Wisconsin · Public charity
Wisdom Action Network Inc
Educating the public on issues of pressing public concern, developing and advocating for legislation, regulations, and government programs to address issues that relate to racial and social justice, conducting research and publicizing the positions of elected officials to the general public.
- $377k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $341k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $341,353
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $341,353
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 10
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $225k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Wisdom Action Network Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 1 | $341k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $180k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $546k | 14% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $469k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisdom Inc | $1,080,353 | 4 | 12% |
| Jonah Inc | $94,000 | 2 | 51% |
| Joshua | $68,000 | 3 | 33% |
| Wisdom Inc Dba Naomi Inc | $57,000 | 1 | 74% |
| Menikanaehkem Inc | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Racine Interfaith Coalition | $45,000 | 2 | 14% |
| Moses - Wisdom of Madison Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 18% |
| Esther Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 17% |
| Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Congregations United to Serve Humanity Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 33% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisdom Inc | $1,080,353 | 4 | 12% |
| Jonah Inc | $94,000 | 2 | 51% |
| Joshua | $68,000 | 3 | 33% |
| Wisdom Inc Dba Naomi Inc | $57,000 | 1 | 74% |
| Menikanaehkem Inc | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Racine Interfaith Coalition | $45,000 | 2 | 14% |
| Moses - Wisdom of Madison Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 18% |
| Esther Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 17% |
| Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Congregations United to Serve Humanity Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 33% |
| Sophia of Waukesha Inc | $16,000 | 1 | 12% |
Where it is load-bearing
Wisdom Action Network Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 10 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About Wisdom Action Network Inc
- How much does Wisdom Action Network Inc give?
- Wisdom Action Network Inc reported 1 itemized grants totaling $341,353, out of $376,852 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 10 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Wisdom Action Network Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (85%), Civil Rights (5%), Religion (5%).
- Who are Wisdom Action Network Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Wisdom Inc ($1.1M), Jonah Inc ($94k), Joshua ($68k).
- Does Wisdom Action Network Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Wisdom Action Network Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Wisdom Inc.
- Where is Wisdom Action Network Inc based?
- Wisdom Action Network Inc is based in WI.
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