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Schwabero Family Foundation at a glance

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Schwabero Family Foundation

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.

$181k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$160k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$825kEducation$236kReligion$88kRecreation & Sports$19kArts & Culture$8kPublic Safety & Disaster$6kInternational$5kHuman Services$4kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k11 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $13k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $160k
$750
Median grant
6
States reached
$3.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$160,000
ST PAUL'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST$13,288
THE OBAMA FOUNDATION$2,000
MERCY SHIPS$1,500
WAYSIDE CROSS MINISTRIES$1,100
MIDWEST MISSION DISTRIBUTION CENTER$1,000
HESED HOUSE$750
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$350
GLORIA DEI LUTHERAN CHURCH$250
RITENOUR PRIDE & PROMISE FOUNDATION$250
BREAKTHROUGH T1D TYPE 1 DIABETES$200
GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$150
SALVATION ARMY$100
02The need
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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 (FY20–25, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 8% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%KIDS WISH NETWORK: $125 → 12%A KID AGAIN: $250 → 15%HESED HOUSE: $1k → 8%HESED HOUSE: $750 → 8%HESED HOUSE: $500 → 8%HESED HOUSE: $500 → 8%HESED HOUSE: $250 → 8%LITTLE FRIENDS: $200 → 7%HESED HOUSE: $250 → 8%TURNING POINTE AUTISM FOUNDATION: $300 → 7%LOAVES AND FISHES COMMUNITY SERVICES: $250 → 7%LOAVES AND FISHES COMMUNITY SERVICES: $200 → 7%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

IL
MI
NY
IN
OH
CT
MO
VA
MD
DC
GA
TX
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.
$357k · 15 repeat orgs$23k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +70% since the first grant, against +36% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
31

Total granted

$357k
$20k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+70%
+36%

Still filing today

47%
68%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthArts & CultureInternationalEducationPhilanthropyOther
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

  • OS
    OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    5× · 2021–2025 · $235k · revenue +23%
  • Mercy Ships International
    4× · 2022–2025 · $4k · revenue +87%
  • PA
    PUBLIC ACTION TO DELIVER SHELTER INC D/B/A HESED HOUSE
    6× · 2020–2025 · $3k · revenue +81%

Funded once

  • TT
    TIM TEBOW FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +545%
  • NB
    NEW BREMEN HISTORIC ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2024 · $5k
  • DC
    DUPAGE CHILDREN'S MUSEUMgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue +68%
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
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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2
Delta Dental Fund

Delta dental fund's mission is to improve the oral health of the public and to advance dental science and the dental profession through research and education.

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3
Us Digital Response

U.s. digital response is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that helps governments, nonprofits, and public entities respond quickly to critical public needs. the organization serves the public by leveraging a network of pro bono…

Public Safety & Disaster
4
Npr International Operations Inc

Npr international operations, inc. ("nprio") supports the international newsgathering activities of national public radio, inc. through bureaus and offices established locally in foreign countries.

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5
The Northern Michigan University Foundation

The nmu foundation will establish and foster relationships to generate resources that benefit the strategic goals of northern michigan university.

Education
6
Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation

Diabetes action research and education foundation is committed to the prevention and treatment of diabetes and to the funding of innovative, promising research aimed at finding a cure for diabetes and diabetes-related complications.

Health
7
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

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8
Disability Rights Wisconsin Inc

Legal protection and advocacy to protect the rights of people with disabilities in wisconsin.

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9
Arc of Wabash County Inc

The mission of arc of wabash county, inc. is to challenge, empower, and support individuals with disabilities to reach their highest level of independence. arc of wabash is dedicated to: 1) preserve, protect, and promote the dignity of…

Human Services
10
National Committee for Quality Assurance

Our mission: to improve the quality of health care.our vision: better health care. better choices. better health.

Health
11
Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana Foundation Inc

To support the activities of junior achievement of northern indiana, inc.

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12
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Little Friends Inc; the most unlike its peers is New Bremen Historic Association. 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

31 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 31 of the 52 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/31
Grantees still filing
23/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NEW BREMEN FOUNDATION INC: $820,000 · PhilanthropyNEW BREMEN FOUNDATION INC+2 more: $5,275 · PhilanthropyOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $235,050 · EducationOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY …+1 more: $250 · EducationST PAULS UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST: $50,420 · OtherST PAULS UN…ST PAUL'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST: $20,243 · OtherST PAUL'S U…NEW KNOXVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC BOOSTERS: $17,940 · OtherNEW KNOXVIL…GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $11,150 · OtherGRACE UNITE…WAYSIDE CROSS MINISTRIES: $5,957 · OtherNEW BREMEN HISTORIC ASSOCIATION (NBHS): $5,050 · Other+28 more: $8,324 · Other+28 moreMercy Ships International: $4,000 · InternationalCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $900 · InternationalJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN IN INC: $700 · InternationalMIDWEST MISSION DISTRIBUTION CENTER: $5,500 · Public Safety & DisasterDUPAGE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: $3,000 · Arts & CultureTHE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION: $2,000 · Arts & CultureNew Bremen Historic Association: $250 · Arts & CulturePUBLIC ACTION TO DELIVER SHELTER INC D/B/A HESED HOUSE: $3,250 · Human ServicesLOAVES & FISHES COMMUNITY SERVICES: $450 · Human ServicesTURNING POINTE AUTISM FOUNDATION: $300 · Human ServicesA KID AGAIN INC: $250 · Human ServicesLITTLE FRIENDS INC: $200 · Human Services+1 more: $125 · Human Services
Philanthropy$825,275Education$235,300Other$119,084International$5,600Public Safety & Disaster$5,500Arts & Culture$5,250Human Services$4,575

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNEW BREMEN FOUNDATION INC: $820,000 over 3y, 26% of budgetOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $235,050 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMIDWEST MISSION DISTRIBUTION CENTER: $5,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTIM TEBOW FOUNDATION INC: $5,175 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMercy Ships International: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPUBLIC ACTION TO DELIVER SHELTER INC D/B/A HESED HOUSE: $3,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDUPAGE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT PURPLE INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWESTERN DUPAGE SRA FOUNDATION: $800 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN IN INC: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE NORTHERN INDIANA CORRIDOR INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOAVES & FISHES COMMUNITY SERVICES: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNAPERVILLE GARDEN CLUB INC: $420 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTURNING POINTE AUTISM FOUNDATION: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRITENOUR PRIDE & PROMISE FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetA KID AGAIN INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Bremen Historic Association: $250 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLITTLE FRIENDS INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDUPAGE PADS INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC: $167 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $158 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDISABLED VETERANS NATIONAL FOUNDATION: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKIDS WISH NETWORK INC: $125 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Association of Auglaize County: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetO'HANA HERITAGE FOUNDATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MORTON ARBORETUM: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAPERVILLE SUNRISE FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

The Dupage Community …Naperville Rotary Cha…Community Foundation …Renaissance Charitabl…Arthur J Gallagher Fo…The Chicago Community…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Raymond James Charita…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…
The Dupage Community FoundationIL15.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Dupage Community Foundation · Naperville Rotary Charities Inc · Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%2%8%17%30%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
    4get no government money at all
    8report 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 52 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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