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Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.3M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
118
Grants FY2025
99
Organizations funded FY2024
13%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$7,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
89 to 99
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$14M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 13% of the organizations Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $95k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHealthHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterCrime & LegalOther
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 arriving115$1.2M17%
FY202499$1.1M13%
FY202396$908k11%
FY202290$1.0M12%
FY202190$882k13%
FY202099$1.0M17%
FY201996$959k20%
FY201889$983k29%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$2.4MArts & Culture$1.5MHuman Services$989kYouth Development$862kPhilanthropy$638kHealth$583kHousing & Shelter$481kCrime & Legal$324kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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WI
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CA
DC
AL
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Fellowship Open Inc$259,00097%
The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc$251,00070%
Meta House Inc$232,50091%
Alive Mke$225,0007n/a
St Marcus Foundation Inc$202,500813%
Milwaukee Area Technical College Foundation Inc$180,00070%
Zoological Society of Milwaukee Cty$170,00090%
Milwaukee Repertory Theater Inc$162,50090%
Asset Builders of America Inc$141,00098%
The Uwm Foundation Inc$135,50090%
Aurora Health Care Foundation Inc$130,00060%
Wisconsin Preservation Fund Inc$120,00052%
Dr Terence N Thomas Scholarship Fund Inc$115,0007n/a
United Community Center Inc$107,50090%
Pearls for Teen Girls Inc$105,00091%
Milwaukee Urban League$105,00062%
Milwaukee Public Library Foundation Inc$100,00081%
Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc$100,00040%
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center Inc$100,00043%
Milwaukee Center for Independence Inc$100,00080%
Word of Hope Ministries Inc$95,00058%
Milwaukee Bar Association Foundation Inc$90,000810%
Mount Mary University Inc$90,00080%
Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation$87,50043%
The Friendship Circle Inc$85,00096%
John Michael Kohler Arts Center Inc$82,50060%
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc$82,50081%
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc$80,00070%
United Performing Arts Fund Inc$80,00090%
The Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc$80,00040%
St Augustine Preparatory Academy Inc$76,00070%
Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy Inc$75,00021%
Milwaukee Rescue Mission$71,0009n/a
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Inc$70,00070%
Mequon Nature Preserve Inc$67,50091%
Seeds of Health Inc$67,50080%
City Year Inc$67,50090%
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Inc$65,00070%
Sharp Literacy Inc$62,50091%
The Guest House of Milwaukee Inc$62,00060%
HEAR Wisconsin Inc$57,50041%
Dominican Center for Women Inc$55,00063%
Running Rebels Community Organization Inc$55,00060%
Milwaukee Art Museum Inc$55,00040%
Arts at Large Inc$55,00081%
Next Door Foundation Inc$55,00070%
McPreparatory School of Wisconsin Inc$55,00050%
Walnut Way Conservation Corporation$50,00022%
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc$50,00010%
Literacy Services of Wisconsin Inc$50,00090%
Lutheran Home Foundation Inc$50,00051%
Securefutures Foundation Inc$47,50081%
Serenity Inns Inc$47,50081%
Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee Inc$47,50090%
Discovery World Ltd$47,50080%
Hunger Task Force Inc$45,00090%
Prevent Blindness Wisconsin$45,00091%
Jewish Family Services Inc$45,00080%
Historic Milwaukee Inc$45,00091%
Climb USA Inc$45,00038%
Urban Ecology Center Inc$45,00090%
Benedict Center Inc$45,00091%
STEM Forward Inc$45,00092%
Cathedral Center Inc$45,00090%
Neighborhood House of Milwaukee Inc$45,00080%
Milwaukee Ballet Company Inc$45,00090%
Radio Milwaukee Inc$42,50071%
City Forward Collective Inc$40,00031%
Wisconsin Humane Society$40,00080%
Milwaukee Education Partnership$40,0003n/a
Teen Challenge of Wisconsin Inc$40,00080%
Fresh Coast Classic Inc$40,000414%
Imagine MKEInc$37,50032%
Sojourner Foundation$37,50060%
First Stage Milwaukee$36,50060%
Wisconsin Justice Initiative Inc$36,00074%
Vital Voices for Mental Health Inc$36,00084%
Milwaukee Film Inc$35,00070%
Ruach Inc$35,00074%
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Inc$35,00070%
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity Inc$35,00070%
Hope Center Inc$34,00070%
Teach for America Inc$32,50040%
Silver Spring Neighborhood Center Inc$30,00060%
Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative Inc$30,00061%
Life Navigators Inc$30,00060%
Alverno College$30,00040%
Renaissance Theaterworks Inc$30,00061%
Saint Thomas More High School Inc$30,0006n/a
Acts Community Development Corporation$30,00030%
Riveredge Nature Center Inc$30,00040%
People Against a Violent Environment In$30,00024%
Black Arts Fest Mke Inc$27,5002n/a
Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast Inc$25,00050%
Black Arts Mke Inc$25,00041%
Center for Community Stewardship$25,00020%
Fondy Food Center Inc$25,00051%
MacCANON BROWN HOMELESS SANCTUARY INC$25,00050%
Three Harbors Council Inc Boy Scouts of America$25,00030%
Lead2change Inc$25,00032%
Sherman Phoenix Foundation$22,50021%
Wisconsin Veterans Network Inc$20,00042%
Ascension Wisconsin Foundation Inc$20,00030%
Dr James Cameron Legacy Foundation Inc$20,00031%
Restoring Lands Inc$20,00021%
Beyond Vision - Aib Inc$20,00020%
Mmac Community Support Foundation Inc$20,00014%
Riverworks Development Corporation$20,00011%
Florentine Opera Company Inc$20,00020%
Project Return Inc$20,00041%
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc$20,00020%
Wellpoint Care Network Inc$18,50020%
Vision Forward Association Incorporated$17,50030%
City on a Hill Inc$15,00030%
Our Next Generation Inc$15,00031%
Schools That Can Milwaukee Inc$15,00011%
Harbor District Inc$15,00012%
Bread of Healing Inc$15,00030%
Notre Dame School of Milwaukee Inc$15,0002n/a
The Leverage Network Inc$15,00022%
Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation Inc$15,00030%
Centro Legal Por Derechos Humanos Inc$15,00031%
Pathfinders Milwaukee Inc$15,00020%
Friends of Lakeshore State Park$11,00037%
Pius XI High School$10,0001n/a
The Milwaukee Women's Center Inc$10,0001n/a
The Historymakers$10,00010%
Wisconsin Equal Justice Fund Inc$10,00021%
Tuskegee Human & Civil Rights Multicultural Center Inc$10,0001n/a
Marian University Inc$10,00010%
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Inc$10,00010%
Malaika Early Learning Center$10,00020%
Housing Resources Inc$10,00020%
Core El Centro Incorporated$10,00020%
Quasimondo Inc$10,00013%
Betty Brinn Children's Museum Inc$10,00020%
American Lung Association$7,50020%
Mental Health America of Wisconsin Inc$7,50010%
Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation$7,5001n/a
Community Advocates Inc$7,50010%
Jobswork Mke Inc$7,5001n/a
Urban Learning Collaborative Inc$7,00030%
Preserve Our Parks Inc$5,0001n/a
Greater Galilee Community Development Corporation$5,00011%
Social Development Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Netroots Foundation$5,00011%
Shepherds Ministries Inc$5,00010%
Milwaukee Preservation Alliance$5,00011%
Operation Dream Inc$5,00011%
Forward Scholars LLC$5,00010%
Courage$5,00011%
Mentor Greater Milwaukee Inc$5,00011%
St Joan Antida High School Inc$5,0001n/a
Rauch Inc$5,0001n/a
The Business Council Inc$5,00012%
La Causa Inc$5,0001n/a
The Women's Center Inc$5,0001n/a
Milwaukee Diaper Mission Inc$5,0001n/a
Charles Allis and Villa Terrace Museums Inc$5,00011%
Local Initiatives Support Corporation$5,00010%
Walker's Point Youth and Family Center Inc$5,00010%
Latino Arts Inc$5,00011%
Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Wisconsin Marine Historical Society$5,00011%
Fractured Atlas Inc$5,00010%
Muslim Women's Coalition Inc$5,00011%
Usher's New Look Inc$5,00010%
Children's Outing Association$5,00010%
Vivent Health Inc$5,00010%
National Society of Black Engineers$5,0001n/a
Abcd Inc$5,00010%
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin Inc$5,00010%
Sojourner Family Peace Center Inc$5,00010%
Project Concern of Cudahy-St Francis Inc$5,00013%
Center for Deaf-Blind Persons Inc$3,0001n/a
Adaptive Sportsmen Inc$2,5002n/a
Pigment International Foundation$2,50013%
Christ Child Society Inc$2,50010%
Bay View Community Center of Milwaukee Inc$2,50011%
All Hands Boatworks Inc$2,50011%
Christ Child Society$2,50012%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 38 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.3M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFellowship Open Inc: $259,000 over 9y, 7.5% of budgetThe Medical College of Wisconsin Inc: $251,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMeta House Inc: $232,500 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetSt Marcus Foundation Inc: $202,500 over 8y, 13% of budgetMilwaukee Area Technical College Foundation Inc: $180,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetZoological Society of Milwaukee Cty: $170,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetMilwaukee Repertory Theater Inc: $162,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetAsset Builders of America Inc: $141,000 over 9y, 8.3% of budgetThe Uwm Foundation Inc: $135,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetAurora Health Care Foundation Inc: $130,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetWisconsin Preservation Fund Inc: $120,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetUnited Community Center Inc: $107,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPearls for Teen Girls Inc: $105,000 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetMilwaukee Urban League: $105,000 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetMilwaukee Public Library Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetHistoric Haymarket Milwaukee Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMilwaukee Youth Arts Center Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetMilwaukee Center for Independence Inc: $100,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWord of Hope Ministries Inc: $95,000 over 5y, 7.5% of budgetMilwaukee Bar Association Foundation Inc: $90,000 over 8y, 9.7% of budgetMount Mary University Inc: $90,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee Public Schools Foundation: $87,500 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetThe Friendship Circle Inc: $85,000 over 9y, 5.7% of budgetJohn Michael Kohler Arts Center Inc: $82,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc: $82,500 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra Inc: $80,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Performing Arts Fund Inc: $80,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetThe Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc: $80,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSt Augustine Preparatory Academy Inc: $76,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetDr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetMilwaukee Institute of Art & Design Inc: $70,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMequon Nature Preserve Inc: $67,500 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetSeeds of Health Inc: $67,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCity Year Inc: $67,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWisconsin Conservatory of Music Inc: $65,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetSharp Literacy Inc: $62,500 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetThe Guest House of Milwaukee Inc: $62,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetHEAR Wisconsin Inc: $57,500 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetDominican Center for Women Inc: $55,000 over 6y, 2.6% of budgetRunning Rebels Community Organization Inc: $55,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetMilwaukee Art Museum Inc: $55,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetArts at Large Inc: $55,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetNext Door Foundation Inc: $55,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMcPreparatory School of Wisconsin Inc: $55,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWalnut Way Conservation Corporation: $50,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLiteracy Services of Wisconsin Inc: $50,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetLutheran Home Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.9% 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 159.

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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.

Greater Milwaukee Foundation IncWI177× affinity114 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation · Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc · Anon Charitable Trust · Gardner Foundation · Youth Foundation Inc · Bert L and Patricia S Steigleder Charitable · Weiss Family Foundation · The Ros 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.

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How do I get to Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Ralph Evinrude 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.

About Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc

How much does Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc give?
Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc reported 118 grants totaling $1,250,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 89 and 99 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (26%), Arts & Culture (16%), Human Services (11%).
Who are Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Fellowship Open Inc ($259k), The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc ($251k), Meta House Inc ($233k).
Does Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc, Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc.
Where is Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc based?
Ralph Evinrude Foundation 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 222 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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