Private foundation · EIN 46-0513483 · Waunakee, WI · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Backus Family Foundation's grants went

It reported $11,247 in grants paid across 38 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 69.2% of those dollars to 25 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 36 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation
LA Crosse, WI · EIN 39-1249705
$1,018GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 0.80
Children's Cancer Research Fund
Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-1893645
$633GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.79
Blackhawk Evangelical Free Church
Middleton, WI · EIN 39-1328199
$525GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.70
International Crane Foundation
Baraboo, WI · EIN 39-1187711
$515GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Three Pillars Senior Living Communities
Dousman, WI · no confident EIN match
$515GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Dublin, OH · EIN 31-1356151
$514GENERAL SUPPORTSame street 1.00
Help the Least of These
Miromar Lakes, FL · EIN 14-1993442
$500GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.79
Stoughton Hospital Foundation
Stoughton, WI · EIN 23-7395183
$500GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Lee Health Foundation
Fort Myers, FL · no confident EIN match
$500GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Humane Society of Huron Valley
Ann Arbor, MI · EIN 38-1474931
$250GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Team Blueline
Peachtree Cty, GA · EIN 32-0487681
$250GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Midwest Horse Welfare Agency
Pittsville, WI · no confident EIN match
$250GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Parkinson's Association of San Diego
Solana Beach, CA · no confident EIN match
$250GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
St Ann Parish
Stoughton, WI · no confident EIN match
$250GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
St Matthews House
Naples, FL · EIN 65-1110501
$214GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Riley Children's Foundation
Indianapolis, IN · no confident EIN match
$214GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Best Friends Animal Society
Kanab, UT · EIN 23-7147797
$210GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Blood Cancer United
Washington, DC · EIN 13-5644916
$210GENERAL SUPPORTKnown alias 1.00
World Wildlife Foundation
Washington, DC · no confident EIN match
$210GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Guide Dogs for the Blind
San Rafael, CA · EIN 94-1196195
$208GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
New York, NY · no confident EIN match
$208GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Gary Sinese Foundation
Nashville, TN · no confident EIN match
$207GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Toys for Tots Foundation
Des Moines, IA · no confident EIN match
$207GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Angel's Wish
Verona, WI · EIN 39-1990376
$206GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dane County
Madison, WI · EIN 39-1077783
$206GENERAL SUPPORTSame street 1.00
Madison Parks Foundation
Madison, WI · EIN 33-1047992
$206GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Homes for Our Troops
Taunton, MA · EIN 54-2143612
$205GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Alter-Ations
Coon Valley, WI · EIN 71-0985637
$200GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Caringbridge
Bloomington, MN · EIN 42-1529394
$200GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches
Boys Ranch, FL · EIN 23-7303117
$200GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.83
Fortunate Ferals
Lehigh Acres, FL · EIN 46-1310628
$200GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Olbrich Botanical Society
Madison, WI · EIN 39-1357247
$200GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Young America's Foundation
Reston, VA · EIN 23-7042029
$200GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Centrica CARE Navigators Hospice CARE of Southwest Mi
Paw Paw, MI · no confident EIN match
$200GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Dane County Humane Society
Madison, WI · EIN 39-0806335
$108GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Alliance Defending Freedom
Scottsdale, AZ · EIN 54-1660459
$102GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00

2 more lines ($456) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. AmazonSmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    22 recipients in common
  2. JPMorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    9 recipients in common
  3. GE Foundation Norwalk, CT
    8 recipients in common
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    8 recipients in common
  5. The Billi Marcus Foundation Atlanta, GA
    7 recipients in common
  6. American Express Foundation New York, NY
    7 recipients in common
  7. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
    7 recipients in common
  8. The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
    7 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.