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Women's Fund for the Fox Valley Region Inc at a glanceMostly funded, not a grantmaker: see who funds it →

· Public charity

Women's Fund for the Fox Valley Region Inc

To promote the advancement of women and girls in our community - reflecting our vision of a community of equality where power and opportunity are not limited by gender.

$230k
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$60k
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, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$431kHealth$140kHuman Services$108kEmployment$91kFood & Nutrition$79kYouth Development$54kHousing & Shelter$41kPhilanthropy$36kOther$0
02FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 12 grants below total $210,982, the rows itemized in this filing. The $230,394 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $19,412 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 · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $34k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $117k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $60k
$12,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$3.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE - APPLETON$60,248
FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN - FOX VALLEY$48,935
GIRL SCOUTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN GREAT LAKES$15,655
SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN - NORTHEAST WISCONSIN CHAPTER$15,100
THEDACARE FAMILY OF FOUNDATIONS$15,000
WISCONSIN WOMENS BUSINESS INITIATIVE CORPORATION$12,000
WAKING WOMEN HEALING INSTITUTE$10,000
WORLD RELIEF FOX VALLEY$7,500
EMPOWERED TUTORING$7,500
COMMUNITY CLOTHES CLOSET$7,022
HEADSUP FOX CITIES$7,000
YOUTH GO$5,022
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $161k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%COMMUNITY CLOTHES CLOSET: $7k → 6%CHRISTINE ANN DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES: $8k → 11%WAKING WOMEN HEALING INSTITUTE: $10k → 11%HEADSUP FOX CITIES: $7k → 6%LEAVEN: $5k → 6%FOX VALLEY LITERACY COUNCIL INC: $13k → 7%YOUTH GO: $5k → 11%CAP SERVICES: $13k → 7%CAP SERVICES: $12k → 7%CAP SERVICES: $10k → 7%FOX VALLEY LITERACY COUNCIL INC: $10k → 7%SOAR FOX CITIES: $10k → 7%SOAR FOX CITIES INC: $10k → 7%CAP SERVICES: $10k → 7%SOAR FOX CITIES INC: $10k → 7%FOX VALLEY LITERACY COUNCIL: $10k → 7%PREVENT SUICIDE FOX CITIES INC: $6k → 7%BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE FOX VALLEY: $6k → 7%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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$864k · 14 repeat orgs$162k to everyone else

14 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
12

Total granted

$864k
$110k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+19%

Still filing today

93%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $52k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesYouth DevelopmentHealthEmploymentPhilanthropyFood & NutritionOther
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

  • FV
    FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2017–2023 · $284k · revenue +28%
  • TF
    ThedaCare Family of Foundations Inc
    7× · 2018–2024 · $95k · revenue +68%
  • FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $79k · revenue +17%

Funded once

  • BI
    BEAMING INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $15k · revenue +28%
  • GH
    GOLDEN HOUSE INC
    one grant, 2023 · $15k · revenue -29%
  • TM
    Thrivent Member Network - Rocky Mountain
    one grant, 2018 · $10k
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
The Women's Center Inc

To provide safety, shelter and support to empower all impacted by domestic abuse, sexual violence, child abuse & trafficking.

Human Services
2
Sage Advocacy Center

Educate, advocate, and empower to end violence.

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3
Safe Harbor Inc

Provide shelter and assistance to victims of domestic violence in lake county and the flathead indian reservation.

Human Services
4
Bolton Refuge House Inc

Bolton refuge house, inc., creates safe space through programs and services for all persons impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault, and advocates for social change.

Human Services
5
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.

—
6
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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7
Ywca Pierce County

Transforming lives through safety, healing and empowerment.

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8
Help of Door County Inc

The mission of help of door county, inc. is to eliminate domestic abuse through prevention and intervention services and to advocate for social change.

Health
9
Family and Community Resources Inc

The mission of fcr is to provide a welcoming and safe environment for all survivors of trauma, including those impacted by domestic and sexual violence, human trafficking, and other causes. fcr services offered are consistent with our…

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10
Voices of Stephenson County

To offer individuals and families victim-centered services and support in the treatment and prevention of domestic violence and sexual assault and abuse.

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11
Foundation for the Homeless Inc

Empowering families and individuals experiencing homelessness to build a future filled with dignity, opportunity, and lasting solutions.

—
12
Ywca of Fort Dodge Ia

We are a state licensed substance abuse facility which functions to provide a clinically managed residence treatment center for women and women with children.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Leaven Inc; the most unlike its peers is Waking Women Healing Institute. 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

29 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. 29 of the 32 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/29
Grantees still filing
18/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $283,644 · OtherFOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCFOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE: $87,142 · OtherFOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGETHE MOORING PROGRAMS INCORPORATED: $32,600 · OtherTHE MOORING PROGRAMS INCORPORATEDWISCONSIN WOMEN'S BUSINESS INITIATIVE CORPORATION: $19,000 · OtherEMPOWERED TUTORING INC: $17,500 · Other+8 more: $74,926 · Other+8 moreCAP SERVICES INC: $44,000 · Human ServicesCAP SERVICES INCFOX VALLEY LITERACY COUNCIL INC: $32,500 · Human ServicesFOX VALLEY LITERACY …SOAR FOX CITIES INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesSOAR FOX CITIES INCLEAVEN INC: $15,880 · Human ServicesLEAVEN INCGOLDEN HOUSE INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesGOLDEN HOUSE INCWAKING WOMEN HEALING INSTITUTE: $10,000 · Human ServicesWAKING WOMEN HEALING…CHRISTINE ANN DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES INC: $8,000 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY CLOTHES CLOSET: $7,022 · Human ServicesHEADSUP FOX CITIES CORP: $7,000 · Human Services+3 more: $17,122 · Human Services+3 moreThedaCare Family of Foundations Inc: $94,802 · PhilanthropyThedaCare …HARBOR HOUSE DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAMS INC: $79,500 · EmploymentFEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $78,698 · Food & NutritionGIRL SCOUTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN GREAT LAKES INC: $34,155 · Youth Development1000 Generations Inc: $15,100 · Youth DevelopmentBEAMING INC: $15,300 · HealthEXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY: $7,500 · Health
Other$514,812Human Services$186,524Philanthropy$94,802Employment$79,500Food & Nutrition$78,698Youth Development$49,255Health$22,800

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 budgetFOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $283,644 over 6y, 3.3% of budgetThedaCare Family of Foundations Inc: $94,802 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetHARBOR HOUSE DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAMS INC: $79,500 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetFEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $78,698 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCAP SERVICES INC: $44,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN GREAT LAKES INC: $34,155 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTHE MOORING PROGRAMS INCORPORATED: $32,600 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFOX VALLEY LITERACY COUNCIL INC: $32,500 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetSOAR FOX CITIES INC: $30,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetWISCONSIN WOMEN'S BUSINESS INITIATIVE CORPORATION: $19,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEMPOWERED TUTORING INC: $17,500 over 2y, 11% of budgetLEAVEN INC: $15,880 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetBEAMING INC: $15,300 over 1y, 4.5% of budget1000 Generations Inc: $15,100 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetGOLDEN HOUSE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPILLARS INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWAKING WOMEN HEALING INSTITUTE: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetSEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS CENTER - FOX CITIES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetLOTUS LEGAL CLINIC INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCHRISTINE ANN DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEXCEPTIONAL EQUESTRIANS COMPANY: $7,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetWORLD RELIEF CORP OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EVANGELICALS: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY CLOTHES CLOSET: $7,022 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHEADSUP FOX CITIES CORP: $7,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHOMELESS CONNECTIONS INC: $6,426 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB FOX VALLEY INC: $6,100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFIRST 5 FOX VALLEY INC: $6,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetYOUTH GO INC: $5,022 over 1y, 0.6% 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.

Community Foundation …J J Keller Foundation…US Ventureschmidt Fam…Green Bay Packers Fou…United Way Fox Cities…Oshkosh Area Communit…The Clarence Wallace …Otto Bremer TrustGreater Green Bay Com…Basic Needs Giving Pa…Theda and Tamblin Cla…The Robert and Susan …
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region IncWI59.6× affinity27 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc · J J Keller Foundation Inc · US Ventureschmidt Family Foundation · Green Bay Packers Foundation · United Way Fox Cities Inc · Oshkosh Area Community Foundation Corporation · The Clarence Wallace & Dolores Lynch Wallace Family Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc · Basic Needs Giving Partnership Inc · Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family Foundation Inc · The Robert and Susan Brown Family 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's Fund for the Fox Valley Region Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Women's Fund for the Fox Valley Region Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 67%
  • World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals: 67% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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 32 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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