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Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$557k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
13
Grants FY2024
12
Organizations funded FY2023
50%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$150,000
Organizations funded a year
12 to 20
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$1.4M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $32k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Recreation & SportsArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEducationPhilanthropyAnimalsOther
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 arriving12$532k25%
FY202312$214k50%
FY202213$532k31%
FY202118$383k44%
FY202016$549k31%
FY201920$291k55%
FY201813$213k46%
FY201715$253kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$1.3MReligion$798kHuman Services$237kHealth$133kRecreation & Sports$119kArts & Culture$115kEmployment$62kYouth Development$53kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Marian University Inc$715,50071%
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary$302,5004n/a
St Marys Springs Academy$271,0808n/a
Holy Family Parish$250,8204n/a
Cursillo in Christianity of the Arc Hdiocese of Milwaukee$207,6243n/a
Young Mens Christian Association of Fond Du Lac Wi Inc$206,00063%
Fond Du Lac School District$115,0002n/a
Agnesian Healthcare Foundation Inc$77,50051%
Children's Museum of Fond Du Lac Inc$76,13537%
The Foundation of the Wisconsin Automobile & Truck Dealers Association$61,50052%
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All grantees of Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Marian University Inc$715,50071%
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary$302,5004n/a
St Marys Springs Academy$271,0808n/a
Holy Family Parish$250,8204n/a
Cursillo in Christianity of the Arc Hdiocese of Milwaukee$207,6243n/a
Young Mens Christian Association of Fond Du Lac Wi Inc$206,00063%
Fond Du Lac School District$115,0002n/a
Agnesian Healthcare Foundation Inc$77,50051%
Children's Museum of Fond Du Lac Inc$76,13537%
The Foundation of the Wisconsin Automobile & Truck Dealers Association$61,50052%
Blue Line Hockey Club Incorporated$55,00025%
Boys & Girls Club of Fond Du Lac Inc$52,50061%
Winnebago Lutheran Academy$51,0002n/a
City of Fond Du Lac$37,5003n/a
Moraine Park Foundation Inc$35,00023%
Fond Du Lac Soccer Association Inc$25,00017%
Fond Du Lac Humane Society$25,00016%
Fond Du Lac County Historical Society$25,00013%
Cops for Kids Foundation Inc$20,000417%
Fond Du Lac County Sheriff Benevolent Association Inc$20,0001n/a
Badgerland Youth for Christ Inc$14,0682n/a
Fond Du Lac Area Women's Fund Inc$12,50034%
Envision Greater Fond Du Lac Inc$12,50011%
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Inc$12,40011%
Charis Pregnancy & Family Help Center Inc$11,00021%
Mahala's Hope Inc$10,50021%
World Missionary Evangelism Inc$10,0001n/a
St Peter Athletic Club Inc$9,45018%
Fondy Food Pantry$8,70031%
Catholic Relief Services$7,9651n/a
Fondy Youth Baseball Inc$5,00014%
Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation Inc$5,00011%
Optimist Club Foundation of Fond du Lac$5,000112%
Fellowship of Catholic University Students$5,0001n/a
Salute the Troops Inc$5,00014%
Club 44 Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Fond Du Lac Area United Way Inc$5,00011%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin Inc$2,75010%
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe Inc$1,0001n/a
Luther Preparatory School$1,0001n/a

Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($188k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMarian University Inc: $715,500 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of Fond Du Lac Wi Inc: $206,000 over 6y, 3.4% of budgetAgnesian Healthcare Foundation Inc: $77,500 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetChildren's Museum of Fond Du Lac Inc: $76,135 over 3y, 7.1% of budgetThe Foundation of the Wisconsin Automobile & Truck Dealers Association: $61,500 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetBlue Line Hockey Club Incorporated: $55,000 over 2y, 4.7% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Fond Du Lac Inc: $52,500 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetMoraine Park Foundation Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetFond Du Lac Soccer Association Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetFond Du Lac Humane Society: $25,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetFond Du Lac County Historical Society: $25,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetCops for Kids Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 17% of budgetFond Du Lac Area Women's Fund Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetEnvision Greater Fond Du Lac Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetThelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Inc: $12,400 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCharis Pregnancy & Family Help Center Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetMahala's Hope Inc: $10,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetSt Peter Athletic Club Inc: $9,450 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetFondy Food Pantry: $8,700 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetFondy Youth Baseball Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetVince Lombardi Cancer Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetOptimist Club Foundation of Fond du Lac: $5,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetSalute the Troops Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetFond Du Lac Area United Way Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin Inc: $2,750 over 1y, 0.0% 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 25.

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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.

Fond Du Lac Area FoundationWI57.8× affinity25 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fond Du Lac Area Foundation · Grande Foundation · Kevin and Connie Michels Family Foundation · Mid-States Aluminum Foundation Inc · Michels Family Foundation · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Agnesian Healthcare Inc · Patrick & Marysue Michels Family Foundation · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Jf Ahern Co Foundation · Sadoff Family Foundation · Korb Family Foundation Inc

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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About Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc

How much does Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc give?
Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc reported 13 grants totaling $556,950 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 20 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (43%), Religion (27%), Human Services (8%).
Who are Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Marian University Inc ($716k), Saint Francis de Sales Seminary ($303k), St Marys Springs Academy ($271k).
Does Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc 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 Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fond Du Lac Area Foundation, Grande Foundation, Kevin and Connie Michels Family Foundation.
Where is Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc based?
Mike Shannon Automotive 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 59 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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