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Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Inc

Promote and facilitate services to wisconsin's private nonprofit colleges and universities.

$4.6M
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$1.2M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 14 grants below total $3,709,927, the rows itemized in this filing. The $4,579,142 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $869,215 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 · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $6k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $143k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $604k
  • $250k+4 grants · $3.0M
$170,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$27M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HERZING UNIVERSITY$1,213,686
EDGEWOOD COLLEGE INC$673,497
ALVERNO COLLEGE$661,518
RIPON COLLEGE$408,610
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY INC$231,110
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN$202,547
BELOIT COLLEGE$170,000
LAKELAND UNIVERSITY$47,700
MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING$29,950
MOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY INC$22,635
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY$15,079
ST NORBERT COLLEGE INC$14,000
WISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE INC$13,420
MARIAN UNIVERSITY$6,175
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY25–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 42% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY INC: $231k → 6%LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN: $203k → 7%RIPON COLLEGE: $409k → 9%LAKELAND UNIVERSITY: $48k → 9%ST NORBERT COLLEGE INC: $14k → 10%BELOIT COLLEGE: $170k → 10%EDGEWOOD COLLEGE INC: $673k → 10%MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING: $30k → 17%MARIAN UNIVERSITY: $6k → 16%MOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY INC: $23k → 17%WISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE INC: $13k → 17%HERZING UNIVERSITY: $1.2M → 17%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
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
2
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
3
The Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame

The corporation of saint mary's college, notre dame (saint mary's) is a catholic, residential, women's, liberal arts college offering undergraduate degrees and co-educational graduate programs. (continued in schedule o)

Education
4
John Carroll University

As a jesuit catholic university committed to academic rigor, inclusive excellence, and care for the whole person, john carroll university inspires individuals of intellect and character to learn, lead and serve in the community and…

Education
5
Lourdes University

Lourdes university, rooted in catholic and franciscan traditions, provides a values-centered education that enriches lives and advances academic excellence through the integration of the liberal arts and professional studies.

Education
6
California Lutheran University

The mission of the university is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice.

Education
7
Luther College

Founded by the norwegian evangelical lutheran church in 1861, luther college is a four-year, residential liberal arts institution. luther welcomes students of all backgrounds to engage in a way of learning that moves beyond immediate…

Education
8
St Mary's University

St. marys university, as a catholic marianist university, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence.

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9
Endicott College

Endicott college offers students a vibrant academic environment that remains true to its founding principle of integrating professional and liberal arts with experiential learning. for more information see schedule o.

Education
10
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
11
Augustana University Association

Inspired by lutheran scholarly tradition and the liberal arts, augustana provides an education of enduring worth that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service in a diverse world.

Education
12
Saint John's University

To foster the vitality of community through learning and the pursuit of wisdom.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Lawrence University of Wisconsin; the most unlike its peers is Marquette University. 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

14 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
1/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HERZING UNIVERSITY LTD: $1,213,686 · EducationHERZING UNIVERSITY LTDEDGEWOOD UNIVERSITY INC: $673,497 · EducationEDGEWOOD UNIVERSITY INCALVERNO COLLEGE: $661,518 · EducationALVERNO COLLEGERIPON COLLEGE: $408,610 · EducationRIPON COLLEGECONCORDIA UNIVERSITY INC: $231,110 · EducationCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY INCLAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN: $202,547 · EducationLAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINBELOIT COLLEGE: $170,000 · Education+5 more: $112,904 · EducationMOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY INC: $22,635 · OtherWISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE INC: $13,420 · Other
Education$3,673,872Other$36,055

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

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEDGEWOOD UNIVERSITY INC: $673,497 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetALVERNO COLLEGE: $661,518 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetRIPON COLLEGE: $408,610 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY INC: $231,110 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN: $202,547 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBELOIT COLLEGE: $170,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLAKELAND UNIVERSITY: $47,700 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING: $29,950 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY INC: $22,635 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMarquette University: $15,079 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST NORBERT COLLEGE INC: $14,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE INC: $13,420 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarian University: $6,175 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.

Herb Kohl Educational…Greater Milwaukee Fou…Baird Foundation IncThe Boldt Family Fund…Council of Independen…Alliant Energy Founda…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Herb Kohl Educational Foundation IncWI15.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · The Boldt Family Fund Inc · Council of Independent Colleges · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
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no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%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
    4report 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 14 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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