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Pollybill Foundation Inc

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.

$495k
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.0MPhilanthropy$957kArts & Culture$818kEnvironment$288kHealth$120kRecreation & Sports$100kAnimals$24kYouth Development$23kOther$0
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k11 grants · $55k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $140k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $300k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$4.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HISTORIC HAYMARKET MILWAUKEE INC$200,000
MILWAUKEE DOMES ALLIANCE$100,000
MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM$40,000
FRIENDS OF SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE CENTER INC$25,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WI INC$15,000
FASD UNITED$10,000
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY$10,000
NATIONAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL$10,000
MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM - LAYTON ART COLLECTION$10,000
MARIN HORIZON SCHOOL$10,000
142 THROCKMORTON THEATRE$10,000
ASCENSION WISCONSIN FOUNDATION$5,000
HAWAII LAND TRUST$5,000
FOREST HOME HISTORIC PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INC$5,000
MARIN AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUST$5,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY24–25, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%RITTER CENTER: $5k → 8%RITTER CENTER: $5k → 8%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

WI
NY
RI
CA
CO
VA
DC
HI
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.

39%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 23 repeat orgs$2.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +12% since the first grant, against -30% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
5

Total granted

$1.3M
$2.0M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
-30%

Still filing today

78%
20%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $110k 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
Arts & CultureEnvironmentEducationHuman ServicesAnimalsFood & 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • HH
    Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc
    2× · 2024–2025 · $400k · revenue +64%
  • MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC
    6× · 2017–2023 · $245k · revenue +20%
  • FRIENDS OF SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE CENTER INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $113k · revenue +7%

Funded once

  • VC
    VANGUARD CHARITABLE - HOLTGERS FAMILY FUND
    one grant, 2017 · $957k
  • CS
    COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $957k · revenue -30%
  • HC
    HORIZON COMMUNITY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2024 · $40k
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
Marine Biological Laboratory

The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is a world-renowned center for biological discovery and training that is notably affiliated with more than 60 Nobel Prize winners. Research is conducted by full-time faculty as well as hundreds of the…

Science & Tech
2
Mills College

Mills college is an independent liberal arts college for women and gender nonbinary students, with graduate programs for all genders. the college educates students to think critically and communicate responsibly and effectively, to accept…

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3
Museum of Arts and Design

To collect, display and interpret objects in craft art and design.

Arts & Culture
4
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
5
Monterey Museum of Art

The monterey museum of art cultivates curiosity in the visual arts and engages community with the diversity of california art - past, present, and future.

Arts & Culture
6
Sacramento Zoological Society

The sacramento zoo inspires appreciation, respect and a connection with wildlife and nature through education, recreation and conservation.

Animals
7
Minnesota Medical Association

To be the leading voice of medicine to make minnesota the healthiest state and the best place to practice.

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8
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

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9
Natural Resources Foundation of

To protect wisconsin's lands, waters, and wildlife by providing funding, leading partnerships, and connecting all people with nature.

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10
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
11
Science Museum of Minnesota

The museum's mission statement is "turn on the science: inspire learning. inform policy. improve lives."

Arts & Culture
12
The Montana Land Reliance

The mission of the montana land reliance (mlr) is to partner with landowners to provide permanent protection for private lands that are significant for agricultural production, fish and wildlife habitat, and open space.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Milwaukee Art Museum Inc; the most unlike its peers is San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. 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

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 of the 31 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
14/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VANGUARD CHARITABLE - HOLTGERS FAMILY FUND: $956,800 · OtherVANGUARD CHARITABLE - HOLTGERS FAMILY FUN…MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM - LAYTON ART COLLECTION: $82,500 · OtherMILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM - LAYTON ART COLLECT…+15 more: $213,500 · Other+15 moreCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $956,800 · EducationCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDA…+2 more: $25,000 · EducationHistoric Haymarket Milwaukee Inc: $400,000 · Arts & CultureHistoric Haymarket Milw…MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC: $245,000 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM…MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INC: $60,000 · Arts & CultureMILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM IN…+1 more: $15,000 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE CENTER INC: $113,000 · EnvironmentFOREST HOME HISTORIC PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INC: $65,000 · EnvironmentHAWAIIAN ISLANDS LAND TRUST: $60,000 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP: $15,000 · EnvironmentMILWAUKEE DOMES ALLIANCE INC: $100,000 · Recreation & SportsPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSIN INC: $60,000 · HealthASCENSION WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 · Philanthropy
Other$1,252,800Education$981,800Arts & Culture$720,000Environment$253,000Recreation & Sports$100,000Health$60,000Philanthropy$35,000

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 budgetCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $956,800 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHistoric Haymarket Milwaukee Inc: $400,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetMILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC: $245,000 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE CENTER INC: $113,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetMILWAUKEE DOMES ALLIANCE INC: $100,000 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetFOREST HOME HISTORIC PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INC: $65,000 over 8y, 4.6% of budgetHAWAIIAN ISLANDS LAND TRUST: $60,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSIN INC: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INC: $60,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetASCENSION WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMARIN HORIZON SCHOOL INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMARIN HUMANE SOCIETY: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSHE-CAN GLOBAL INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetRITTER CENTER: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMARIN AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUST: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $10,000 over 2y, 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.

  • Who funds COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc ↗
  • Who funds MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF SCHLITZ AUDUBON NATURE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds MILWAUKEE DOMES ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds FOREST HOME HISTORIC PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds HAWAIIAN ISLANDS LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds ASCENSION WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP ↗
  • Who funds MARIN HORIZON SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART ↗
  • Who funds MARIN HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds SHE-CAN GLOBAL INC ↗
  • Who funds RITTER CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MARIN AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC ↗

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.

Greater Milwaukee Foundation IncWI13.4× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Pollybill Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Pollybill 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%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 Pollybill Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Pollybill 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 31 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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