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The Wayne Family Foundation at a glance

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The Wayne Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$170k
Granted FY2025still arriving
38
Grants FY2025still arriving
14
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.

International$148kHuman Services$135kHealth$120kPublic Safety & Disaster$35kFood & Nutrition$30kEducation$28kPhilanthropy$24kCivil Rights$12kOther$0
02FY2025 · 38 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k32 grants · $95k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $75k
$3,000
Median grant
14
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Mayo Clinic$25,000
Lift Up$10,000
World Central Kitchen$10,000
International Rescue Committee$10,000
OXFAM America$10,000
Doctors Without Borders$10,000
Foothills Caring Corps$5,000
Planned Parenthood$5,000
Wayland Academy$5,000
Americares$5,000
One Heart Uganda$5,000
Save the Children$5,000
Unmanageable$5,000
Honor Health Foundation - Katz Family Endowment$5,000
Crisis Nursery$5,000
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 (FY22–25, $127k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 21% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Jester and Pharley Phund: $5k → 14%Kettle Moraine YMCA: $100k → 6%Charity Navigator: $500 → 7%The Jester & Pharley Phund: $3k → 14%CORE: $5k → 14%World Food Program: $5k → 14%Foothills Caring Corps: $5k → 11%Foothills Caring Corps: $3k → 11%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
MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
OR
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
DC
HI
AL
GA
TX
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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 15% of The Wayne Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

The Wayne Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 3.7% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

51%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$259k · 19 repeat orgs$252k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +13% since the first grant, against +0% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 21 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
28

Total granted

$259k
$198k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
+0%

Still filing today

79%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $54k 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
InternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEnvironmentArts & CultureEducationOther
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

  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $45k · revenue +13%
  • AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2022–2025 · $25k · revenue +35%
  • OXFAM-AMERICA INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $15k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • KM
    KETTLE MORAINE YMCA INC
    one grant, 2024 · $100k · revenue -2%
  • CH
    COH Hematology Research Fund
    one grant, 2024 · $20k
  • U
    UNRWA
    one grant, 2024 · $10k
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
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
2
Great Plains Food Bank

End hunger together.

Food & Nutrition
3
The Global FoodBanking Network

To nourish the world's hungry through uniting and advancing food banks.

International
4
Waste Not Inc

Waste Not cultivates sustainable food systems that help people and the planet flourish. We do this by eliminating food waste and hunger through innovative community partnerships.

Food & Nutrition
5
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
6
Minnesota Business Partnership

The minnesota business partnership's mission is to maintain a high quality of life for all minnesotans by ensuring that the state's economy remains strong, globally competitive and its prospects for growth bright by working with elected…

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7
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri

The food bank for central & northeast missouri is a regional disaster and hunger relief network that acquires and distributes millions of meals each year to help neighbors get the food they need to thrive. (continued on schedule o)the…

Food & Nutrition
8
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
9
Food Forward Inc

Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.

Food & Nutrition
10
Waterorg

Water.org's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to the world through access to small, affordable loans.

International
11
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
12
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Friends of the World Food Program Inc; the most unlike its peers is Think Wild. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

47 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. 47 of the 69 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
46/47
Grantees still filing
24/47
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $45,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INCWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $35,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · InternationalAMERICARES FOUNDATION INCSave The Children Federation Inc: $22,000 · InternationalSave The Children Federation IncInternational Rescue Committee INC: $20,000 · InternationalInternational Rescue Committee IN…OXFAM-AMERICA INC: $15,000 · InternationalOXFAM-AMERICA INCTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $8,000 · International+1 more: $3,000 · InternationalKETTLE MORAINE YMCA INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesKETTLE MORAINE YMCA INCThe Jester & Pharley Phund: $8,000 · Human ServicesThe Jester & Pharley Phu…Foothills Caring Corps Inc: $8,000 · Human ServicesFoothills Caring Corps I…CORE: $5,000 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC: $5,000 · Human Services+1 more: $500 · Human ServicesCOH Hematology Research Fund: $20,000 · OtherCOH Hematology Research Fu…Foothills Food Bank: $11,000 · OtherFoothills Food BankUNRWA: $10,000 · OtherUNRWACrisis Nursery: $8,000 · OtherCrisis NurseryKatz Family Patience Assistance: $5,000 · OtherPlanned Parenthood: $5,000 · OtherHonor Health Foundation - Katz Family Endowment: $5,000 · OtherNational Abortion Federation: $5,000 · OtherUNMANAGEABLE: $5,000 · OtherASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: $5,000 · OtherTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $5,000 · Other+29 more: $55,500 · Other+29 moreMAYO CLINIC: $80,000 · HealthMAYO CLINIC+3 more: $5,500 · Health+3 moreONE HEART UGANDA INCORPORATED: $18,000 · EducationWAYLAND ACADEMY: $7,000 · EducationWILLIAM J BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE INC: $3,000 · EducationLIFT UP: $12,000 · PhilanthropyMAUI UNITED WAY: $5,000 · PhilanthropyMICROGRANTS: $3,000 · PhilanthropyRIDGEVIEW FOUNDATION: $3,000 · PhilanthropyGREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY: $3,000 · PhilanthropyFeeding America: $5,000 · Food & NutritionST MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE: $4,000 · Food & NutritionSECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND: $3,000 · Food & Nutrition
International$173,000Human Services$126,500Other$139,500Health$85,500Education$28,000Philanthropy$26,000Food & Nutrition$12,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKETTLE MORAINE YMCA INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $80,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $45,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $22,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetONE HEART UGANDA INCORPORATED: $18,000 over 2y, 7.7% of budgetOXFAM-AMERICA INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLIFT UP: $12,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetFoothills Food Bank: $11,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Jester & Pharley Phund: $8,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFoothills Caring Corps Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWAYLAND ACADEMY: $7,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNMANAGEABLE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAUI UNITED WAY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThink Wild: $4,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetST MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWILLIAM J BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMICROGRANTS: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFurnish For Good Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTH ON RECORD: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBridging Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKLAMATH LAKE COUNTIES FOOD BANK: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCaringBridge: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVISION TO LEARN: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHONORHEALTH FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEVERGREEN COLLABORATIVE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCharity Navigator: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO ARIZONA: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS LILITH FUND: $500 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.

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.

The Minneapolis Found…The Richard M Schulze…Saint Paul & Minnesot…Xcel Energy FoundationArizona Community Fou…American Express Foun…The Oregon Community …American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…The US Charitable Gif…The Blackbaud Giving …Baird Foundation Inc
The Minneapolis FoundationMN19.3× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Minneapolis Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Arizona Community Foundation · American Express Foundation · The Oregon Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The US Charitable Gift Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Wayne Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Wayne Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Chiloquin Visions in Progress: 15% of income from government
  • Think Wild: 7% of income from government
  • Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Oxfam-America Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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 69 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.

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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home