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Rowe Family Foundation Inc Co James C Rowe at a glance

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Rowe Family Foundation Inc Co James C Rowe

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.

$28k
Granted FY2020
21
Grants FY2020
4
States reached
$11k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

75% of Rowe Family Foundation Inc Co James C Rowe’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Yampa Valley Community Foundation, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 10 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year Rowe Family Foundation Inc Co James C Rowe named its own grantees at scale: 14 organizations, $28k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

14
’20
12
’21
14
’22
11
’23
10
’24

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Philanthropy$581kEducation$101kReligion$25kArts & Culture$13kAnimals$11kHealth$9kFood & Nutrition$5kHuman Services$5kOther$0
02FY2020 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k20 grants · $17k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $11k
$500
Median grant
4
States reached
$3.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MILWAUKEE COLLEGE PREP$11,200
FOURTH CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST$3,000
FRIENDS OF MONTESSORI CHILDRENS ROO$2,000
MILKWORKS$2,000
UNITED WAY$1,200
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY$1,000
LEFTHAND FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT$1,000
YAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$1,000
UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER INC$1,000
SHOREWOOD SEED FOUNDATION$500
AMVETS$500
DRYLANDS AGROECOLOGY RESEARCH FOUND$500
COLLEGE POSSIBLE$500
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC$500
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILW$500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%COLLECTIVE FOR HOPE: $1k → 12%UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $1k → 17%UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER: $1k → 17%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
WI
MA
CT
CO
NE
OK
TX
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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$145k · 19 repeat orgs$45k to everyone else

19 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2020, 10 since wound down; 35 grantees were first funded in FY2020 (too recent to call). Read against FY2020, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
35

Total granted

$145k
$45k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+36%

Still filing today

63%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesAnimalsHealthFood & NutritionOther
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

  • MS
    MCPREPARATORY SCHOOL OF WISCONSIN INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $32k · revenue +21%
  • ALL-IN MILWAUKEE INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $20k · revenue +245%
  • OZ
    OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION
    5× · 2020–2024 · $10k · revenue +34%

Funded once

  • AA
    ACTON ACADEMYgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $14k · revenue +31%
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF THE YAMPA VALLEYgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue +33%
  • HUNGER TASK FORCE INC
    one grant, 2021 · $4k · revenue -29%
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
The University School of Milwaukee Corporation

University school of milwaukee cultivates excellence in learning, leadership, and citizenship for prekindergarten through 12th grade students. students are engaged, known, and valued within our passionate independent school community…

Education
2
Woodlands School Inc

Woodlands school, inc. is a public charter non-profit school authorized through the univerity of wisconsin-milwaukee using a character-based education approach to prepare children for lifelong learning in a rapidly changing world.

Education
3
Central City Cyberschool of Milwaukee Inc

A charter school providing motivation to inner city children to promote a successful future

Education
4
Wingra School Inc

In service of learning, we practice responsive and progressive education, and strive for equity. in service of the whole person, we embrace unique gifts, experiences, and relationships. in service of social justice, we foster…

Education
5
Highland Community School Inc

A community of diverse families and educators that offers quality montessori education in a nurturing environment that enriches, empowers, and inspires children to reach their potential and encourages parents to become involved with their…

—
6
University Cooperative School

We take a joyful, community-oriented approach to raising engaged citizens, deep learners, and brave adventurers with the skills, creativity, and heart needed to better the world.

—
7
One City Schools Inc

Our mission is to seed a new model of public education that ensures young children are on track to succeed in a college or career preparatory program from birth through high school graduation.

Human Services
8
West Ridge Academy Charter School

West Ridge Academy Charter School is a K-8 Public School with the vision to prepare each student with an exemplary educational experience allowing each student to meet his or her highest academic and character potential.

Education
9
Explorer West an Independent Middle School

We empower young people to explore and grow their unique intellectual, ethical, and creative capabilities, and to treasure diversity and growth in others.

Education
10
Wisconsin Montessori Society Inc

Mission: educating youngsters to become an informed, committed, and difference-making generation. vision: educating children to graduate as informed, engaged, ethically minded citizens of the world that they inherit. purpose: milwaukee…

Education
11
Wisconsin School Counselor Association Inc

Our vision is for wisconsin to be the model for excellence in equitable school counseling practice, exemplified by the advocacy, leadership, and expertise of the members of the wsca.

—
12
The Peak School

The peak school seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is City Forward Collective Inc; the most unlike its peers is Drylands Agroecology Research 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

29 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. 29 of the 55 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
25/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

YAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $574,000 · PhilanthropyYAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION+1 more: $3,000 · PhilanthropyMCPREPARATORY SCHOOL OF WISCONSIN INC: $32,200 · EducationMCPREPARATORY…ALL-IN MILWAUKEE INC: $20,000 · EducationALL-IN MILWAU…ACTON ACADEMY: $14,000 · EducationACTON ACADEMYFRIENDS OF MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S ROOM: $10,500 · EducationFRIENDS OF MO…NORTH ROUTT COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL: $10,000 · EducationNORTH ROUTT C…+8 more: $4,250 · EducationCHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOC STEAMBOAT SPR: $14,500 · OtherCHRISTIAN…OMAHA CATHOLIC SCHOOL CONSORTIUM: $6,300 · OtherOMAHA CAT…FOURTH CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST: $6,100 · OtherFOURTH CH…UNITED WAY OF THE YAMPA VALLEY: $5,000 · OtherUNITED WA…HUNGER TASK FORCE INC: $4,000 · OtherHUNGER TA…Individual grant recipient: $2,500 · OtherUNITED WAY: $2,400 · OtherSAGE HAMILTON EDUCATION PROGRAMS: $2,250 · Other+25 more: $19,725 · Other+25 moreMILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC: $8,500 · Arts & CultureSTRINGS MUSIC FESTIVAL: $2,500 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $150 · Arts & CultureOMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION: $10,200 · AnimalsMILKWORKS INC: $8,500 · HealthUNITED COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesGRIEF'S JOURNEY THE COLLECTIVE FOR HOPE: $1,000 · Human Services
Philanthropy$577,000Education$90,950Other$62,775Arts & Culture$11,150Animals$10,200Health$8,500Human Services$3,000

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 budgetYAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $574,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetMCPREPARATORY SCHOOL OF WISCONSIN INC: $32,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetALL-IN MILWAUKEE INC: $20,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetACTON ACADEMY: $14,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFRIENDS OF MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S ROOM: $10,500 over 4y, 7.7% of budgetOMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION: $10,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH ROUTT COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMILKWORKS INC: $8,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC: $8,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE YAMPA VALLEY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHUNGER TASK FORCE INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAKE PARK FRIENDS LTD: $3,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetSTRINGS MUSIC FESTIVAL: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetROUTT COUNTY CRISIS SUPPORT: $2,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetDrylands Agroecology Research Foundation: $1,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNORTHWEST ROCKY MOUNTAIN CASA: $1,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGRIEF'S JOURNEY THE COLLECTIVE FOR HOPE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGATEWAY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHORIZONS K-8 SCHOOL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOOK TRAILS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOLLEGE POSSIBLE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShorewood Supporters of Excellence in Educational Development: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCITY FORWARD COLLECTIVE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LOWELL WHITEMAN SCHOOL: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION INC: $150 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 YAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MCPREPARATORY SCHOOL OF WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds ALL-IN MILWAUKEE INC ↗
  • Who funds ACTON ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S ROOM ↗
  • Who funds OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NORTH ROUTT COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds MILKWORKS INC ↗
  • Who funds MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF THE YAMPA VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds HUNGER TASK FORCE INC ↗
  • Who funds LAKE PARK FRIENDS LTD ↗
  • Who funds STRINGS MUSIC FESTIVAL ↗
  • Who funds UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds ROUTT COUNTY CRISIS SUPPORT ↗
  • Who funds Drylands Agroecology Research Foundation ↗
  • Who funds NORTHWEST ROCKY MOUNTAIN CASA ↗
  • Who funds GRIEF'S JOURNEY THE COLLECTIVE FOR HOPE ↗
  • Who funds GATEWAY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM ↗
  • Who funds HORIZONS K-8 SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds BOOK TRAILS INC ↗
  • Who funds COLLEGE POSSIBLE INC ↗

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.

Colorado Gives Founda…Craig-Scheckman Famil…Bradley Impact Fund I…United Way of Greater…Baird Foundation IncArzbaecher Family Fou…Husco FoundationCharter Manufacturing…Herbert H Kohl Charit…Greater Milwaukee Fou…ImpactassetsincThe Ayco Charitable F…
Colorado Gives FoundationCO18.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Craig-Scheckman Family Foundation · Bradley Impact Fund Inc · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Arzbaecher Family Foundation · Husco Foundation · Charter Manufacturing Company Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Impactassetsinc · The Ayco Charitable 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 Rowe Family Foundation Inc Co James C Rowe funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Rowe Family Foundation Inc Co James C Rowe. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 55 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 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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