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Robert a Uihlein 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.

$223k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$110k
Largest
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20172025.

Science & Tech$607kEducation$344kAnimals$229kEnvironment$203kHealth$151kHuman Services$147kPublic Safety & Disaster$80kRecreation & Sports$75kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $87k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $110k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$2.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE OUT OF DOOR ACADEMY$110,428
SOUTH EASTERN GUIDE DOG$41,106
SALVATION ARMY$15,415
UW WISCONSIN FOUNDATION$10,327
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER$10,327
CITY OF LAND O' LAKES - VOLUNTEER FIRE$10,000
DUCKS UNLIMITED$5,000
RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY & AMERICAN WOODCOCK SOCIETY$5,000
UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATION$5,000
LAND O'LAKES AREA ARTISANS INC$5,000
DELTA WATERFOWL FOUNDATION$5,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY22–25, $97k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Your grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%SOUTH EASTERN GUIDE DOG: $41k → 10%SOUTH EASTERN GUIDE DOG: $31k → 10%SOUTH EASTERN GUIDE DOG: $15k → 10%SOUTH EASTERN GUIDE DOG: $10k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

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US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$1.9M · 17 repeat orgs$80k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +89% since the first grant, against +40% for the ones you funded once.

17 repeat relationships — 11 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
4

Total granted

$1.9M
$80k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+89%
+40%

Still filing today

59%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
EnvironmentAnimalsArts & CultureFood & NutritionHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • MOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $607k · revenue +260%
  • SG
    Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc
    4× · 2022–2025 · $97k · revenue +48%
  • DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $83k · revenue +182%

Funded once

  • FOREST HOME HISTORIC PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $30k · revenue +137%
  • PP
    Polo Players Support Group Inc
    one grant, 2022 · $20k · revenue +2%
  • BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC
    one grant, 2023 · $15k · revenue -54%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Wetlands America Trust Inc

Wetlands america trust, inc. is a nonprofit organization formed in 1985 to expand ducks unlimited, inc's mission to provide leadership in the protection of the natural balance of wetlands ecosystems ensuring the future viability of…

Environment
2
Ducks Unlimited Inc Group Return

Ducks unlimited, inc. conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for north america's waterfowl. these habitats also benefit additional wildlife and people.

Environment
3
Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the protection of all native animals and plants in their natural communities.

Animals
4
Ruffed Grouse Society Group Return

Established in 1961, the ruffed grouse society unites conservationists to improve wildlife habitat and forest health and promote a conservation ethic, all grounded in the tenets of science-based management practices.

Environment
5
Waterbird Society

The waterbird society is composed of biologists, researchers, conservationists, students, and others interested in the behavior, ecology, and conservation of waterbirds. the organization is administered by officers and council members…

6
Florida Wildlife Federation

To safeguard Florida's water, wildlife, and wild spaces by taking action today to prevent irreversible loss tomorrow.

Animals
7
Montana Wildlife Federation

The montana wildlife federation is a statewide conservation organization dedicated to protecting wildlife, wildlife habitat, and public access for outdoor recreation.

Animals
8
Rainforest Trust

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

International
9
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas

Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization thatadvances Texas proud outdoor traditions through meaningful, high-impact programs,partnerships, and a wide range of projects that conserve and enhance our…

Environment
10
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

To sustain, restore, and enhance the nation's fish, wildlife, plants, and habitats.

Animals
11
Whitetails Unlimited Inc

Since our beginning in 1982, whitetails unlimited has remained true to its mission and made tremendous strides in the field of conservation. thanks to more than 475 chapters, 121,000 plus members, volunteers, and corporate sponsors,…

Environment
12
Minnesota Land Trust

The minnesota land trust protects and restores minnesota's most vital natural lands in order to provide wildlife habitat, clean water, outdoor experiences and scenic beauty for generations to come.

Environment

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ducks Unlimited Inc and the most unlike its peers is Mote Marine Laboratory 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

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

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 14 of the 21 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
10/14
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

MOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC — $606,991 · OtherMOTE MARINE LABORATORY INCTHE OUT OF DOOR ACADEMY — $343,867 · OtherTHE OUT OF DOOR ACADEMYMD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER — $151,172 · OtherMD ANDERSON CANCER CENTERSALVATION ARMY — $91,195 · OtherSALVATION ARMYCITY OF LAND O' LAKES - VOLUNTEER FIRE — $80,000 · OtherCITY OF LAND O' LAKES - VOLUNTEER FIREUW WISCONSIN FOUNDATION — $61,692 · OtherUNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATION — $55,505 · Other+2 more — $45,313 · OtherDOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST INC — $82,500 · EnvironmentDOOR COUNTY…Ducks Unlimited Inc — $65,119 · EnvironmentDucks Unlim…FOREST HOME HISTORIC PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INC — $30,000 · EnvironmentFOREST HOME…RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY — $14,988 · EnvironmentRUFFED GROU…THE UNITED STATES SPORTSMEN'S ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC — $55,192 · AnimalsDelta Waterfowl Foundation — $40,517 · AnimalsBONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC — $15,247 · AnimalsSoutheastern Guide Dogs Inc — $96,914 · Human ServicesLAND O LAKES AREA ARTISANS INC — $45,000 · Arts & CultureJUDICIAL WATCH INC — $40,593 · Public BenefitHEADWATERS FOOD PANTRY INC — $35,000 · Food & NutritionPolo Players Support Group Inc — $20,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$1,435,735Environment$192,607Animals$110,956Human Services$96,914Arts & Culture$45,000Public Benefit$40,593Food & Nutrition$35,000Recreation & Sports$20,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetMOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC — $606,991 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetSoutheastern Guide Dogs Inc — $96,914 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetDOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST INC — $82,500 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetDucks Unlimited Inc — $65,119 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNITED STATES SPORTSMEN'S ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC — $55,192 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetLAND O LAKES AREA ARTISANS INC — $45,000 over 9y, 3.6% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC — $40,593 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDelta Waterfowl Foundation — $40,517 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetHEADWATERS FOOD PANTRY INC — $35,000 over 5y, 15% of budgetFOREST HOME HISTORIC PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INC — $30,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetPolo Players Support Group Inc — $20,000 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetGUN OWNERS FOUNDATION — $20,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetBONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC — $15,247 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY — $14,988 over 1y, 0.3% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds MOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC
  • Who funds Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc
  • Who funds DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUST INC
  • Who funds Ducks Unlimited Inc
  • Who funds THE UNITED STATES SPORTSMEN'S ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC
  • Who funds LAND O LAKES AREA ARTISANS INC
  • Who funds JUDICIAL WATCH INC
  • Who funds Delta Waterfowl Foundation
  • Who funds HEADWATERS FOOD PANTRY INC
  • Who funds FOREST HOME HISTORIC PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INC
  • Who funds Polo Players Support Group Inc
  • Who funds GUN OWNERS FOUNDATION
  • Who funds BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC
  • Who funds RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramPA9.1× affinity5 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Robert a Uihlein Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal, a single department, or state — and drag the year to watch it move.

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202122232425
no gov · 20%1%3%6%10%your share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from governmentmedian 4%
  • Mote Marine Laboratory Inc4% of income from government
  • Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
typical government reliance, FY2025

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 21 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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