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Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc at a glance

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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
15
States reached
$1.5M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% 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
02FY2023 · 45 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $189k
  • $50k–250k21 grants · $2.2M
  • $250k+16 grants · $9.1M
$124,000
Median grant
15
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Alice Lloyd College$1,500,000
Cairn University$1,200,000
John M Ashbrook Center$800,000
Eton Academy$650,000
Patrick Heny College$625,000
Oakdale Academy$625,000
Russell Kirk Center$550,000
Intercollegiate Stud Inst$532,500
Spring Hill Camps$500,000
Individual grant recipient$420,000
Our Savior Eveng Lutheran$347,000
Concordia Seminary$300,000
St Paul's Ev Lutheran$275,000
Individual grant recipient$251,000
Society of Gilert Keith Chesterton$250,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–23, $425k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Leader Dogs for the Blind: $75k → 8%Leader Dogs for the Blind: $75k → 8%Leader Dog for the Blind: $75k → 8%PAWS With a Cause: $200k → 8%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

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

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$16M · 50 repeat orgs$4.5M to everyone else

50 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2023, 30 since wound down; 22 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

50
72

Total granted

$16M
$2.0M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+11%
+14%

Still filing today

34%
13%

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%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentReligionPublic BenefitPhilanthropyOther
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

  • AL
    ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE
    4× · 2020–2023 · $1.8M · revenue +78%
  • NU
    Northwood University
    4× · 2020–2023 · $1.2M · revenue +28%
  • EA
    Eton Academy
    4× · 2020–2023 · $945k · revenue +5%

Funded once

  • LS
    Lutheran Special Ed Ministies
    one grant, 2022 · $500k
  • MC
    Mackinaw Cntr for Public Policy
    one grant, 2022 · $170k
  • SP
    St Paul Lutheran Church
    one grant, 2022 · $85k
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
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
2
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
3
Taylor University

The mission of Taylor University is to develop servant-leaders marked with a passion to minister Christ's redemptive love, grace, and truth to a world in need.

Education
4
Xavier University

Xavier is a jesuit catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition. our mission is to educate each student intellectually, morally, and spiritually. we create learning opportunities through rigorous academic and professional…

Education
5
Fielding Graduate University

We provide exemplary interdisciplinary programs for a community of scholar-practitioners within a distributed learning model grounded in student-driven inquiry and leading to enhanced knowledge.

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6
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
7
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
8
Hilbert College

Hilbert college is an independent institution of higher learning that embraces its catholic franciscan heritage and values. students from diverse backgrounds are educated in liberal arts and professional programs to become informed…

Education
9
Augustana University Association

Inspired by lutheran scholarly tradition and the liberal arts, augustana provides an education of enduring worth that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service in a diverse world.

Education
10
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
11
Carleton College

See schedule o.founded in 1866, carleton college is a private, coeducational liberal arts college of 2,007 students located in the historic river town of northfield, minnesota. nationally recognized as the nation's top college for…

Education
12
Calvin University

The mission of calvin university is to equip students to think deeply, to act justly, and to live wholeheartedly as christ's agents of renewal in the world.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Siena Heights University; the most unlike its peers is Paws With a Cause. 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

32 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. 32 of the 145 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
24/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

John M Ashbrook Center: $875,000 · OtherJohn M Ashbrook CenterOAKDALE ACADEMY: $827,500 · OtherOAKDALE ACADEMYSpringHill Camps: $650,000 · OtherSpringHill CampsRussell Kirk Center: $625,000 · OtherRussell Kirk CenterCONCORDIA SEMINARY: $590,000 · OtherST PETERS LUTHERAN SCHOOL: $507,500 · OtherLutheran Special Ed Ministies: $500,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $473,500 · Other+108 more: $6,032,324 · Other+108 moreALICE LLOYD COLLEGE: $1,826,000 · EducationALICE LLOYD COLLEGEHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $1,360,000 · EducationHILLSDALE COLLEGECAIRN UNIVERSITY: $1,287,500 · EducationCAIRN UNIVERSITYNorthwood University: $1,210,000 · EducationNorthwood UniversityEton Academy: $945,000 · EducationEton AcademyPATRICK HENRY COLLEGE: $680,000 · EducationPATRICK HENRY COLLEGEINTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC: $597,500 · EducationINTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INCASHLAND UNIVERSITY: $430,000 · EducationHARMEL ACADEMY OF THE TRADES: $330,000 · Education+11 more: $611,250 · Education+11 moreLEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $225,000 · Human ServicesPaws With A Cause: $200,000 · Human ServicesNEW CITY KIDS INC: $381,200 · Youth DevelopmentAmerica's Future Foundation: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON: $250,000 · Arts & CultureMACKINAC CENTER: $60,000 · Public BenefitGod's World Publications Inc: $50,000 · ReligionTHE FRIENDS OF WESTFIELD HOUSE: $6,000 · ReligionTHE PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE: $5,000 · Philanthropy
Other$11,080,824Education$9,277,250Human Services$425,000Youth Development$396,200Arts & Culture$250,000Public Benefit$60,000Religion$56,000Philanthropy$5,000

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 budgetALICE LLOYD COLLEGE: $1,826,000 over 4y, 5.2% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $1,360,000 over 4y, 0.3% 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
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 ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds CAIRN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Northwood University ↗
  • Who funds Eton Academy ↗
  • Who funds PATRICK HENRY COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds SpringHill Camps ↗
  • Who funds INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC ↗
  • Who funds ASHLAND UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds NEW CITY KIDS INC ↗
  • Who funds HARMEL ACADEMY OF THE TRADES ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGO HOPE ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds TURNING POINT USA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE SOCIETY OF GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON ↗
  • Who funds LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND ↗
  • Who funds Paws With A Cause ↗
  • Who funds The King's College ↗
  • Who funds AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY 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.

Charles Koch Foundati…Community Foundation …The Ayco Charitable F…Christian Community F…Ibm International Fou…Shell USA Company Fou…Natl Christian Charit…National Philanthropi…Raymond James Charita…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Renaissance Charitabl…
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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hilda E Bretzlaff Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Ave Maria University Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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.

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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
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