Wisconsin · Public charity
Kids Forward Inc
We inspire action and promote access to opportunity for every kid, every family, and every community in wisconsin.a wisconsin where every child thrives, notably children and families of color and those furthest from opportunity.
- $76k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $66k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 6
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.8M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations Kids Forward Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 40% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 4 | $66k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $63k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $139k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $25k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $235k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Early Childhood Association Inc | $159,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Center for Community Stewardship | $85,610 | 3 | 2% |
| Mashworkers | $70,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Worker Justice Wisconsin | $45,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Thriving Wisconsin Inc | $42,831 | 2 | 0% |
| Voces de la Frontera Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Embolden Wi Inc | $17,800 | 2 | 1% |
| Rooted Wi Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Young Women's Christian Association of Rock County Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Early Childhood Association Inc | $159,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Center for Community Stewardship | $85,610 | 3 | 2% |
| Mashworkers | $70,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Worker Justice Wisconsin | $45,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Thriving Wisconsin Inc | $42,831 | 2 | 0% |
| Voces de la Frontera Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Embolden Wi Inc | $17,800 | 2 | 1% |
| Rooted Wi Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Young Women's Christian Association of Rock County Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wisconsin Head Start Association | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
| The Central Rivers Farmshed Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Gardner Learning Center LLC | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Kids Forward Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The Evjue Foundation Inc · The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc · Madison Community Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Kids Forward Inc
- How much does Kids Forward Inc give?
- Kids Forward Inc reported 4 itemized grants totaling $66,000, out of $76,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 6 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Kids Forward Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Employment (34%), Education (33%), Community Improvement (16%).
- Who are Kids Forward Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Wisconsin Early Childhood Association Inc ($160k), Center for Community Stewardship ($86k), Mashworkers ($70k).
- Does Kids Forward Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Kids Forward Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Evjue Foundation Inc, The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc, Madison Community Foundation.
- Where is Kids Forward Inc based?
- Kids Forward Inc is based in WI.
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