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Timothy and Nancy Speaker Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$415k
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$120k
Largest
01What it funds
01FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k11 grants · $295k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $120k
$25,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$7.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SALVATION ARMY$120,000
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION$45,000
MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION$40,000
MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION$35,000
FOLDS OF HONOR$30,000
WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY$25,000
GARY SINISE FOUNDATION$25,000
OZAUKEE FAMILY SERVICES$25,000
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT$25,000
FREEDOM ALLIANCE$20,000
K9S FOR WARRIORS$15,000
SEAL FUTURE FOUNDATION INC$10,000
02The need
02

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $50k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 50% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $25k → 14%OZAUKEE FAMILY SERVICES: $25k → 6%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.
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 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
K9S for Warriors Research Institute Inc

Research and advocacy for veterans with post-traumatic stress and the prevention of veteran suicide.

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2
Air & Space Forces Association

The air & space forces association (afa) is a nonprofit, independent, professional military, and aerospace education association. the association's mission is to promote dominant u.s. air and space forces as the foundation of a strong…

Education
3
Secure Families Foundation

Our mission is to educate and engage military partners, family members, and concerned citizens on matters of foreign policy and national security as they impact the military community.

International
4
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
5
Worldwide Vets Incorporated

Our goal is to sustainably improve animal welfare, provide veterinary care, and improve veterinary education globally. in order to achieve this goal, we work in over 10 countries, across 5 continents, supporting local people and animals,…

Animals
6
Patriot K9S of Wisconsininc

Provide service dogs for qualified disabled military veterans diagnosed with ptsd, tbi or msi located in the state of wisconsin.

Public Benefit
7
Special Forces Foundation

The special forces foundation provides immediate and ongoing support to the special forces community and their families.

Philanthropy
8
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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9
United States War Dogs Association Inc

The mission of the corporation is to provide support for the war dogs of the united states military. the organization provides care packages to war dogs and their handlers serving overseas. the organization also provides support for…

Animals
10
Pets for Vets Inc

Pets for Vets enriches the lives of veterans by creating a life-changing Super Bond with expertly selected and trained shelter or rescue pets. It provides ongoing expert support to ensure a reciprocal and thriving partnership at no cost to…

Public Benefit
11
Milwaukee County War Memorial Inc

The war memorial center's mission is to honor the dead and serve the living. we commemorate the courageous men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom while preserving and sharing the stories, experiences, and…

Arts & Culture
12
Warrior Dog Foundation

To serve the special operations community, families, and k-9 military dogs, as well as law enforcement and contract working dogs. when possible, these canines are placed in forever homes.

Youth Development
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wounded Warrior Project Inc; the most unlike its peers is Ozaukee Family Services Inc. 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

10 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. 10 of the 12 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
10/10
Grantees still filing
4/10
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SALVATION ARMY: $120,000 · OtherSALVATION ARMYMILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION: $35,000 · OtherMILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSIONMORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION: $40,000 · AnimalsMORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDAT…WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY: $25,000 · AnimalsWISCONSIN HUMANE SOCI…K9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $15,000 · AnimalsK9S FOR WARRIORS INCUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $45,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF WISCON…FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $30,000 · EducationFOLDS OF HONOR FOUND…WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRI…OZAUKEE FAMILY SERVICES INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesOZAUKEE FAMIL…GARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $25,000 · PhilanthropyGARY SINI…SEAL FUTURE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropySEAL FUTU…FREEDOM ALLIANCE: $20,000 · International
Other$155,000Animals$80,000Education$75,000Human Services$50,000Philanthropy$35,000International$20,000

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 budgetUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $45,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOZAUKEE FAMILY SERVICES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFREEDOM ALLIANCE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetK9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSEAL FUTURE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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.
04Through Plinth

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How do I get to Timothy and Nancy Speaker Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Timothy and Nancy Speaker Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 12 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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