Wisconsin · Private foundation
William J Cronin Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $156k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 25
- Grants FY2025
- 24
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $5,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $15,600
- Organizations funded a year
- 24 to 29
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.2M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations William J Cronin Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 25 | $156k | 8% |
| FY2024 | 24 | $153k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 24 | $143k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 26 | $142k | 4% |
| FY2021 | 29 | $140k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 28 | $143k | 11% |
| FY2019 | 27 | $132k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks Congregation | $104,600 | 7 | n/a |
| Project 1649 Inc | $57,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Everyone Cooperating to Help Others Inc | $54,100 | 7 | 0% |
| United Way Blackhawk Region Inc | $50,350 | 7 | 0% |
| God Is Faithful Temporary Shelter Inc | $49,500 | 7 | 1% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Janesville Inc | $48,000 | 7 | 3% |
| The Gathering Place of Milton Inc | $37,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Janesville Community Day Care Center Inc | $29,200 | 7 | 1% |
| Janesville Velo Club Inc | $17,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Janesville Performing Arts Center Inc | $14,500 | 7 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks Congregation | $104,600 | 7 | n/a |
| Project 1649 Inc | $57,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Everyone Cooperating to Help Others Inc | $54,100 | 7 | 0% |
| United Way Blackhawk Region Inc | $50,350 | 7 | 0% |
| God Is Faithful Temporary Shelter Inc | $49,500 | 7 | 1% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Janesville Inc | $48,000 | 7 | 3% |
| The Gathering Place of Milton Inc | $37,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Janesville Community Day Care Center Inc | $29,200 | 7 | 1% |
| Janesville Velo Club Inc | $17,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Janesville Performing Arts Center Inc | $14,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Spotlight on Kids Inc | $7,800 | 6 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities Inc Diocese of Madison | $5,750 | 3 | 0% |
| Badger Boys State Incorporated | $5,400 | 3 | 7% |
| Girl Scouts of Wisconsin - Badgerland Council Inc | $4,050 | 3 | 0% |
| Beloit Janesville Symphony Orchestra Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 4% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($521k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget William J Cronin Foundation 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 William J Cronin Foundation
- How much does William J Cronin Foundation give?
- William J Cronin Foundation reported 25 grants totaling $156,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 29 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does William J Cronin Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (19%), Human Services (17%), Religion (17%).
- Who are William J Cronin Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: St Patricks Congregation ($105k), Project 1649 Inc ($57k), Everyone Cooperating to Help Others Inc ($54k).
- Does William J Cronin Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does William J Cronin Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as William J Cronin Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc, Alliant Energy Foundation Inc, Baird Foundation Inc.
- Where is William J Cronin Foundation based?
- William J Cronin Foundation is based in WI.
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