Wisconsin · Community foundation
Rusk County Community Foundation
To provide professionally managed services by which individuals, families, and businesses can contribute through lifetime and estate gifts for the betterment of their rusk county communities.
- $2.2M
- Granted FY2023
- 2
- Grants FY2023
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2022
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Rusk County Community Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Eau Claire Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2023
- $2,144,330
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $2,144,330
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2019 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 50% of the organizations Rusk County Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 2 | $25k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $24k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $16k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $12k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| School District of Ladysmith | $61,028 | 4 | n/a |
| Ladysmith Christian Church Inc | $9,889 | 1 | n/a |
| Natures Edge Therapy Center Inc | $5,700 | 1 | 1% |
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About Rusk County Community Foundation
- How much does Rusk County Community Foundation give?
- Rusk County Community Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $2,190,846 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2022.
- What does Rusk County Community Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (97%), Education (3%), Religion (0%).
- Who are Rusk County Community Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2022: School District of Ladysmith ($61k), Ladysmith Christian Church Inc ($10k), Natures Edge Therapy Center Inc ($6k).
- Does Rusk County Community Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Rusk County Community Foundation based?
- Rusk County Community Foundation is based in WI.
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