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Jean & Thomas Harbeck 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.

$205k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
28
Grants FY2025
49
Organizations funded FY2024
39%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$150,000
Organizations funded a year
20 to 49
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$2.0M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 39% of the organizations Jean & Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalArts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesAnimalsEducationOther
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 arriving27$200k22%
FY202449$71k39%
FY202338$49k45%
FY202227$47k41%
FY202120$46k5%
FY202038$57k16%
FY201941$55k32%
FY201834$52k38%
95% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$274kInternational$135kHousing & Shelter$59kHuman Services$42kHealth$31kEnvironment$25kAnimals$21kPhilanthropy$13kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
KY
VA
MD
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

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
Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc$150,00010%
Milwaukee Rescue Mission$55,0009n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$52,50090%
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc$29,00070%
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc$27,50060%
Save The Children Federation Inc$23,25070%
Jubilate Chorale Inc$22,0009n/a
Audubon Society of Western Pa$13,00030%
Project Hope - the People-To-People Health Foundation Inc$9,00040%
World Monuments Fund Inc$9,00090%
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All grantees of Jean & Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc$150,00010%
Milwaukee Rescue Mission$55,0009n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$52,50090%
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc$29,00070%
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc$27,50060%
Save The Children Federation Inc$23,25070%
Jubilate Chorale Inc$22,0009n/a
Audubon Society of Western Pa$13,00030%
Project Hope - the People-To-People Health Foundation Inc$9,00040%
World Monuments Fund Inc$9,00090%
Hope Center Inc$8,00080%
Lake Area Free Clinic Inc$7,50080%
Americares Foundation Inc$7,00040%
Community Music School of Springfield Inc$6,50070%
Direct Relief$5,50040%
United States Fund for Unicef$5,25050%
The Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka$5,0001n/a
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$5,00010%
Windber Healthcare Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Interlochen Center for the Arts$5,00010%
The Wisconsin Philharmonic Inc$5,0001n/a
World Bicycle Relief Nfp$4,73560%
Prohealth Care Foundation Inc$4,25060%
University Lake School Inc$4,00030%
The Charles E Kubly Foundation Inc$4,00040%
Family Promise of Waukesha County Inc$3,94850%
International Crane Foundation Inc$3,50040%
One Acre Fund$3,25040%
Water Wells for Africa$3,00040%
Milwaukee Domes Alliance Inc$3,00020%
Water Underground$2,50011%
Eco-Soap Bank$2,25050%
Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc$2,00030%
Waukesha County Land Conservancy Inc$2,00030%
American Near East Refugee Aid$2,00020%
International Rescue Committee INC$2,00020%
The Mountain Playhouse$2,00021%
Place of Hope Inc$2,00020%
Global Fund for Women Inc$2,00030%
Mptv Friends Inc$1,8503n/a
Tall Pines Conservancy$1,75040%
Blessings in a Backpack Inc$1,50020%
Waukesha Free Clinic Inc$1,50030%
Froedtert Hospital Foundation Inc$1,50020%
African Wildlife Foundation Inc$1,50030%
Go Campaign$1,00020%
Middle East Children's Alliance$1,00020%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$1,00010%
The Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Inc$1,00010%
Hope for Justice Inc$1,00010%
Concord Academy$1,00020%
Love Greater Than Hate Project$1,00012%
Florentine Opera Company Inc$1,00010%
Friends of the Town Hall Library Inc$1,0001n/a
Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County Inc$1,00020%
Pencils of Promise Incorporated$1,00020%
African Education Program$1,00010%
Community Shares of Wisconsin Inc$1,00020%
Wisconsin Public Radio Association Inc$93020%
AnnieCannons Inc$53510%
Penland School Of Craft$51810%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$50010%
Grand Avenue Club Inc$50010%
Common Hope$50010%
Bear Warriors United Inc$5001n/a
Operation Smile Inc$50010%
Tigerlion Arts$50010%
Center for Metal Arts Inc$50010%
Johnstown Symphony Orchestra$50010%
Pathfinders Milwaukee Inc$50010%
United States Association for UNHCR$50010%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$50010%
United Performing Arts Fund Inc$50010%
Hunger Task Force Inc$50010%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$50010%
Paws for Purple Hearts$40030%
Paws of Honor Inc$25010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 41 recipients with no EIN on record ($90k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Jean & Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHistoric Haymarket Milwaukee Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $52,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee Public Museum Inc: $29,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc: $27,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $23,250 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAudubon Society of Western Pa: $13,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetProject Hope - the People-To-People Health Foundation Inc: $9,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Monuments Fund Inc: $9,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHope Center Inc: $8,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetLake Area Free Clinic Inc: $7,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetAmericares Foundation Inc: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Music School of Springfield Inc: $6,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetDirect Relief: $5,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $5,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInterlochen Center for the Arts: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Bicycle Relief Nfp: $4,735 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetProhealth Care Foundation Inc: $4,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity Lake School Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Charles E Kubly Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetFamily Promise of Waukesha County Inc: $3,948 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetInternational Crane Foundation Inc: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOne Acre Fund: $3,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWater Wells for Africa: $3,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMilwaukee Domes Alliance Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWater Underground: $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetEco-Soap Bank: $2,250 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetRogers Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWaukesha County Land Conservancy Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Near East Refugee Aid: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Mountain Playhouse: $2,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetPlace of Hope Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Fund for Women Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTall Pines Conservancy: $1,750 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBlessings in a Backpack Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWaukesha Free Clinic Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFroedtert Hospital Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAfrican Wildlife Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGo Campaign: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMiddle East Children's Alliance: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHope for Justice Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConcord Academy: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLove Greater Than Hate Project: $1,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetFlorentine Opera Company Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 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 70.

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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.

Herbert H Kohl Charities IncWI36.5× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Waukesha County Community Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Windhover Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · STACKNER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC co KRISTIN A OCCHETTI · Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation · Maihaugen Foundation Inc Agency Xxxxxx2262 · Emil Ewald 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.

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About Jean & Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation

How much does Jean & Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation give?
Jean & Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation reported 28 grants totaling $204,880 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 49 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Jean & Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (43%), International (21%), Housing & Shelter (9%).
Who are Jean & Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc ($150k), Milwaukee Rescue Mission ($55k), Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($53k).
Does Jean & Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 39% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Jean & Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Jean & Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc, Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc.
Where is Jean & Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation based?
Jean & Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation 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 123 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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