Wisconsin · Public charity
Terry Family Foundation Inc
The primary exempt purpose of the terry family foundation is to receive gifts from the terry family and make grants or gifts to either or both the madison community foundation and the university of wisconsin foundation. In addition the foundation makes gifts and grants to other tax-exempt recipients in support of the functions and…
- $2.2M
- Granted FY2021
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2021
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
96% of Terry Family Foundation Inc’s FY2022 grant dollars went to Madison Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year Terry Family Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $65k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Itemized, FY2021
- $65k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2021
- $8,500
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $15,874
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 33% of the organizations Terry Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 6 | $49k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $53k | 20% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $60k | 63% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $53k | 75% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $45k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $105,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Madison Opera Inc | $33,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Literacy Network Inc | $24,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Heartland Farm Sanctuary Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Madison Opera Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Inc | $13,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Edgewood University Inc | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Rooted Wi Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Madison Symphony Orchestra Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Madison Youth Arts Center Inc | $8,500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $105,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Madison Opera Inc | $33,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Literacy Network Inc | $24,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Heartland Farm Sanctuary Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Madison Opera Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Inc | $13,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Edgewood University Inc | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Rooted Wi Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Madison Symphony Orchestra Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Madison Youth Arts Center Inc | $8,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Operation Fresh Start Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Edgewood High School | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Madison Area Technical College Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Terry Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
About Terry Family Foundation Inc
- How much does Terry Family Foundation Inc give?
- Terry Family Foundation Inc reported 7 itemized grants totaling $64,874, out of $2,159,591 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Terry Family Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (57%), Education (24%), Arts & Culture (14%).
- Who are Terry Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: University of Wisconsin Foundation ($105k), Madison Opera Inc ($34k), Literacy Network Inc ($24k).
- Does Terry Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Terry Family Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Madison Community Foundation, Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc, Alliant Energy Foundation Inc.
- Where is Terry Family Foundation Inc based?
- Terry Family Foundation Inc is based in WI.
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