Wisconsin · Private foundation
The Farwell Foundation Inc
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $3.2M
- Granted FY2022
- 3
- Grants FY2022
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2022
Read this first · the figures below need context
81% of The Farwell Foundation Inc’s FY2022 grant dollars went to American Endowment Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2022
- $500,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $2,601,483
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 18
- FY2018 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 50% of the organizations The Farwell Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 84% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 16% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 2 | $597k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $500 | 100% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $427k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 18 | $3.7M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 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 | $2,447,538 | 2 | 0% |
| Urban League of Greater Madison Inc | $500,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Jewish Social Services of Madison Inc | $375,000 | 1 | 39% |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Foundation Inc | $303,336 | 1 | 18% |
| Community Justice Incorporated | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Madison Rotary Foundation | $150,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Madison Northside Planning Council Inc | $105,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Knox College | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($170k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Farwell Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 19 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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
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About The Farwell Foundation Inc
- How much does The Farwell Foundation Inc give?
- The Farwell Foundation Inc reported 3 grants totaling $3,198,483 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 18 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2022.
- What does The Farwell Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (48%), Education (27%), Civil Rights (10%).
- Who are The Farwell Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2022: University of Wisconsin Foundation ($2.4M), Urban League of Greater Madison Inc ($500k), Jewish Social Services of Madison Inc ($375k).
- Does The Farwell Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Farwell Foundation Inc 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 The Farwell Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Madison Community Foundation, Alliant Energy Foundation Inc, United Way of Dane County Inc.
- Where is The Farwell Foundation Inc based?
- The Farwell Foundation Inc is based in WI.
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