Two Eagles Foundation Inc.

Two Eagles Foundation Inc. operates as an invitation-only private foundation with no public grant application process. Based in Tomahawk, Wisconsin and incorporated in 2005 (IRS ruling date), the foundation is a family-guided philanthropy led by President Michael W. Orlowski and Secretary Doris A. Orlowski, with Fr. John C. Anderson — a Catholic priest — serving as a board member. This composition signals the foundation's deeply Catholic identity and community-rooted character.

The foundation's singular mission is tuition assistance for faith-based K-12 schools, almost exclusively Catholic parochial schools. Every single recorded grant in the foundation's history bears the purpose 'TUITION ASSISTANCE' paid directly to individual schools — not to dioceses, not to intermediary scholarship organizations, and not to individual families. The top 50 grantees are all schools with names such as St. Mary School, Sacred Heart School, Holy Family Catholic School, and St. Francis Xavier Elementary. Two Lutheran schools (St. Paul Lutheran and Trinity Lutheran) also appear among the top grantees, suggesting the foundation occasionally extends to broader Christian education.

The foundation's application_instructions field in public nonprofit databases returns a null value, confirming there is no advertised intake process. Its website (twoeaglesfoundation.org) currently displays a 'Launching Soon' placeholder, leaving no public-facing grants portal or application pathway beyond a basic contact form.

For first-time applicants, the only viable path is relationship-based: identify a personal or professional connection to the Orlowski family network in Wisconsin, or reach the board via the listed phone number (715) 966-5694. Given that Fr. John Anderson sits on the board, Catholic diocesan networks in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, and Michigan serve as the most effective introductory channels. Schools that have received recurring multi-year grants — some as many as 31 times — represent the core of the portfolio. Unsolicited inquiries from schools without a warm introduction are unlikely to gain traction. Patience and persistence through the right Catholic community relationships are essential to entering this foundation's grantee network.

Two Eagles Foundation demonstrates consistent and meaningfully growing grantmaking over a decade-plus track record. Annual grants paid have grown from $2.2M in 2012 to $9.6M in 2023, with total charitable disbursements reaching approximately $10.5M in fiscal year 2024. The compound annual growth rate in grants paid from 2012 to 2023 is approximately 14%, driven in part by a transformative 2021 endowment event.

Typical grant size falls in the $6,000–$48,000 range, with a median of $24,000 and an average of $26,368 across 240 measured awards in the most recent data snapshot. Smaller grants in the $6,000–$10,000 range appear to represent initial-year or smaller-school relationships; established multi-year grantees regularly receive $25,000–$48,000 annually. Across 1,214 tracked grants totaling approximately $32M, the average per-disbursement is $26,368.

Grant recurrence is the defining funding pattern. The top grantee, St. Mary School, has received 31 separate grants totaling $989,475 — an average of $31,918 per grant over more than two decades of continuous funding. St. Joseph Catholic School follows with 23 grants totaling $734,000, and St. Patrick School has received 20 grants totaling $656,000. The top 10 grantees collectively have received more than $5.1M. This strongly signals that relationship longevity drives allocation decisions, not open competitive grant cycles.

Geographic distribution across 1,214 grants: Wisconsin leads with 463 grants (38%), followed by Minnesota with 226 (19%), Ohio with 180 (15%), Michigan with 96 (8%), Tennessee with 62 (5%), Florida with 52 (4%), Iowa with 32 (3%), Missouri with 27 (2%), Illinois with 23 (2%), and Texas with 12 (1%). All grants appear to fund Catholic or Christian K-12 school tuition programs — no grants to higher education, social services, health, or arts organizations are evident.

The foundation's most significant financial event was a $119.3M contribution received in fiscal year 2021, which tripled the endowment from ~$63M to ~$169M and permanently elevated annual grantmaking capacity. The 2024 asset base of $172.7M, generating $4.8M in annual dividends alone, ensures this elevated grantmaking level is sustainable.

Two Eagles Foundation's five closest asset-matched peers — each holding approximately $172M in assets — represent very different philanthropic strategies despite similar endowment sizes.

Two Eagles stands out among its asset-class peers for an unusually concentrated program focus: 100% of grants support a single mechanism (tuition assistance) at a single institution type (faith-based K-12 schools). Most comparable foundations in this asset tier maintain diversified program portfolios spanning multiple sectors. The Health Foundation of East Texas, for example, runs open competitive grant cycles across rural health programs — a fundamentally more accessible model. Two Eagles' family-values philanthropy model, zero officer compensation across all board members, and relationship-driven giving structure it more like a major family office than a professional grantmaking institution. Catholic schools in the core four-state corridor should view peers like the Gambrell Foundation (which has a more accessible application process for education nonprofits) as a parallel pursuit strategy, since Two Eagles requires the kind of long relationship-building that may take 12–24 months.

The most significant recent financial event is the foundation's fiscal year 2024 Form 990-PF, filed November 8, 2025, reporting total assets of $172.7M and charitable disbursements of approximately $10.5M — the highest single-year giving figure in the foundation's history. Revenue for FY2024 totaled $19.9M, fueled primarily by $14.4M in asset sales (72% of revenue) and $4.8M in dividends (24%), with modest contributions of $255,436 (1%). This investment-driven revenue model insulates the foundation from market downturns and provides predictable giving capacity.

The volunteer board composition has remained entirely stable across multiple filing years: Michael W. Orlowski (President/Director), Doris A. Orlowski (Secretary/Director), Michael Navarro (Treasurer/Director), Fr. John C. Anderson (Board Member), Bruce Essen (Board Member), and Scott Swenty (Board Member) — all receiving zero compensation. Leadership stability suggests consistent grantmaking philosophy with no sign of strategic pivots.

The foundation's website (twoeaglesfoundation.org) remained in 'Launching Soon' status as of early 2026. No press releases, news coverage, or public program announcements specific to Two Eagles Foundation were found in searches covering 2025–2026. The foundation maintains a deliberately low public profile entirely consistent with its invitation-only grantmaking model.

Historically, the most transformative event was the FY2021 infusion of $119.3M in contributions received — most likely a major estate transfer or family wealth event — which elevated the endowment from ~$63M to ~$169M and supported a near-doubling of annual grantmaking over three years.

Given that Two Eagles Foundation operates exclusively by invitation with no public application process, the following tips reflect the realistic pathway to funding.

Geographic and institutional fit are threshold requirements. The foundation concentrates 80% of grants in four states: Wisconsin (38%), Minnesota (19%), Ohio (15%), and Michigan (8%). Catholic K-12 schools outside these states receive fewer than 30% of grants combined. Schools in secondary states — Tennessee (5%), Florida (4%), Iowa (3%), Missouri (2%), Illinois (2%) — have a meaningful but smaller presence. If your school is outside these ten states, the probability of funding is extremely low based on historical data.

Catholic identity is a near-universal filter. All 50 of the top grantees are Catholic parochial schools, with only two Lutheran schools appearing in the extended list. Schools without faith-based identity will not fit the portfolio regardless of quality or need.

Frame all outreach around tuition assistance specifically. The foundation funds one program type: direct student tuition subsidies paid to schools. Do not pitch capital campaigns, endowment support, technology upgrades, or programmatic grants. Language such as 'providing tuition assistance to X financially eligible students at $Y per student' directly mirrors the foundation's grant purpose language.

The relationship is the application. Since there is no formal intake process, relationship-building is the application. Leverage your Catholic diocesan network — particularly dioceses in Wisconsin (Green Bay, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Superior), the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Archdiocese of Detroit, or Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis — to identify board connections or warm introductions to Michael W. Orlowski.

Modest initial asks build long-term partners. Top grantees receiving $40,000–$49,000 annually all have 7–31-year track records with the foundation. First-year asks in the $15,000–$25,000 range — consistent with the median grant of $24,000 — signal realistic expectations and a desire for an ongoing relationship rather than a single large extraction.

Timing and contact. Phone (715) 966-5694 is the only direct contact. Call during business hours and be prepared with a 2-minute school introduction covering student count, tuition rates, financial aid need, and Catholic identity. The foundation files on a December 31 fiscal year, suggesting grant decisions may cluster in fall or spring review cycles.