Wisconsin · Nonprofit
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WOOD COUNTY INC
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WOOD COUNTY INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $298,322 to it, the largest being MARSHFIELD AREA UNITED WAY ($295,822). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2017
- $82k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $298k
- Net assets
- $0
What Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wood County Inc does
Mission
Matching single parent children with an adult sponsor to assist the children in achieving their highest potential as they grow into responsible adults.
As stated on its FY2017 Form 990-EZ.
Program
Bbbs programs are designed to fill the need of a positive role model during a child's developmental years. Volunteers are matched with children with similar interests. They meet once a week to build a long-lasting relationship.
The first program described on its most recent Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income rose $37k → $39k.
From the IRS filings of BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WOOD COUNTY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WOOD COUNTY INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 99% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
99% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WOOD COUNTY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 93% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WOOD COUNTY INC's grant income comes from Wisconsin funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WOOD COUNTY INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Wisconsin
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
74%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WOOD COUNTY INC?
- BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WOOD COUNTY INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $298,322 to it, the largest being MARSHFIELD AREA UNITED WAY ($295,822). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WOOD COUNTY INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $298,322 in grants to BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WOOD COUNTY INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WOOD COUNTY INC?
- MARSHFIELD AREA UNITED WAY is the largest funder on record, with $295,822 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WOOD COUNTY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Wisconsin. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2017 (financials across 2017–2017), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing