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Siron Foundation co Jeffrey Sartell

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.

$35k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Animals$153kArts & Culture$47kReligion$42kEducation$28kHealth$27kHuman Services$21kPublic Benefit$8kPublic Safety & Disaster$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$3,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$597k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Rock County Humane Society$5,000
Make-A-Wish Foundation$5,000
Sisters of St Benedict$4,000
Rock Prairie Presbyterian Church$4,000
St Labre Indian School$3,000
Spirit Horse Equine Rescue$3,000
Americaon Heart Association$3,000
Hoo's Woods Raptor Center$2,000
Salvation Army$2,000
Guiding Eyes For The Blind$2,000
Eisenhower Foundation$1,000
Janesville Performing Arts Center$1,000
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 (FY17–25, $23k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 26% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Guiding Eyes For The Blind: $2k → 9%Aptiv Foundation: $3k → 12%Guiding Eyes for the Blind: $2k → 9%Aptiv Foundation: $3k → 12%Guiding Eyes For The Blind: $2k → 9%Guiding Eyes For The Blind: $2k → 9%Guiding Eyes For The Blind: $2k → 9%Echo Inc: $5k → 10%Echo Inc: $1k → 10%Echo Inc: $1k → 10%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

MT
IL
WI
NY
NV
IN
CA
AZ
KS
AR
TN
DC
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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 9% of Siron Foundation co Jeffrey Sartell’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Siron Foundation co Jeffrey Sartelllessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$306k · 23 repeat orgs$29k to everyone else

23 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 14 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
7

Total granted

$306k
$19k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+26%

Still filing today

57%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyOther
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

  • TH
    TIGER HAVEN INC
    6× · 2019–2024 · $21k · revenue +12%
  • GE
    GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC
    5× · 2020–2025 · $10k · revenue +66%
  • TE
    The Eisenhower Foundation
    6× · 2017–2025 · $8k · revenue +34%

Funded once

  • TH
    THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +26%
  • TA
    THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTEgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $3k · revenue +30%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $2k
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
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
2
World Animal Protection

World animal protection is a global organization working to end factory farming and wildlife exploitation. we expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. for over 75 years, we've been rewriting…

Animals
3
Global Sanctuary for Elephants

See schedule odedicated to rescuing, protecting and providing sanctuary for elephants worldwide. our founding directors and elephant care specialist consult internationally for the wellbeing of captive elephants. currently based in brazil,…

Animals
4
Naples Zoo Inc

Naples zoo is accredited by the american zoo & aquarium association (aza) and has numerous animal exhibits placed on its 45-acre site. (continued on schedule o)each exhibit is unique and designed to simulate typical conditions for the…

Animals
5
Wildlife Sos

Protecting india's precious wildlife from poaching, habitat loss, and human exploitation since 1995.

Animals
6
Utah Zoological Society

Utah's hogle zoo creates champions for wildlife and is our community's gateway to animals, connecting our visitors with the natural world and engaging them in wildlife conservation action locally and worldwide.

Animals
7
International Elephant Foundation

International Elephant Foundation (IEF) creates a sustainable future for elephants. We generate and effectively invest resources to support elephant conservation, education, research, and management programs worldwide. Through our passion,…

Animals
8
The Abraham Foundation

The Abraham Foundation is on a mission to protect threatened animals, wild and domestic, who have no voice of their own.

Philanthropy
9
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc

The association is an educational organization dedicated to the advancement of zoological parks and aquariums in the areas of species conservation, animal welfare, and conservation education.

Animals
10
Animal Wellness Action

To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.

Human Services
11
Jacksonville Zoological Society Inc

The jacksonville zoo & gardens' mission is connecting our community with wildlife and wild places. our vision is a vibrant community energized by a connection to nature that enriches lives and inspires all to preserve and protect our…

Animals
12
The Marine Mammal Center

The marine mammal center advances global ocean conservation through marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation, scientific research, and education. the center's work is guided and inspired by a shared vision of a healthy ocean for marine…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc; the most unlike its peers is Gentle Giants. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

21 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. 21 of the 33 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/21
Grantees still filing
14/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Rock County Humane Society: $47,000 · OtherRock County Humane SocietyST LABRE INDIAN SCHOOL: $28,000 · OtherST LABRE INDIAN SCHOOLSpirit Horse Equine Rescue: $27,000 · OtherSpirit Horse Equine RescueRock Prairie Presbyterian Church: $26,000 · OtherRock Prairie Presbyterian ChurchSisters of St Benedict: $16,000 · OtherSisters of St BenedictIndividual grant recipient: $14,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSalvation Army: $14,000 · OtherSalvation Army2nd Chance for Blind Dogs: $10,000 · OtherThe Eisenhower Foundation: $8,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $7,000 · Other+4 more: $10,000 · OtherHOLLYWOOD HERITAGE: $27,000 · Arts & CultureHOLLYWOOD HERIT…MILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $6,000 · Arts & CultureMILTON HISTORIC…JANESVILLE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC: $6,000 · Arts & CultureJANESVILLE PERF…GENERAL PATTON MEMORIAL INC: $4,000 · Arts & CultureGENERAL PATTON …THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE: $2,500 · Arts & CultureTHE AMERICAN FI…+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureTIGER HAVEN INC: $21,000 · AnimalsTIGER HAVEN INCTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INC: $10,000 · AnimalsTHE HUMANE SOCI…GENTLE GIANTS: $5,000 · AnimalsGENTLE GIANTSLION HABITAT RANCH INC: $5,000 · AnimalsLION HABITAT RA…HOOS WOODS RAPTOR CENTER: $2,000 · AnimalsANIMAL RECOVERY MISSION INC: $2,000 · Animals+1 more: $1,000 · AnimalsGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesEVERYONE COOPERATING TO HELP OTHERS INC: $7,000 · Human ServicesAPTIV FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 · Human ServicesMARA ELEPHANT PROJECT USA INC: $8,000 · PhilanthropyAmerican Heart Association Inc: $3,000 · HealthGLAUCOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $1,000 · Health
Other$207,000Arts & Culture$46,500Animals$46,000Human Services$23,000Philanthropy$8,000Health$4,000

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 budgetHOLLYWOOD HERITAGE: $27,000 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetTIGER HAVEN INC: $21,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Eisenhower Foundation: $8,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMARA ELEPHANT PROJECT USA INC: $8,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEVERYONE COOPERATING TO HELP OTHERS INC: $7,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $6,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetAPTIV FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetJANESVILLE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC: $6,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetGENTLE GIANTS: $5,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetLION HABITAT RANCH INC: $5,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGENERAL PATTON MEMORIAL INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL RECOVERY MISSION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGLAUCOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKeepers of the Wild: $1,000 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 HOLLYWOOD HERITAGE ↗
  • Who funds TIGER HAVEN INC ↗
  • Who funds GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC ↗
  • Who funds THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds The Eisenhower Foundation ↗
  • Who funds MARA ELEPHANT PROJECT USA INC ↗
  • Who funds EVERYONE COOPERATING TO HELP OTHERS INC ↗
  • Who funds MILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds APTIV FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds JANESVILLE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds GENTLE GIANTS ↗
  • Who funds LION HABITAT RANCH INC ↗
  • Who funds MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC ↗
  • Who funds GENERAL PATTON MEMORIAL INC ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds HOOS WOODS RAPTOR CENTER ↗
  • Who funds ANIMAL RECOVERY MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN SAILOR FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds GLAUCOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Keepers of the Wild ↗

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 Southern Wisconsin IncWI15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Janesville Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Siron Foundation co Jeffrey Sartell funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Siron Foundation co Jeffrey Sartell. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%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
    1get no government money at all
    1report 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 33 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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