Wisconsin · Private foundation
Patrick & Marysue Michels Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $753k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 17
- Grants FY2025
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 36%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $400,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 22
- FY2020 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 6
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.7M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 36% of the organizations Patrick & Marysue Michels Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 67% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $346k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 15 | $743k | 40% |
| FY2024 | 14 | $518k | 36% |
| FY2023 | 22 | $253k | 41% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $136k | 38% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $242k | 80% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $94k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis de Sales Seminary | $700,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Badgerland Youth for Christ Inc | $280,000 | 6 | 9% |
| The Arc Fond Du Lac Inc | $120,000 | 4 | 1% |
| St Marys Catholic Church | $60,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Agnesian Healthcare Foundation Inc | $57,000 | 3 | 0% |
| St Mary Catholic Church | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cursillo in Christianity of the Arc Hdiocese of Milwaukee | $50,000 | 4 | n/a |
| St Marys Springs Academy | $38,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Shepherd of the Hills | $36,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Love One Another Trust | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis de Sales Seminary | $700,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Badgerland Youth for Christ Inc | $280,000 | 6 | 9% |
| The Arc Fond Du Lac Inc | $120,000 | 4 | 1% |
| St Marys Catholic Church | $60,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Agnesian Healthcare Foundation Inc | $57,000 | 3 | 0% |
| St Mary Catholic Church | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cursillo in Christianity of the Arc Hdiocese of Milwaukee | $50,000 | 4 | n/a |
| St Marys Springs Academy | $38,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Shepherd of the Hills | $36,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Love One Another Trust | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Charis Pregnancy & Family Help Center Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Fond Du Lac Symphonic Band Ltd | $16,500 | 5 | 6% |
| Green Lake Association Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Manitoqua Ministries Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Congregation of All Saints Catholic Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Unlimited Play Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fondy Food Pantry | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Catholic Community Schools | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Solutions Center Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Cops for Kids Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 22% |
| Stacy Fuson Foundation | $5,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Catholic Charities Inc Diocese of Madison | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Church | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Faith United Methodist Church | $3,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Pavek Museum | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fond Du Lac Area Women's Fund Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Moraine Park Technical College | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cure for Casey Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Forest Athletic Club Newcorp Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($412k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Patrick & Marysue Michels Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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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.
Open a dossier: Kevin and Connie Michels Family Foundation · Michels Family Foundation · Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Grande Foundation · Fond Du Lac Area Foundation · Mid-States Aluminum Foundation Inc · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Jf Ahern Co Foundation · Francis R & Ruth E Oberreich Foundation Corporation · Nesheim Family Foundation Inc · Sadoff Family Foundation
How this is measured
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About Patrick & Marysue Michels Family Foundation
- How much does Patrick & Marysue Michels Family Foundation give?
- Patrick & Marysue Michels Family Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $753,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 22 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
- What does Patrick & Marysue Michels Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (52%), Youth Development (13%), Housing & Shelter (10%).
- Who are Patrick & Marysue Michels Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Saint Francis de Sales Seminary ($700k), Badgerland Youth for Christ Inc ($280k), The Arc Fond Du Lac Inc ($120k).
- Does Patrick & Marysue Michels Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Patrick & Marysue Michels Family Foundation 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 Patrick & Marysue Michels Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Kevin and Connie Michels Family Foundation, Michels Family Foundation, Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc.
- Where is Patrick & Marysue Michels Family Foundation based?
- Patrick & Marysue Michels Family Foundation is based in WI.
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