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Robert and Ida Nicoll Educational Trust Fund at a glance

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Robert and Ida Nicoll Educational Trust Fund

Its FY2018 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$25k
Granted FY2018
3
Grants FY2018
1
States reached
$8k
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 2018.

Education$114kRecreation & Sports$3kReligion$2kEnvironment$750
02FY2018 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$8,330
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CARTHAGE COLLEGE$8,330
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - PARKSIDE$8,330
GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION$8,330
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 (FY17–18) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 33% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BOSTON COLLEGE: $3k → 7%UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MINNESOTA-TWIN: $5k → 11%BOB JONES UNIVERSITY: $2k → 10%LORAS COLLEGE: $1k → 11%UNIVERSITY OF IOWA: $2k → 15%UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: $4k → 17%CARROLL UNIVERSITY: $4k → 5%CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY: $500 → 6%LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY: $500 → 7%MARANATHA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY: $2k → 8%GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE: $3k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- PARKSIDE: $9k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- GREEN: $750 → 10%UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- WHITEWATER: $8k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- MADISON: $5k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN -STOUT: $2k → 11%UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH: $375 → 11%UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- LACROSSE: $3k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- PLATTEVILLE: $2k → 13%UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- MILWAUKEE: $7k → 17%OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY: $500 → 14%LOYOLA UNIVERSITY: $2k → 14%WYOMING CATHOLIC COLLEGE: $500 → 17%NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY: $250 → 29%UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE: $2k → 15%UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: $1k → 11%WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE: $500 → 5%Shepherds College: $2k → 10%GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $8k → 10%MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING: $3k → 17%DEPAUL UNIVERSITY: $3k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - PARKSIDE: $8k → 10%CARTHAGE COLLEGE: $11k → 10%CARTHAGE COLLEGE: $8k → 10%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

MN
IL
WI
MA
WY
IA
KY
SC
LA
AL
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
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
2
John Carroll University

As a jesuit catholic university committed to academic rigor, inclusive excellence, and care for the whole person, john carroll university inspires individuals of intellect and character to learn, lead and serve in the community and…

Education
3
University of Notre Dame du Lac

See Schedule O. See explanation for Form 990, Part I, Line 1 - Organization's Mission above.

Education
4
The Catholic University of America

As the national university of the catholic church in the united states, founded and sponsored by the bishops of the country with the approval of the holy see, the catholic university of america is committed to being a comprehensive…

Education
5
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
6
Calvin University

The mission of calvin university is to equip students to think deeply, to act justly, and to live wholeheartedly as christ's agents of renewal in the world.

Education
7
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
8
Xavier University

Xavier is a jesuit catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition. our mission is to educate each student intellectually, morally, and spiritually. we create learning opportunities through rigorous academic and professional…

Education
9
Lewis & Clark College

Lewis & clark is a premier private higher education institution offering an exceptional education in an inclusive environment. by fostering critical thinking, innovation, creativity, civic engagement, and leadership, both inside and…

Education
10
Georgian Court University

Georgian court university (gcu), provides a comprehensive liberal arts education and is open to students of all faiths, delivers a curriculum that promotes scholarship, service, and personal development.

Education
11
Endicott College

Endicott college offers students a vibrant academic environment that remains true to its founding principle of integrating professional and liberal arts with experiential learning. for more information see schedule o.

Education
12
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Carroll University Inc; the most unlike its peers is Gateway Technical College Foundation 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

13 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. 13 of the 35 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)
13/13
Grantees still filing
11/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- PARKSIDE: $17,580 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- PARKSIDEGATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $8,330 · OtherGATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- WHITEWATER: $7,875 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- WHITEWATERUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- MILWAUKEE: $7,250 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- MILWAUKEEUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- MADISON: $5,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- MADISONUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MINNESOTA-TWIN: $4,625 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MINNESOTA-TWINUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: $4,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- LACROSSE: $3,250 · Other+17 more: $23,500 · Other+17 moreCARTHAGE COLLEGE: $19,330 · EducationCARTHAGE COLLEGECARROLL UNIVERSITY INC: $4,000 · EducationCARROLL UNIVERSITY INCMarquette University: $3,500 · EducationMarquette UniversityDEPAUL UNIVERSITY: $3,000 · EducationDEPAUL UNIVERSITYTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $2,750 · EducationTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGEMILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING: $2,500 · EducationMILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERINGLOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: $1,500 · Education+3 more: $1,500 · Education
Other$81,410Education$38,080

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 budgetCARTHAGE COLLEGE: $19,330 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $8,330 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCARROLL UNIVERSITY INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarquette University: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDEPAUL UNIVERSITY: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $2,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARANATHA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLORAS COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWyoming Catholic College: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY: $500 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.

  • Who funds CARTHAGE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CARROLL UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds Marquette University ↗
  • Who funds DEPAUL UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING ↗
  • Who funds LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds MARANATHA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds LORAS COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds Wyoming Catholic College ↗
  • Who funds OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY ↗

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.

Ralph J Baudhuin Foun…Wps Charitable Founda…Herb Kohl Educational…Kohler Foundation IncNational Collegiate A…Green Bay Packers Fou…Alliant Energy Founda…Baird Foundation IncAbbVie FoundationEnterprise Holdings F…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…
Ralph J Baudhuin FoundationIL16× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ralph J Baudhuin Foundation · Wps Charitable Foundation Inc · Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc · Kohler Foundation Inc · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · AbbVie Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America

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 Robert and Ida Nicoll Educational Trust Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robert and Ida Nicoll Educational Trust Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
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no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Trustees of Boston College: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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 35 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 2018, released 2018. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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