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Sadoff Family Foundation at a glance

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Sadoff Family Foundation

Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.2M
Granted FY2019
23
Grants FY2019
5
States reached
$788k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.

Arts & Culture$2.2MEducation$521kHealth$402kAnimals$292kYouth Development$254kPhilanthropy$59kReligion$50kHuman Services$27kOther$0
02FY2019 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2019

  • Under $10k16 grants · $47k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $30k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $360k
  • $250k+1 grant · $788k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THELMA SADOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC$787,500
MARIAN UNIVERSITY$150,000
MAYO CLINIC$100,000
FOND DU LAC HUMANE SOCIETY$60,000
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE$50,000
SADOFF FAMILY FOUNDATION (FIDELITY CHARITABLE)$20,000
MILWAUKEE FILM$10,000
BEAM SUNTORY DISTRIBUTORS FOUNDATION$9,000
FOND DU LAC AREA FOUNDATION$7,500
FOND DU LAC COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY$5,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREEN BAY$5,000
FOND DU LAC WOMEN'S FUND$5,000
FOND DU LAC AREA Y SCREEN$5,000
FOND DU LAC ADULT LITERACY SERVICE INC$2,500
SALAVATION ARMY$2,000
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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Its human-services grants (FY17–18, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%SOLUTIONS CENTER: $10k → 9%SOLUTIONS CENTER: $8k → 9%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
IN
OH
CA
MO
MD
FL
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.3M · 22 repeat orgs$211k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +59% since the first grant, against +39% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2019, 8 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
18

Total granted

$3.3M
$183k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+59%
+39%

Still filing today

59%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19
Arts & CultureEducationHealthYouth DevelopmentAnimalsHuman ServicesOther
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

  • MU
    Marian University
    3× · 2017–2019 · $450k · revenue +67%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FOND DU LAC INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $210k · revenue +144%
  • RI
    RAWHIDE INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $20k · revenue +72%

Funded once

  • CH
    CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $50k · revenue +37%
  • TB
    TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL
    one grant, 2017 · $50k
  • BH
    Beacon House
    one grant, 2018 · $25k · revenue -99%
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
Fond Du Lac Area United Way Inc

To unite individuals and organizations in a collaborative cost-effective effort to meet the human service needs of the community

Philanthropy
2
Envision Greater Fond Du Lac Foundation Inc

The mission of envision greater fond du lac foundation, inc. is to inspire our community to work in partnership and cultivate a vibrant economic future.

Education
3
Envision Greater Fond Du Lac Inc

The mission of envision greater fond du lac, inc. is to inspire our community to work in partnership and cultivate a vibrant economic future.

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4
Fond Du Lac Christian School Inc

To serve the christian home and church by disciplining students academically and spiritually; helping each student attain a biblical worldview and their full potential as unique and beloved creations of a sovereign god.

Education
5
Downtown Fond Du Lac Partnership Inc

To establish a diverse, prosperous and healthy district that is the social, commercial and cultural heart of the community.

Community Improvement
6
Fond Du Lac Lutheran Home Inc

Fond du lac lutheran home, as part of lutheran homes and health services, provides a christian-based innovative approach to aging through comprehensive services, programs, and communities.

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7
Southern Lakes Credit Union

We will stirve to make a significant difference in improving the quality of life of our members and the communities we serve by providing affordable access to credit and financial services.

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8
Door County Land Trust Inc

The door county land trust is a local, non-governmental non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve door county's exceptional lands and waters forever.

Environment
9
Habitat for Humanity of Fond Du Lac County Inc

Habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.

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10
Lad Lake Inc

The mission of lad lake, inc. is to guide the growth of at-risk youth so that they reach their potential and live responsibly.

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11
Fund for Lake Michigan Inc

Lake Michigan is one of Wisconsin's greatest assets, and its water is critical to the state's future. The Fund for Lake Michigan is here to help sustain the Lake on behalf of the people and places that depend on it. Our goal is to have a…

Environment
12
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Museum of Fond Du Lac Inc; the most unlike its peers is Suntory Global Spirits Distributors 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 49 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/29
Grantees still filing
22/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THELMA SADOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $2,192,500 · Arts & CultureTHELMA SADOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC+3 more: $23,500 · Arts & CultureMarian University: $450,000 · EducationMarian Univers…Suntory Global Spirits Distributors Foundation: $27,000 · EducationSuntory Global…+2 more: $10,000 · EducationZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE: $168,000 · OtherZOOLOGICAL S…TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL: $50,000 · OtherTEMPLE BETH …Beacon House: $25,000 · OtherBeacon HouseFOND DU LAC AREA FOUNDATION: $22,500 · OtherFOND DU LAC …RAWHIDE INC: $20,000 · OtherSADOFF FAMILY FOUNDATION (FIDELITY CHARITABLE): $20,000 · OtherFOND DU LAC WOMEN'S FUND: $15,000 · Other+24 more: $90,813 · Other+24 moreMAYO CLINIC: $300,000 · HealthMAYO CLINICCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN INC: $50,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S …THE ARC FOND DU LAC INC: $15,000 · Health+2 more: $17,500 · HealthBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FOND DU LAC INC: $210,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE BAY AND LAKES REGION INC: $19,000 · Youth DevelopmentFOND DU LAC HUMANE SOCIETY: $123,500 · Animals+1 more: $500 · AnimalsSOLUTIONS CENTER INC: $17,500 · Human Services
Arts & Culture$2,216,000Education$487,000Other$411,313Health$382,500Youth Development$229,000Animals$124,000Human Services$17,500

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 budgetTHELMA SADOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $2,192,500 over 3y, 85% of budgetMarian University: $450,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $300,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FOND DU LAC INC: $210,000 over 2y, 9.3% of budgetFOND DU LAC HUMANE SOCIETY: $123,500 over 3y, 14% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOND DU LAC AREA FOUNDATION: $22,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetRAWHIDE INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMILWAUKEE FILM INC: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE BAY AND LAKES REGION INC: $19,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSOLUTIONS CENTER INC: $17,500 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetTHE ARC FOND DU LAC INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFOND DU LAC COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY: $12,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetELS FOR AUTISM FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOND DU LAC ADULT LITERACY SERVICES INC: $7,500 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetMORAINE PARK FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFONDY FOOD PANTRY: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetTHE MILWAUKEE SCIENCE EDUCATION CONSORTIUM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDISCOVERY WORLD LTD: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetASTOP INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF FOND DU LAC INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetUWO-FOND DU LAC FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetFREE SPIRIT RIDERS INC: $1,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetFOND DU LAC SYMPHONIC BAND LTD: $1,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY NORTHWOODS INC: $250 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

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.

Grande FoundationFond Du Lac Area Foun…Green Bay Packers Fou…Kevin and Connie Mich…Mid-States Aluminum F…Michels Family Founda…Alliant Energy Founda…Jf Ahern Co FoundationAgnesian Healthcare I…Mike Shannon Automoti…Herbert H Kohl Charit…Fond Du Lac Area Unit…
Grande FoundationWI32.6× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Grande Foundation · Fond Du Lac Area Foundation · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Kevin and Connie Michels Family Foundation · Mid-States Aluminum Foundation Inc · Michels Family Foundation · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Jf Ahern Co Foundation · Agnesian Healthcare Inc · Mike Shannon Automotive Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Fond Du Lac Area United Way Inc

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 Sadoff Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sadoff Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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 49 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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