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Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Capital LLC

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$290k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
17
Grants FY2025
14
Organizations funded FY2024
36%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
7 to 19
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$5.5M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 36% of the organizations Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Capital LLC funded were first-time grantees, receiving 47% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 53% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $128k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthEmploymentHousing & ShelterEducationRecreation & SportsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving15$287k47%
FY202414$272k36%
FY202319$263k32%
FY202219$315k58%
FY202114$241k57%
FY202016$225k75%
FY20187$350k57%
FY201712$160kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$629kHuman Services$367kReligion$255kFood & Nutrition$253kEmployment$205kArts & Culture$153kHousing & Shelter$91kRecreation & Sports$62kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Sisters of St Francis of Assisi$250,0001n/a
Lowcountry Food Bank Inc$130,00050%
Life Navigators Inc$122,50071%
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc$103,00020%
Opportunity Development Centers Inc$85,00030%
Penfield Children's Center Inc$75,00030%
Milwaukee Rescue Mission$65,9007n/a
Eisenhower Center Inc$65,00022%
Waukesha County Community Dental Clinic Inc$60,00041%
Programs for Exceptional People$55,00032%
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All grantees of Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Capital LLC by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Sisters of St Francis of Assisi$250,0001n/a
Lowcountry Food Bank Inc$130,00050%
Life Navigators Inc$122,50071%
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc$103,00020%
Opportunity Development Centers Inc$85,00030%
Penfield Children's Center Inc$75,00030%
Milwaukee Rescue Mission$65,9007n/a
Eisenhower Center Inc$65,00022%
Waukesha County Community Dental Clinic Inc$60,00041%
Programs for Exceptional People$55,00032%
HEAR Wisconsin Inc$55,00031%
Nourish Up$50,00020%
Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc$50,00010%
Kandu Industries Inc$40,0001n/a
Beyond Vision Inc$40,00010%
Ascend Services Inc$35,00021%
Fishing Has No Boundaries Inc$32,00027%
Adaptive Community Approach Program Inc$28,50031%
Team Up With Families Inc$25,000113%
Hope Center Inc$25,0001n/a
Second Helpings Inc$25,00010%
Options for Independent Livinginc$25,00011%
Christian League for the Handicapped Dba Inspiration Ministries$25,00011%
St Coletta of Wisconsin Inc$25,00010%
Second Helpings$20,00021%
Covey Inc$20,00011%
La Causa Inc$20,00020%
St Ann Center for Intergenerational Care$20,00020%
Heroes on Horseback$17,50024%
Balance Inc$15,00010%
Audio & Braille Literacy Enhancement Inc$15,00022%
Meals on Wheels Bluffton/Hilton Head$15,00013%
Friends of Wehr Nature Center Inc$15,00022%
Bluffton Self Help Inc$15,00010%
Broadscope Disability Services Inc$15,00010%
Vision Forward Association Incorporated$15,00020%
The Children's Center Inc$15,00021%
Big Red Barn Retreat$10,50011%
Eras Senior Network Inc$10,00020%
Eisenhower Inc$10,00014%
The Wisconsin American Legion Foundation$10,00015%
Hilton Head Island Deep Well Project Inc$7,50010%
Green Valley Enterprises Inc of Beaver Dam$7,50010%
Wisconsibs Inc$5,00014%
Hope House of Milwaukee Incorporated$5,00010%
Independence First Inc$5,00010%
Spina Bifida Wisconsin Ltd$5,00015%
Pockets Full of Sunshine$5,00011%
Bethany Christian Services$5,0001n/a
Three Gaits Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($317k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Capital LLC supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLowcountry Food Bank Inc: $130,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLife Navigators Inc: $122,500 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetMilwaukee Public Museum Inc: $103,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetOpportunity Development Centers Inc: $85,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetPenfield Children's Center Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetEisenhower Center Inc: $65,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetWaukesha County Community Dental Clinic Inc: $60,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetPrograms for Exceptional People: $55,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetHEAR Wisconsin Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetNourish Up: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHistoric Haymarket Milwaukee Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBeyond Vision Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAscend Services Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetFishing Has No Boundaries Inc: $32,000 over 2y, 7.1% of budgetAdaptive Community Approach Program Inc: $28,500 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetTeam Up With Families Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetSecond Helpings Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOptions for Independent Livinginc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetChristian League for the Handicapped Dba Inspiration Ministries: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSt Coletta of Wisconsin Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSecond Helpings: $20,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetCovey Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetLa Causa Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSt Ann Center for Intergenerational Care: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHeroes on Horseback: $17,500 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetBalance Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAudio & Braille Literacy Enhancement Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetMeals on Wheels Bluffton/Hilton Head: $15,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetFriends of Wehr Nature Center Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetBluffton Self Help Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBroadscope Disability Services Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVision Forward Association Incorporated: $15,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Children's Center Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetBig Red Barn Retreat: $10,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetEras Senior Network Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetEisenhower Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetThe Wisconsin American Legion Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetHilton Head Island Deep Well Project Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGreen Valley Enterprises Inc of Beaver Dam: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWisconsibs Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetHope House of Milwaukee Incorporated: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIndependence First Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpina Bifida Wisconsin Ltd: $5,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetPockets Full of Sunshine: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetThree Gaits Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 45.

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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.

Green Bay Packers FoundationWI49.7× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Green Bay Packers Foundation · STACKNER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC co KRISTIN A OCCHETTI · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Otto Bremer Trust · Wispact Inc · Youth Foundation Inc · Francie Luke Silverman Foundation Under the F Silverman Charitable Tr · Anon Charitable Trust

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.

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About Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Capital LLC

How much does Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Capital LLC give?
Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Capital LLC reported 17 grants totaling $290,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 19 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Capital LLC fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (29%), Human Services (17%), Religion (12%).
Who are Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Capital LLC's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Sisters of St Francis of Assisi ($250k), Lowcountry Food Bank Inc ($130k), Life Navigators Inc ($123k).
Does Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Capital LLC fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Capital LLC accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Capital LLC?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Green Bay Packers Foundation, STACKNER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC co KRISTIN A OCCHETTI, Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc.
Where is Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Capital LLC based?
Hickory Fund Inc Co Curi Capital LLC is based in WI.

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 66 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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