Wisconsin · Private foundation
Michael Carlisle Charitable Trust 2
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.
- $208k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $90,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 15
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $50k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations Michael Carlisle Charitable Trust 2 funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $208k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $38k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $45k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $85k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $306k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $186k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 11 | $183k | 64% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $165k | 60% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $555,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Peace Lutheran Church | $320,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Acts 18 Ministry Incorporated | $83,000 | 4 | 26% |
| Senior Care Communities Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Apple Pregnancy Care Center | $26,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Life Outreach International Association of Churches Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City Lights Ministry | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Pony Tales Refuge and Rehab Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Acres for Joy Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rural Bible Crusade Inc | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 31 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $555,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Peace Lutheran Church | $320,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Acts 18 Ministry Incorporated | $83,000 | 4 | 26% |
| Senior Care Communities Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Apple Pregnancy Care Center | $26,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Life Outreach International Association of Churches Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City Lights Ministry | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Pony Tales Refuge and Rehab Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Acres for Joy Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rural Bible Crusade Inc | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Restoration Church | $14,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of South Florida Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Coptic Medical Association of North | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Fierce Freedom Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Christian Child Care Coalition | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Mission Prayer League Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Curtie Cares Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Altoona Historical Society | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jon Francis Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Lutheran Counseling and Family Services | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Feed My People Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Special Olympics Wisconsin Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Keller Family Community Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Prison Evangelism Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 2% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Children's Museum of Eau Claire Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| International Christian College and Seminary Inc | $823 | 1 | n/a |
| Covenant House | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Last Paw Rescue Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Victory Junction Gang Camp Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($195k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Michael Carlisle Charitable Trust 2 supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 19 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: Eau Claire Community Foundation · The Jamf Nation Global Foundation · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Xcel Energy Foundation · Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
Compare Michael Carlisle Charitable Trust 2 with peer funders
About Michael Carlisle Charitable Trust 2
- How much does Michael Carlisle Charitable Trust 2 give?
- Michael Carlisle Charitable Trust 2 reported 6 grants totaling $208,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 15 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Michael Carlisle Charitable Trust 2 fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (34%), Religion (30%), Health (20%).
- Who are Michael Carlisle Charitable Trust 2's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Fellowship of Christian Athletes ($555k), Peace Lutheran Church ($320k), Acts 18 Ministry Incorporated ($83k).
- Does Michael Carlisle Charitable Trust 2 fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Michael Carlisle Charitable Trust 2 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 Michael Carlisle Charitable Trust 2?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Eau Claire Community Foundation, The Jamf Nation Global Foundation, Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc.
- Where is Michael Carlisle Charitable Trust 2 based?
- Michael Carlisle Charitable Trust 2 is based in WI.
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