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Wangerin Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Wangerin Family Foundation Inc

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.

$56k
Granted FY2024still arriving
25
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2024 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k24 grants · $36k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $20k
$2,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$500
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN$20,000
FRIENDS OF LONG LAKE$2,000
NEW COMMUNITY SHELTER$2,000
HERITAGE HILL FOUNDATION$2,000
PBS OF WISCONSIN FRIENDS$2,000
WILLOW TREE CORNERSTONE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER$2,000
RIBBON OF HOPE FOUNDATION$2,000
HANDS ON DECK$2,000
ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY INC$2,000
BAIRD CREEK PRESERVATION FOUNDATION$2,000
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN$2,000
GREEN BAY SAIL & PADDLE$2,000
EINSTEIN PROJECT$2,000
FOSTER THE VILLAGE$1,000
PAINE ART CENTER AND GARDENS$1,000
02The need
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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, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%FOSTER THE VILLAGE: $1k → 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 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.

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Pabst Mansion Inc

Pabst mansion, inc. preserves, shares, and interprets an iconic milwaukee home that serves as a testament to the gilded age. through immersive tours, educational opportunities, and programming, pabst mansion, inc. brings visitors back in…

Arts & Culture
2
The Green Bay and Depere Antiquarian Society Inc

The aim and purpose of this organization is to hold, purchase, preserve and acquire antiquities and real estate to perpetuate the history of the locality surrounding green bay and the state of wisconsin.

Arts & Culture
3
House of Hope Green Bay Inc

House of hope green bay provides a safe and supportive place where youth and young families with children experiencing homelessness will be come confident, independent, and successful members of our community. house of hope envisions a…

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4
Gabriel's Villa Inc

Gabriel's villa is part of a family of healthcare and residential service organizations committed to providing quality care and life enriching opportunities to the aging and those in need in a caring, christian environment.

Human Services
5
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc

The mission of the greater green bay community foundation, inc. is to inspire and encourage charitable giving in northeast wisconsin by connecting caring people with solutions that strengthen our community.

Philanthropy
6
New Community Shelter Foundation Inc

New community shelter foundation, inc. is organized and operated for charitable, educational, religious, and scientific purposes exclusively for the benefit and support of the greater green bay community foundation, inc.

Housing & Shelter
7
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art

Bainbridge island museum of art (bima) inspires curiosity, wonder and understanding by connecting people with the contemporary art and craft of the puget sound region.

Arts & Culture
8
Wisconsin Maritime Museum Inc

The wisconsin maritime museum connects all people with wisconsin's waterways, by engaging and educating the public about wisconsin's maritime history, wisconsin's world war ii submarines, uss cobia, and the great lakes. the wisconsin…

Arts & Culture
9
Olbrich Botanical Society Inc

Olbrich botanical gardens enriches lives and inspires people to live in harmony with the natural world. olbrich botanical gardens is dedicated to the creation, conservation, and interpretation of gardens and plant collections hardy to the…

Environment
10
Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity

Habitat brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. the organization seeks out qualified applicants starting with a yearly application process for individuals and families to apply. the applicant must meet 3 basic…

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11
Mineral Point Historical Society Inc

Maintenance and operation of a 19th century home as a local museum, located in mineral point, wi

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12
Downtown Green Bay Inc

Dgbi works to revitalize the social and economic climate of downtown green bay.

Youth Development
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Wisconsin Inc; the most unlike its peers is Heritage Hill Foundation 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

17 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. 17 of the 25 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
5/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $20,000 · EnvironmentGREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INCBAIRD CREEK PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · EnvironmentBAIRD CREEK PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INCBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN INC: $2,000 · OtherBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHEAST WI…PBS OF WISCONSIN FRIENDS: $2,000 · OtherPBS OF WISCONSIN FRIENDSWILLOW TREE CORNERSTONE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER: $2,000 · OtherWILLOW TREE CORNERSTONE CHILD ADVOCACY C…FRIENDS OF LONG LAKE INC: $2,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF LONG LAKE INCANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY INC: $2,000 · OtherANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY INCDE PERE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE: $1,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE FOX RIVER TRAIL: $1,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY: $1,000 · OtherGREEN BAY PARKS DEPARTMENT - BAY BEACH AMUSEMENT PARK: $1,000 · OtherCASA ALBA MELANIE HISPANIC COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER: $1,000 · OtherRIBBON OF HOPE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $2,000 · OtherRIBBON OF HOPE FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDFoster the Village Inc: $1,000 · OtherCURATIVE CONNECTIONS INC: $1,000 · OtherPAUL'S PANTRY INC: $1,000 · OtherGREEN BAY SAIL & PADDLE INC: $2,000 · Recreation & SportsHERITAGE HILL FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · Recreation & SportsNEW COMMUNITY SHELTER INC: $2,000 · Housing & ShelterST JOHN THE EVANGELIST HOMELESS SHELTER INC: $1,000 · Housing & ShelterTHE NEVILLE PUBLIC MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Arts & CulturePAINE ART CENTER & GARDENS INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureWISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION INC: $500 · Arts & CultureEINSTEIN PROJECT INC: $2,000 · EducationHANDS ON DECK INCORPORATED: $2,000 · Youth Development
Environment$22,000Other$20,000Recreation & Sports$4,000Housing & Shelter$3,000Arts & Culture$2,500Education$2,000Youth Development$2,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNEW COMMUNITY SHELTER INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREEN BAY SAIL & PADDLE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetEINSTEIN PROJECT INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHANDS ON DECK INCORPORATED: $2,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetRIBBON OF HOPE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBAIRD CREEK PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHERITAGE HILL FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFoster the Village Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCURATIVE CONNECTIONS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAUL'S PANTRY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NEVILLE PUBLIC MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPAINE ART CENTER & GARDENS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCASA ALBA MELANIE HISPANIC COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST JOHN THE EVANGELIST HOMELESS SHELTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION INC: $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.

Greater Green Bay Com…Green Bay Packers Fou…Wisconsin Public Serv…Joseph & Sarah Van Dr…George Kress Foundati…Cornerstone Foundatio…John and Engrid Meng …Little Rapids Corpora…Community Foundation …Weyers Family Foundat…K C Stock Foundation …Bernard E and Alyce G…
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation IncWI35.7× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Wisconsin Public Service Foundation · Joseph & Sarah Van Drisse Charitable Trust · George Kress Foundation Inc · Cornerstone Foundation of Northeastern Wisconsin Inc · John and Engrid Meng Inc · Little Rapids Corporation - Egan Family Foundation Inc · Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc · Weyers Family Foundation Inc · K C Stock Foundation Inc · Bernard E and Alyce G Dahlin 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 Wangerin Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Wangerin Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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 25 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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