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The Presto Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$875k
Granted FY2025still arriving
62
Grants FY2025still arriving
15
States reached
$102k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Education$585kPhilanthropy$341kEmployment$274kRecreation & Sports$112kHealth$80kEnvironment$77kArts & Culture$66kHuman Services$59kOther$0
02FY2025 · 62 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 62 grants below total $453,754, the rows itemized in this filing. The $875,467 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $421,713 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k52 grants · $83k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $136k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $235k
$1,000
Median grant
15
States reached
$7.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
L E PHILLIPS CAREER DEV$102,354
UW-EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION$80,000
UW-PLATTEVILLE FOUNDATION ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS$52,800
DONORS TRUST$47,500
EAU CLAIRE COMMUNITY ECCF$23,000
BARBERSHOP HARMONEY SOCIE PRESERVE BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING AMERICA$15,000
EAU CLAIRE CURLING, INC EAU CLAIRE CURLING CLUB - JUNIOR COMPETITIVE$15,000
ISLAND CHAIN OF LAKES ASSOCIATION, INC.$14,000
CVTC FOUNDATION, INC. CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL$11,500
COLLEGE SUCCESS FOUNDATIO COSTCO SCHOLARSHIP FUND$10,000
DO IT BEST FOUNDATION SALES GROUP CHARITY GOLF$8,400
STOUT UNIV FOUNDATION$8,350
CHIPPEWA VALLEY VETERANS CHIP VALLEY VETERANS TRIBUTE FOUNDATION$6,000
CV PICKLEBALL CLUB CHIPPEWA VALLEY PICKLEBALL CLUB, INC.$5,000
HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC$5,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.0M · 59 repeat orgs$425k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

59 repeat relationships: 45 still active in FY2025, 14 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

59
87

Total granted

$1.0M
$376k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
0%

Still filing today

31%
30%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $49k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationPhilanthropyHuman ServicesArts & CultureRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2023–2025 · $166k · revenue +30%
  • HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $20k · revenue +29%
  • UF
    UW-STOUT FOUNDATION AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $12k · revenue +33%

Funded once

  • EC
    EAU CLAIRE CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
    one grant, 2022 · $75k
  • LE
    L E PHILLIPS CAREER DEV CENTER
    one grant, 2024 · $58k
  • NW
    NORTHERN WISCONSIN STATE FAIR ASSOC
    one grant, 2022 · $48k · revenue -66%
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.

03Its 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
Uwm Research Foundation Inc

Support research and innovation at the university of wisconsin - milwaukee by providing reserach funding, entrepreneurship support, and by engaging in corporate partnering activities to that end.

Community Improvement
2
The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc

The medical college of wisconsin (mcw) is a distinguished leader and innovator in the education and development of the next generation of physicians, (continued in schedule o)

Education
3
Wisconsin Medical Society Inc

To improve the health of the people of wisconsin by supporting and strengthening physicians' ability to practice high quality patient care in a changing environment.

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4
American Brain Foundation

The american brain foundation accelerates breakthrough research across brain diseases and disorders by investing in innovative science, early-career investigators, and cross-disease discoveries that advance treatments, cures, and brain…

Health
5
University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation Inc

University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation (UWMF) supports the teaching, research and service missions of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health by promoting the delivery of excellent and innovative patient care…

Health
6
University of Wisconsin Foundation

To promote the welfare of and advance the objectives of the university of wisconsin-madison by encouraging the interest, engagement, and financial support of alumni, donors, and friends in the life of the university and with each other.

Education
7
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

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8
Wisconsin Association of Health Plans Inc

Promote a positive state legislative and regulatory climate for wisconsin's community health plans. the association communicates with regulatory agencies to promote issue positions representing community health plans.

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9
American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Foundation Inc

The american civil liberties union of wisconsin foundation, inc. (the "foundation") protects and promotes the civil liberties and civil rights of all wisconsin residents by means of litigation, advocacy, public education, research, and…

Civil Rights
10
Wisconsin Policy Forum Inc

We conduct impartial public policy research and analysis to drive informed debate and effective decision-making in the state of wisconsin.

Public Benefit
11
My Choice Wisconsin Inc

We inspire people to experience life at its fullest by encouraging ownership of health, fostering independence, and serving the whole person; and do so with an unwavering commitment as stewards of medicaid funding.

Health
12
American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation

The mission of the akc canine health foundation, inc. is to fund, advance, and communicate canine health research and science through knowledge and discovery.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin Inc; the most unlike its peers is Ace Hardware Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

49 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 49 of the 164 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
48/49
Grantees still filing
26/49
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

L E PHILLIPS CAREER DEV: $207,054 · OtherL E PHILLIPS CAREER DEVUW-PLATTEVILLE FOUNDATION ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS: $105,600 · OtherUW-PLATTEVILLE FOUNDATION ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPSEAU CLAIRE CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT: $75,000 · OtherEAU CLAIRE CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTL E PHILLIPS CAREER DEV CENTER: $58,000 · OtherL E PHILLIPS CAREER DEV CENTERISLAND CHAIN OF LAKES ASSOCIATION INC: $54,000 · OtherISLAND CHAIN OF LAKES ASSOCIATION INCBARBERSHOP HARMONEY SOCIE PRESERVE BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING AMERICA: $35,100 · OtherCVTC FOUNDATION, INC. CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL: $31,575 · Other+126 more: $376,030 · Other+126 moreUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION INC: $166,260 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN -…THE UW-PLATTEVILLE FOUNDATION AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $145,600 · EducationTHE UW-PLATTEVILLE FOUNDA…NORTHERN WISCONSIN STATE FAIR ASSOC: $48,307 · EducationNORTHERN WISCONSIN STATE …+3 more: $23,100 · Education+3 moreDonors Trust Inc: $226,000 · PhilanthropyDonors Trust IncChippewa Falls Rotary Foundation Inc: $33,600 · PhilanthropyChippewa Falls Rotar…EAU CLAIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $30,000 · PhilanthropyEAU CLAIRE COMMUNITY…+6 more: $20,200 · Philanthropy+6 moreAmerican Heart Association Inc: $8,750 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $5,500 · HealthCHIPPEWA VALLEY HEALTH CLINIC INC: $5,000 · HealthMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN INC: $4,000 · HealthAUDIO & BRAILLE LITERACY ENHANCEMENT INC: $2,500 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,150 · HealthMIDWEST ATHLETES AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER INC: $2,000 · Health+5 more: $1,250 · HealthHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $20,000 · Housing & ShelterTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Public Safety & DisasterWISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 · Arts & CultureANTIGO MUSIC ASSOCIATION INC: $500 · Arts & Culture
Other$942,359Education$383,267Philanthropy$309,800Health$31,150Housing & Shelter$20,000Public Safety & Disaster$10,000Arts & Culture$6,500

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 budgetDonors Trust Inc: $226,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION INC: $166,260 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE UW-PLATTEVILLE FOUNDATION AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $145,600 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetNORTHERN WISCONSIN STATE FAIR ASSOC: $48,307 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetChippewa Falls Rotary Foundation Inc: $33,600 over 1y, 41% of budgetEAU CLAIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUW-STOUT FOUNDATION AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $11,850 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SHERIFFS FOUNDATION OF BROWARD COUNTY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCARLETON COLLEGE: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $8,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAce Hardware Foundation: $7,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetAMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY FNDN: $6,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $5,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCHIPPEWA VALLEY HEALTH CLINIC INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF WISCONSIN INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY BLACKHAWK REGION INC: $3,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $3,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER GREEN BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJANESVILLE YOUTH FOOTBALL INC: $2,800 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetUnited Way of Langlade County Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetAUDIO & BRAILLE LITERACY ENHANCEMENT INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetEAU CLAIRE COMMUNITY HUMANE ASSOCIATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDEUEL COUNTY CHARITIES: $2,300 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetRANGERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $2,250 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEED MY PEOPLE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMIDWEST ATHLETES AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JANESVILLE INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWATERTOWN AREA UNITED WAY INC: $1,150 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCHAI LIFELINE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE REACH FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of the Big Pines: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetANTIGO MUSIC ASSOCIATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN INC: $350 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHUB HOMELESS SERVICES INC: $250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWILLIAMS HOUSE OF HOPE INCORPORATED: $250 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCHIPPEWA COUNTY HUMANE ASSOCIATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDogs to Dog Tags Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRENEWAL MINISTRIES INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF SAN LUCAS: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMICHIGAN PARKINSON FOUNDATION: $50 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 Donors Trust Inc ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE UW-PLATTEVILLE FOUNDATION AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds NORTHERN WISCONSIN STATE FAIR ASSOC ↗
  • Who funds Chippewa Falls Rotary Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds EAU CLAIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC ↗
  • Who funds UW-STOUT FOUNDATION AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE SHERIFFS FOUNDATION OF BROWARD COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CARLETON COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds Ace Hardware Foundation ↗

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.

Green Bay Packers Fou…The Jamf Nation Globa…Eau Claire Community …Xcel Energy FoundationHerbert H Kohl Charit…L E Phillips Family F…Alliant Energy Founda…Pablo Foundation IncJpc FoundationOtto Bremer TrustMayo Clinic Group Ret…Baird Foundation Inc
Green Bay Packers FoundationWI25.6× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Green Bay Packers Foundation · The Jamf Nation Global Foundation · Eau Claire Community Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · L E Phillips Family Foundation Inc · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Pablo Foundation Inc · Jpc Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Mayo Clinic Group Return · Baird 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.

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 164 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2026) is on record and reports $956k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2025, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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