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The Robert I Wishnick Foundation Dba the William Wishnick Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$319k
Granted FY2023
38
Grants FY2023
38
Organizations funded FY2023
45%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$70,000
Organizations funded a year
38 to 48
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
9
Total assets, FY2023
$7.4M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 45% of the organizations The Robert I Wishnick Foundation Dba the William Wishnick Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 32% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $103k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationArts & CultureInternationalYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202338$319k45%
FY202238$328k16%
FY202138$443k29%
FY202042$389k29%
FY201948$444k29%
FY201846$396k33%
FY201748$415kn/a
90% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Animals$725kArts & Culture$458kHuman Services$449kHealth$303kFood & Nutrition$170kRecreation & Sports$82kReligion$68kYouth Development$59kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Forgotten Dog Foundation$270,000714%
Rathdrum Food Bank$134,0006n/a
Music Conservatory of Sandpoint$110,00079%
Breakthrough T1d$70,00050%
Underground Kindness Inc$62,500550%
Sandpoint Nordic Club Inc$62,000616%
Chabad of Putnam County Inc$60,0007n/a
American Valor Foundation$42,50055%
Rebel Ventures$42,50046%
The Festival at Sandpoint Inc$37,50072%
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All grantees of The Robert I Wishnick Foundation Dba the William Wishnick Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Forgotten Dog Foundation$270,000714%
Rathdrum Food Bank$134,0006n/a
Music Conservatory of Sandpoint$110,00079%
Breakthrough T1d$70,00050%
Underground Kindness Inc$62,500550%
Sandpoint Nordic Club Inc$62,000616%
Chabad of Putnam County Inc$60,0007n/a
American Valor Foundation$42,50055%
Rebel Ventures$42,50046%
The Festival at Sandpoint Inc$37,50072%
Lambs Foundation$35,000427%
Paws for Life$27,50052%
Guide Dogs of the Desert$27,00041%
The Coeur Group Inc$25,000137%
The Thacher School Inc$20,00030%
Airmid Institute$18,0004n/a
Sandpoint Area Seniors Inc$18,00061%
Indigenous Lenses$18,000625%
Friends of the Shelter Inc dba Better Together Animal Alliance$15,50060%
Saddle of Love Inc$15,50043%
Idaho Conservation League Inc$15,00030%
Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation$15,00030%
Seed Savers Exchange Inc$14,50050%
Panhandle Community Radio Inc$13,00054%
Panida Theater Committee Inc$12,00032%
United Plant Savers$11,50041%
Running W Therapeutic Riding Center$10,000113%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$10,00010%
National Dance Institute$10,00010%
Newby-Ginnings of North Idaho Inc$10,0001n/a
White Plains Hospital Medical Center$10,00010%
24 Hours for Hank Inc$9,50032%
Kinderhaven Inc$9,00041%
Kidsave International Inc$8,00020%
Pend Oreille Arts Council$8,00032%
Idaho Panhandle Habitat for Humanity Inc$7,00021%
Garden City Community Cats Project$7,0003n/a
Hollywood Huskies$6,00024%
4 Paws Palace Sanctuary$6,0001n/a
Jewish Family Service$5,00011%
Spokane Public Radio$5,00010%
California College of the Arts$5,00010%
OK Foundation$5,00010%
Ball State University Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Tails Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Angels Over Sandpoint$5,0002n/a
K9 Invest$5,0001n/a
Rape Recovery Center$5,00011%
National Pediatric Cancer Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Double J Dog Ranch$5,0001n/a
Friends of Seashore$5,0001n/a
Canopy Village Inc$5,00011%
The Actors' Fund of America$5,00010%
Syrian Community Network$5,00011%
One Summit Inc$4,00011%
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc$4,00020%
Viking Booster Club$3,8001n/a
Barnard College$3,50020%
Students in Israel$3,00011%
Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center$3,00010%
Didi Hirsch Psychiatric Service$3,00020%
The Townies Inc$2,50013%
Chai Lifeline Inc$2,50010%
Kitten Rescue$2,5001n/a
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank$2,50010%
Idaho Mythweaver Inc$2,50017%
Special Olympics Idaho Inc$2,00020%
Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation$2,00010%
Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society$2,0001n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$1,00010%
Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper Inc$1,00010%
Northwest Motorcycle Association$1,00010%
Thrivacious$1,0001n/a
The Salvation Army$1,0002n/a
National Ability Center$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 48 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.3M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Robert I Wishnick Foundation Dba the William Wishnick Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 59 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Forgotten Dog Foundation: $270,000 over 7y, 14% of budgetMusic Conservatory of Sandpoint: $110,000 over 7y, 9.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $70,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUnderground Kindness Inc: $62,500 over 5y, 50% of budgetSandpoint Nordic Club Inc: $62,000 over 6y, 16% of budgetAmerican Valor Foundation: $42,500 over 5y, 5.2% of budgetRebel Ventures: $42,500 over 4y, 6.4% of budgetThe Festival at Sandpoint Inc: $37,500 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetLambs Foundation: $35,000 over 4y, 27% of budgetPaws for Life: $27,500 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetGuide Dogs of the Desert: $27,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetThe Coeur Group Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 37% of budgetThe Thacher School Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSandpoint Area Seniors Inc: $18,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetIndigenous Lenses: $18,000 over 6y, 25% of budgetFriends of the Shelter Inc dba Better Together Animal Alliance: $15,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetSaddle of Love Inc: $15,500 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetIdaho Conservation League Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetReproductive Freedom for All Foundation: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSeed Savers Exchange Inc: $14,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPanhandle Community Radio Inc: $13,000 over 5y, 4.2% of budgetPanida Theater Committee Inc: $12,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetUnited Plant Savers: $11,500 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetRunning W Therapeutic Riding Center: $10,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Dance Institute: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWhite Plains Hospital Medical Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget24 Hours for Hank Inc: $9,500 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetKinderhaven Inc: $9,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetKidsave International Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPend Oreille Arts Council: $8,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetIdaho Panhandle Habitat for Humanity Inc: $7,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetHollywood Huskies: $6,000 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetJewish Family Service: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSpokane Public Radio: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCalifornia College of the Arts: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOK Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBall State University Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRape Recovery Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNational Pediatric Cancer Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCanopy Village Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Actors' Fund of America: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSyrian Community Network: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetOne Summit Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetDian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBarnard College: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetStudents in Israel: $3,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetHolocaust and Human Rights Education Center: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 59.

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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.

Equinox Foundation IncID28.4× affinity11 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Equinox Foundation Inc · Innovia Foundation · Community Assistance League Inc · Idaho Community Foundation Inc · The Avista Foundation · The Van Vleet Foundation · Hymowitz Family Foundation · The Confidence Foundation · The Community Foundation of Utah · Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Shell USA Company 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.

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About The Robert I Wishnick Foundation Dba the William Wishnick Foundation

How much does The Robert I Wishnick Foundation Dba the William Wishnick Foundation give?
The Robert I Wishnick Foundation Dba the William Wishnick Foundation reported 38 grants totaling $319,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 38 and 48 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Robert I Wishnick Foundation Dba the William Wishnick Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Animals (27%), Arts & Culture (17%), Human Services (16%).
Who are The Robert I Wishnick Foundation Dba the William Wishnick Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: The Forgotten Dog Foundation ($270k), Rathdrum Food Bank ($134k), Music Conservatory of Sandpoint ($110k).
Does The Robert I Wishnick Foundation Dba the William Wishnick Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 45% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Robert I Wishnick Foundation Dba the William Wishnick Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Robert I Wishnick Foundation Dba the William Wishnick Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Equinox Foundation Inc, Innovia Foundation, Community Assistance League Inc.
Where is The Robert I Wishnick Foundation Dba the William Wishnick Foundation based?
The Robert I Wishnick Foundation Dba the William Wishnick Foundation is based in ID.

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 123 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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