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Rcu Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.3M
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$230k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$1.4MRecreation & Sports$932kHuman Services$732kFood & Nutrition$600kArts & Culture$582kEnvironment$480kEmployment$233kHealth$182kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $45k
  • $50k–250k10 grants · $1.2M
$100,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$6.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF EAU CLAIRE$230,000
OPERATION HELP$150,000
WISCONSIN FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION$150,000
TREE TRUST$150,000
ST CROIX VALLEY FOOD BANK$150,000
FRIENDS OF D R MOON PUBLIC LIBRARY$110,000
LAKESHORE PLAYERS INC$100,000
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER ST CROIX VALLEY INC$75,000
NEWTRAX INC$72,000
FRIENDS OF WILLOW RIVER-KINNICKINNNIC STATE PARKS$50,000
CVTC FOUNDATION$20,000
CHIPPEWA HUMANE ASSOCIATION$15,000
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY HUMANE ASSOCIATION$10,000
DUNN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY$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 (FY20–24, $97k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%NEWTRAX INC: $72k → 14%DOVE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $17k → 12%NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS CHIPPEWA VALLEY: $8k → 12%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.
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.

27%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 8 repeat orgs$4.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against +7% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
62

Total granted

$1.5M
$3.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+7%

Still filing today

50%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 18% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.1M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthEducationHuman ServicesEmploymentEnvironmentOther
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

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $400k · revenue +153%
  • CM
    CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF EAU CLAIRE INC
    2× · 2021–2024 · $313k · revenue -33%
  • FM
    FEED MY PEOPLE INC
    3× · 2017–2021 · $240k · revenue +29%

Funded once

  • LP
    LE PHILLIPS LIBRARY
    one grant, 2020 · $500k
  • UF
    UWEC FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $400k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $250k
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
Chippewa Watershed Conservancy Inc

To protect and restore central michigan's land, water, and wildlife resources to improve the quality of life for all.

Environment
2
Chippewa Area History Center Inc

The chippewa area history center works to preserve local history and make it available to the public.

Arts & Culture
3
Chippewa County Land Conservancy Inc

To protect and preserve natural and scenic land in chippewa county and the surrounding area.

Environment
4
Northwest Wisconsin Community Services Agency Inc

To improve the quality of life by providing resources and services within our communities.

Human Services
5
Heart of the Valley Chamber of Commerce

To promote and foster awareness of economic development and civic issues in the heart of the valley area of wisconsin

Community Improvement
6
Community Shares of Wisconsin Inc

Community shares of wisconsin (csw), together with its donors and approximately 70 member nonprofits, addresses social, economic, and environmental problems through grassroots activities, advocacy, research and public education.

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7
La Crosse Community Theatre

To honor and celebrate our rich theatrical heritage while establishing a sustainable foundation for the years to come.

Arts & Culture
8
Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum Inc

The museum is an educational institution dedicated to preserving the history and culture of waukesha county.

—
9
Phipps Center for the Arts Inc

The phipps center for the arts, propelled by our community-based arts council, serves as a welcoming and open home for the st. croix river valley region and beyond, empowering and cultivating lifelong artistic expression, participation and…

Arts & Culture
10
Winona Area Chamber of Commerce

To promote business development and tourism in winona minnesota and the surrounding area

—
11
Waukesha County Land Conservancy Inc

To protect environmentally senstive land in waukesha county wisconsin

Environment
12
United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley Inc

We improve lives and build stronger chippewa valley communities by bringing resources together to advance the common good.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Chippewa Valley Health Clinic Inc; the most unlike its peers is Sofas for Service Inc. 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

51 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 51 of the 83 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
50/51
Grantees still filing
27/51
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LE PHILLIPS LIBRARY: $500,000 · OtherLE PHILLIPS LIBRARYUWEC FOUNDATION: $400,000 · OtherUWEC FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $250,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientFRIENDS OF WILLOW RIVER: $250,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF WILLOW RIVERFEED MY PEOPLE INC: $240,000 · OtherFEED MY PEOPLE INCYMCA CAMP ST CROIX: $211,581 · OtherYMCA CAMP ST CROIXOSCEOLA DISCOVERY CENTERMILL POND LEARNING FOUNDATION: $166,667 · OtherOPERATION HELP INC: $150,000 · OtherTree Trust: $150,000 · OtherHUDSON SPORTS AND CIVIC CENTER: $150,000 · Other+48 more: $1,415,706 · Other+48 moreUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION INC: $400,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY …WISCONSIN FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION: $150,000 · EducationWISCONSIN F…CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · Education+2 more: $12,500 · EducationCHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF EAU CLAIRE INC: $313,333 · Arts & CultureCHILDREN'…LAKESHORE PLAYERS INC: $100,000 · Arts & CultureLAKESHORE…EAU CLAIRE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS INC: $30,000 · Arts & CultureEAU CLAIR…ARTREACH ST CROIX: $25,000 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $28,500 · Arts & Culture+4 moreFRIENDS OF D R MOON PUBLIC LIBRARY: $110,000 · PhilanthropyMEDFORD AREA FOR TOMORROW INC: $100,000 · PhilanthropyRIVERWOOD NATURE CENTER INC: $125,000 · EnvironmentFriends of Willow River-Kinnickinnic State Parks: $50,000 · Environment+1 more: $5,000 · EnvironmentWESTFIELDS HOSPITAL INC: $50,000 · HealthWESTFIELDS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · HealthCHIPPEWA VALLEY HEALTH CLINIC INC: $25,000 · HealthTRI-COUNTY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · HealthTHE OPEN DOOR CLINIC INC: $7,500 · Health+1 more: $5,000 · HealthST CROIX VALLEY FOODBANK INC: $150,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$3,883,954Education$582,500Arts & Culture$496,833Philanthropy$210,000Environment$180,000Health$162,500Food & Nutrition$150,000

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 budgetUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION INC: $400,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetCHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF EAU CLAIRE INC: $313,333 over 2y, 12% of budgetFEED MY PEOPLE INC: $240,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetOPERATION HELP INC: $150,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetTree Trust: $150,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetST CROIX VALLEY FOODBANK INC: $150,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetWISCONSIN FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION: $150,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetRIVERWOOD NATURE CENTER INC: $125,000 over 1y, 57% of budgetFRIENDS OF D R MOON PUBLIC LIBRARY: $110,000 over 1y, 100% of budgetLAKESHORE PLAYERS INC: $100,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetFAMILY RESOURCE CENTER ST CROIX VALLEY INC: $75,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetNEWTRAX INC: $72,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetWashington County Historical Society: $50,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetWESTFIELDS HOSPITAL INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Willow River-Kinnickinnic State Parks: $50,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetWESTFIELDS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetBELWIN CONSERVANCY: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetLE PHILLIPS SENIOR CENTER INC: $50,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetCHIPPEWA VALLEY COUNCIL INC BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $50,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetEAU CLAIRE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS INC: $30,000 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetCHIPPEWA VALLEY HEALTH CLINIC INC: $25,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetSOMERSET COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetHEALING PLAY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 8.0% of budgetARTREACH ST CROIX: $25,000 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetTRI-COUNTY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 28% of budgetSOFAS FOR SERVICE INC: $24,500 over 2y, 15% of budgetCHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMERRICK INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDOVE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $17,021 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetSTEPPING STONES OF DUNN COUNTY INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCHIPPEWA COUNTY HUMANE ASSOCIATION: $15,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetCREATEMPLS: $10,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetEAU CLAIRE COMMUNITY HUMANE ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMenomonie Theater Guild Inc: $8,500 over 1y, 12% of budgetCHIPPEWA VALLEY THEATRE GUILD INC: $7,500 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetLE PHILLIPS CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF WHTL PUBLIC LIBRARY INC: $7,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE OPEN DOOR CLINIC INC: $7,500 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetNEW HORIZONS SHELTER AND OUTREACH CENTERS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDUNN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $5,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetWORKFORCE RESOURCE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLITERACY CHIPPEWA VALLEY: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetTHE NORTHERN STAR THEATRE COMPANY: $5,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetFIVE LOAVES FOOD & CLOTHING CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetST CROIX VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLANDMARK CONSERVANCY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAGNES TABLE AND COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $4,390 over 1y, 2.5% 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.

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.

Xcel Energy FoundationOtto Bremer TrustGreen Bay Packers Fou…Fred C and Katherine …Annmarie Foundation I…Eau Claire Community …St Croix Valley Found…Pablo Foundation IncThe Jamf Nation Globa…Westconsin Credit Uni…Community Foundation …Hugh J Andersen Found…
Xcel Energy FoundationMN49.9× affinity29 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Xcel Energy Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation · Annmarie Foundation Inc · Eau Claire Community Foundation · St Croix Valley Foundation · Pablo Foundation Inc · The Jamf Nation Global Foundation · Westconsin Credit Union · Community Foundation of Chippewa Co · Hugh J Andersen 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 Rcu Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Rcu Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    20report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 Rcu Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Rcu 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 83 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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