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Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County Inc

The women & girls fund of waukesha county fosters the potential of women and girls through grant making and lasting investments that strengthen our community.

$246k
Granted FY2024still arriving
15
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$20k
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, FY2020 to 2024.

Health$220kPhilanthropy$101kYouth Development$59kEducation$58kHousing & Shelter$57kHuman Services$45kCrime & Legal$30kFood & Nutrition$30kOther$0
02FY2024 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 15 grants below total $233,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $245,750 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $12,750 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.
$15,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FAMILY SERVICES OF WAUKESHA COUNTY$20,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF WAUKESHA CO$20,000
WELLPOINT CARE NETWORK$20,000
COMMUNITY SMILES DENTAL$20,000
SHARP LITERACY$20,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER MILWA$20,000
NAMI SOUTHEAST WI$20,000
EASTERSEALS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN$15,000
LAKE AREA FREE CLINIC$15,000
GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN$13,000
WAUKESHA FREE CLINIC$10,000
GIRLS ON THE RUN SOUTHEASTERN WI$10,000
THE WOMEN'S CENTER$10,000
LOTUS LEGAL CLINIC$10,000
IMPACT INC$10,000
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 (FY22–24, $70k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 29% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%SHARP LITERACY: $20k → 17%THE WOMEN'S CENTER: $10k → 5%BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK WAUK CO: $10k → 5%FAMILY SERVICES OF WAUKESHA COUNTY: $20k → 5%FAMILY SERVICES OF WAUKESHA COUNTY: $10k → 5%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.

43%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$217k · 7 repeat orgs$292k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +25% since the first grant, against +2% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
17

Total granted

$217k
$179k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+2%

Still filing today

100%
88%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $113k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthHousing & ShelterEducationYouth DevelopmentCrime & LegalOther
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

  • NAMI SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $37k · revenue +46%
  • WELLPOINT CARE NETWORK INC
    2× · 2022–2024 · $35k · revenue +25%
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC INC
    2× · 2022–2024 · $35k · revenue +28%

Funded once

  • SW
    SE WI EMERGENCY SUPPORT GROUP INC
    one grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue -6%
  • HEBRON HOUSE OF HOSPITALITY INC D/B/A HEBRON HOUSING SERVICESgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $17k · revenue +32%
  • LA CASA DE ESPERANZA INC
    one grant, 2022 · $12k · revenue +21%
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
Goodwill Industries of South Central Wisconsin Inc

Goodwill of south central wisconsin's mission is to help people in our community to live, work and thrive through housing, employment and supportive services. see schedule o for continuationsupported employment and job skills training are…

Employment
2
Wisconsin Family Ties Inc

Wisconsin family ties changes lives by improving children's mental health. it accomplishes this mission through a set of interrelated activities that support and educate parents, and inform practitioners, policy makers and the public about…

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3
Wisconsin Policy Forum Inc

We conduct impartial public policy research and analysis to drive informed debate and effective decision-making in the state of wisconsin.

Public Benefit
4
Wisconsin Progress Inc

Wisconsin progress recruits, trains, elects, and develops progressive candidates and leaders at the local and state legislative levels.

Civil Rights
5
Child Advocacy Centers of Wisconsin

Establish and maintain child advocacy centers and teams in wisconsin.

Human Services
6
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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7
Wisconsin Progress Institute Inc

Wisconsin progress institute exists to empower wisconsin's locally elected leaders with the tools, training, and support they need to be effective, values-driven public servants.

Education
8
Central Wisconsin Community Action Council Inc

The mission of central wisconsin community action council, inc. (cwcac) is to provide opportunities for services which help low-income individuals and families within our service area achieve self-sufficiency and independence.

Human Services
9
Wisconsin School Counselor Association Inc

Our vision is for wisconsin to be the model for excellence in equitable school counseling practice, exemplified by the advocacy, leadership, and expertise of the members of the wsca.

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10
Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin Inc

Enriching the lives of children with physical or developmental special needs and their families.

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11
Kishwaukee United Way

To improve lives by sharing community resources

Philanthropy
12
Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc

Legal action exists to provide creative, effective, and high-quality legal representation in order to achieve justice for low-income people and others to whom it would otherwise be denied. we advocate for empowerment and systemic change to…

Crime & Legal
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wisconsin Community Services Inc; the most unlike its peers is Sharp Literacy 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

31 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. 31 of the 33 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/31
Grantees still filing
16/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NAMI SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN INC: $37,000 · OtherNAMI SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN INCWELLPOINT CARE NETWORK INC: $35,000 · OtherWELLPOINT CARE NETWORK INCEaster Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc: $30,000 · OtherEaster Seals Southeast Wisconsin IncHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $20,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY INCLA CASA DE ESPERANZA INC: $12,000 · OtherARCH: $11,000 · OtherBIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF METRO MILWAUKEE: $10,000 · OtherPARENTS PLACE INC: $10,000 · OtherWAUKESHA FREE CLINIC INC: $10,000 · OtherWISCONSIN WOMEN'S BUSINESS INITIATIVE CORPORATION: $10,000 · OtherAURORA HEALTH CARE INC: $10,000 · OtherLITERACY SERVICES OF WISCONSIN INC: $10,000 · OtherCARROLL UNIVERSITY INC: $10,000 · OtherSE WI EMERGENCY SUPPORT GROUP INC: $20,000 · OtherSE WI EMERGENCY SUPPORT GROUP INC+2 more: $11,900 · OtherWAUKESHA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $101,411 · PhilanthropyWAUKESHA COUNTY CO…WAUKESHA COUNTY COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC INC: $35,000 · HealthWAUKESHA COUNTY…LAKE AREA FREE CLINIC INC: $30,000 · HealthLAKE AREA FREE …IMPACT ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES INC: $10,000 · HealthIMPACT ALCOHOL …GOOD FRIEND INC: $7,000 · HealthGOOD FRIEND INCFAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesFAMILY SERVI…SHARP LITERACY INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesSHARP LITERA…BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesBLESSINGS IN…THE WOMEN'S CENTER INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE WOMEN'S …BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE INC: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN SOUTHEAST INC: $13,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRLS ON THE RUN OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentHEBRON HOUSE OF HOSPITALITY INC D/B/A HEBRON HOUSING SERVICES: $17,000 · Housing & ShelterFAMILY PROMISE OF WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterTEAM UP WITH FAMILIES INC: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterLOTUS LEGAL CLINIC INC: $20,000 · Crime & LegalWISCONSIN COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $10,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$246,900Philanthropy$101,411Health$82,000Human Services$70,000Youth Development$43,000Housing & Shelter$37,000Crime & Legal$30,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWAUKESHA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $101,411 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetNAMI SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN INC: $37,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetWELLPOINT CARE NETWORK INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWAUKESHA COUNTY COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetFAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $30,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetEaster Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLAKE AREA FREE CLINIC INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSHARP LITERACY INC: $20,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetSE WI EMERGENCY SUPPORT GROUP INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetLOTUS LEGAL CLINIC INC: $20,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHEBRON HOUSE OF HOSPITALITY INC D/B/A HEBRON HOUSING SERVICES: $17,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN SOUTHEAST INC: $13,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLA CASA DE ESPERANZA INC: $12,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF WAUKESHA COUNTY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetBLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTEAM UP WITH FAMILIES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetGIRLS ON THE RUN OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF METRO MILWAUKEE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWISCONSIN COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLITERACY SERVICES OF WISCONSIN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE WOMEN'S CENTER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPARENTS PLACE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetCARROLL UNIVERSITY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWAUKESHA FREE CLINIC INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetWISCONSIN WOMEN'S BUSINESS INITIATIVE CORPORATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIMPACT ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGOOD FRIEND INC: $7,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAD LAKE INC: $5,900 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.

Waukesha County Commu…United Way of Greater…Greater Milwaukee Fou…Green Bay Packers Fou…Herbert H Kohl Charit…Waukesha Rotary Club …Evan & Marion Helfaer…STACKNER FAMILY FOUND…Otto Bremer TrustGe Aerospace Foundati…Youth Foundation IncBaird Foundation Inc
Waukesha County Community FoundationWI51.1× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Waukesha County Community Foundation · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Waukesha Rotary Club Charitable Fund Inc · Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation · STACKNER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC co KRISTIN A OCCHETTI · Otto Bremer Trust · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Youth Foundation Inc · 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 Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County 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%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    17report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 33 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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