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Schoen Family Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$281k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
58
Grants FY2025
41
Organizations funded FY2024
44%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
31 to 53
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$4.8M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 44% of the organizations Schoen Family Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $61k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureEducationCommunity ImprovementOther
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
FY2025still arriving58$281k43%
FY202441$156k44%
FY202337$102k35%
FY202253$133k45%
FY202132$93k63%
FY202031$83kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$254kHuman Services$137kYouth Development$89kEducation$81kArts & Culture$65kCommunity Improvement$40kFood & Nutrition$39kHousing & Shelter$26kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
IA
IN
CA
CO
MO
MD
KS

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 76 grantees
All grantees of Schoen Family Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Foundation for Dubuque Public Schools$37,25154%
Marquette University$31,00040%
Finley Health Foundation Inc$30,00040%
Dubuque Dream Center Inc$24,00051%
Duride$24,00063%
St Mark Youth Enrichment$19,00030%
Foundation for Heart Science Ltd$18,50058%
Hospice of Dubuque$16,30030%
Miracle League of Dubuque$16,00011%
Two By Two Character Development$13,10051%
Dubuque Museum of Art$11,00020%
Dubuque Regional Humane Society$11,00021%
The Gathering Place Inc$10,50052%
Inspiration Stables Inc$10,00021%
Wisconsin Parkinson Association Inc$10,00021%
Riverview Gardens Inc$9,50040%
Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services Inc$9,50040%
Dubuque Symphony Orchestra$8,50060%
Four Mounds Foundation$8,00020%
River Bend Food Reservoir$7,50020%
St Patrick Catholic Church$7,5003n/a
Brain Center of Green Bay Inc$6,57921%
International Fop Association Inc$6,50020%
Covey Inc$6,50030%
Cots Inc$5,00040%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa Inc$5,00010%
Dubuque Arts Council$5,0001n/a
Lone Tree Arts Center Fund$5,00014%
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Inc$5,00010%
Area Substance Abuse Council Inc$5,00010%
Northeast Iowa School of Music$4,40021%
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family Inc$4,00020%
Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh Inc$4,00040%
Unbound$3,48020%
Clothing Across America$3,00030%
Creative Adventure Lab Inc$3,00010%
Father Carrs Place 2-B Ltd$3,00030%
Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates Inc$2,50010%
Children's Cancer Family Foundation of Ne Wi Inc$2,50011%
Life Change Connections Inc$2,5001n/a
Beaming Inc$2,50011%
REDgen Inc$2,50011%
Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Charitable Foundation Inc$2,5001n/a
Kandu Industries Inc$2,5001n/a
Junior Achievement of the Heartland Inc$2,50010%
Feast of Crispian$2,50022%
Islands of Brilliance Inc$2,5001n/a
Dubuque Chorale Inc$2,45023%
Natures Edge Therapy Center Inc$2,10010%
No Foot Too Small$2,00010%
Oshkosh Area United Way Inc$2,00010%
Rebuilding Together Fox Valley Inc$2,00010%
Society of St Vincent de Paul$2,00010%
Team Rubicon Inc$2,00020%
The Good Fight Community Center Inc$2,00012%
Ascension Wisconsin Foundation Inc$2,00010%
Mt Pleasant Home$2,00010%
COTA - Children's Organ Transplant Association$2,00010%
Madison Region Economic Partnership$1,72510%
Center for Childhood Safety Inc$1,55030%
The Neville Public Museum Foundation Inc$1,20010%
Can Do Canines$1,00010%
Friendship Place Inc$1,00010%
Resources Unite$1,00010%
Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Inc$1,00010%
You Belong Together Inc$1,00011%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc$1,00010%
Volunteer Center of East Central Wisconsin Inc$1,00010%
Bur Oak Land Trust$1,00010%
Exceptional Equestrians Company$1,00010%
The Friendship Circle Inc$1,00010%
St Mary Catholic Church$1,0001n/a
Camp Odayin$1,00010%
Rawhide Inc$50010%
Greater Green Bay YMCA Inc$50010%
Evolving Wellness Corp$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 55 recipients with no EIN on record ($376k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Schoen Family Charitable Trust supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFoundation for Dubuque Public Schools: $37,251 over 5y, 3.9% of budgetMarquette University: $31,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFinley Health Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetDubuque Dream Center Inc: $24,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetDuride: $24,000 over 6y, 3.4% of budgetSt Mark Youth Enrichment: $19,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFoundation for Heart Science Ltd: $18,500 over 5y, 7.6% of budgetHospice of Dubuque: $16,300 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMiracle League of Dubuque: $16,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetTwo By Two Character Development: $13,100 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetDubuque Museum of Art: $11,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDubuque Regional Humane Society: $11,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetThe Gathering Place Inc: $10,500 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetInspiration Stables Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetWisconsin Parkinson Association Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetRiverview Gardens Inc: $9,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetChristine Ann Domestic Abuse Services Inc: $9,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetDubuque Symphony Orchestra: $8,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetFour Mounds Foundation: $8,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRiver Bend Food Reservoir: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBrain Center of Green Bay Inc: $6,579 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetInternational Fop Association Inc: $6,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCovey Inc: $6,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCots Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLone Tree Arts Center Fund: $5,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetFeeding America Eastern Wisconsin Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArea Substance Abuse Council Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNortheast Iowa School of Music: $4,400 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCedar Valley Friends of the Family Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Oshkosh Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUnbound: $3,480 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetClothing Across America: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCreative Adventure Lab Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFather Carrs Place 2-B Ltd: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIowa Jobs for America's Graduates Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Cancer Family Foundation of Ne Wi Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetBeaming Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetREDgen Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetJunior Achievement of the Heartland Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFeast of Crispian: $2,500 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetDubuque Chorale Inc: $2,450 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetNatures Edge Therapy Center Inc: $2,100 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNo Foot Too Small: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOshkosh Area United Way Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRebuilding Together Fox Valley Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSociety of St Vincent de Paul: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTeam Rubicon Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% 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 68.

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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.

Community Foundation of Greater DubuqueIA44.9× affinity20 shared granteesties to 7 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque · Dubuque Racing Association Ltd · Green Bay Packers Foundation · US Ventureschmidt Family Foundation · James B & Melita a McDonough Foundation · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Heartland Charitable Trust · Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc · Falb Family Charitable Foundation · The Butler Family Foundation · J J Keller Foundation Inc · Greater Green Bay Community Foundation 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.

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About Schoen Family Charitable Trust

How much does Schoen Family Charitable Trust give?
Schoen Family Charitable Trust reported 58 grants totaling $281,290 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 31 and 53 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Schoen Family Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (30%), Human Services (16%), Youth Development (11%).
Who are Schoen Family Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Foundation for Dubuque Public Schools ($37k), Marquette University ($31k), Finley Health Foundation Inc ($30k).
Does Schoen Family Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Schoen Family Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Schoen Family Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, Dubuque Racing Association Ltd, Green Bay Packers Foundation.
Where is Schoen Family Charitable Trust based?
Schoen Family Charitable Trust is based in TN.

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 131 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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