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Madison Investments Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$111k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
39
Grants FY2024
34
Organizations funded FY2023
44%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$10,080
Organizations funded a year
29 to 35
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$416k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 44% of the organizations Madison Investments Foundation 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; $40k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalFood & NutritionOther
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 arriving39$111k44%
FY202334$101k44%
FY202234$110k44%
FY202131$95k48%
FY202029$95k45%
FY201935$95kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Health$121kArts & Culture$78kEmployment$72kFood & Nutrition$66kHuman Services$62kPhilanthropy$61kEducation$55kCrime & Legal$41kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
WA
MT
IL
WI
MI
NY
IA
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
KS
TN
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Madison Investments Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Way of Dane County Foundation Inc$44,50041%
Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center Inc$41,00051%
Our Lady of Hope Clinic Inc$38,50062%
Community Work Services Inc$33,00041%
Irwin a and Robert D Goodman Community Center Inc$23,62050%
Operation Fresh Start Inc$21,00040%
The Playing Field Inc$20,00020%
Children's Theater of Madison Inc$17,00020%
Domestic Abuse Intervention Services Inc$16,00011%
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wi$10,95020%
Madison Public Schools Foundation Inc$10,00040%
Wayforward Resources Inc$9,90050%
Porchlight Inc$9,50020%
Literacy Network Inc$8,50030%
Adventist Development & Relief Agency International$7,50010%
Urban Triage Incorporated$7,00010%
Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visua$5,00050%
Civil Air Patrol Inc$4,50040%
Ed Nebbins Foundation Inc$4,00041%
Statement Arts Inc$3,60011%
Madison Reading Project Inc$3,50030%
University of Wisconsin Foundation$3,50010%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Madison Inc$3,31830%
Wisconsin Public Radio Association Inc$3,00030%
Gigis Playhouse Inc$3,0002n/a
St Lukes Lutheran Church$3,0002n/a
Kids From Wisconsin Ltd$2,50030%
Kvc Health Systems Inc$2,50010%
Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation Inc$2,00030%
Blackhawk Ski Club$1,85020%
Gilda's Club Madison Wisconsin Inc$1,80030%
Acts Community Development Corporation$1,60030%
Children's Community School Inc$1,50010%
Badgerbots Robotics Corporation$1,50010%
Feller School Inc$1,50020%
Luke House Inc$1,40021%
La Causa Inc$1,37030%
Maydm Inc$1,05010%
Orion Family Services Inc$1,00010%
Mentoring Positives Inc$1,00010%
Alzheimer's & Dementia Alliance of Wi Inc$1,00020%
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Dane County Inc$1,00010%
Wea Member Benefits Foundation Inc$1,00010%
American Parkinson Disease Assoc$1,00010%
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Inc$1,00010%
The River Food Pantry Inc$1,00010%
Waunakee Neighborhood Connection$1,00010%
Bikes for Kids Wisconsin Inc$1,00010%
Urban League of Greater Madison Inc$1,00010%
Classmates Literacy Foundation Inc$1,00012%
The Children's Mercy Hospital$1,00010%
Heartland Farm Sanctuary Inc$1,00010%
Great Circle$1,00010%
Briarpatch Youth Services Inc$1,00010%
Bay View Community Center of Milwaukee Inc$1,00010%
Kathy's House Inc$1,00010%
Dane County Parent Council Inc$1,00010%
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc$1,00010%
Desert Veterans of Wisconsin Inc$9001n/a
Ice Age Trail Alliance Inc$65010%
The Russell Home For Atypical Children Inc$50010%
Madison Country Day School Inc$50010%
Monroe Street Arts Center$50010%
Camp Randall Rowing Club Inc$50010%
Nehemiah Project Inc$50010%
Siena Retreat Center Inc$50010%
Mercy Ships International$50010%
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc$50010%
Dup 15q Alliance$50010%
The Road Home Dane County Inc$50010%
Set-Seg Educational Foundation$50011%
The Water Project Inc$50010%
Family Service Madison Inc$30010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$25020%
Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry Inc$25010%
Groundswell Conservancy Inc$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 34 recipients with no EIN on record ($203k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Madison Investments Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Way of Dane County Foundation Inc: $44,500 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetSafe Harbor Child Advocacy Center Inc: $41,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetOur Lady of Hope Clinic Inc: $38,500 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetCommunity Work Services Inc: $33,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetIrwin a and Robert D Goodman Community Center Inc: $23,620 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetOperation Fresh Start Inc: $21,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThe Playing Field Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetChildren's Theater of Madison Inc: $17,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDomestic Abuse Intervention Services Inc: $16,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSecond Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wi: $10,950 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMadison Public Schools Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWayforward Resources Inc: $9,900 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPorchlight Inc: $9,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLiteracy Network Inc: $8,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetAdventist Development & Relief Agency International: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUrban Triage Incorporated: $7,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWisconsin Council of the Blind and Visua: $5,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCivil Air Patrol Inc: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEd Nebbins Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetStatement Arts Inc: $3,600 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMadison Reading Project Inc: $3,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Wisconsin Foundation: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Madison Inc: $3,318 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWisconsin Public Radio Association Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKids From Wisconsin Ltd: $2,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetKvc Health Systems Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWarriors & Quiet Waters Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBlackhawk Ski Club: $1,850 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGilda's Club Madison Wisconsin Inc: $1,800 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetActs Community Development Corporation: $1,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Community School Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBadgerbots Robotics Corporation: $1,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFeller School Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetLuke House Inc: $1,400 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetLa Causa Inc: $1,370 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMaydm Inc: $1,050 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOrion Family Services Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMentoring Positives Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAlzheimer's & Dementia Alliance of Wi Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Cerebral Palsy of Greater Dane County Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWea Member Benefits Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Parkinson Disease Assoc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWisconsin Chamber Orchestra Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe River Food Pantry Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWaunakee Neighborhood Connection: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBikes for Kids Wisconsin Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUrban League of Greater Madison Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetClassmates Literacy Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.6% 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 73.

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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.

Madison Community FoundationWI66.7× affinity31 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Madison Community Foundation · Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc · The Evjue Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Endres Manufacturing Foundation Inc · United Way of Dane County Inc · Trustage Foundation Inc · The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Veridian Foundation Inc · Madison Rotary 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.

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How do I get to Madison Investments Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Madison Investments 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.

About Madison Investments Foundation Inc

How much does Madison Investments Foundation Inc give?
Madison Investments Foundation Inc reported 39 grants totaling $110,780 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 29 and 35 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Madison Investments Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (20%), Arts & Culture (13%), Employment (12%).
Who are Madison Investments Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: United Way of Dane County Foundation Inc ($45k), Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center Inc ($41k), Our Lady of Hope Clinic Inc ($39k).
Does Madison Investments Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Madison Investments Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Madison Investments Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Madison Community Foundation, Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc, The Evjue Foundation Inc.
Where is Madison Investments Foundation Inc based?
Madison Investments 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 111 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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