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Judd S Alexander Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.8M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
33
Grants FY2025
32
Organizations funded FY2024
28%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$18,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$750,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 40
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
4
Total assets, FY2025
$68M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 28% of the organizations Judd S Alexander Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $851k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesArts & CultureHealthEducationRecreation & SportsPublic BenefitOther
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 arriving31$1.8M35%
FY202432$2.3M28%
FY202324$1.6M29%
FY202225$2.1M44%
FY202118$975k39%
FY201840$1.3M35%
FY201737$1.7Mn/a
100% 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$1.6MEducation$1.6MHuman Services$1.5MPublic Benefit$1.4MCommunity Improvement$1.3MEnvironment$775kYouth Development$751kPhilanthropy$685kOther$0

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
Woodson YMCA Inc$1,140,00075%
Marathon County Historical Society$759,000423%
Robert W Monk Gardens Inc$750,0001n/a
City of Wausau$697,9204n/a
Greater Wausau Prosperity Partnership L Partnership Ltd$662,000543%
Northcentral Technical College Foundation Inc$632,034439%
DC Everest Education Foundation Inc$590,000647%
Bridge Street Mission Inc$510,0002n/a
Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area Inc$475,000418%
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc$385,00063%
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All grantees of Judd S Alexander Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Woodson YMCA Inc$1,140,00075%
Marathon County Historical Society$759,000423%
Robert W Monk Gardens Inc$750,0001n/a
City of Wausau$697,9204n/a
Greater Wausau Prosperity Partnership L Partnership Ltd$662,000543%
Northcentral Technical College Foundation Inc$632,034439%
DC Everest Education Foundation Inc$590,000647%
Bridge Street Mission Inc$510,0002n/a
Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area Inc$475,000418%
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc$385,00063%
Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce Inc$350,000124%
Grand Theatre Foundation Inc$325,0002n/a
Children's Imaginarium Inc$310,000332%
Aspirus Health Foundation Inc$300,000112%
United Way of Marathon County Inc$254,93862%
North Central Health Foundation Inc$250,0001n/a
Institute for Reforming Government Inc$242,50055%
Badger Institute Inc$167,50065%
The Hagar House Inc$160,00037%
McDevco Inc$158,297514%
Wausau Curling Club$150,000158%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Green County Inc$135,000618%
Wausau Kayakcanoe Corporation$110,000277%
Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc$100,00012%
Homme Heights Inc$100,00016%
Mosinee Community Athleticassocation$80,0002n/a
Catholic Charities of the Diocese$52,90011%
Faith Christian Academy Inc$50,00012%
Rib Mountain Bowmen Inc$50,000127%
Dceverest School District$50,0001n/a
Wausau School Foundation Inc$50,000111%
North Central Community Action Program Inc$40,2141n/a
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum Inc$40,00041%
Young America's Foundation$40,00040%
Troop 435 Alumni & Friends$40,0001n/a
Wausau and Marathon County Parks and Recreation Foundation Inc$39,500116%
Patriot K9s of Wisconsininc$35,00017%
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty$35,00011%
Foundation for Economic Education Inc$31,90040%
Libertas Institute$30,0001n/a
Centergy Inc$30,000118%
Community Partners Campus Inc$27,00019%
Village of Athens$25,0001n/a
Ice Age Trail Alliance Inc$25,00011%
Hope Life Center Inc$21,50032%
Edgar School District$20,5004n/a
Neighbors Place Inc The$20,00030%
Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation Inc$20,0001n/a
Wausau Cemetery Association$18,2391n/a
The Women's Community Inc$18,00030%
Performing Arts Foundation Inc$15,00030%
St Anthony's of Marathon Inc$10,00012%
Wmc Foundation Inc$7,50011%
Kids Voting USA of Wisconsin Inc$5,0001n/a
Easter Seals Wisconsin Inc$5,00010%
Center for the Visual Arts$5,00013%
Wausau Events Inc$5,0001n/a
Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin Inc$5,00011%
Newman Catholic Schools$3,7002n/a
Wisconsin Policy Forum Inc$2,97020%
Hannah Center Inc$2,92511%
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc$2,00010%
Wisconsin American Legion Auxiliary Badger Girls State Inc$1,00010%
Wisconsin Badger Camp Inc$1,00020%
Kids From Wisconsin Ltd$1,00010%
Positive Alternatives Inc$1,00010%
American Legion Club Post 79 Inc$80012%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Judd S Alexander Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 7 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 50 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWoodson YMCA Inc: $1,140,000 over 7y, 4.8% of budgetMarathon County Historical Society: $759,000 over 4y, 23% of budgetGreater Wausau Prosperity Partnership L Partnership Ltd: $662,000 over 5y, 43% of budgetNorthcentral Technical College Foundation Inc: $632,034 over 4y, 39% of budgetDC Everest Education Foundation Inc: $590,000 over 6y, 47% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area Inc: $475,000 over 4y, 18% of budgetJunior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc: $385,000 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetWausau Region Chamber of Commerce Inc: $350,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetChildren's Imaginarium Inc: $310,000 over 3y, 32% of budgetAspirus Health Foundation Inc: $300,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetUnited Way of Marathon County Inc: $254,938 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetInstitute for Reforming Government Inc: $242,500 over 5y, 4.9% of budgetBadger Institute Inc: $167,500 over 6y, 5.2% of budgetThe Hagar House Inc: $160,000 over 3y, 7.4% of budgetMcDevco Inc: $158,297 over 5y, 14% of budgetWausau Curling Club: $150,000 over 1y, 58% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Green County Inc: $135,000 over 6y, 18% of budgetWausau Kayakcanoe Corporation: $110,000 over 2y, 77% of budgetRogers Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetHomme Heights Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Diocese: $52,900 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetFaith Christian Academy Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetRib Mountain Bowmen Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetWausau School Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetLeigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetYoung America's Foundation: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWausau and Marathon County Parks and Recreation Foundation Inc: $39,500 over 1y, 16% of budgetPatriot K9s of Wisconsininc: $35,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetWisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: $35,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFoundation for Economic Education Inc: $31,900 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCentergy Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetCommunity Partners Campus Inc: $27,000 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetIce Age Trail Alliance Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHope Life Center Inc: $21,500 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetNeighbors Place Inc The: $20,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Women's Community Inc: $18,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetPerforming Arts Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSt Anthony's of Marathon Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetWmc Foundation Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetEaster Seals Wisconsin Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for the Visual Arts: $5,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetDown Syndrome Association of Wisconsin Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWisconsin Policy Forum Inc: $2,970 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHannah Center Inc: $2,925 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAmerican Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWisconsin American Legion Auxiliary Badger Girls State Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWisconsin Badger Camp Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKids From Wisconsin Ltd: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% 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 50.

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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.

Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin IncWI82.7× affinity38 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc · Ba & Esther Greenheck Foundation · Dwight and Linda Davis Foundation · Dudley Foundation Inc · Walter Alexander Foundation Inc · Incrediblebank Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Bell Family Charitable Foundation I · Church Mutual Insurance Company Foundation Inc · The Macdonald Foundation · Wisconsin Public Service Foundation · George Kress 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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How do I get to Judd S Alexander Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Judd S Alexander 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.

About Judd S Alexander Foundation

How much does Judd S Alexander Foundation give?
Judd S Alexander Foundation reported 33 grants totaling $1,800,709 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 40 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does Judd S Alexander Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (13%), Education (13%), Human Services (12%).
Who are Judd S Alexander Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Woodson YMCA Inc ($1.1M), Marathon County Historical Society ($759k), Robert W Monk Gardens Inc ($750k).
Does Judd S Alexander Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 28% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Judd S Alexander Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Judd S Alexander Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc, Ba & Esther Greenheck Foundation, Dwight and Linda Davis Foundation.
Where is Judd S Alexander Foundation based?
Judd S Alexander 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 97 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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