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John and Loranne Ehlenbach Foundation Inc at a glance

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John and Loranne Ehlenbach 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.

$80k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$209kHuman Services$87kPublic Safety & Disaster$62kInternational$60kRecreation & Sports$45kAnimals$27kHealth$17kArts & Culture$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $65k
$5,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$577k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MERCY CHEFS$30,000
SPIKE'S K9 FUND$20,000
AOPA FOUNDATION$15,000
CHAPTERS HEALTH FOUNDATION$5,000
EASTER SEALS$2,500
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT$2,500
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL$2,500
ASPCA$2,500
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 (FY20–25, $73k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 66% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN: $15k → 10%HOUSE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD: $10k → 14%MERCY CHEFS: $30k → 20%THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN: $10k → 10%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $3k → 14%MERCY CHEFS: $5k → 20%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

IL
WI
MI
NY
CA
VA
MD
TN
NC
DC
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.

64%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$336k · 11 repeat orgs$192k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +2% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

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11

Total granted

$336k
$165k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+2%
0%

Still filing today

82%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k 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
Human ServicesPhilanthropyPublic Safety & DisasterEducationHealthInternationalOther
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
    THE AOPA FOUNDATION INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $62k · revenue +32%
  • TM
    THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC
    3× · 2018–2020 · $60k · revenue +45%
  • THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC
    2× · 2021–2022 · $25k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue +50%
  • VITAL VOICES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INC
    one grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue -26%
  • TR
    TEAM RUBICON INC
    one grant, 2024 · $20k · revenue 0%
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.

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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
2
Aerial Recovery

Aerial recovery's mission is to save lives and stop evil. through the creation and deployment of humanitarian special operators, aerial recovery brings together selected veterans, first responders, and mission-qualified civilians who,…

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3
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
4
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

University of the sciences prepares students to become leaders, innovators, and skilled practitioners in the sciences, the health professions, and related disciplines. we deliver excellence in teaching, research, and service through a safe…

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5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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6
The Trustees of the Smith College

Smith college educates women of promise for lives of distinction and purpose. a college of and for the world, smith college links the power of the liberal arts to excellence in research and scholarship, developing leaders for society's…

Education
7
University of Minnesota Physicians

University of minnesota physicians serves as the integrated group practice for the university of minnesota medical school full-time faculty to provide the highest quality healthcare to patients and their families.university of minnesota…

Health
8
University of Southern California

The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…

Education
9
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
10
University of Maryland Neurosurgeryassociates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

Education
11
St Mary's University

St. marys university, as a catholic marianist university, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence.

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12
Shock Trauma Associates Pa

Under the medical sevice plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical instruction…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is Spikes K9 Fund. 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

22 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. 22 of the 25 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
21/22
Grantees still filing
10/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC: $60,000 · EducationTHE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WI…STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $50,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO …Marquette University: $7,000 · EducationMarquette UniversityTHE AOPA FOUNDATION INC: $61,550 · Public Safety & DisasterTHE AOPA FOUNDATION I…Spikes K9 Fund: $20,000 · Public Safety & DisasterSpikes K9 FundTEAM RUBICON INC: $20,000 · Public Safety & DisasterTEAM RUBICON INCSPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOIS: $45,000 · OtherSPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOI…MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL: $15,000 · OtherMARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIG…LOVE LOGAN FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherLOVE LOGAN FOUNDATIONMOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY INC: $10,000 · OtherMOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY IN…EASTER SEALS INC: $4,500 · OtherST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $6,500 · OtherST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEA…BEAMING INC: $5,000 · OtherFriends of the Musical Fountain Inc: $10,200 · OtherFriends of the Musical F…THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $6,500 · OtherTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR…+1 more: $2,500 · OtherWAYNE HEIDEL-JENNIFER SEMMANN FOUNDATION: $66,500 · PhilanthropyWAYNE HEIDEL-JENN…MIKEROWEWORKS FOUNDATION: $10,000 · PhilanthropyMIKEROWEWORKS FOU…Chapters Health Foundation Inc: $5,000 · PhilanthropyChapters Health F…MERCY CHEFS INC: $35,000 · Human ServicesMERCY CHEFS INCTHE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $25,010 · Human ServicesTHE SHELTER FOR…House of the Good Shepherd: $10,000 · Human ServicesHouse of the Go…WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesVITAL VOICES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INC: $25,000 · InternationalSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $15,000 · Religion
Education$117,000Public Safety & Disaster$101,550Other$115,200Philanthropy$81,500Human Services$72,510International$25,000Religion$15,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWAYNE HEIDEL-JENNIFER SEMMANN FOUNDATION: $66,500 over 6y, 67% of budgetTHE AOPA FOUNDATION INC: $61,550 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOIS: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMERCY CHEFS INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $25,010 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetVITAL VOICES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSpikes K9 Fund: $20,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTEAM RUBICON INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Musical Fountain Inc: $10,200 over 2y, 23% of budgetMIKEROWEWORKS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHouse of the Good Shepherd: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBEAMING INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetEASTER SEALS INC: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,500 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.

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.

National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA8.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 John and Loranne Ehlenbach Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from John and Loranne Ehlenbach Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.
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Find your warmest path to John and Loranne Ehlenbach Foundation Inc 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 25 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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