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Mark & Mary Peterson Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Mark & Mary Peterson Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$254k
Granted FY2025still arriving
3
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$264kHuman Services$115kEducation$65kHealth$63kReligion$53kFood & Nutrition$47kHousing & Shelter$30kCrime & Legal$19kOther$0
02FY2025 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $4k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$2,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$2.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SCHWAB DONOR ADVISED FUND GIVING 360$250,000
Individual grant recipient$2,000
AMERICAN PARKINSON'S DISEASE ASSOC$2,000
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 (FY17–24, $14k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $2k → 14%VALLEY OF THE SUN YMCA: $2k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $2k → 14%VALLEY OF THE SUN YMCA: $1k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 14%GOLDEN HOUSE: $2k → 10%GOLDEN HOUSE: $1k → 10%FOSTER THE VILLAGE: $500 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
OH
PA
UT
NE
MO
VA
MD
AZ
TN
DC
TX
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.

67%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$586k · 49 repeat orgs$283k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.

49 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 48 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

49
30

Total granted

$586k
$31k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+3%

Still filing today

63%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 1% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $252k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesAnimalsEducationFood & 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • NW
    NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $50k · revenue +42%
  • PP
    PAUL'S PANTRY INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $34k · revenue +50%
  • CP
    CEREBRAL PALSY INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $32k · revenue +43%

Funded once

  • MI
    Mentors Internationalgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +261%
  • SH
    SYBLE HOPP SCHOOL
    one grant, 2021 · $2k
  • P
    PAWSITISM
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
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
Disability Rights Wisconsin Inc

Legal protection and advocacy to protect the rights of people with disabilities in wisconsin.

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2
Goodwill Industries of Northern Il and Wi Stateline Area Inc

The mission of goodwill is to create opportunities for individuals with barriers to enhance their lives. barriers include physical or mental disabilities, lack of education and job preparation, socio-economic disadvantages, and others.…

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3
Innovative Services Inc

Innovative services, inc. (isi) cares for those with disabilities, helping them lead fulfilling lives with maximum independence. innovative's vision is to be the most trusted care provider for people with disabilities in wisconsin.

Human Services
4
Aurora Family Service Inc

Aurora family service partners with families to enhance their capability to anticipate, identify and manage challenges they face in their everyday lives through the integration of health, mental health, and social services providing…

Health
5
Goodwill Industries of South Central Wisconsin Inc

Goodwill of south central wisconsin's mission is to help people in our community to live, work and thrive through housing, employment and supportive services. see schedule o for continuationsupported employment and job skills training are…

Employment
6
Wisconsin Family Ties Inc

Wisconsin family ties changes lives by improving children's mental health. it accomplishes this mission through a set of interrelated activities that support and educate parents, and inform practitioners, policy makers and the public about…

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7
Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin Inc

Eliminating barriers to employment by providing pathways for those who are underserved, underrepresented and disadvantaged who have a goal of building skills that lead to sustained employment and improved financial stability.

Human Services
8
Cap Services Inc

Cap services, inc.'s mission is to transform people and communities to advance social and economic justice.

Human Services
9
Wisconsin Humane Society

The mission of the Wisconsin Humane Society is to make a difference for animals and the people who love them.

Animals
10
Wisconsin Lutheran Home Ministries Inc

To share christ's love as we serve the spiritual, physical, intellectual and emotional needs of people entrusted to our care and others whose lives we touch.

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11
Homeward Bound Inc

Providing innovative and life-enriching services for children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities.

Human Services
12
Sauk Prairie Healthcare Inc

Extraordinary healthcare from the heart - one person at a time.vision: we will set the standard for community-based healthcare that improves the health and quality of life of the people we serve.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Blood Cancer United Inc. 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

45 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. 45 of the 82 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
45/45
Grantees still filing
31/45
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SCHWAB DONOR ADVISED FUND GIVING 360: $250,000 · OtherSCHWAB DONOR ADVISED FUND GIVING 360Individual grant recipient: $162,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientYMCA: $59,100 · OtherYMCACATHOLIC FOUNDATION: $25,650 · OtherST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH: $25,500 · Other+54 more: $140,670 · Other+54 moreNORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $50,495 · Education+2 more: $2,500 · EducationPAUL'S PANTRY INC: $34,000 · Food & NutritionFEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $6,000 · Food & NutritionGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $6,000 · Food & NutritionCEREBRAL PALSY INC: $32,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $4,800 · HealthBEAMING INC: $4,000 · Health+4 more: $5,000 · HealthFAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHEAST WI INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $8,000 · Human ServicesValley of the Sun Young Men's Christian Association: $3,000 · Human ServicesGOLDEN HOUSE INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesENCOMPASS EARLY EDUCATION & CARE INC: $1,600 · Human Services+1 more: $500 · Human ServicesST JOHN THE EVANGELIST HOMELESS SHELTER INC: $13,300 · Housing & ShelterFREEDOM HOUSE MINISTRIES INC: $5,000 · Housing & Shelter+1 more: $500 · Housing & ShelterCASA OF BROWN COUNTY INC: $13,800 · Crime & Legal
Other$662,920Education$52,995Food & Nutrition$46,000Health$45,800Human Services$30,600Housing & Shelter$18,800Crime & Legal$13,800

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 budgetNORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $50,495 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetPAUL'S PANTRY INC: $34,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCEREBRAL PALSY INC: $32,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetFAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHEAST WI INC: $15,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCASA OF BROWN COUNTY INC: $13,800 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetST JOHN THE EVANGELIST HOMELESS SHELTER INC: $13,300 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY NORTHWOODS INC: $11,500 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE BAY AND LAKES REGION INC: $6,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMAZING GRACE EQUINE SANCTUARY INC: $5,500 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetFREEDOM HOUSE MINISTRIES INC: $5,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMentors International: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $4,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY: $4,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS CHICAGO: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBEAMING INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetHOWE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER INC: $3,100 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetPATRIOT K9S OF WISCONSININC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetValley of the Sun Young Men's Christian Association: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGOLDEN HOUSE INC: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF PBS WISCONSIN INC: $2,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER GREEN BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetENCOMPASS EARLY EDUCATION & CARE INC: $1,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetASPIRO INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Run: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSHARON S RICHARDSON COMMUNITY HOSPICE INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSAFE HAVEN PET SANCTUARY INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBROWN COUNTY SHERIFFS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION: $1,270 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetONE TAIL AT A TIME NFP: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMaryville University - St Louis: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS WISCONSIN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALEXS LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION OF GREEN BAY WISCONSIN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALTRUSA HOSPITALITY HOUSE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHICAGO CARES INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMPRESS AND SHOCK FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFoster the Village Inc: $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 NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PAUL'S PANTRY INC ↗
  • Who funds CEREBRAL PALSY INC ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHEAST WI INC ↗
  • Who funds CASA OF BROWN COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST HOMELESS SHELTER INC ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY NORTHWOODS INC ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE BAY AND LAKES REGION INC ↗
  • Who funds FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY ↗
  • Who funds AMAZING GRACE EQUINE SANCTUARY INC ↗
  • Who funds FREEDOM HOUSE MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds Mentors International ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY ↗
  • Who funds PAWS CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds BEAMING INC ↗
  • Who funds HOWE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds PATRIOT K9S OF WISCONSININC ↗
  • Who funds Nami Brown County Inc ↗
  • Who funds Valley of the Sun Young Men's Christian Association ↗
  • Who funds GOLDEN HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF PBS WISCONSIN 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.

Green Bay Packers Fou…John and Engrid Meng …George Kress Foundati…De Pere Christian Out…Greater Green Bay Com…Wisconsin Public Serv…Weyers Family Foundat…Joseph & Sarah Van Dr…Little Rapids Corpora…J J Keller Foundation…US Ventureschmidt Fam…Brown County United W…
Green Bay Packers FoundationWI51.3× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Green Bay Packers Foundation · John and Engrid Meng Inc · George Kress Foundation Inc · De Pere Christian Outreach · Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc · Wisconsin Public Service Foundation · Weyers Family Foundation Inc · Joseph & Sarah Van Drisse Charitable Trust · Little Rapids Corporation - Egan Family Foundation Inc · J J Keller Foundation Inc · US Ventureschmidt Family Foundation · Brown County United Way

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 82 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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