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Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc

Its FY2023 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$11M
Granted FY2023
45
Grants FY2023
42
Organizations funded FY2023
52%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$124,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$1,500,000
Organizations funded a year
42 to 68
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
15
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 52% of the organizations Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.5M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
EducationYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureHuman ServicesReligionOther
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
FY202342$11M52%
FY202261$4.6M34%
FY202166$2.2M50%
FY202068$2.0Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.

Education$19MYouth Development$1.0MReligion$940kHuman Services$350kPublic Benefit$310kArts & Culture$250kHealth$75kPhilanthropy$5k

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
WY
IN
OH
PA
MO
KY
VA
DE
AZ
NC
DC
LA
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Alice Lloyd College$1,826,00045%
Cairn University$1,287,50044%
Northwood University$1,210,00041%
Eton Academy$945,00042%
Oakdale Academy$827,5004n/a
Patrick Henry College$680,00043%
SpringHill Camps$650,00044%
Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc$597,50034%
Concordia Seminary$590,0004n/a
St Peters Lutheran School$507,5003n/a
Show all 43 grantees
All grantees of Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Alice Lloyd College$1,826,00045%
Cairn University$1,287,50044%
Northwood University$1,210,00041%
Eton Academy$945,00042%
Oakdale Academy$827,5004n/a
Patrick Henry College$680,00043%
SpringHill Camps$650,00044%
Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc$597,50034%
Concordia Seminary$590,0004n/a
St Peters Lutheran School$507,5003n/a
Ashland University$430,00040%
New City Kids Inc$381,20024%
Harmel Academy of the Trades$330,000219%
Chicago Hope Academy$262,50031%
Turning Point USA Inc$250,00010%
The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton$250,000117%
Leader Dogs for the Blind$225,00030%
Paws With A Cause$200,00012%
The King's College$180,00040%
Ave Maria University Inc$100,00010%
Roeper City and Country School Inc$75,00030%
Mackinac Center$60,00020%
God's World Publications Inc$50,00010%
Concordia University Inc$50,00010%
Concordia Theological Seminary$37,5002n/a
Our Savior Lutheran Church$25,0001n/a
Our Savior Evan Lutheran Church$22,0001n/a
Dominican Literacy Center$20,0001n/a
St Catherine of Siena Academy$17,5001n/a
Academy of the Sacred Heart$15,0001n/a
America's Future Foundation$15,00020%
Adrian Rea Literacy Center$7,5001n/a
Michigan State University$6,2501n/a
The Friends of Westfield House$6,00014%
Siena Literacy Center$5,0001n/a
The Philanthropy Roundtable$5,00020%
Siena Heights University$3,75010%
Oakland University$3,7501n/a
Clark Atlanta University Inc$2,50010%
Saint Francis University$1,25010%
Butler University$1,25010%
Kettering University$1,25010%
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$1,25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 101 recipients with no EIN on record ($8.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAlice Lloyd College: $1,826,000 over 4y, 5.2% of budgetCairn University: $1,287,500 over 4y, 3.6% of budgetNorthwood University: $1,210,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetEton Academy: $945,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetPatrick Henry College: $680,000 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetSpringHill Camps: $650,000 over 4y, 4.5% of budgetIntercollegiate Studies Institute Inc: $597,500 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetAshland University: $430,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNew City Kids Inc: $381,200 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetHarmel Academy of the Trades: $330,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetChicago Hope Academy: $262,500 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetTurning Point USA Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton: $250,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetLeader Dogs for the Blind: $225,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetPaws With A Cause: $200,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetThe King's College: $180,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAve Maria University Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRoeper City and Country School Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMackinac Center: $60,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetGod's World Publications Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetConcordia University Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerica's Future Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetThe Friends of Westfield House: $6,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetThe Philanthropy Roundtable: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSiena Heights University: $3,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetClark Atlanta University Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSaint Francis University: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetButler University: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKettering University: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% 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 30.

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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.

Charles Koch FoundationVA19.6× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Charles Koch Foundation · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Ibm International Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Renaissance Charitable 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.

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About Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc

How much does Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc give?
Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc reported 45 grants totaling $11,426,750 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 42 and 68 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (86%), Youth Development (5%), Religion (4%).
Who are Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2023: Alice Lloyd College ($1.8M), Cairn University ($1.3M), Northwood University ($1.2M).
Does Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 52% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charles Koch Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, The Ayco Charitable Foundation.
Where is Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc based?
Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc is based in MI.

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 145 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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