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Hislop Family Foundation

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.

$21k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$59kEnvironment$15kPhilanthropy$6kHealth$6kEducation$5kFood & Nutrition$3kHuman Services$3kHousing & Shelter$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$444k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DOOR COMMUNITY AUDITORIUM$5,000
PENINSULA MUSIC FESTIVAL$2,500
BIRCH CREEK MUSIC PERFORMANCE$2,000
DOOR COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$2,000
DOOR COUNTY MARITIME MUSEUM$2,000
DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST$2,000
FEED AND CLOTHE MY PEOPLE OF DOOR COUNTY$1,352
SUNSHINE RESOURCES OF DOOR COUNTY$1,000
WRITE ON DOOR COUNTY$1,000
NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR DOOR CNTY VOLUNTEER$1,000
DOOR COUNTY MEDICAL CORPORATION$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, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR VOLUNTEER CAREGIVER: $1k → 8%NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR DOOR CNTY VOLUNTEER: $1k → 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.
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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$77k · 12 repeat orgs$24k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +24% since the first grant, against +7% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
11

Total granted

$77k
$21k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+24%
+7%

Still filing today

75%
73%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEnvironmentEducationHealthHuman ServicesAnimalsOther
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

  • TA
    THIRD AVENUE PLAYHOUSE INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $15k · revenue +184%
  • DC
    DOOR COMMUNITY AUDITORIUM CORP
    2× · 2022–2025 · $9k · revenue +79%
  • DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST INC
    3× · 2020–2025 · $7k · revenue +162%

Funded once

  • LU
    LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +11%
  • CROSSROADS AT BIG CREEK INC
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue +7%
  • DC
    DOOR COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY LTDgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue +65%
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
Door County Economic Development Corporation

Dcedc is a public/private partnership dedicated to improving the economic vitality of the county and its residents. dcedc has been successful in helping existing businesses create and retain thousands of jobs through a myriad of programs…

Community Improvement
2
Door County Community Child Development Center Inc

It is our mission to provide quality, developmentally appropriate experiences to the children and families of door county.

—
3
Northern Sky Theater Inc

The mission of northern sky theater is to create, develop and present professional musical and dramatic productions which will further the knowledge and appreciation of the culture and heritage of the united states. northern sky is…

Arts & Culture
4
Door County Library Foundation Inc

Charitable and educational purposes for the benefit of the door county library. tax deductible gifts to the library are gratefully received in the form of cash, stock, real estate, trusts, life insurance beneficiary designations, and…

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5
Door County Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc

To support, directly or indirectly, the goals of door county medical center by providing the fund raising and volunteer opportunities necessary to ensure quality care for all residents and visitors in the communities we serve.

Health
6
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Inc

Inspiring individuals and communities through exceptional music education, accessible to all.

Arts & Culture
7
Door County Housing Partnership Inc

The Door County Housing Partnership is creating a stable supply of permanently affordable housing for year-round residents to maintain the character, vibrancy, and diversity of the Door County community. Door County has an affordable…

Housing & Shelter
8
Peninsula Players Theatre Foundation Inc

Peninsula players theatre is committed to preserving america's oldest professional resident summer theatre in its unique setting on sixteen forested acres along the shores of green bay. the theater's mission is to support, without…

Arts & Culture
9
Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum Inc

The museum is an educational institution dedicated to preserving the history and culture of waukesha county.

—
10
Great Lakes Center for the Arts

The Center's mission is to inspire, entertain, educate, and serve all in Northern Michigan year-round by presenting exceptional experiences across the full spectrum of the performing arts and offering impactful educational opportunities.

Arts & Culture
11
Langlade County Historical Society Inc

To preserve, promote, and disseminate the knowledge of the local history of langlade county, wisconsin

—
12
Southeast Wisconsin Land Conservancy

Obtain and manage land of ecological significance.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Door County Community Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Clearing. 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

19 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. 19 of the 26 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
12/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THIRD AVENUE PLAYHOUSE INC: $15,000 · Arts & CultureTHIRD AVENUE PLAYHOUSE INCWRITE ON DOOR COUNTY INC: $7,000 · Arts & CultureWRITE ON DOOR COUNTY INCDOOR COUNTY MARITIME MUSEUM & LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC: $6,000 · Arts & CultureDOOR COUNTY MARITIME MUSEUM & LIGHTHOUSE…BIRCH CREEK MUSIC PERFORMANCE CENTER INC: $4,355 · Arts & CultureBIRCH CREEK MUSIC PERFORMANCE CENTER INCPENINSULA MUSIC FESTIVAL INC: $2,500 · Arts & CulturePENINSULA MUSIC FESTIVAL INCFRANCIS HARDY CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $2,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureIndividual grant recipient: $8,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientPENINSULA PLAYERS: $8,000 · OtherPENINSULA PLAYERSSUNSHINE RESOURCES OF DOOR COUNTY: $3,500 · OtherSUNSHINE RESOURCES OF DOOR COUNTYFEED AND CLOTHE MY PEOPLE OF DOOR COUNTY INC: $3,435 · OtherFEED AND CLOTHE MY PEOPLE OF DOOR C…THE CLEARING: $3,000 · OtherTHE CLEARINGDOOR COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY LTD: $2,000 · OtherDOOR COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY LT…DOOR COUNTY CANCER CENTER: $2,000 · OtherDOOR COUNTY CANCER CENTERUNITY HOSPICE: $1,500 · Other+2 more: $2,000 · Other+2 moreDOOR COMMUNITY AUDITORIUM CORP: $9,000 · EducationDOOR COMMUNITY…LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN: $5,000 · EducationLAWRENCE UNIVE…DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST INC: $7,251 · EnvironmentDOOR COUN…CROSSROADS AT BIG CREEK INC: $2,000 · EnvironmentCROSSROAD…DOOR COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 · PhilanthropyNEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR VOLUNTEER CARE GIVERS OF DOOR COUNTY INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesTHE RIDGES SANCTUARY INC: $2,000 · AnimalsHELP OF DOOR COUNTY INC: $1,000 · HealthDOOR COUNTY MEDICAL CORPORATION: $1,000 · Health
Arts & Culture$37,855Other$33,435Education$14,000Environment$9,251Philanthropy$6,000Human Services$2,000Animals$2,000Health$2,000

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 budgetTHIRD AVENUE PLAYHOUSE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetDOOR COMMUNITY AUDITORIUM CORP: $9,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST INC: $7,251 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWRITE ON DOOR COUNTY INC: $7,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetDOOR COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDOOR COUNTY MARITIME MUSEUM & LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIRCH CREEK MUSIC PERFORMANCE CENTER INC: $4,355 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFEED AND CLOTHE MY PEOPLE OF DOOR COUNTY INC: $3,435 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTHE CLEARING: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCROSSROADS AT BIG CREEK INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDOOR COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY LTD: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR VOLUNTEER CARE GIVERS OF DOOR COUNTY INC: $2,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetFRANCIS HARDY CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $2,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTHE RIDGES SANCTUARY INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHELP OF DOOR COUNTY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMILLER ART CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDOOR COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Door County Community…Mmg Foundation IncEllsworth and Carla P…Herbert H Kohl Charit…Community Foundation …Greater Green Bay Com…Lutsey Family Foundat…Greater Milwaukee Fou…Maihaugen Foundation …Wisconsin Public Serv…Green Bay Packers Fou…Tatman Foundation
Door County Community Foundation IncWI40.9× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Door County Community Foundation Inc · Mmg Foundation Inc · Ellsworth and Carla Peterson Charitable Foundation · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc · Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc · Lutsey Family Foundation · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Maihaugen Foundation Inc Agency Xxxxxx2262 · Wisconsin Public Service Foundation · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Tatman 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 Hislop Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hislop Family Foundation. 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%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    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 Hislop Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Hislop Family Foundation 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 26 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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