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Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$467k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
68
Grants FY2025
65
Organizations funded FY2024
68%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
32 to 65
FY2021 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$137k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 68% of the organizations Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 65% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 35% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $451k 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
HealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureHousing & ShelterCommunity ImprovementFood & NutritionOther
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
FY2025still arriving67$465k55%
FY202465$697k68%
FY202362$479k68%
FY202259$376k78%
FY202132$285kn/a
86% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Human Services$381kFood & Nutrition$362kHealth$343kPublic Safety & Disaster$195kEducation$195kPhilanthropy$150kHousing & Shelter$127kEnvironment$116kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Hunger Task Force Inc$165,00050%
Green County Family YMCA Inc$150,00031%
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wi$125,00050%
New Glarus Cares Community Foundation Inc$105,71621%
Project Home Inc$100,00041%
Nami Wisconsin Inc$75,00032%
Ice Age Trail Alliance Inc$60,00031%
Wisconsin Historical Foundation Inc$50,00010%
New Glarus School District$44,0002n/a
Green County Child Care Network$30,0002n/a
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All grantees of Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Hunger Task Force Inc$165,00050%
Green County Family YMCA Inc$150,00031%
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wi$125,00050%
New Glarus Cares Community Foundation Inc$105,71621%
Project Home Inc$100,00041%
Nami Wisconsin Inc$75,00032%
Ice Age Trail Alliance Inc$60,00031%
Wisconsin Historical Foundation Inc$50,00010%
New Glarus School District$44,0002n/a
Green County Child Care Network$30,0002n/a
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Madison Inc$30,00021%
Wisconsin Literacy Inc$30,00031%
Neighborhood House Community Center Inc$27,70033%
Gigis Playhouse$25,5003n/a
Feed My People Inc$25,00010%
Young Women's Christian Association of Rock County Inc$25,00011%
Monroe Clinic and Hospital Foundation$24,00051%
Madison Reading Project Inc$23,00032%
Paralyzed Veterans of America - Wisconsin Chapter$20,0001n/a
Caring for Kids Inc$17,0002n/a
Mercy Dental Missions Inc$15,75311%
Madison Area Rehabilitation Centers Inc$15,0001n/a
Gilda's Club Madison Wisconsin Inc$15,00011%
Canopy Center Inc$12,90921%
Pauls Party Inc$12,720116%
Heroes Hunt for Veterans Corp$12,54939%
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc$10,24010%
Brodhead Firefighters Inc$10,0001n/a
New Community Shelter Inc$10,0001n/a
Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council Inc$10,00010%
Agrace HospiceCare Inc$10,00020%
No Limits Lda$10,0002n/a
Green Cares Food Pantry Inc$10,00012%
Open Arms Free Clinic Inc$10,00010%
The Village Diaper Bank Inc$10,00021%
Ascend Services Inc$10,00010%
Green County Development Corporation$10,00012%
Sugar River Senior Center$10,00013%
Gathering Waters Inc$10,00011%
Monticello PTO$10,0004n/a
Kenosha County Food Bank$10,00015%
Albany Area EMS Inc$9,60322%
Hollandale First Responders Inc$8,5001n/a
Ben Jackson Foundation Inc$7,50024%
Saukville Community Food Pantry Inc$7,50010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Green County Inc$7,00022%
Green County Humane Society$6,70050%
Southwest Opportunities Center Inc$6,00030%
Blanchardville EMS$5,9521n/a
Nami Green County$5,5003n/a
Family Promise of Green County Inc$5,00014%
Create Wisconsin Inc$5,00011%
The Salvation Army$5,0001n/a
Courageous Journey S Backpacking Inc$5,0001n/a
Access to Independence Inc$5,00010%
Door County Habitat for Humanity Ltd$5,00011%
Iccpa Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Community Support Network Inc$4,00020%
Brodhead Police Association$3,5001n/a
Beloit Public Library Foundation Inc$3,49513%
Dogsinvests Inc$3,00031%
Abraham Lincoln PTO$2,5001n/a
Blackhawk Technical College Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Couleecap Inc$2,5001n/a
Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Associati$2,50010%
Ozaukee Nonprofit Center Inc$2,50011%
Stateline Boys & Girls Clubs Inc$2,50010%
Nami Dane County Inc$2,50010%
Arts & Literature Laboratory Inc$2,21020%
Patriot K9s of Wisconsininc$2,0001n/a
Southern Lakes Association of the Deaf$2,0002n/a
Feed Our Rural Kids Inc$2,00010%
Barneveld Area Rescue Squad Inc$1,73511%
Marinette County Committee on Aging Inc$1,62210%
Shelter From the Storm Ministries Inc$1,50020%
Le Phillips Career Development Center Inc$1,20010%
Northside Elementary School PTO$1,0001n/a
Green County Agricultural Society and Mechanics Institute$1,00010%
Nelson Family Life Foundation Inc$1,00010%
The Kids Ranch Inc$1,00011%
The Als Association Inc Wisconsin Chapter$1,00010%
Mineral Point Opera House Inc$1,00010%
Schools for Haiti Inc$1,0001n/a
Friends of Governor Dodge State Park$1,00021%
Family Resource Center of Sheboygan County Inc$1,00010%
YMCA of Northern Rock County Inc$1,00010%
Sussex Lions Club Inc$50011%
Mental Health America of Wisconsin Inc$50010%
Small Town Heros$5001n/a
Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin Inc$5001n/a
Dane County Humane Society$32110%
Friends Inc$2501n/a
Wisconsin Humane Society$25010%
Amery Womens Club$2501n/a
Heartland Farm Sanctuary Inc$2001n/a
Friends of Pbs Wisconsin Inc$12010%
Friends of McKellar Park Inc$10010%
Home of Our Own Inc$10010%
Children With Cancer of Sheboygan County$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 102 recipients with no EIN on record ($757k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHunger Task Force Inc: $165,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetGreen County Family YMCA Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetSecond Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wi: $125,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNew Glarus Cares Community Foundation Inc: $105,716 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetProject Home Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetNami Wisconsin Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetIce Age Trail Alliance Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetWisconsin Historical Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Madison Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetWisconsin Literacy Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetNeighborhood House Community Center Inc: $27,700 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetFeed My People Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Women's Christian Association of Rock County Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMonroe Clinic and Hospital Foundation: $24,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetMadison Reading Project Inc: $23,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetMercy Dental Missions Inc: $15,753 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetGilda's Club Madison Wisconsin Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetCanopy Center Inc: $12,909 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetPauls Party Inc: $12,720 over 1y, 16% of budgetHeroes Hunt for Veterans Corp: $12,549 over 3y, 8.6% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc: $10,240 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWestern Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAgrace HospiceCare Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreen Cares Food Pantry Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetOpen Arms Free Clinic Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Village Diaper Bank Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetAscend Services Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGreen County Development Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetSugar River Senior Center: $10,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetGathering Waters Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetKenosha County Food Bank: $10,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetAlbany Area EMS Inc: $9,603 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetBen Jackson Foundation Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetSaukville Community Food Pantry Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Green County Inc: $7,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetGreen County Humane Society: $6,700 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSouthwest Opportunities Center Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFamily Promise of Green County Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetCreate Wisconsin Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetAccess to Independence Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDoor County Habitat for Humanity Ltd: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCommunity Support Network Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBeloit Public Library Foundation Inc: $3,495 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetDogsinvests Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetBlackhawk Technical College Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWisconsin Adaptive Sports Associati: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOzaukee Nonprofit Center Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetStateline Boys & Girls Clubs Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 71.

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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.

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Open a dossier: Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Madison Community Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Endres Manufacturing Foundation Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc · Colony Brands Foundation Inc · United Way of Dane County 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 Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc

How much does Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc give?
Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc reported 68 grants totaling $467,319 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 32 and 65 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
What does Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (17%), Food & Nutrition (16%), Health (15%).
Who are Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Hunger Task Force Inc ($165k), Green County Family YMCA Inc ($150k), Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wi ($125k).
Does Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 68% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Alliant Energy Foundation Inc, Green Bay Packers Foundation, Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc.
Where is Only in Wisconsin Giving Inc based?
Only in Wisconsin Giving 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 203 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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