COUNTY$800
WAYFORWARD RESOURCES$800
SHELTER FROMTHE STORM MINISTRIES$800
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DANE COUNTY$800
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $35k) 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%THE LINK: $428 → 11%OVERLAND MISSIONS INC: $4k → 10%MADISON AREA FOOD PANTRY GARDENS INC: $3k → 10%WEBB LAKE MEN'S CLUB: $3k → 12%OVERLAND MISSIONS INC: $2k → 10%MADISON AREA FOOD PANTRY GARDENS INC: $2k → 10%WEBB LAKE MEN'S CLUB: $1k → 12%OVERLAND MISSIONS INC: $2k → 10%OVERLAND MISSIONS INC: $2k → 10%MADISON AREA FOOD PANTRY GARDENS INC: $2k → 10%MADISON AREA FOOD PANTRY GARDENS INC: $2k → 10%CARE NET PREGNANCY CENTER OF DANE COUNTY: $2k → 10%CARE NET PREGNANCY CENTER OF DANE COUNTY: $800 → 10%CARE NET PREGNANCY CENTER OF DANE COUNTY: $600 → 10%CARE NET PREGNANCY CENTER OF DANE COUNTY: $600 → 10%CARE NET PREGNANCY CENTER OF DANE COUNTY: $500 → 10%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF MADISON: $800 → 10%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF MADISON: $600 → 10%WAYFORWARD RESOURCES: $800 → 10%WAYFORWARD RESOURCES: $635 → 10%MIDDLETON OUTREACH MINISTRIES: $500 → 10%MADISON AREA FOOD PANTRY GARDENS INC: $3k → 10%MADISON AREA FOOD PANTRY GARDENS INC: $1k → 10%MADISON AREA FOOD PANTRY GARDENS INC: $1k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
IN
CA
MO
KS
GA
TX
FL
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$164k · 27 repeat orgs$20k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +28% since the first grant, against +12% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
11

Total granted

$164k
$14k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+12%

Still filing today

52%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k 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
Human ServicesReligionYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterPhilanthropyInternationalOther
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

  • BO
    BEACON OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL INC
    4× · 2019–2022 · $16k · revenue +28% · 35% of their budget
  • MA
    Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens
    7× · 2018–2024 · $13k · revenue +133%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF TAMPA BAY INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $13k · revenue +328%

Funded once

  • CP
    Caris Pregnancy Counseling and Resources
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue -8%
  • CW
    COMBAT WOUNDED VETERAN CHALLENGE INC
    one grant, 2022 · $2k
  • GF
    GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP INC
    one grant, 2019 · $2k
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
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
2
Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches

Gmcc is an interfaith, multicultural nonprofit organization with a mission "uniting people of faith, serving people in need." we have a 117 year old history collaborating with communites to addressinequities and disparities throughout…

Religion
3
Christian Cooperative Ministry Inc

To provide food and clothing for the residents in madison, tennessee and surrounding davidson county residents that are in need. we also provide sack lunches to the homeless in the area.

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4
Dane County Parent Council Inc

Dane county parent council changes the lives of underserved children and families through education and supportive services.

Education
5
United Way of East Central Iowa

Unite the caring power of communities to invest in effective solutions to improve people's lives.

Philanthropy
6
Gospel Inc

To develop community with the formerly homeless. to offer services to the formerly homeless regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or religious affiliation. to share the love of god with all people we come into contact with.

Human Services
7
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
8
The Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development Inc

The partnership is committed to housing for everyone because it's essential for building healthy communities. we build effective public-private partnerships to expand access to affordable housing options. we do this by directly developing…

Recreation & Sports
9
Midwest Challenge Inc

Sharing the gospel while providing hope and transformation.

Health
10
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque

Our mission is to reduce poverty, strengthen families and empower communities in the 30 most northeast counties of Iowa.

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11
Family Promise of Greater Des Moines

To provide shelter and services to families experiencing homelessness

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12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Convoy of Hope; the most unlike its peers is Webb Lake Mens Club. 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

23 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. 23 of the 42 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/23
Grantees still filing
18/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BLACKHAWK EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH INC: $41,450 · OtherBLACKHAWK EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH INCMORNING STAR MENTAL HEALTH: $19,000 · OtherMORNING STAR MENTAL HEALTHBEACON OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL INC: $16,000 · OtherBEACON OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL INCNEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH: $8,010 · OtherNEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCHCRU: $4,000 · OtherRONALD MACDONALD HOUSE: $4,000 · Other+20 more: $26,883 · Other+20 moreMadison Area Food Pantry Gardens: $13,300 · Human ServicesMadison Area Food Pan…OVERLAND MISSIONS INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesOVERLAND MISSIONS INCCARE NET PREGNANCY CENTER OF DANE COUNTY INC: $4,500 · Human ServicesCARE NET PREGNANCY CE…WEBB LAKE MENS CLUB: $3,600 · Human ServicesWEBB LAKE MENS CLUBWAYFORWARD RESOURCES INC: $1,935 · Human ServicesWAYFORWARD RESOURCES …CATHOLIC CHARITIES INC DIOCESE OF MADISON: $1,400 · Human Services+1 more: $428 · Human ServicesBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF TAMPA BAY INC: $13,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DANE COUNTY INC: $1,215 · Youth DevelopmentCOLLABORATION PROJECT: $2,028 · ReligionInterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA: $2,000 · ReligionGLOBAL FELLOWSHIP INC: $1,500 · ReligionCaris Pregnancy Counseling and Resources: $5,000 · HealthCONVOY OF HOPE: $2,560 · InternationalWORKING CAPITAL FOR COMMUNITY NEEDS INC: $1,030 · InternationalIMPACT 100 SRQ INC: $3,300 · Philanthropy
Other$119,343Human Services$35,163Youth Development$14,215Religion$5,528Health$5,000International$3,590Philanthropy$3,300

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 budgetBEACON OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL INC: $16,000 over 4y, 35% of budgetMadison Area Food Pantry Gardens: $13,300 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF TAMPA BAY INC: $13,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOVERLAND MISSIONS INC: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCaris Pregnancy Counseling and Resources: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCARE NET PREGNANCY CENTER OF DANE COUNTY INC: $4,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetWEBB LAKE MENS CLUB: $3,600 over 2y, 11% of budgetIMPACT 100 SRQ INC: $3,300 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCONVOY OF HOPE: $2,560 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLABORATION PROJECT: $2,028 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetWAYFORWARD RESOURCES INC: $1,935 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPORCHLIGHT INC: $1,830 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES INC DIOCESE OF MADISON: $1,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHELTER FROM THE STORM MINISTRIES INC: $1,400 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DANE COUNTY INC: $1,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DANE COUNTY INC: $1,215 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFLINTHILLS BREADBASKET INC: $1,100 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRECONCILING MINISTRIES NETWORK: $1,100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWORKING CAPITAL FOR COMMUNITY NEEDS INC: $1,030 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LINK: $428 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAIRD CREEK PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC: $250 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 BEACON OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF TAMPA BAY INC ↗
  • Who funds OVERLAND MISSIONS INC ↗
  • Who funds Caris Pregnancy Counseling and Resources ↗
  • Who funds CARE NET PREGNANCY CENTER OF DANE COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds WEBB LAKE MENS CLUB ↗
  • Who funds IMPACT 100 SRQ INC ↗
  • Who funds CONVOY OF HOPE ↗
  • Who funds COLLABORATION PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds InterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA ↗
  • Who funds WAYFORWARD RESOURCES INC ↗
  • Who funds PORCHLIGHT INC ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP INC ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC CHARITIES INC DIOCESE OF MADISON ↗
  • Who funds SHELTER FROM THE STORM MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DANE COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DANE COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds FLINTHILLS BREADBASKET INC ↗
  • Who funds RECONCILING MINISTRIES NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds WORKING CAPITAL FOR COMMUNITY NEEDS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE LINK ↗

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.

Endres Manufacturing …United Way of Dane Co…Madison Community Fou…Alliant Energy Founda…The Blackbaud Giving …Sub-Zero Group Founda…Veridian Foundation I…The Evjue Foundation …Trustage Foundation I…Baird Foundation IncMadison Gas and Elect…Green Bay Packers Fou…
Endres Manufacturing Foundation IncWI22× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Endres Manufacturing Foundation Inc · United Way of Dane County Inc · Madison Community Foundation · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Sub-Zero Group Foundation Inc · Veridian Foundation Inc · The Evjue Foundation Inc · Trustage Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation

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 Hershberger Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hershberger Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get 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 · 0–50%
    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 Hershberger Family Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Hershberger 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 42 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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