The Brock and Kristen LaMarca Family Foundation directs a small, locally focused grant portfolio that prioritizes direct social services for vulnerable families in Northeast Wisconsin. Most funding is concentrated in repeat, multi-year support to a single regional provider (Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin), with a secondary emphasis on youth-focused programs serving Asian communities. Their giving is practical and service-oriented rather than broad-based policy or research funding.
The Brock and Kristen LaMarca Family Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated $25,000 grants to Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin over three consecutive years, a clear sign that the foundation favors steady support for direct social services rather than one-time awards. Its portfolio is small and practical, with grant sizes that stay mostly in the low thousands and a mix of family support, youth services, housing help, and place-based community needs. The foundation’s largest recurring beneficiary sits in Green Bay, while other grants reach organizations serving Asian youth, survivors of sexual abuse, and Door County residents. Several awards also support local community institutions and assistance programs in northeast Wisconsin, showing a preference for hands-on service delivery. Across the most recent grants, the foundation combines repeat support for a core regional provider with smaller, targeted gifts to specialized nonprofits and community groups. The result is a giving pattern that is narrow in scope but consistent in its attention to vulnerable households, youth, and local safety-net services.
Family and behavioral health services are a central thread in the foundation’s portfolio. In 2025, it gave $25,000 to Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin for social services for needy, continuing the same award level from 2024 and 2023. Youth services are another recurring area. The foundation supported Asian Youth Services with $12,500 in 2024, $5,000 in 2023, and $6,500 in 2025 for youth services. It also backed Civic Leadership Foundation with $5,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for educational programs in under-served communities regarding civic leadership. Housing and household stability appear in several grants. Renew Communities received $5,000 in 2023 and 2024, and $5,000 again in 2025 for housing assistance to needy. Door County Habitat for Humanity also received $1,000 in 2025 for housing assistance to needy.
Typical grants are small: the p25 is $1,000, the median is $1,500, and the p75 is $5,000. That distribution fits a foundation with annual grants of $199,600 and total assets of $698,591. The record shows repeat awards to the same organizations across multiple years, especially a core human-services grantee and several smaller recurring recipients. The foundation funds individuals and operates through direct grants rather than program-related investments. The pattern is hands-on and recurring, with multiple years of support more common than one-time awards.
$81K
$889K
$542K
$82K
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$5K
Sign up for a free Kindora account to access AI-generated insights into this funder's giving patterns, decision-makers, and fit signals.
Get Started FreeFree Kindora accounts unlock side-by-side comparisons with foundations that share this funder's focus areas and giving profile.
Get Started FreeSign up free to see how well your nonprofit fits this funder, get an AI-generated pitch, and unlock similar foundations.
Concentrated and locally targeted: relatively few, medium-sized grants with a strong preference for repeat funding to an established regional social-service provider rather than many one-off awards.
Notable grantees: Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin, Asian Youth Services, Other regional direct-service social service organizations in Northeast Wisconsin
Grantmaking is regional and centered in Wisconsin. Wisconsin recipients account for 44% of grants, and the top giving state is also Wisconsin. Green Bay, Fish Creek, Sister Bay, Sturgeon Bay, Egg Harbor, and Door County all appear in the recent-grants list, showing a strong Door County and northeast Wisconsin footprint. Outside Wisconsin, the foundation also gives to Illinois and other U.S. locations, including Chicago, Gurnee, Glencoe, Lake Forest, Highland Park, Northfield, and Los Angeles.
Its typical grants are modest: the p25 is $1,000, the median is $1,500, and the p75 is $5,000. The recent-grants list also shows a few larger awards, including repeated $25,000 grants, but most gifts cluster in the low-thousands.
The foundation gives to direct-service organizations serving families, youth, and people with urgent needs. Recent grants include social services for needy families, youth services, housing assistance, sexual abuse counseling, special-needs assistance, and community assistance.
Yes. The record shows repeated support for several organizations across multiple years, including a three-year pattern of $25,000 grants to one family-services provider and multi-year gifts to youth, housing, and civic leadership organizations.
Wisconsin is the top state by grant count, and 44% of grants go to recipients in Wisconsin. Recent Wisconsin recipients include organizations in Green Bay, Fish Creek, Sister Bay, Sturgeon Bay, and Egg Harbor.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, alongside organizational grants to social-service, youth, housing, medical-research, and community-assistance recipients.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Service | Highland Park, IL | $25,000 | 2026 | Counseling and professional care services for underprivileged persons requiring same. |
| Friends of Gibraltar | Fish Creek, WI | $20,000 | 2026 | Educational Assistance |
| Families Helping Families Chicagaol | Gurnee, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | Family Assistance Programs |
| Renew Communities | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | Housing Assistance to Needy |
| Civic Leadership Foundation | Glencoe, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | Educational programs in under-served communities regarding civic leadership. |
| Christ Church | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | Food pantry program for persons requiring same. |
| Sister Bay Lib Grove FFA | Sister Bay, WI | $5,000 | 2026 | To purchase fire fighter equipment and machinery for municipal fire departments. |
| Kicking Bear | La Crescent, MN | $2,500 | 2026 | Youth Services Programs |
| Asian Youth Services | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 2026 | Youth Services |
| Shepard of the Bay Lutheran Church | Ellison Bay, WI | $2,000 | 2026 | Youth Services |
| Leukemia Research Foundation | Northfield, IL | $1,000 | 2026 | Medical Research |
| The Ability Experience | Charlotte, NC | $1,000 | 2026 | Special Needs Assistance Programs |
| Sunshine Resources of Door County | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,000 | 2026 | Assistance to special needs individuals |
| Music Men of Dubuque | Dubuque, IA | $1,000 | 2026 | Community Assistance Programs |
| Family Services of Northeast Wiscon | Green Bay, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | Social Services for Needy |
| Door County Auditorium | Fish Creek, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | Communty Assistance |
| Friends of Gibraltar | Fish Creek, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | Educational Assistance |
| Asian Youth Services | Chicago, IL | $6,500 | 2025 | Youth Services |
| Sister Bay Lib Grove FFA | Sister Bay, WI | $6,000 | 2025 | To purchase fire fighter equipment and machinery for municipal fire departments. |
| Renew Communities | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | Housing Assistance to Needy |
| Civic Leadership Foundation | Glencoe, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | Educational programs in under-served communities regarding civic leadership. |
| Families Helping Families Chicagaol | Gurnee, IL | $2,700 | 2025 | Family Assistance Programs |
| Neighbor to Neighbor-Door | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $2,500 | 2025 | Social Services programs in Door County, Wisconsin |
| Sue Baldwin Fund Inc | Egg Harbor, WI | $2,500 | 2025 | Medical Research |
| Sunshine Resources of Door County | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,500 | 2025 | Assistance to special needs individuals |
| Door County Habitat for Humanity | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | Housing Assistance to Needy |
| Eastshore Humane Association | Chilton, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | Animal Shelter |
| St Jude's Children's Research Hospi | Memphis, TN | $1,000 | 2025 | Medical Research |
| Leukemia Research Foundation | Northfield, IL | $1,000 | 2025 | Medical Research |
| Stand Up to Cancer | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | Medical Research |
| The Ability Experience | Charlotte, NC | $1,000 | 2025 | Special Needs Assistance Programs |
| Sister Bay Historical Society | Sister Bay, WI | $100 | 2025 | Community Assistance |
| Family Services of Northeast Wiscon | Green Bay, WI | $25,000 | 2024 | Social Services for Needy |
| Asian Youth Services | Chicago, IL | $12,500 | 2024 | Youth Services |
| Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | Gurnee, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | Sexual abuse counseling and related services. |
| Civic Leadership Foundation | Glencoe, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | Educational programs in under-served communities regarding civic leadership. |
| Renew Communities | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | Housing Assistance to Needy |
| Door County Auditorium | Fish Creek, WI | $3,900 | 2024 | Community Assistance |
| United Way of Door County | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $2,500 | 2024 | Community Assistance |
| Neighbor to Neighbor-Door | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $2,500 | 2024 | Social Services programs in Door County, Wisconsin |
| St Jude's Children's Research Hospi | Memphis, TN | $1,000 | 2024 | Medical Research |
| Lymphoma Research Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | Medical Research |
| Family Service | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 | 2024 | Counseling and professional care services for underprivileged persons requiring same. |
| Hawai'i Community Foundation | Kahului, HI | $1,000 | 2024 | Community Assistance |
| Door County Habitat for Humanity | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $1,000 | 2024 | Housing Assistance to Needy |
| Stand Up to Cancer | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 2024 | Medical Research |
| Crossroads for Kids Club | Streamwood, IL | $500 | 2024 | Children's Programs |
| Ephraim Men's Club | Ephraim, WI | $200 | 2024 | Scholarships |
| Family Services of Northeast Wiscon | Green Bay, WI | $25,000 | 2023 | Social Services for Needy |
| Asian Youth Services | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 2023 | Youth Services |
Family Service
$25,000Counseling and professional care services for underprivileged persons requiring same.
Friends of Gibraltar
$20,000Educational Assistance
Families Helping Families Chicagaol
$5,000Family Assistance Programs
Civic Leadership Foundation
$5,000Educational programs in under-served communities regarding civic leadership.
Christ Church
$5,000Food pantry program for persons requiring same.
Sister Bay Lib Grove FFA
$5,000To purchase fire fighter equipment and machinery for municipal fire departments.
Kicking Bear
$2,500Youth Services Programs
Asian Youth Services
$2,500Youth Services
Shepard of the Bay Lutheran Church
$2,000Youth Services
The Ability Experience
$1,000Special Needs Assistance Programs
Sunshine Resources of Door County
$1,000Assistance to special needs individuals
Music Men of Dubuque
$1,000Community Assistance Programs
Door County Auditorium
$10,000Communty Assistance
Friends of Gibraltar
$10,000Educational Assistance
Asian Youth Services
$6,500Youth Services
Sister Bay Lib Grove FFA
$6,000To purchase fire fighter equipment and machinery for municipal fire departments.
Educational programs in under-served communities regarding civic leadership.
Families Helping Families Chicagaol
$2,700Family Assistance Programs
Neighbor to Neighbor-Door
$2,500Social Services programs in Door County, Wisconsin
Sue Baldwin Fund Inc
$2,500Medical Research
Sunshine Resources of Door County
$1,500Assistance to special needs individuals
Door County Habitat for Humanity
$1,000Housing Assistance to Needy
Eastshore Humane Association
$1,000Animal Shelter
St Jude's Children's Research Hospi
$1,000Medical Research
The Ability Experience
$1,000Special Needs Assistance Programs
Sister Bay Historical Society
$100Community Assistance
Asian Youth Services
$12,500Youth Services
Educational programs in under-served communities regarding civic leadership.
Door County Auditorium
$3,900Community Assistance
Neighbor to Neighbor-Door
$2,500Social Services programs in Door County, Wisconsin
St Jude's Children's Research Hospi
$1,000Medical Research
Counseling and professional care services for underprivileged persons requiring same.
Hawai'i Community Foundation
$1,000Community Assistance
Door County Habitat for Humanity
$1,000Housing Assistance to Needy
Crossroads for Kids Club
$500Children's Programs
Ephraim Men's Club
$200Scholarships
Asian Youth Services
$5,000Youth Services