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Richard J & Nancy K Wolfheim Foundation Co Wright Criscione & Company at a glance

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Richard J & Nancy K Wolfheim Foundation Co Wright Criscione & Company

Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$152k
Granted FY2019
19
Grants FY2019
9
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.

Animals$59kEnvironment$29kArts & Culture$21kHealth$15kCivil Rights$12kEducation$6kCrime & Legal$6kInternational$6kOther$0
02FY2019 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2019

  • Under $10k15 grants · $85k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $68k
$5,750
Median grant
9
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE$30,000
CENTRAL CITY OPERA HOUSE ASSOCIATIO$15,000
THE MAX FUND$11,250
CAT CARE SOCIETY$11,250
ALTERNATIVEPREGNANCY CENTER INC$7,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION$7,109
KIND INC$5,750
EARTHJUSTICE$5,750
GIFFORDS LAW CENTER$5,750
CAMPERSHIPS FOR NEBAGAMON INC$5,750
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER$5,750
OCEANA INC$5,750
NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL$5,750
COASTAL RIVERS CONSERVATION TRUST$5,750
PLATTE RIVER WHOOPING CRANE TRUST$5,750
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–19) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 75% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%PLATTE RIVER WHOOPING CRANE TRUST: $6k → 12%AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP: $6k → 14%GIFFORDS LAW CENTER: $6k → 10%NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER: $6k → 14%KIND INC: $6k → 14%TEMPLE ISRAEL: $190 → 11%UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS: $190 → 21%CAMPERSHIPS FOR NEBAGAMON INC: $6k → 10%CAT CARE SOCIETY: $11k → 7%CENTRAL CITY OPERA HOUSE ASSOCIATIO: $15k → 12%NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL: $6k → 17%COASTAL RIVERS CONSERVATION TRUST: $6k → 9%EARTHJUSTICE: $6k → 10%FRIENDS OF THE EARTH: $6k → 14%DENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $30k → 12%OCEANA INC: $6k → 14%ALTERNATIVEPREGNANCY CENTER INC: $8k → 12%THE MAX FUND: $11k → 12%MAX FUND: $1k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

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MN
WI
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CO
NE
MO
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DC
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 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
American Flood Coalition Inc

To drive transformational adaptation to protect communities across the country from higher seas, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding.

Environment
2
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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3
National Association of Clean Water Agencies

Nacwa is the national voice of public clean water utilities, shaping water policy, convening a vibrant peer network, and empowering water leaders.

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4
American Water Works Association

To promote public health, safety, and welfare through the improvement of the quality and quantity of drinking water and the development and furtherance of understanding of the problems relating thereto.

Public Benefit
5
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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6
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
7
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
8
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
9
The Humane Society for Seattleking County

Seattle humane promotes the human-animal bond by saving and serving pets in need, regardless of age, ability, circumstance or geography.

Animals
10
Colorado Legal Services

To provide meaningful access to high quality, civil legal services in the pursuit of justice for as many low income persons and members of vulnerable populations throughout colorado as possible.

Crime & Legal
11
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
12
National Association of Corporate Directors

We empower directors and transform boards to be future ready.

Public Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Denver Dumb Friends League; the most unlike its peers is Camp Nebagamon Foundation. 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

18 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. 18 of the 20 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
16/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $30,000 · AnimalsDENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUETHE MAXFUND INC: $12,359 · AnimalsTHE MAXFUND INCCAT CARE SOCIETY: $11,250 · AnimalsCAT CARE SOCIETYOCEANA INC: $5,750 · EnvironmentOCEANA INCCoastal Rivers Conservation Trust: $5,750 · EnvironmentCoastal Rivers Conser…NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL: $5,750 · EnvironmentNATIONAL OUTDOOR LEAD…FRIENDS OF THE EARTH: $5,750 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF THE EARTHEARTHJUSTICE: $5,750 · EnvironmentEARTHJUSTICECENTRAL CITY OPERA HOUSE ASSOCIATION: $15,000 · Arts & CultureCENTRAL CITY OP…AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP: $5,750 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN PUBLIC…Alternatives Pregnancy Center Inc: $7,500 · HealthAlternativ…PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $7,109 · HealthPLANNED PA…NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER: $5,750 · Civil RightsGIFFORDS LAW CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE: $5,750 · Civil RightsPLATTE RIVER WHOOPING CRANE TRUST: $5,750 · OtherPLATTE RIVER …MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,750 · OtherMEDECINS SANS…CAMP NEBAGAMON FOUNDATION: $5,750 · OtherCAMP NEBAGAMO…+2 more: $380 · OtherKIND INC: $5,750 · Crime & Legal
Animals$53,609Environment$28,750Arts & Culture$20,750Health$14,609Civil Rights$11,500Other$17,630Crime & Legal$5,750

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTRAL CITY OPERA HOUSE ASSOCIATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE MAXFUND INC: $12,359 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCAT CARE SOCIETY: $11,250 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetAlternatives Pregnancy Center Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $7,109 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER: $5,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOCEANA INC: $5,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKIND INC: $5,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL: $5,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE EARTH: $5,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP: $5,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEARTHJUSTICE: $5,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP NEBAGAMON FOUNDATION: $5,750 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetGIFFORDS LAW CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE: $5,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC: $190 over 1y, 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.

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.

Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramPA9.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Richard J & Nancy K Wolfheim Foundation Co Wright Criscione & Company funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Richard J & Nancy K Wolfheim Foundation Co Wright Criscione & Company. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%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
    3report 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.

    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 20 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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