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The Ros Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$3.1M
Granted FY2024still arriving
123
Grants FY2024still arriving
12
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$3.0MFood & Nutrition$2.8MAnimals$2.7MHuman Services$2.7MHousing & Shelter$1.9MYouth Development$1.6MEducation$800kPublic Safety & Disaster$795kOther$0
02FY2024 · 123 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k103 grants · $1.6M
  • $50k–250k19 grants · $1.4M
$20,000
Median grant
12
States reached
$61M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WI$200,000
HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK - NAPLES$200,000
HUNGER TASK FORCE OF MILWAUKEE$200,000
IMPACT ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES INC$75,000
VISION FORWARD$75,000
NATIONAL ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY$50,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS WISC CHAPTER$50,000
BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF METRO MILWAUKEE INC$50,000
SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN$50,000
PATHFINDERS MILWAUKEE INC$50,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF COLLIER COUNTY$50,000
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES$50,000
ABUSE COUNSELING AND TREATMENT INC$50,000
MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION$50,000
WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY$50,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $2.0M) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 94% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%American Red Cross Texas Gulf Coast Region: $40k → 16%OUR MOTHER'S HOME OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $25k → 11%VETERANS OUTREACH OF WISCONSIN: $20k → 10%LIFELINE PILOTS INC: $10k → 14%OUR MOTHER'S HOME OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $25k → 11%THE WOMENS CENTER: $20k → 5%VETERANS OUTREACH OF WISCONSIN: $20k → 10%OUR MOTHER'S HOME OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $10k → 11%VETERANS OUTREACH OF WISCONSIN: $20k → 10%OUR MOTHER'S HOME OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $10k → 11%PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS OF WI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $25k → 10%OUR MOTHER'S HOME OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $10k → 11%OUR MOTHER'S HOME OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $10k → 11%THE WOMENS CENTER: $10k → 5%PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS OF WI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $10k → 10%CHOSEN INC: $10k → 5%CHOSEN INC: $10k → 5%FRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN FOREVER INC: $10k → 10%BETTER TOGETHER: $10k → 10%BETTER TOGETHER: $10k → 10%BETTER TOGETHER: $10k → 10%THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN: $75k → 10%SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN: $50k → 10%SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN: $50k → 10%SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN: $50k → 10%SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN: $50k → 10%WALKER'S POINT YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER: $20k → 17%HMONG AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION INC: $75k → 17%SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER: $50k → 17%HMONG AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION INC: $25k → 17%HMONG AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION INC: $25k → 17%HMONG AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION INC: $25k → 17%NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE: $20k → 17%BAY VIEW COMMUNITY CENTER OF MILWAUKEE INC: $20k → 17%NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE: $20k → 17%JOURNEY HOUSE: $20k → 17%JOURNEY HOUSE: $20k → 17%JOURNEY HOUSE: $20k → 17%JOURNEY HOUSE: $20k → 17%PATHFINDERS MILWAUKEE INC: $108k → 17%PATHFINDERS MILWAUKEE INC: $100k → 17%PATHFINDERS MILWAUKEE INC: $100k → 17%PATHFINDERS MILWAUKEE INC: $50k → 17%PATHFINDERS MILWAUKEE INC: $50k → 17%PATHFINDERS MILWAUKEE INC: $50k → 17%PATHFINDERS MILWAUKEE INC: $50k → 17%Pathfinders Milwaukee Inc: $50k → 17%SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER: $20k → 17%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

WA
IL
WI
MI
NY
OR
WY
OH
PA
CA
KY
VA
MD
KS
TN
DC
AL
GA
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$18M · 163 repeat orgs$1.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +38% since the first grant, against +37% for those funded once.

163 repeat relationships: 102 still active in FY2024, 61 since wound down; 21 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

163
40

Total granted

$18M
$857k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+38%
+37%

Still filing today

70%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $265k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesAnimalsHealthArts & CultureHousing & ShelterYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $960k · revenue +49%
  • HUNGER TASK FORCE INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $960k · revenue +70%
  • IMPACT ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $675k · revenue +22%

Funded once

  • HH
    HUNGRY HEARTS COMUNITY MEALS
    one grant, 2020 · $75k
  • TW
    TEAM WESTERN KENTUCKY TORNADO RELIEF RUND
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
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
Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County Inc

The humane animal welfare society of waukesha county leads the community in animal welfare and assures sanctuary for animals in need.

Animals
2
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
3
Milwaukee Women Inc

Milwaukee women inc is an organization of executives determined to change the quality and composition of corporate boards to maximize the performance of public and private companies with a focus on women and women of color.

Education
4
Disability Rights Wisconsin Inc

Legal protection and advocacy to protect the rights of people with disabilities in wisconsin.

—
5
Employ Milwaukee Inc

The mission of employ milwaukee, inc. is to build a strong workforce development system by planning, coordinating, collaborating and monitoring workforce initiatives with businesses, partners and community stakeholders at the local,…

Employment
6
Goodwill Industries of South Central Wisconsin Inc

Goodwill of south central wisconsin's mission is to help people in our community to live, work and thrive through housing, employment and supportive services. see schedule o for continuationsupported employment and job skills training are…

Employment
7
Pro-Life Wisconsin Inc

Defend the right to life of all citizens of our state, whether born or preborn, young, old, disabled, or terminally ill. we affirm that the right to life exists at the moment of fertilization and extends until natural death.

—
8
Milwaukee Community Service Corps Inc

The milwaukee community service corps (mcsc) is a non-profit vocational training organization providing employment, education and life skills to training youth adults and unemployed and underemployed of milwaukee, wisconsin.

Employment
9
Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee Inc

To promote interests and effectiveness of the nonprofit sector through strengthening organizational capacity, expanding volunteerism and encouraging collaboration.

—
10
Milwaukee Parks Foundation Inc

Engage our community in supporting milwaukee county parks to collectively steward a thriving park system.

Environment
11
Goodwill Manufacturing Inc

Goodwill manufacturing, inc. ("goodwill manufacturing") is a nonstock, not-for-profit wisconsin corporation, whose sole member is goodwill industries of southeastern wisconsin, inc. ("goodwill"), a wisconsin nonstock, not-for-profit…

Employment
12
Milwaukee Water Commons Inc

Milwaukee water commons is helping catalyze milwaukee as a true model water city-a place where we all have a stake in the health of our waters and all share in their stewardship and benefits. we are advancing our community envisioned water…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Shivas Irons Society. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

153 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. 153 of the 225 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.

5
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
41
Early backer (in before they grew)
146/153
Grantees still filing
108/153
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HUNGER TASK FORCE INC: $960,000 · OtherHUNGER TASK FORCE INCHARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK - NAPLES: $540,000 · OtherHARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK - NAPLESMILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION: $480,000 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES: $390,000 · OtherTHE AMERICAN RED CROSS - WISCONSIN CHAPTER: $330,000 · Other+118 more: $6,562,200 · Other+118 moreIMPACT ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES INC: $675,000 · HealthIMPACT ALCOHOL …VISION FORWARD ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED: $559,800 · HealthVISION FORWARD …ABUSE COUNSELING & TREATMENT INC: $375,000 · HealthABUSE COUNSELIN…PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $351,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTH…CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN INC: $350,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S HOSP…+7 more: $290,000 · Health+7 moreNATIONAL ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY: $450,000 · AnimalsNATIONAL ANTI-…WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY: $245,000 · AnimalsWISCONSIN HUMA…PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC: $225,000 · AnimalsPEOPLE FOR THE…THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $220,000 · AnimalsTHE ELEPHANT S…ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC: $160,000 · AnimalsANIMAL LEGAL D…PROJECT CHIMPS: $150,000 · AnimalsPROJECT CHIMPSWILDLIFE IN NEED CENTER LTD: $145,000 · AnimalsWILDLIFE IN NE…FARM SANCTUARY INC: $140,000 · AnimalsFARM SANCTUARY…JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION: $130,000 · AnimalsPATTY BAKER HUMANE SOCIETY NAPLES INC: $105,000 · AnimalsPRIMATES INCORPORATED: $105,000 · AnimalsNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $100,000 · Animals+8 more: $265,000 · Animals+8 morePATHFINDERS MILWAUKEE INC: $558,000 · Human ServicesPATHFINDERS …THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $275,000 · Human ServicesTHE SHELTER …Hmong American Friendship Association Inc: $150,000 · Human ServicesHmong Americ…SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER INC: $105,000 · Human ServicesSTREET ANGELS INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesJOURNEY HOUSE INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesOUR MOTHER'S HOME OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $99,500 · Human ServicesNEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE INC: $95,000 · Human ServicesBAY VIEW COMMUNITY CENTER OF MILWAUKEE INC: $90,000 · Human Services+20 more: $574,000 · Human Services+20 moreFEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $960,000 · Food & NutritionHARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $65,000 · Food & NutritionFONDY FOOD CENTER INC: $50,000 · Food & Nutrition+1 more: $30,000 · Food & NutritionBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE INC: $215,000 · Youth DevelopmentRUNNING REBELS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC: $170,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF COLLIER COUNTY FLOR: $135,500 · Youth DevelopmentPACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC: $84,000 · Youth Development+2 more: $40,000 · Youth DevelopmentRevitalize Milwaukee Inc: $400,000 · Housing & ShelterCenter for Veterans Issues Inc: $90,000 · Housing & ShelterST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC: $25,000 · Housing & ShelterMILWAUKEE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST LTD: $20,000 · Housing & Shelter+2 more: $30,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$9,262,200Health$2,600,800Animals$2,440,000Human Services$2,146,500Food & Nutrition$1,105,000Youth Development$644,500Housing & Shelter$565,000

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetFEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $960,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetHUNGER TASK FORCE INC: $960,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetIMPACT ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES INC: $675,000 over 8y, 3.0% of budgetVISION FORWARD ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED: $559,800 over 8y, 4.5% of budgetPATHFINDERS MILWAUKEE INC: $558,000 over 8y, 2.6% of budgetNATIONAL ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY: $450,000 over 8y, 3.0% of budgetRevitalize Milwaukee Inc: $400,000 over 8y, 5.4% of budgetABUSE COUNSELING & TREATMENT INC: $375,000 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $351,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN INC: $350,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $275,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetSOUTHWEST FLORIDA REGIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING COALITION: $260,000 over 5y, 75% of budgetWISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY: $245,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetMILWAUKEE HOMELESS VETERANS INITIATIVE INC: $230,000 over 8y, 4.6% of budgetPEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC: $225,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $220,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE INC: $215,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF METRO MILWAUKEE: $200,000 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetALL KIDS CAN LEARN INTERNATIONAL INC: $175,000 over 7y, 2.9% of budgetWELLPOINT CARE NETWORK INC: $175,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetRUNNING REBELS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC: $170,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC: $160,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetHmong American Friendship Association Inc: $150,000 over 4y, 9.2% of budgetPROJECT CHIMPS: $150,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetWILDLIFE IN NEED CENTER LTD: $145,000 over 8y, 4.4% of budgetPETER STATHAS DANCE INC: $140,000 over 7y, 54% of budgetFARM SANCTUARY INC: $140,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF COLLIER COUNTY FLOR: $135,500 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetCENTER FOR WORKING FAMILIES INC: $135,000 over 8y, 4.6% of budgetASCENSION WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC: $135,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetJANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION: $130,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $110,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPATTY BAKER HUMANE SOCIETY NAPLES INC: $105,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetSOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER INC: $105,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetPRIMATES INCORPORATED: $105,000 over 7y, 7.5% of budgetSTREET ANGELS INC: $100,000 over 5y, 4.2% of budgetNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $100,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetJOURNEY HOUSE INC: $100,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetOUR MOTHER'S HOME OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $99,500 over 8y, 2.1% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE INC: $95,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetALVERNO COLLEGE: $90,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBAY VIEW COMMUNITY CENTER OF MILWAUKEE INC: $90,000 over 8y, 2.6% of budgetCenter for Veterans Issues Inc: $90,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetEISENHOWER CENTER INC: $85,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetTHE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: $85,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetSEEDS OF HEALTH INC: $85,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC: $84,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBENEDICT CENTER INC: $80,000 over 6y, 0.9% 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 FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds HUNGER TASK FORCE INC ↗
  • Who funds IMPACT ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds VISION FORWARD ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds PATHFINDERS MILWAUKEE INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Revitalize Milwaukee Inc ↗
  • Who funds ABUSE COUNSELING & TREATMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REGIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING COALITION ↗
  • Who funds WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds MILWAUKEE HOMELESS VETERANS INITIATIVE INC ↗
  • Who funds PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE INC ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF METRO MILWAUKEE ↗
  • Who funds ALL KIDS CAN LEARN INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds WELLPOINT CARE NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds RUNNING REBELS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds Hmong American Friendship Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT CHIMPS ↗
  • Who funds WILDLIFE IN NEED CENTER LTD ↗
  • Who funds PETER STATHAS DANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds FARM SANCTUARY INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF COLLIER COUNTY FLOR ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR WORKING FAMILIES INC ↗
  • Who funds ASCENSION WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION ↗

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.

Greater Milwaukee Fou…Herbert H Kohl Charit…United Way of Greater…Green Bay Packers Fou…Youth Foundation IncRalph Evinrude Founda…Evan & Marion Helfaer…Joseph and Vera Zilbe…Anon Charitable TrustDorothy Inbusch Found…Gardner FoundationJerome J and Dorothy …
Greater Milwaukee Foundation IncWI120.3× affinity72 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Youth Foundation Inc · Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc · Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation · Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc · Anon Charitable Trust · Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Inc · Gardner Foundation · Jerome J and Dorothy H Holz Family Foundation C/O Donald Tushaus

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 The Ros Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Ros Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Pace Center for Girlsinc: 2% of income from government
  • The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Sea Turtle Conservancy: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
53report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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 225 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The unnamed billions
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The regranting layer
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The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home