The Hendricks Family Foundation concentrates its giving in the Beloit/Stateline, WI area, making a small number of very large grants to local education and youth-serving institutions. Its support is both capital and operating in nature — funding school operations, facility construction/capital campaigns, and youth workforce/skills programs. The foundation shows a clear preference for multi-year, repeated investments in a handful of community organizations that serve children and families.
Hendricks Family Foundation Inc has made The Lincoln Academy its largest recent recipient, with $2,050,000 in 2025 for operating support after a $1,650,000 grant in 2024 for education. That repeated commitment captures the foundation’s style: concentrated giving to a small set of Beloit-area institutions, often over multiple years and sometimes at very large dollar levels. The foundation also backed Stateline Boys & Girls Clubs Inc with $1,005,524 in 2024 for CAREERTEK & Building a Better Future for Our Community, following $825,000 in 2023 and $630,000 in 2025 for CAREERTEK. Those awards show support for education and youth workforce preparation alongside operating needs. Other recent grants point to a broader local civic role, including capital support for health, recreation, arts, and community facilities in Beloit and nearby Janesville. Across the recent grant list, the foundation’s giving is highly local and repeated, with several organizations appearing in successive years rather than as one-time grantees. The pattern is shaped by a handful of anchor relationships rather than a wide dispersal of small awards.
Education is a major part of the foundation’s recent giving. The Lincoln Academy received $2,050,000 in 2025 for operating support, and St John's Northwestern Military Academy Inc received $100,000 in 2024 for education plus another $100,000 in 2023 for education. Youth workforce programming is another clear theme: Stateline Boys & Girls Clubs Inc received $630,000 in 2025 for CAREERTEK, following larger awards in earlier years for CAREERTEK and Building a Better Future for Our Community. Community facilities also appear in the grant list. Fiscc Inc received $325,000 in 2025 for the Woodman's Center capital campaign, while Beloit Health System Foundation Inc received $200,000 in 2025 for the Family Care Center capital campaign.
The reported grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $5,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $50,000, even as the recent grant list includes several much larger awards to anchor institutions. The foundation’s pattern is repeated support: The Lincoln Academy, Stateline Boys & Girls Clubs Inc, Beloit Health System Foundation Inc, Humane Society of Southern Wi, Acts Community Development Corporation, and St John's Northwestern Military Academy Inc all appear in multiple years. It operates as a family foundation and also funds individuals. The recent list shows both operating support and project-specific support, including capital campaigns and challenge-match grants.
$5.1M
$73.7M
$13.7M
$6.1M
Most grants fall between $5K and $50K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Highly concentrated giving: few, large grants focused on a small set of local grantees, often multi-grant or repeat support that includes both operating and capital funding.
Notable grantees: The Lincoln Academy, Stateline Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc., FISCC, Inc. (Woodman's Center capital campaign)
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly in Wisconsin, with 84% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state and 100% of recent grants in the U.S. Recent recipient cities include Beloit, Janesville, Delafield, Milwaukee, and Tarpon Springs. Beloit appears most often, including grantees such as The Lincoln Academy, Beloit Health System Foundation Inc, Friends of Welty Environmental Center, Beloit International Film Festival, and Beloit Art Center. Janesville also receives multiple awards through Fiscc Inc, Humane Society of Southern Wi, School District of Janesville, Children's Museum of Rock County, and Rock Valley Community Programs Inc.
The recent grants emphasize education, youth workforce preparation, capital campaigns, and operating support. Examples include The Lincoln Academy for operating support and education, Stateline Boys & Girls Clubs Inc for CAREERTEK, and Fiscc Inc for the Woodman's Center capital campaign.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including The Lincoln Academy, Stateline Boys & Girls Clubs Inc, Beloit Health System Foundation Inc, Humane Society of Southern Wi, Acts Community Development Corporation, and St John's Northwestern Military Academy Inc.
Its giving is local, with 84% of grants to recipients in Wisconsin. In the recent list, Beloit and Janesville account for many of the named recipients, including The Lincoln Academy in Beloit and Fiscc Inc in Janesville.
The grant-size distribution lists a p25 of $5,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $50,000. The recent grants also show a few much larger awards, including seven-figure support for The Lincoln Academy and six-figure awards for several other local institutions.
Yes. The foundation’s profile indicates that it funds individuals, in addition to nonprofits and community institutions shown in the recent grants list.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE LINCOLN ACADEMY | BELOIT, WI | $2,050,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| STATELINE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS INC | BELOIT, WI | $630,000 | 2025 | CAREERTEK |
| FISCC INC | JANESVILLE, WI | $325,000 | 2025 | WOODMAN'S CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN WI | JANESVILLE, WI | $200,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| BELOIT HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION INC | BELOIT, WI | $200,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - FAMILY CARE CENTER |
| ACTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $181,000 | 2025 | BELOIT HOUSING INITIATIVE |
| ST JOHN'S NORTHWESTERN MILITARY ACADEMY INC | DELAFIELD, WI | $100,000 | 2025 | THE RICK LEONE CHALLENGE MATCH CAMPAIGN - RICK LEONE SCHOLAR PROGRAM |
| ROCK VALLEY COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INC | JANESVILLE, WI | $100,000 | 2025 | HOMELESS VETERAN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING |
| WHEELCHAIRS 4 KIDS INC | TARPON SPRINGS, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE WHEELCHAIRS FOR CHILDREN |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ROCK COUNTY | JANESVILLE, WI | $37,500 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| FRIENDS OF WELTY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER | BELOIT, WI | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - EDUCATOR |
| BELOIT ART CENTER | BELOIT, WI | $30,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| BELOIT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | BELOIT, WI | $29,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN | ELKHORN, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT - BELOIT PILOT |
| NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES | BELOIT, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | USS BELOIT LEGACY FUND |
| STATELINE LITERACY COUNCIL | BELOIT, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | ENGLISH LITERACY AND WORKFORCE PREPARATION |
| ROCK COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | BELOIT, WI | $17,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING |
| BELOIT PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION | BELOIT, WI | $15,000 | 2025 | KNOW YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SCHOOL BOARD DASHBOARD |
| FRIENDS OF PBS WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | BELOIT HISTORY FILM |
| GIRLS ON THE RUN OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT - BELOIT INITIATIVE |
| BELOIT JANESVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | BELOIT, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | FOURTH OF JULY CONCERT |
| CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | CRAZY HORSE, SD | $5,000 | 2025 | RUTH'S CIRCLE |
| CASA OF ROCK COUNTY | JANESVILLE, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT YOUTH IN THE COURT SYSTEM |
| SALVATION ARMY | JANESVILLE, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT - BELOIT ACTIVITIES |
| BELOIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | BELOIT, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CDMHS TOUCHDOWN CLUB INC | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT YOUTH SPORTS |
| ALSACST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE |
| KFAD INC | BELOIT, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TOWN OF ROCK | AFTON, WI | $4,500 | 2025 | TORNADO CLEAN-UP FUND |
| BELOIT CARES | BELOIT, WI | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UW-WHITEWATER FOUNDATION INC | WHITEWATER, WI | $2,500 | 2025 | CORNERSTONE PROJECT - BELOIT |
| LA VOZ INC | BELOIT, WI | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BELOIT CITY WIDE SOFTBALL LEAGUE | BELOIT, WI | $2,500 | 2025 | SUMMER SOFTBALL PROGRAM |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS | DELAVAN, WI | $2,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| STATELINE WORKS OF MERCY INC | BELOIT, WI | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE LINCOLN ACADEMY | BELOIT, WI | $1,650,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| STATELINE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS INC | BELOIT, WI | $1,005,524 | 2024 | CAREERTEK & BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY |
| BELOIT HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION INC | BELOIT, WI | $200,000 | 2024 | FAMILY CARE CENTER RENOVATION |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN WI | JANESVILLE, WI | $200,000 | 2024 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| ACTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $188,000 | 2024 | ACTS HOUSING BELOIT INIATIVE |
| SCHOOL DISTRICT OF JANESVILLE | JANESVILLE, WI | $104,064 | 2024 | PARKER ARTS ACADEMY |
| ST JOHN'S NORTHWESTERN MILITARY ACADEMY INC | DELAFIELD, WI | $100,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| FRIENDS OF WELTY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER | BELOIT, WI | $35,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BELOIT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | BELOIT, WI | $31,098 | 2024 | FILM FESTIVAL |
| SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN | ELKHORN, WI | $25,000 | 2024 | BELOIT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EXPANSION |
| BLACKHAWK TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION | JANESVILLE, WI | $20,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| STATELINE LITERACY COUNCIL | BELOIT, WI | $20,000 | 2024 | ENGLISH LITERACY AND WORKFORCE PREPARATION |
| RETIRED & SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OF ROCK COUNTY | BELOIT, WI | $12,500 | 2024 | VETS HELPING VETS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ROCK COUNTY | JANESVILLE, WI | $12,500 | 2024 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| THE NIKOLAS RITSCHEL FOUNDATION | ROCKFORD, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | LOCAL WISHES |
THE LINCOLN ACADEMY
$2,050,000OPERATING SUPPORT
FISCC INC
$325,000WOODMAN'S CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
BELOIT HOUSING INITIATIVE
ST JOHN'S NORTHWESTERN MILITARY ACADEMY INC
$100,000THE RICK LEONE CHALLENGE MATCH CAMPAIGN - RICK LEONE SCHOLAR PROGRAM
ROCK VALLEY COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INC
$100,000HOMELESS VETERAN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ROCK COUNTY
$37,500CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
FRIENDS OF WELTY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
$35,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - EDUCATOR
BELOIT ART CENTER
$30,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
BELOIT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
$29,000OPERATING SUPPORT
NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES
$25,000USS BELOIT LEGACY FUND
STATELINE LITERACY COUNCIL
$20,000ENGLISH LITERACY AND WORKFORCE PREPARATION
ROCK COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$17,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
BELOIT PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$15,000KNOW YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SCHOOL BOARD DASHBOARD
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
$10,000OPERATING SUPPORT - BELOIT INITIATIVE
BELOIT JANESVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$10,000FOURTH OF JULY CONCERT
CASA OF ROCK COUNTY
$5,000SUPPORT YOUTH IN THE COURT SYSTEM
SALVATION ARMY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT - BELOIT ACTIVITIES
BELOIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$5,000OPERATING SUPPORT
CDMHS TOUCHDOWN CLUB INC
$5,000SUPPORT YOUTH SPORTS
ALSACST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
$5,000SUPPORT FOR CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE
KFAD INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TOWN OF ROCK
$4,500TORNADO CLEAN-UP FUND
BELOIT CARES
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UW-WHITEWATER FOUNDATION INC
$2,500CORNERSTONE PROJECT - BELOIT
LA VOZ INC
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
BELOIT CITY WIDE SOFTBALL LEAGUE
$2,500SUMMER SOFTBALL PROGRAM
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
$2,000OPERATING SUPPORT
STATELINE WORKS OF MERCY INC
$1,000OPERATING SUPPORT
THE LINCOLN ACADEMY
$1,650,000EDUCATION
STATELINE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS INC
$1,005,524CAREERTEK & BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF JANESVILLE
$104,064PARKER ARTS ACADEMY
ST JOHN'S NORTHWESTERN MILITARY ACADEMY INC
$100,000EDUCATION
FRIENDS OF WELTY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
$35,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BELOIT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
$31,098FILM FESTIVAL
STATELINE LITERACY COUNCIL
$20,000ENGLISH LITERACY AND WORKFORCE PREPARATION
RETIRED & SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OF ROCK COUNTY
$12,500VETS HELPING VETS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ROCK COUNTY
$12,500CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
THE NIKOLAS RITSCHEL FOUNDATION
$10,000LOCAL WISHES