Wisconsin · Public charity
The Wisconsin Initiative Inc
The wisconsin initiative supports commonsense policies and solutions to issues facing wisconsin working families.
- $467k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 60%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $80,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $115,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 7
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $7k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 60% of the organizations The Wisconsin Initiative Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 61% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 39% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $250k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 7 | $467k | 57% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $410k | 60% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $817k | 86% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $75k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Common Sense | $600,000 | 1 | n/a |
| We All Rise African American Resource Center Inc | $207,080 | 3 | 5% |
| Law Forward Inc | $161,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Leaders of Kenosha Corporation | $130,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Wisconsin Initiative PAC | $115,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 9to5 National Association of Working Women Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| A Better Wisconsin Together Institute Inc | $99,700 | 1 | 5% |
| Business Education Fund | $96,250 | 1 | 14% |
| State Democracy Project | $60,000 | 1 | 3% |
| High Ground Institute Inc | $55,000 | 1 | 12% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Common Sense | $600,000 | 1 | n/a |
| We All Rise African American Resource Center Inc | $207,080 | 3 | 5% |
| Law Forward Inc | $161,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Leaders of Kenosha Corporation | $130,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Wisconsin Initiative PAC | $115,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 9to5 National Association of Working Women Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| A Better Wisconsin Together Institute Inc | $99,700 | 1 | 5% |
| Business Education Fund | $96,250 | 1 | 14% |
| State Democracy Project | $60,000 | 1 | 3% |
| High Ground Institute Inc | $55,000 | 1 | 12% |
| Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 4% |
| League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Takeaction Minnesota | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pastors United Community Advocacy Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Fair Elections Center | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Wisconsin Initiative Inc supplied at peak.
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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 Wisconsin Initiative Inc
- How much does The Wisconsin Initiative Inc give?
- The Wisconsin Initiative Inc reported 7 grants totaling $467,250 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 7 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does The Wisconsin Initiative Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (87%), Crime & Legal (7%), Employment (6%).
- Who are The Wisconsin Initiative Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Alliance for Common Sense ($600k), We All Rise African American Resource Center Inc ($207k), Law Forward Inc ($161k).
- Does The Wisconsin Initiative Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 60% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Wisconsin Initiative Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Tides Foundation, New Venture Fund, Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Wisconsin Initiative Inc based?
- The Wisconsin Initiative Inc is based in WI.
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