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Neese Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$147k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$75k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$474kHuman Services$378kYouth Development$340kEducation$265kHealth$144kArts & Culture$68kPublic Benefit$53kSocial Science$43kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $53k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $75k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$2.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Family Services of Southern Wisconsin & North IL$75,000
Students For Liberty$12,500
Just Facts$10,000
The Fund for American Studies$10,000
Real Clear Foundation$10,000
Pacific Legal Foundation$10,000
Badger Institute$7,500
Specialty Care Clinic$5,000
United Way Blackhawk Region$5,000
Beloit Junior Golf Assoc$1,205
Roy Chapman Andrews Society$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 (FY17–25, $358k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 92% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Lifes Connection: $10k → 5%Life's Connection: $5k → 5%LIFE'S CONNECTION: $5k → 5%LIFE'S CONNECTION: $5k → 5%Catholic Charities: $5k → 10%Life's Connection: $3k → 5%Family Services of Southern Wisconsin & North IL: $75k → 10%STATELINE FAMILY YMCA: $50k → 10%STATELINE FAMILY YMCA: $50k → 10%Stateline Family YMCA: $50k → 10%Stateline Family YMCA: $50k → 10%STATELINE FAMILY YMCA: $50k → 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

IL
WI
IA
NJ
CA
VA
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.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.6M · 19 repeat orgs$244k to everyone else

19 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
15

Total granted

$1.6M
$153k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+1%
+13%

Still filing today

68%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 38% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $91k 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
Human ServicesHealthArts & CultureEducationPhilanthropyInternationalOther
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

  • SB
    STATELINE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $250k · revenue +17%
  • BH
    BELOIT HEALTH SYSTEM INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $75k · revenue +27%
  • RC
    REAL CLEAR FOUNDATION
    5× · 2021–2025 · $67k · revenue +40%

Funded once

  • BM
    Beloit Meals on Wheels Inc
    one grant, 2023 · $30k · revenue +1%
  • RV
    ROCK VALLEY PROGRAMS
    one grant, 2017 · $30k
  • RC
    Rock County Christian Schools
    one grant, 2023 · $30k
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
Wisconsin Policy Forum Inc

We conduct impartial public policy research and analysis to drive informed debate and effective decision-making in the state of wisconsin.

Public Benefit
2
Wisconsin Principles Inc

Wisconsin principles (wp) is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization dedicated to preserving conservative values in the state of wisconsin. committed to fiscal conservatism, educational choice, and individual liberty, we strive to empower…

Civil Rights
3
American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa

The union works to advocate and advance a public policy agenda to support and protect the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of iowa. it works to maintain throughout the united states the rights of free…

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4
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty

The organization shall advance the rule of law, free markets and a robust civic culture through litigation, research, public education, and the provision of legal counsel to like minded individuals and organizations.

Crime & Legal
5
American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Inc

The american civil liberties union of wisconsin, inc. (the union") protects and promotes the civil liberties and civil rights of all people in wisconsin in a non-partisan matter.

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6
Chamber of Commerce - Greater Beloit

Chamber of commerce to support, ancourage and engage in activities that make the greater Beloit area a better place to live and do business.

Education
7
The Greater Beloit Economic Development Corporation

The mission of the greater beloit economic development corporation ("corporation") is to foster investment and job growth in the economy thereby improving the quality of life, educational attainment, housing availability and prosperity for…

Community Improvement
8
Law Forward Inc

To preserve fundamental democratic principles, support wisconsin's commitment to clean and open government, and promote a progressive vision through impact litigation, administrative processes and public education.

Crime & Legal
9
American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Foundation Inc

The american civil liberties union of wisconsin foundation, inc. (the "foundation") protects and promotes the civil liberties and civil rights of all wisconsin residents by means of litigation, advocacy, public education, research, and…

Civil Rights
10
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Inc

The league of women voters of wisconsin (lwvwi) is a nonpartisan political organization. we encourage informed, active participation in government and work to increase understanding of major public policy issues. we influence public policy…

Civil Rights
11
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation Inc

The wisconsin broadcasters association foundation contribution to broadcasting in wisconsin encompasses a strategic, long term vision for enhancing, promoting and supporting the broadcast industry by encouraging the preservation of…

Arts & Culture
12
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Iowa

The foundation works to defend and promote the constitution of the united states, focusing especially on the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and 14th amendments. the foundation also works to defend and promote the constitution of the…

Civil Rights
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Beloit Historical Society; the most unlike its peers is The Fund for American Studies. 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

25 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 25 of the 38 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
15/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

STATELINE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS INC: $250,000 · OtherSTATELINE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS INCStateline Beloit Boys and Girls Club: $50,000 · OtherStateline Beloit Boys and Girls ClubBeloit Family Promise: $45,000 · OtherBeloit Family PromiseROCK VALLEY PROGRAMS: $30,000 · OtherRock County Christian Schools: $30,000 · OtherSheboygan BoysClubs: $20,000 · OtherROCK COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $20,000 · OtherTHE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES: $20,000 · OtherBeloit Meals on Wheels Inc: $30,000 · Other+14 more: $92,686 · Other+14 moreUNITED WAY BLACKHAWK REGION INC: $474,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY BLACKHAWK REGION I…STATELINE FAMILY YMCA OF BELOIT: $250,000 · Human ServicesSTATELINE FAMILY YMCA …FAMILY SERVICES OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS INC: $75,000 · Human ServicesFAMILY SERVICES OF SOU…LIFE'S CONNECTION INC: $27,500 · Human ServicesLIFE'S CONNECTION INC+1 more: $5,000 · Human ServicesBELOIT COLLEGE: $85,000 · EducationBELOIT COLL…REAL CLEAR FOUNDATION: $67,000 · EducationREAL CLEAR …STUDENTS FOR LIBERTY INC: $32,500 · EducationSTUDENTS FO…JUST FACTS INC: $45,000 · Arts & CultureTHE AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISM: $42,500 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $2,000 · Arts & CultureBELOIT HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $75,000 · HealthDOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN - SOUTH CENTRAL INC: $5,000 · Health+1 more: $1,000 · HealthBADGER INSTITUTE INC: $47,500 · Public Benefit
Other$587,686Philanthropy$474,000Human Services$357,500Education$184,500Arts & Culture$89,500Health$81,000Public Benefit$47,500

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 budgetUNITED WAY BLACKHAWK REGION INC: $474,000 over 9y, 4.8% of budgetSTATELINE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS INC: $250,000 over 3y, 5.3% of budgetSTATELINE FAMILY YMCA OF BELOIT: $250,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetBELOIT COLLEGE: $85,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBELOIT HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetREAL CLEAR FOUNDATION: $67,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetBADGER INSTITUTE INC: $47,500 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetJUST FACTS INC: $45,000 over 5y, 4.9% of budgetTHE AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISM: $42,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSTUDENTS FOR LIBERTY INC: $32,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBeloit Meals on Wheels Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetLIFE'S CONNECTION INC: $27,500 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetTHE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPacific Legal Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBELOIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $10,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetBELOIT PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $5,057 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES INC DIOCESE OF MADISON: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN - SOUTH CENTRAL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS WI SHORELINE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBELOIT ART CENTER INC: $2,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetSPECIALTY CARE FREE CLINIC INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetVARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF IOWA: $1,000 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.

Alliant Energy Founda…Hendricks Family Foun…Morse Col Robert H Fd…The Lans FoundationWilliam S Knight Foun…Herbert H Kohl Charit…Green Bay Packers Fou…Dorothy E Bigelow Cha…The Stateline Communi…Baird Foundation IncThe Blackbaud Giving …American Endowment Fo…
Alliant Energy Foundation IncWI26.4× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Hendricks Family Foundation Inc · Morse Col Robert H Fdn Tr · The Lans Foundation · William S Knight Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Dorothy E Bigelow Charitable Trust 120061 · The Stateline Community Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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 Neese Family Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Neese 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 38 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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