Wisconsin · Public charity
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Inc
Michael fields agricultural institute's mission is to help rural and urban farms and agricultural communities in wisconsin and beyond be healthy environmentally, economically, and socially.
- $733k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 42%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $534k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $41,769
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $107,629
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 13
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 42% of the organizations Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 55% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 9 | $534k | 22% |
| FY2023 | 12 | $596k | 42% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $278k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewing the Countryside | $262,828 | 3 | 5% |
| Wisconsin Farmers Union Foundation | $205,868 | 2 | 24% |
| Global Philanthropy Partnership | $197,440 | 3 | 1% |
| Board of Regents of University of Wisconsin System | $100,586 | 1 | n/a |
| Neighborhood Food Solutions Inc | $86,670 | 3 | n/a |
| Marbleseed Inc | $75,104 | 3 | 1% |
| The Motherland Gardens Community Project | $45,947 | 2 | 28% |
| Groundswell Conservancy Inc | $42,265 | 3 | 1% |
| Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System | $27,316 | 1 | n/a |
| Western Wisconsin Conservation Council | $19,487 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewing the Countryside | $262,828 | 3 | 5% |
| Wisconsin Farmers Union Foundation | $205,868 | 2 | 24% |
| Global Philanthropy Partnership | $197,440 | 3 | 1% |
| Board of Regents of University of Wisconsin System | $100,586 | 1 | n/a |
| Neighborhood Food Solutions Inc | $86,670 | 3 | n/a |
| Marbleseed Inc | $75,104 | 3 | 1% |
| The Motherland Gardens Community Project | $45,947 | 2 | 28% |
| Groundswell Conservancy Inc | $42,265 | 3 | 1% |
| Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System | $27,316 | 1 | n/a |
| Western Wisconsin Conservation Council | $19,487 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | $16,815 | 1 | n/a |
| Latino Economic Development Center | $16,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Advocates for Urban Agriculture Nfp | $8,500 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($304k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 8 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.
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About Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Inc
- How much does Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Inc give?
- Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Inc reported 9 itemized grants totaling $534,373, out of $733,198 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 13 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (39%), Food & Nutrition (38%), Philanthropy (14%).
- Who are Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Renewing the Countryside ($263k), Wisconsin Farmers Union Foundation ($206k), Global Philanthropy Partnership ($197k).
- Does Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 42% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The McKnight Foundation, Bradshaw-Knight Foundation Inc, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Inc based?
- Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Inc is based in WI.
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