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JOE WAS JUST JOE FOUNDATION INC

JOE WAS JUST JOE FOUNDATION INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,900 to it, the largest being CLEARY-KUMM FOUNDATION INC ($2,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$91k
Funders on record
4
Grants received
$5k
Net assets
$360k
3/4 repeat funders
01What it does

What Joe Was Just Joe Foundation Inc does

Mission

The organization seeks to raise awareness about suicide and to work with the public on prevention and education about this topic. We sponsor programs, as well as, support groups and individuals who want to help loved ones and community members get the help they need.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.

Program

The organization seeks to raise awareness about suicide and to work with the public on prevention and education about this topic. We sponsor programs, as well as support groups and individuals who want to help love ones and community members get the help they need.

The first program described on its most recent Form 990-EZ.

02The organization over time
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2019 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $700 → $500.

From the IRS filings of JOE WAS JUST JOE FOUNDATION 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

JOE WAS JUST JOE FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 41% of grant income and the top three 92%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

41%
largest funder
92%
top three
~3
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 71% · 2020 100% · 2021 42% · 2022 67% · 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

80% of JOE WAS JUST JOE FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Wisconsin funders.

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WI

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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Wisconsin out of state home

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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

JOE WAS JUST JOE FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 9,898 health nonprofits its size.

Operating margin36% · top quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,898 health nonprofits under $100k, FY2024

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

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Questions and answers

Who funds JOE WAS JUST JOE FOUNDATION INC?
JOE WAS JUST JOE FOUNDATION INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,900 to it, the largest being CLEARY-KUMM FOUNDATION INC ($2,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does JOE WAS JUST JOE FOUNDATION INC have?
IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $4,900 in grants to JOE WAS JUST JOE FOUNDATION INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of JOE WAS JUST JOE FOUNDATION INC?
CLEARY-KUMM FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $2,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like JOE WAS JUST JOE FOUNDATION 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 FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 4 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