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Kennedy Family Foundation Inc

The kennedy family foundation, inc.

$308k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$60k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2024.

Health$625kReligion$310kCommunity Improvement$235kYouth Development$220kPhilanthropy$202kHousing & Shelter$82kHuman Services$64kPublic Benefit$40kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 6 grants below total $165,667, the rows itemized in this filing. The $308,169 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $142,502 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $92k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $60k
$30,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$8k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ST JOHN VIANNEY$60,000
SONNENTAG AMERICAN FOUNDATION INC$34,167
FORWARD FOUNDATION$30,000
STEVE STRICKER AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE FOUNDATION$27,500
PROJECT 1649$7,200
CASA OF ROCK COUNTY$6,800
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 (FY19–23, $27k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%EVERYONE COOPERATING TO HELP OTHERS INC: $10k → 10%EVERYONE COOPERATING TO HELP OTHERS INC: $9k → 10%ECHO INC: $7k → 10%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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.6M · 20 repeat orgs$181k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +11% since the first grant, against -17% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
13

Total granted

$1.6M
$181k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+11%
-17%

Still filing today

65%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementPublic 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • SS
    STEVE STRICKER AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $228k · revenue +326%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JANESVILLE INC
    6× · 2018–2023 · $192k · revenue +923%
  • GI
    GOD IS FAITHFUL TEMPORARY SHELTER INC
    4× · 2017–2021 · $81k · revenue +139%

Funded once

  • SA
    ST ALBERT THE GREAT PARISH
    one grant, 2019 · $49k
  • AF
    AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE DREAMS FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2019 · $25k
  • SH
    SSM HEALTH CARE CORPORATION
    one grant, 2023 · $19k · revenue +16%
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
Minnesota State College Southeast Foundation

Minnesota state college southeast foundation assists the college in achieving excellence in technical education for employment by developing financial and community resources for students, employers, and communities within our service area.

Education
2
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Foundation Inc

The uw-green bay foundation furthers the mission of uw-green bay, a public university, by developing and increasing opportunities for students primarily in the areas other than those in which the state of wisconsin ordinarily makes…

Education
3
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Foundation Inc

Provide scholarships and assistance to students and faculty for the primary benefit of southwest wisconsin technical college.

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4
The Uwm Foundation Inc

The mission of the uwm foundation, inc. is to support the educational, literary, and scientific endeavors of the university of wisconsin-milwaukee by receiving, managing, and distributing gifts to benefit the university's students,…

Education
5
Wisconsin Foundation United Church of Christ Inc

Wisconsin foundation united church of christ, inc. is a catalyst for positive change in the life of the united church of christ in wisconsin; promotes a culture of generosity; and connects people across the ucc in working for a more just…

Religion
6
New Community Shelter Foundation Inc

New community shelter foundation, inc. is organized and operated for charitable, educational, religious, and scientific purposes exclusively for the benefit and support of the greater green bay community foundation, inc.

Housing & Shelter
7
The William J and Barbara a Schmidt Family Foundation Inc

To provide grants to qualified charitable organizations as determined by the board of directors.

Employment
8
United Way of Wisconsin Inc

United way of wisconsin is dedicated to supporting and enriching a strong statewide united way network that maximizes the capacity of local united ways to address human needs, improve lives and create lasting positive change across…

Philanthropy
9
Madison Rotary Foundation

The mission of the madison rotary foundation is to work with the rotary club of madison to support its charitable activities, serve as a responsible steward of its resources, and ensure compliance with all regulations.

Community Improvement
10
Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Inc

To foster the vitality of rural wisconsin, primarily through the promotion of education, improvement of health care services, cultural experiences, and support of the rural economic base.

—
11
The Uwm Real Estate Foundation Inc

To partner with the public and private sectors to develop and hold real estate for the benefit of the university of wisconsin-milwaukee. the uwm real estate foundation, inc. holdings may include any properties that advance the mission of…

Housing & Shelter
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is God Is Faithful Temporary Shelter Inc; the most unlike its peers is Sonnentag Foundation Ltd. 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 33 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
10/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SONNENTAG FOUNDATION LTD: $173,206 · OtherSONNENTAG FOUNDATION LTDST JOHN VIANNEY: $170,570 · OtherST JOHN VIANNEYMAYO CLINIC: $110,000 · OtherMAYO CLINICST ALBERT THE GREAT PARISH: $49,000 · OtherST ALBERT THE GREAT PARISHCATHOLIC DIOCESE OF MADISONFOUNDATION INC: $45,000 · OtherCATHOLIC DIOCESE OF MADISONFOUNDATION INCST MARYS CATHOLIC CHURCH: $43,928 · OtherST PATRICKS CONGREGATION: $40,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMY: $39,000 · OtherST WILLIAM PARISH: $30,500 · Other+12 more: $136,779 · Other+12 moreSTEVE STRICKER AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE FOUNDATION INC: $227,500 · PhilanthropySTEVE STRICKER …MILTON HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $15,000 · PhilanthropyMILTON HIGH SCH…Forward Foundation Inc: $230,000 · Community ImprovementForward Founda…BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JANESVILLE INC: $192,231 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS …PROJECT 1649 INC: $19,500 · Youth DevelopmentPROJECT 1649 …Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc: $55,250 · HealthHEALTHNET OF ROCK COUNTY INC: $55,000 · HealthSSM HEALTH CARE CORPORATION: $19,000 · HealthRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF MADISON INC: $13,350 · HealthGOD IS FAITHFUL TEMPORARY SHELTER INC: $81,300 · Human ServicesEVERYONE COOPERATING TO HELP OTHERS INC: $26,875 · Human ServicesWISCONSIN VFW FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 · Public Benefit
Other$837,983Philanthropy$242,500Community Improvement$230,000Youth Development$211,731Health$142,600Human Services$108,175Public Benefit$40,000

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 budgetForward Foundation Inc: $230,000 over 6y, 22% of budgetSTEVE STRICKER AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE FOUNDATION INC: $227,500 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JANESVILLE INC: $192,231 over 6y, 8.7% of budgetSONNENTAG FOUNDATION LTD: $173,206 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetGOD IS FAITHFUL TEMPORARY SHELTER INC: $81,300 over 4y, 5.6% of budgetAgrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc: $55,250 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHEALTHNET OF ROCK COUNTY INC: $55,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetWISCONSIN VFW FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetEVERYONE COOPERATING TO HELP OTHERS INC: $26,875 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCASA OF ROCK COUNTY INC: $24,475 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetPROJECT 1649 INC: $19,500 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetSSM HEALTH CARE CORPORATION: $19,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMILTON HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $15,000 over 1y, 39% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INC: $14,580 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF MADISON INC: $13,350 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC: $10,250 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLACKHAWK TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSTATELINE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS INC: $5,500 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.

  • Who funds Forward Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds STEVE STRICKER AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JANESVILLE INC ↗
  • Who funds SONNENTAG FOUNDATION LTD ↗
  • Who funds GOD IS FAITHFUL TEMPORARY SHELTER INC ↗
  • Who funds Agrace HospiceCare Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds HEALTHNET OF ROCK COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds WISCONSIN VFW FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds EVERYONE COOPERATING TO HELP OTHERS INC ↗
  • Who funds CASA OF ROCK COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT 1649 INC ↗
  • Who funds SSM HEALTH CARE CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds MILTON HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND ↗
  • Who funds THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF MADISON INC ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BLACKHAWK TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds STATELINE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS 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.

Community Foundation …Alliant Energy Founda…Baird Foundation IncJpc FoundationJanesville Foundation…Green Bay Packers Fou…Generac Foundation IncWilliam J Cronin Foun…United Way Blackhawk …Hendricks Family Foun…Greater Green Bay Com…Otto Bremer Trust
Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin IncWI30.2× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Jpc Foundation · Janesville Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Generac Foundation Inc · William J Cronin Foundation · United Way Blackhawk Region Inc · Hendricks Family Foundation Inc · Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc · Otto Bremer Trust

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 Kennedy Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kennedy Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%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 · 0–50%
    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 33 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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