Wisconsin · Private foundation
Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Inc
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $841k
- Granted FY2021
- 15
- Grants FY2021
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 75%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
87% of Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Inc’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Archdiocese Of Milwaukee Catholic Community Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 6 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $725,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 12
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 75% of the organizations Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 90% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 12 | $114k | 75% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $65k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messmer Inc | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Marquette University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hope for Haiti Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Andean Health and Development Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seaton Catholic Schools Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Diocese of Venice in Florida Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cursillo in Christianity of the Arc Hdiocese of Milwaukee | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc | $300 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($88k), not named here.
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: Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Community Foundation Inc · Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Inc with peer funders
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About Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Inc
- How much does Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Inc give?
- Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Inc reported 15 grants totaling $840,854 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 12 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (81%), Education (14%), International (2%).
- Who are Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2021: Messmer Inc ($30k), Marquette University ($20k), United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc ($12k).
- Does Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Our Lady of the Lake 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 Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Community Foundation Inc, Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc.
- Where is Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Inc based?
- Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Inc is based in WI.
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