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Rodger and Kate Graef Family Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$11k
Granted FY2023
2
Grants FY2023
2
Organizations funded FY2023
0%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$5,626
Largest grant, FY2023
$5,626
Organizations funded a year
2 to 87
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
2
Total assets, FY2023
$1k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Rodger and Kate Graef Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’18’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyPublic BenefitOther
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
FY20232$11k0%
FY202287$2.4M84%
FY202120$100k95%
FY202015$100k87%
FY201818$118k78%
FY201714$115kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Health$931kHuman Services$626kPublic Benefit$216kEducation$201kReligion$158kArts & Culture$147kYouth Development$105kCrime & Legal$102kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Volunteers of America Inc$145,5002n/a
Heinzerling Community$142,78030%
Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc$100,00010%
Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan$100,000113%
Fisher House Michigan$90,00026%
Barnabas Foundation Inc$88,54531%
Warriors and Caregivers United$70,500369%
Beyond the Game$65,790217%
Dale K Graham Veterans Foundation Inc$61,79025%
Women at Risk International Inc$60,79022%
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All grantees of Rodger and Kate Graef Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Volunteers of America Inc$145,5002n/a
Heinzerling Community$142,78030%
Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc$100,00010%
Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan$100,000113%
Fisher House Michigan$90,00026%
Barnabas Foundation Inc$88,54531%
Warriors and Caregivers United$70,500369%
Beyond the Game$65,790217%
Dale K Graham Veterans Foundation Inc$61,79025%
Women at Risk International Inc$60,79022%
Mt Carmel Veterans Service Center$60,00012%
Veterans Radio America Inc$58,000246%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$55,79010%
Michigan Ability Partners$50,00012%
Vietnam Veterans of America Inc$50,0001n/a
The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund$50,00011%
Train Up a Child Inc$40,000120%
The Children's Advocacy Center of Hamilton County Inc$35,79012%
World Services for the Blind Foundation$35,79011%
Renounce Denounce Gang Intervention Program Corporation$35,790118%
Food Gatherers$30,00010%
Ryan House$29,00021%
Sisters in Shelter$25,790122%
Fit to Recover Inc$25,79012%
Center for Children & Families Inc$25,79011%
New Life Mission$25,79015%
American Heart Association Inc$25,62620%
American Cancer Society Inc$25,62620%
Saline Area Social Service Inc$25,00021%
Nmdp Foundation$20,00010%
The Creature Conservancy$20,00013%
Wings Program Inc$20,00010%
Teen Challenge of East Bay Inc$20,00012%
Oasis - a Haven for Women & Children Inc$20,00010%
222 Foundation$20,00014%
Sacramento Valley Teen Challenge Inc$20,00011%
Homicide Survivors Inc$20,00013%
Hopecam Inc$20,00014%
Nevada Health Centers Inc$20,00020%
Angel Flight West Inc$19,50020%
The Friendship Initiative Inc$15,790114%
Child's Path Inc$15,79010%
Passionist Earth & Spirit Center In$15,79013%
Pregnancy Resource Center of Salt Lake Inc$15,79012%
Characters of Character Nfp Inc$15,7901n/a
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn Inc$15,79010%
Houston Community College Foundation$15,79010%
Femergy$15,79019%
Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains Inc$15,79010%
Opera Birmingham Inc$15,79013%
Friends of Liahona Inc$15,79016%
Life More Abundantly$15,79019%
Tina Medina Ministries$15,7901n/a
Specialized Educational Center$15,7901n/a
Healing on Manes Inc$15,7901n/a
Salt Lake Acting Company$15,79011%
The Texas Supremacy of Music and Arts Conservatory$15,79019%
Educational Excellence Foundation$15,790148%
Triple H Youth Ranch$13,5002n/a
Veterans Guest House Inc$13,00010%
Grandmas Place Inc$12,50021%
The Rainbow Connection$10,38610%
Back 2 School America$10,00011%
Beacon Charter School Corporation$10,00010%
Alice Ferguson Foundation Inc$10,00010%
All Things Are Possible Foundation Inc$10,00013%
Sarc$10,00010%
Michigan Ovarian Cancer Alliance$10,00014%
Refuge for Women Inc$10,00010%
Nevada Woodchucks Inc$10,000114%
The Set Me Free Project$10,0001n/a
Bayside Housing & Services$10,00010%
Vegas Stronger$10,00011%
Allendale Association$10,00010%
Olive Crest$10,00010%
Newberry College$10,00010%
Alpha Clinics$10,00012%
Gracious Grounds Inc$10,00011%
Volunteer Services of Iroquois Coun$10,00011%
Weld Elves$10,0001n/a
Dream North Foundation$10,00018%
Furnishing Dignity$10,00012%
St Mary Star of the Sea$10,0001n/a
William Jessup University$10,00010%
Silver Lining Legacy$10,00013%
Community Crisis Services Inc$10,00011%
Lumen Christi High School$10,0001n/a
Wayfinder Family Services$9,54520%
Northside Education Foundation$7,50011%
Da Blodgett - St John's$7,00010%
South Carolina Aquarium$7,00020%
Starting Right Now$5,8861n/a
Better Basics Inc$5,88610%
Inside Out Jail Ministries$5,8861n/a
Matrix Human Services$5,00010%
Sos Community Services$5,00010%
Bridgeswork$5,00018%
Robbies Hope Foundation$5,00012%
Mountain Sun Community School Inc$5,00011%
Apparo Academy Inc$5,00010%
Steps to Recovery Homes$5,00011%
Friends of Abilities First$5,00016%
Autism Model Community School$5,00010%
Autism Society of Southern Arizona Inc$5,00013%
Geyer Performing Arts Center$5,00016%
Motivating Inspiring Supporting and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth$4,54510%
5cities Homeless Coalition Inc$4,50011%
Nevada Blind Children's Foundation$4,5001n/a
Community Action Network$4,00010%
Samaritan's Purse$3,00010%
Up With Books Inc$2,50014%
For the Girls Inc$2,50010%
Development Centers Inc$2,50010%
Carol's Kitchen Inc$1,50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($281k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Rodger and Kate Graef Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 100 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHeinzerling Community: $142,780 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetChildren's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan: $100,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetFisher House Michigan: $90,000 over 2y, 5.8% of budgetBarnabas Foundation Inc: $88,545 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetWarriors and Caregivers United: $70,500 over 3y, 69% of budgetBeyond the Game: $65,790 over 2y, 17% of budgetDale K Graham Veterans Foundation Inc: $61,790 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetWomen at Risk International Inc: $60,790 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetMt Carmel Veterans Service Center: $60,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetVeterans Radio America Inc: $58,000 over 2y, 46% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $55,790 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMichigan Ability Partners: $50,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetThe Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTrain Up a Child Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetThe Children's Advocacy Center of Hamilton County Inc: $35,790 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetWorld Services for the Blind Foundation: $35,790 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetRenounce Denounce Gang Intervention Program Corporation: $35,790 over 1y, 18% of budgetFood Gatherers: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRyan House: $29,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSisters in Shelter: $25,790 over 1y, 22% of budgetFit to Recover Inc: $25,790 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetCenter for Children & Families Inc: $25,790 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetNew Life Mission: $25,790 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $25,626 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $25,626 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSaline Area Social Service Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetNmdp Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Creature Conservancy: $20,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetWings Program Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTeen Challenge of East Bay Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetOasis - a Haven for Women & Children Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget222 Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetSacramento Valley Teen Challenge Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetHomicide Survivors Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetHopecam Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetNevada Health Centers Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAngel Flight West Inc: $19,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Friendship Initiative Inc: $15,790 over 1y, 14% of budgetChild's Path Inc: $15,790 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPassionist Earth & Spirit Center In: $15,790 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetPregnancy Resource Center of Salt Lake Inc: $15,790 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn Inc: $15,790 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Community College Foundation: $15,790 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFemergy: $15,790 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetGirl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains Inc: $15,790 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOpera Birmingham Inc: $15,790 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetFriends of Liahona Inc: $15,790 over 1y, 5.6% 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 100.

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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.

Harry a and Margaret D Towsley FoundationMI19× affinity7 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Harry a and Margaret D Towsley Foundation · United Way for Southeastern Michigan · United Way of Washtenaw County · Union Pacific Foundation · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation · Ford Philanthropy · Real Estate One Charitable Foundation · The Buhr Foundation · James a and Faith Knight Foundation · Food Gatherers · The Carls 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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About Rodger and Kate Graef Family Foundation

How much does Rodger and Kate Graef Family Foundation give?
Rodger and Kate Graef Family Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $11,252 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 87 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Rodger and Kate Graef Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Health (32%), Human Services (22%), Public Benefit (7%).
Who are Rodger and Kate Graef Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Volunteers of America Inc ($146k), Heinzerling Community ($143k), Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc ($100k).
Does Rodger and Kate Graef Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Rodger and Kate Graef Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Rodger and Kate Graef Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Harry a and Margaret D Towsley Foundation, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, United Way of Washtenaw County.
Where is Rodger and Kate Graef Family Foundation based?
Rodger and Kate Graef Family Foundation 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 135 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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