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United Way of Walworth County

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$231k
Granted FY2023
19
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$16k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$168kHousing & Shelter$166kHuman Services$145kCrime & Legal$111kYouth Development$70kFood & Nutrition$49kEmployment$40kEducation$28kOther$0
02FY2023 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 19 grants below total $184,760, the rows itemized in this filing. The $230,735 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $45,975 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k10 grants · $72k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $112k
$9,850
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COMMUNITY ACTION INC$15,675
SMILES$14,150
INSPIRATION MINISTRIES$13,225
WALWORTH COUNTY DRUG AND ALCOHOL COALITION$12,425
SIDE BY SIDE$12,225
SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN$12,025
WALWORTH COUNTY LITERACY COUNCIL$11,700
WALWORTH COUNTY ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN$10,710
NEW BEGINNINGS APFV$10,350
GENEVA LAKES FAMILY YMCA$9,850
DEMENTIA FRIENDLY COMMUNITY INITIATIVE$9,250
OPEN ARMS FREE CLINIC$8,125
BETHEL HOUSE OF WHITEWATER INC$8,050
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$7,975
AGAPE HOUSE$6,475
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–23, $96k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Delavan Human Concerns and Food Pantry: $6k → 10%DELAVAN HUMAN CONCERNS AND FOOD PANTRY: $6k → 10%SIDE BY SIDE: $12k → 10%SIDE BY SIDE: $11k → 10%SIDE BY SIDE: $9k → 10%SIDE BY SIDE: $9k → 10%Side by Side: $7k → 10%LAKE GENEVA FOOD PANTRY: $5k → 10%EAST TROY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER: $9k → 10%AGAPE HOUSE: $6k → 10%AGAPE HOUSE: $6k → 10%AGAPE HOUSE: $6k → 10%AGAPE HOUSE: $5k → 10%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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$684k · 18 repeat orgs$105k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +48% since the first grant, against +4% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2023, 5 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
8

Total granted

$684k
$55k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+4%

Still filing today

83%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesYouth DevelopmentCrime & LegalHealthEducationHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • CA
    COMMUNITY ACTION INC OF ROCK & WALWORTH COUNTIES
    9× · 2017–2025 · $107k · revenue +48%
  • NB
    NEW BEGINNINGS APFV INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $75k · revenue +133%
  • OPEN ARMS FREE CLINIC INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $53k · revenue +177%

Funded once

  • FF
    FAMILIES FIRST INC DBA EAST TROY FAMILY COMMUNITY RES CTR
    one grant, 2020 · $9k
  • J2
    J12 24 SEEDS OF HOPE INC
    one grant, 2022 · $9k · revenue -39%
  • TT
    THE TIME IS NOW TO HELP INC
    2× · 2021–2025 · $8k · revenue +4%
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
Society of St Vincent de Paul of Waukesha County

We provide financial and spiritual aid to the underprivileged, including rent and utility assistance, food, clothing, household items so they can meet their financial obligations caused by unexpected circumstances. We served over 46 people…

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2
Hope Center Inc

The Hope Center seeks out and teams with volunteers from congregations of many faiths.The Center is committed to serving people in need in Waukesha County, Wisconsin through financial assistance, food, child care, clothing and…

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3
Family Promise of Waukesha County Inc

Our mission is to help low-income families and families experiencing homelessness achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response.

Housing & Shelter
4
Waushara County Food Pantry Inc

We provide food, household and personal items as available to combat food scarcity and poverty in our community.

Food & Nutrition
5
Hope House of Manitowoc County Inc

Helping families and individuals experiencing homelessness achieve sustainable independence.

Human Services
6
The Women's Center Inc

To provide safety, shelter and support to empower all impacted by domestic abuse, sexual violence, child abuse & trafficking.

Human Services
7
Shalom Center of Interfaith Network of Kenosha County Inc

Programs designed to serve the community's needs including a soup kitchen, family shelter, inns, food pantry, and other services.

Human Services
8
Wisconsin Rapids Family Center Inc

Our mission is to empower those affected by domestic violence and sexual assault and address the root causes of abuse in the community through education and advocacy.

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9
Community Needs of Chillicothe Illinois Inc

Provide temporary assistance to needy individuals. Primary assistance with rent, utilities and food.

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10
Lake Area Helping Hands Inc

Homeless shelter

Housing & Shelter
11
Friendship House of Milwaukee
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12
Lake Area Free Clinic Inc

The lake area free clinic is the medical and dental home to low-income residents of waukesha county. the mission is to provide high-quality comprehensive health care to those in need.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Bethel House of Whitewater Inc; the most unlike its peers is Habitat for Humanity in Walworth County Inc. 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

33 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.

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)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
25/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHRISTIAN LEAGUE FOR THE HANDICAPPED DBA INSPIRATION MINISTRIES: $41,225 · OtherCHRISTIAN LEAGUE FOR THE HANDICAPPED DBA INSP…VIP SERVICES INC: $40,000 · OtherVIP SERVICES INCHOPE NOW INC: $35,000 · OtherHOPE NOW INCBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC: $33,728 · OtherBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WIS…DEMENTIA FRIENDLY COMMUNITY INITIATIVE INC: $23,750 · OtherDEMENTIA FRIENDLY COMMUNITY INITIATIVE INCVOLUNTEER CONNECTION INC: $16,750 · OtherWALWORTH COUNTY DRUG AND ALCOHOL COALITION: $12,425 · OtherWALWORTH COUNTY LITERACY COUNCIL: $20,700 · OtherWALWORTH COUNTY LITERACY COUNCILWALWORTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INC: $27,628 · OtherWALWORTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INC+9 more: $65,975 · Other+9 moreNEW BEGINNINGS APFV INC: $75,350 · Crime & LegalNEW BEGINNINGS …TREE HOUSE CHILD AND FAMILY CENTER INC: $35,960 · Crime & LegalTREE HOUSE CHIL…COMMUNITY ACTION INC OF ROCK & WALWORTH COUNTIES: $106,775 · Community ImprovementCOMMUNITY ACTIO…SIDE BY SIDE INC: $48,225 · Human ServicesSIDE BY SIDE …AGAPE HOUSE INC: $22,975 · Human ServicesAGAPE HOUSE I…THE 14TH APOSTLE: $11,100 · Human ServicesTHE 14TH APOS…FAMILIES FIRST INC DBA EAST TROY FAMILY COMMUNITY RES CTR: $9,000 · Human ServicesFAMILIES FIRS…LAKE GENEVA FOOD PANTRY: $5,000 · Human Services1000 Generations Inc: $37,525 · Youth Development1000 Gene…BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $19,625 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GI…BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DANE COUNTY INC: $6,500 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND …OPEN ARMS FREE CLINIC INC: $53,125 · HealthNEW DAY WOMEN'S CLINIC INC: $5,975 · HealthSPECIAL METHODS IN LEARNING EQUINE SKILLS INC: $34,150 · Recreation & Sports
Other$317,181Crime & Legal$111,310Community Improvement$106,775Human Services$96,300Youth Development$63,650Health$59,100Recreation & Sports$34,150

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 budgetCOMMUNITY ACTION INC OF ROCK & WALWORTH COUNTIES: $106,775 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetNEW BEGINNINGS APFV INC: $75,350 over 8y, 2.7% of budgetOPEN ARMS FREE CLINIC INC: $53,125 over 9y, 1.0% of budgetSIDE BY SIDE INC: $48,225 over 8y, 21% of budgetCHRISTIAN LEAGUE FOR THE HANDICAPPED DBA INSPIRATION MINISTRIES: $41,225 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetVIP SERVICES INC: $40,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budget1000 Generations Inc: $37,525 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetTREE HOUSE CHILD AND FAMILY CENTER INC: $35,960 over 8y, 5.1% of budgetSPECIAL METHODS IN LEARNING EQUINE SKILLS INC: $34,150 over 6y, 2.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC: $33,728 over 6y, 6.8% of budgetWALWORTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INC: $27,628 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetAGAPE HOUSE INC: $22,975 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetWALWORTH COUNTY LITERACY COUNCIL: $20,700 over 4y, 20% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $19,625 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE 14TH APOSTLE: $11,100 over 4y, 3.5% of budgetGENEVA LAKES FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC: $9,850 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetJ12 24 SEEDS OF HOPE INC: $8,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetBETHEL HOUSE OF WHITEWATER INC: $8,050 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN WALWORTH COUNTY INC: $7,975 over 2y, 11% of budgetTHE TIME IS NOW TO HELP INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetBLOOM360 LEARNING COMMUNITY INC: $7,500 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DANE COUNTY INC: $6,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW DAY WOMEN'S CLINIC INC: $5,975 over 2y, 1.7% 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.

Kunes Family Foundati…Green Bay Packers Fou…Keefe Foundation IncCommunity Foundation …Kikkoman Foods Founda…Alliant Energy Founda…Greater Milwaukee Fou…Ulla & Bertil Brunk F…John & Linda Anderson…Pentair FoundationTom & Donna Neshek Fa…Baird Foundation Inc
Kunes Family FoundationWI43.9× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Kunes Family Foundation · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Keefe Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc · Kikkoman Foods Foundation Inc · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Ulla & Bertil Brunk Foundation Inc · John & Linda Anderson Charitable Foundation · Pentair Foundation · Tom & Donna Neshek Family Foundation · 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 United Way of Walworth County funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from United Way of Walworth County. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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 · 0–25%
    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 32 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $514k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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