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Lyche Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$697k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
37
Grants FY2024
41
Organizations funded FY2023
37%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$325,000
Organizations funded a year
31 to 44
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$11M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 37% of the organizations Lyche Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterOther
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
FY2024still arriving36$687k17%
FY202341$178k37%
FY202231$341k6%
FY202133$209k12%
FY202032$375k16%
FY201938$542k18%
FY201836$584k25%
FY201744$523kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$909kArts & Culture$674kHealth$453kEducation$339kYouth Development$271kPhilanthropy$215kHousing & Shelter$164kReligion$145kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ND
MN
IL
WI
MA
IN
PA
CO
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 55 grantees
All grantees of Lyche Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Family and Children's Center Inc$450,05081%
La Crosse Community Theatre$330,000223%
Coulee Council on Addictions Inc$250,500212%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater la Cross$242,68073%
Viterbo University$223,50080%
Habitat for Humanity Northwoods Inc$164,100627%
Children's Museum of la Crosse Inc$151,600816%
Onalaska United Methodist Church$144,9008n/a
La Crosse Area Family Young Men's Christian Association Inc$138,25061%
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Inc$133,55080%
Young Mens Christian Association of the North$107,42130%
Great Rivers United Way Inc$94,97581%
Rotary Works Foundation Inc$64,000416%
Hunger Task Force of La Crosse Inc$56,00034%
Onalaska Foundation for Educational Excellence Inc$53,400628%
La Crosse Public Education Foundation Inc$40,00035%
Aptiv Inc$37,50050%
Couleecap Inc$29,00080%
Onalaska Enhancement Foundation Inc$27,000113%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Green County Inc$27,000412%
Riverfest Inc$26,425610%
Irishfest - la Crosse Inc$22,00072%
Adult & Teen Challenge of Western Wisconsin Inc$15,00021%
University of Minnesota Foundation$11,80030%
Pump House Regional Arts Center$11,50081%
University of Wisconsin - la Crosse Alumni & Friends Foundation Inc$10,00020%
United Fund for the Arts and Humanities$10,00023%
UND Alumni Association and Foundation$6,00060%
Onalaska Art Keepers Inc$5,0251n/a
Bethany-St Joseph Corporation$5,00040%
St Clare Health Mission Inc$4,00040%
Myteam Triumph Wisconsin Inc$3,00030%
The Parenting Place Inc$2,85070%
Mobile Meals of la Crosse Inc$2,50031%
Clearwater Foundation Inc$2,05051%
Second Harvest Heartland$2,00010%
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra Inc$1,50010%
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc$1,00010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of 7 Rivers Region Inc$1,00020%
Women's Fund of Greater la Crosse Inc$1,00020%
Friends of Pbs Wisconsin Inc$73550%
AARP Foundation$60060%
Friends of Coulee Region Rsvp Inc$50010%
Luxembourg American Cultural Society Inc$50020%
The Good Fight Community Center Inc$5001n/a
Hunger Task Force Inc$50010%
Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association$30010%
Children's Museum of Eau Claire Inc$25010%
La Crosse Riverfest Commodores Foundation Inc$2501n/a
River City Youth Hockey Inc$25010%
Julia Belle Swain Foundation Inc$21511%
Cotter Schools$20010%
Freedom Honor Flight Inc$5010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$5010%
American Heart Association Inc$2510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 37 recipients with no EIN on record ($525k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Lyche Family Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 51 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFamily and Children's Center Inc: $450,050 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetLa Crosse Community Theatre: $330,000 over 2y, 23% of budgetCoulee Council on Addictions Inc: $250,500 over 2y, 12% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater la Cross: $242,680 over 7y, 3.0% of budgetViterbo University: $223,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Northwoods Inc: $164,100 over 6y, 27% of budgetChildren's Museum of la Crosse Inc: $151,600 over 8y, 16% of budgetLa Crosse Area Family Young Men's Christian Association Inc: $138,250 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetGundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Inc: $133,550 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of the North: $107,421 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGreat Rivers United Way Inc: $94,975 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetRotary Works Foundation Inc: $64,000 over 4y, 16% of budgetHunger Task Force of La Crosse Inc: $56,000 over 3y, 3.7% of budgetOnalaska Foundation for Educational Excellence Inc: $53,400 over 6y, 28% of budgetLa Crosse Public Education Foundation Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 5.4% of budgetAptiv Inc: $37,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetCouleecap Inc: $29,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetOnalaska Enhancement Foundation Inc: $27,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Green County Inc: $27,000 over 4y, 12% of budgetRiverfest Inc: $26,425 over 6y, 10% of budgetIrishfest - la Crosse Inc: $22,000 over 7y, 1.9% of budgetAdult & Teen Challenge of Western Wisconsin Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetUniversity of Minnesota Foundation: $11,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPump House Regional Arts Center: $11,500 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetUniversity of Wisconsin - la Crosse Alumni & Friends Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUnited Fund for the Arts and Humanities: $10,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetUND Alumni Association and Foundation: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBethany-St Joseph Corporation: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSt Clare Health Mission Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMyteam Triumph Wisconsin Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetThe Parenting Place Inc: $2,850 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMobile Meals of la Crosse Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetClearwater Foundation Inc: $2,050 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetSecond Harvest Heartland: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLa Crosse Symphony Orchestra Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJunior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of 7 Rivers Region Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWomen's Fund of Greater la Crosse Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of Pbs Wisconsin Inc: $735 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAARP Foundation: $600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Coulee Region Rsvp Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLuxembourg American Cultural Society Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHunger Task Force Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWisconsin Basketball Coaches Association: $300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Museum of Eau Claire Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRiver City Youth Hockey Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJulia Belle Swain Foundation Inc: $215 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCotter Schools: $200 over 1y, 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 51.

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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.

La Crosse Community FoundationWI67.6× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: La Crosse Community Foundation · Mayo Clinic Group Return · Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc · Smith Russell & Vera Private Fdn Xxxxxx4172 · Xcel Energy Foundation · Sue Anne Gelatt Foundation · Alm Charities Inc · Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · John & Kathy Reinhart Family Foundation · Trust Point Foundation Inc Xxxxxx2342

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 Lyche Family Foundation Inc

How much does Lyche Family Foundation Inc give?
Lyche Family Foundation Inc reported 37 grants totaling $697,373 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 31 and 44 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Lyche Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (26%), Arts & Culture (19%), Health (13%).
Who are Lyche Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Family and Children's Center Inc ($450k), La Crosse Community Theatre ($330k), Coulee Council on Addictions Inc ($251k).
Does Lyche Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 37% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Lyche Family Foundation Inc 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 Lyche Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include La Crosse Community Foundation, Mayo Clinic Group Return, Cleary-Kumm Foundation Inc.
Where is Lyche Family Foundation Inc based?
Lyche Family Foundation Inc 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 96 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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