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Marvin and Debra Cherney Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Marvin and Debra Cherney Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$253k
Granted FY2024still arriving
17
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Housing & Shelter$300kInternational$175kReligion$92kScience & Tech$63kHealth$40kRecreation & Sports$34kEducation$30kEmployment$12kOther$0
02FY2024 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k12 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $54k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $173k
$3,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FAVOR INTERNATIONAL$100,000
ST FRANCIS DE SALES SEMINARY$72,750
UNSTOPPABLE FOUNDATION$25,000
CEREBRAL PALSY INC$17,145
CATHOLIC FOUNDATION FOR THE DIOCESE OF GREEN BAY$12,000
CENTER FOR CHILDHOOD SAFETY$5,000
EAST SHORE INDUSTRIES INC$4,000
GREEN BAY AREA CATHOLIC EDUCATION INC (GRACE)$3,480
NORTHEAST WI TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$3,000
CATHOLIC ORDER OF FORESTERS COURT #1190 - STANGELVILLE$2,500
THE SPINE PROJECT INC$2,450
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF GREEN BAY INC$1,454
GREATER GREEN BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$1,000
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #4735 DENMARK COUNCIL$1,000
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION$1,000
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 (FY23–24, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 18% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%KEWAUNEE SPORTS BOOSTER CLUB: $800 → 8%DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN: $500 → 17%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF GREEN BAY INC: $1k → 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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 19% of Marvin and Debra Cherney Family Foundation Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 77% of the giving stays in WI; by stated purpose, 75%.

Marvin and Debra Cherney Family Foundation Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

57%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$438k · 7 repeat orgs$324k to everyone else

7 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
8

Total granted

$438k
$121k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+8%
+16%

Still filing today

57%
25%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 19% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $204k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
InternationalHuman ServicesHealthEducationPhilanthropyOther
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

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    2× · 2022–2023 · $306k
  • UF
    UNSTOPPABLE FOUNDATION
    3× · 2022–2024 · $75k · revenue -45%
  • CP
    CEREBRAL PALSY INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $29k · revenue +34%

Funded once

  • GB
    GREEN BAY AREA CATHOLIC
    one grant, 2022 · $94k
  • CF
    CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF GREEN BAY - RONCALLI CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
    one grant, 2023 · $12k
  • GB
    GREEN BAY AREA CATHOLIC EDUCATION
    one grant, 2023 · $6k
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
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
2
Catholic Charities North Dakota

Guided by our values, Catholic Charities North Dakota serves people in need and advocates for the common good of all.

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3
North Shore Health Care Foundation

To expand equitable health care and healthy living in Cook County and champion solutions through funding, education and advocacy.

Health
4
Connections for Life

Empowering people with disabilities by providing services that promote independence, equality and intergration, enhancing their quality of life.

Health
5
Disability Rights Wisconsin Inc

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

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6
Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Charitable Foundation Inc

The mission of the professional fire fighters of wisconsin charitable foundation is to champion community risk reduction initiatives; promote fire safety and prevention; and deliver meaningful support to burn survivors, fire fighters and…

Human Services
7
Northwoods Inc of Wisconsin

Service for disabled adults

Human Services
8
Pathways of Wisconsin Inc

Pathways of wisconsin provides supported employment opportunities and empowerment through quality, person-centered programming for individuals of all abilities.

Human Services
9
Dakotabilities Inc

Together, we create a warm and welcoming community enriching the lives of those we support.

Human Services
10
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St Cloud

At Catholic Charities, we focus our efforts around three core pillars: Food Access, Mental Health and Housing. Guided by our mission - to serve and enhance human dignity for all people - we provide essential services and foster a sense of…

Human Services
11
Catholic Charities Foundation Inc

Provide support to the catholic charities of the archdiocese of milwaukee, inc.

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12
Kenosha Community Foundation

We lead, serve and collaborate with donors to create enduring philanthropy.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Green Bay Inc; the most unlike its peers is Catholic Order of Foresters Welfare and Relief Fund. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

14 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. 14 of the 28 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
5/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $305,550 · OtherIndividual grant recipientGREEN BAY AREA CATHOLIC: $93,500 · OtherGREEN BAY AREA CATHOLICSAINT FRANCIS DE SALES SEMINARY: $72,750 · OtherSAINT FRANCIS DE SALES SEMINARY+14 more: $78,003 · Other+14 moreFavor International Inc: $100,000 · InternationalFavor International IncUNSTOPPABLE FOUNDATION: $75,000 · InternationalUNSTOPPABLE FOUNDATION+1 more: $1,000 · InternationalCEREBRAL PALSY INC: $29,145 · Health+1 more: $1,000 · HealthNORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · EducationCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF GREEN BAY INC: $1,454 · Human ServicesKEWAUNEE SPORTS BOOSTER CLUB LTD: $800 · Human ServicesDOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN INC: $500 · Human ServicesGREATER GREEN BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · PhilanthropyRIBBON OF HOPE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $500 · Philanthropy
Other$549,803International$176,000Health$30,145Education$3,000Human Services$2,754Philanthropy$1,500

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 budgetFavor International Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetUNSTOPPABLE FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetCEREBRAL PALSY INC: $29,145 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetEAST SHORE INDUSTRIES INC: $12,050 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCENTER FOR CHILDHOOD SAFETY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetNORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKnights of Columbus #4735: $2,900 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF GREEN BAY INC: $1,454 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER GREEN BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Order of Foresters Welfare and Relief Fund: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRIBBON OF HOPE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

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…Greater Green Bay Com…Wisconsin Public Serv…Bay Care Clinic Found…George Kress Foundati…Baird Foundation IncCommunity Foundation …Michael & Leanne Hadd…De Pere Christian Out…Cornerstone Foundatio…John and Engrid Meng …The Blackbaud Giving …
Green Bay Packers FoundationWI23.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Green Bay Packers Foundation · Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc · Wisconsin Public Service Foundation · Bay Care Clinic Foundation Ltd · George Kress Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc · Michael & Leanne Haddad Family Foundation Inc · De Pere Christian Outreach · Cornerstone Foundation of Northeastern Wisconsin Inc · John and Engrid Meng Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Marvin and Debra Cherney Family Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Marvin and Debra Cherney Family 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.

    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 28 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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