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James Wheeler Campbell Memorial Foundation Inc at a glance

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James Wheeler Campbell Memorial Foundation Inc

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.

$85k
Granted FY2025still arriving
25
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$165kArts & Culture$146kHealth$140kHuman Services$45kPhilanthropy$24kAnimals$20kRecreation & Sports$13kYouth Development$12kOther$0
02FY2025 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k24 grants · $35k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$1,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$2.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MOUNT VERNON LADIES ASSOCIATION$50,000
HISTORIC COLONY HOUSE$5,000
NEW DAY CLUB$2,500
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE$2,500
MOUNTAIN LAKE COMMUNITY SERVICE$2,500
FASD COMMUNITIES$2,500
HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION$2,500
NORTH SHORE LIBRARY FOUNDATION$2,500
PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS$1,500
SPECIAL SPACES WISCONSIN$1,000
FIRST STAGE$1,000
URBAN AUTISM SOLUTIONS$1,000
MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER$1,000
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN WI$1,000
RIVER HILLS FOUNDATION$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 (FY21–25, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%FASD COMMUNITIES: $3k → 9%FASD COMMUNITIES: $2k → 9%FASD COMMUNITIES: $1k → 9%FASD COMMUNITIES: $1k → 9%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
MA
IA
CT
VA
KS
DC
HI
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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$554k · 29 repeat orgs$42k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against +43% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
13

Total granted

$554k
$34k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+43%

Still filing today

69%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureRecreation & SportsInternationalOther
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

  • HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION
    8× · 2017–2025 · $55k · revenue +24%
  • THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE CORPORATION
    5× · 2017–2021 · $38k · revenue +39%
  • RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN WISCONSIN INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $19k · revenue +50%

Funded once

  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +43%
  • MILWAUKEE TENNIS AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $8k · revenue +74%
  • RB
    ROGERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
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
Milwaukee Women Inc

Milwaukee women inc is an organization of executives determined to change the quality and composition of corporate boards to maximize the performance of public and private companies with a focus on women and women of color.

Education
2
Milwaukee Jewish Day School Inc

Where academic excellence and jewish values prepare children for a lifetime of success, leadership and engagement with the world.

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3
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
4
Radio Milwaukee Inc

To reach a new generation of radio listeners on air, online and in the community with a compelling selection of music and public affairs programming. the corporation celebrates milwaukee music, arts, heritage, and culture by supporting and…

Arts & Culture
5
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation Inc

Milwaukee public library foundation is to provide essential support through private contributions for books, materials, programs, and library facilities to ensure the milwaukee public library's continued standing as a great library…

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6
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Inc

The milwaukee institute of art and design's mission is to ignite curious minds through art, design and service. we value courage to seek our own path, integrity to pursue our lives and work with meaning, kindness to thoughtfully engage…

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7
The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc

The medical college of wisconsin (mcw) is a distinguished leader and innovator in the education and development of the next generation of physicians, (continued in schedule o)

Education
8
Milwaukee Public Theatre Inc

Making the arts accessible to all

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9
Wisconsin Maritime Museum Inc

The wisconsin maritime museum connects all people with wisconsin's waterways, by engaging and educating the public about wisconsin's maritime history, wisconsin's world war ii submarines, uss cobia, and the great lakes. the wisconsin…

Arts & Culture
10
Museum of Wisconsin Art Inc

The museum of wisconsin art celebrates the value, diversity, and uniqueness of the visual arts and artists of wisconsin. this is achieved by collecting, conserving, documenting, exhibiting, and promoting aesthetic understanding of the…

Arts & Culture
11
Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Mcad provides a transformative education within a community of support for creative students of all backgrounds to work, collaborate, and lead with confidence in a dynamic, interconnected world.

Education
12
Michigan Science Center

The mission of the michigan science center is to inspire curious minds of all ages to discover, explore and appreciate science, technology, engineering and math in a creative, dynamic learning environment.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is First Stage Milwaukee; the most unlike its peers is Healing Hearts Hooves and Paws Rescue. 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 47 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)
32/32
Grantees still filing
21/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MOUNT VERNON LADIES ASSOCIATION: $120,000 · OtherMOUNT VERNON LADIES ASSOCIATIONMILWAUKEE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL: $57,500 · OtherMILWAUKEE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOLMEDICAL COLLEGE OF WI: $37,000 · OtherMEDICAL COLLEGE OF WIMACC FUND: $22,500 · OtherMACC FUND+20 more: $81,600 · Other+20 moreTHE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE CORPORATION: $38,000 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY SCHOO…MCC SCHOLARS FOUNDATION INC: $37,500 · EducationMCC SCHOLARS FOUNDAT…TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $17,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF BOSTON C…MCPREPARATORY SCHOOL OF WISCONSIN INC: $6,000 · EducationMCPREPARATORY SCHOOL…Pearls for Teen Girls Inc: $5,500 · Education+2 more: $3,000 · EducationHAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION: $55,000 · HealthHAZELDEN BETTY FORD…RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $18,500 · HealthRONALD MCDONALD HOU…Childrens Oncology Services Inc: $11,000 · HealthChildrens Oncology …PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $10,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD …JULIE AND MICHAEL TRACY FAMILY FOUNDATION: $8,500 · HealthJULIE AND MICHAEL T…+1 more: $500 · HealthFIRST STAGE MILWAUKEE: $8,750 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC: $8,550 · Arts & CultureHISTORIC COLONY HOUSE INC: $7,500 · Arts & CultureWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $10,100 · Human ServicesFASD Communities: $6,000 · Human Services+1 more: $250 · Human ServicesWISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY: $14,850 · Animals+1 more: $500 · AnimalsJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INC: $10,000 · InternationalPUENTES-BRIDGES INCORPORATED: $1,000 · International
Other$318,600Education$107,000Health$103,500Arts & Culture$24,800Human Services$16,350Animals$15,350International$11,000

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 budgetHAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION: $55,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE CORPORATION: $38,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMCC SCHOLARS FOUNDATION INC: $37,500 over 6y, 3.7% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $18,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $17,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY: $14,850 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetChildrens Oncology Services Inc: $11,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $10,100 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INC: $10,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFIRST STAGE MILWAUKEE: $8,750 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC: $8,550 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetJULIE AND MICHAEL TRACY FAMILY FOUNDATION: $8,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetHISTORIC COLONY HOUSE INC: $7,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetMOUNTAIN LAKE COMMUNITY SERVICE INC: $7,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetMILWAUKEE TENNIS AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetMCPREPARATORY SCHOOL OF WISCONSIN INC: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFASD Communities: $6,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetWEYENBERG PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $5,850 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetHOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC: $5,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPearls for Teen Girls Inc: $5,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDogs to Dog Tags Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCADDIE & LEADERSHIP ACADEMY OF SE WI INC: $2,500 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetOPERATION DREAM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLONGHOUSE RESERVE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $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 HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds MCC SCHOLARS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Childrens Oncology Services Inc ↗
  • Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds FIRST STAGE MILWAUKEE ↗
  • Who funds MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER INC ↗
  • Who funds JULIE AND MICHAEL TRACY FAMILY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HISTORIC COLONY HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds MOUNTAIN LAKE COMMUNITY SERVICE INC ↗
  • Who funds MILWAUKEE TENNIS AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MCPREPARATORY SCHOOL OF WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds FASD Communities ↗
  • Who funds WEYENBERG PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds HOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds Pearls for Teen Girls Inc ↗
  • Who funds Dogs to Dog Tags Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE NEW DAY CLUB INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE INC ↗
  • Who funds CADDIE & LEADERSHIP ACADEMY OF SE WI INC ↗
  • Who funds North Shore Library Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds PUENTES-BRIDGES INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds OPERATION DREAM 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.

United Way of Greater…Greater Milwaukee Fou…Baird Foundation IncAnon Charitable TrustHarley-Davidson Found…Herbert H Kohl Charit…Green Bay Packers Fou…Telly Foundation LtdHauske Family Foundat…Bert L and Patricia S…Ralph Evinrude Founda…Joseph and Vera Zilbe…
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County IncWI19.5× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Anon Charitable Trust · Harley-Davidson Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Telly Foundation Ltd · Hauske Family Foundation Inc · Bert L and Patricia S Steigleder Charitable · Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc · Joseph and Vera Zilber Family 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 James Wheeler Campbell Memorial Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from James Wheeler Campbell Memorial Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Trustees of Boston College: 3% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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 47 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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