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N••••• G•••• o• C•••••••• L••
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Baraboo, WIFamily investment companyidentity confidence 90%Top 500 by research priorityn•••••••••.com
Why this class: N••••• Group describes itself as a family-owned holding company making control-equity i••••••••• in manufacturers..
Verified Sep 16, 2026 (6 days ago)
Last observed Sep 22, 2026 · 36 observations · 4 sources
1 people · 6 investments · 0 public positions · 14 events
Direct investing
70
high
Each reading is 0 to 100 from the listed components in the evidence section; hover a tile for what it measures. No evidence yet of: external managers, private markets, sponsor-friendly, real estate, co-investment.
Overviewshow
Profile completeness 59% (high value, high value deep; the most valuable missing fact is fund relationships)
identityclassificationwealth origincapital-scale evidencepeoplecontactsmandatedirect investmentsfund relationshipsco-investorssponsor relationshipsreal estatepublic holdingsrecent eventsprovenancefreshness
How the office says it invests
- “The N••••• Group is a privately-held holding company that makes control-equity i••••••••• in companies where financial performance can be enhanced through operational oversight and the application of skills and resources held by its officers and management within its member companies.”n•••••••••.com
- “The N••••• Group also makes and holds minority stake i••••••••• in companies and assets that strengthen and reinforce the performance and risk profile of its present and planned future portfolio.”n•••••••••.com
The office's own sentences, quoted from the pages linked beside each one and read on Sep 21, 2026. Nothing here is DFX's characterisation of the office.
- Classification
- Family investment company
- Description
- Discover N••••• Group, a family-owned holding company specializing in control-equity i••••••••• in manufacturing.
- Headquarters
- Baraboo, WI
- Office address
- unknown
- Business phone
- unknown
- Website
- n•••••••••.com
- Year established
- unknown
- Assets under management
- unknown
- Foundation assets (IRS)
- $6.1M across 1 related private foundation, per the IRS master file; the foundation's assets, not the office'sFact
- Capital scale
- Reported office AUM: unknown. Related foundation assets $6.1M. These are different facts and are never added together.
Classification history
- Sep 13, 2026Family investment company 90%N••••• Group describes itself as a family-owned holding company making control-equity i••••••••• in manufacturers.Factverifiedn•••••••••.com“N••••• Group is a family-owned holding company that makes control-equity i••••••••• in manufacturing companies”
- Sep 12, 2026Family investment company 80%the office describes itself as a family investment company (cited)Fact
- Sep 12, 2026Candidate 40%in-care-of organisation on 1 private foundation(s) with $6,110,082 in assets (IRS); could be the family's investment company, its manager or its accountantInference
- Sep 12, 2026Candidate 40%in-care-of organisation on 1 private foundation(s) with $6,110,082 in assets (IRS); could be the family's investment company or its accountantInference
Family and wealth originshow
- Family served
- S•••• family, descendants of W.R. S••••
- Source of wealth
- Plastics and transportation-products manufacturing
- Operating company origin
- unknown
Team1 peopleshow
| Person | Title | Responsibility | Business contact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J•••• S•••• family | President | Leadership | email: j•••••@n•••••••••.com (verified by provider, Sep 15, 2026) | n•••••••••.com Fact |
Office contact points
Investment mandateshow
6 i••••••••• on the record (manufacturing); sectors: plastics, electric vehicles, seating; last deal 1947-01-01. stated: Manufacturing, primarily plastic processing and transportation products
Stated (their words, cited)
- Sectors
- Manufacturing, primarily plastic processing and transportation products Fact n•••••••••.com“Manufacturing – primarily in plastic processing and transportation products.”
- Invests directly
- Directly owns and operates a portfolio of six manufacturing subsidiaries Inference n•••••••••.com“F••••••• provides a total-resource network to customers with design and production of injection and blow-molded thermoplastic components and products”
- Control preference
- Pursues both full ownership and minority stock holdings Fact n•••••••••.com“invested in a wide array of companies and assets from full ownership to minority stock holdings.”
Observed (from the investment record)
- States
- none Fact
- Control
- majority (6) Fact
- Sectors
- plastics (3), electric vehicles (1), seating (1), toys (1) Fact
- Subsectors
- none Fact
- Co investors
- none Fact
- Asset classes
- manufacturing (6) Fact
- Direct vs fund
- Fund: 0 · Direct: 6 · Real estate: 0 Fact
- Sponsors backed
- none Fact
- Investment count
- 6 Fact
- Investment kinds
- wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary (6) Fact
- First and last deal
- Last: 1947-01-01 · First: 1947-01-01 Fact
- Lead vs participant
- unknown (6) Fact
- Disclosed check sizes
- Max: unknown · Min: unknown · Count: 0 Factamounts are only what a source disclosed; never backsolved from a round
Inferred (regulatory shape and team)
Nothing to infer from.
- Invests directly
- Directly owns and operates a portfolio of six manufacturing subsidiaries
- Allocates to managers
- unknown
- Asset classes
- unknown
- Sectors
- Manufacturing, primarily plastic processing and transportation products
- Geography
- unknown
- Check size
- unknown
Direct investments6 dealsshow
| Date | Company | Kind | Sector | Role | Amount | With | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1947 | F•••••••• I••• | Wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary | plastics | unknown · majority | unknown | none named | n•••••••••.com Fact “F••••••• provides a total-resource network to customers with design and production of injection and blow-molded thermoplastic components and” |
| n/a | P•••••••• F••••••• S• d• R••• d• C••• | Wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary | plastics | unknown · majority | unknown | none named | n•••••••••.com Fact “P•••••••• F••••••• manufactures blow molded and injection molded parts for automotive and many industrial markets” |
| n/a | F••••••• E••••••••• L••• | Wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary | plastics | unknown · majority | unknown | none named | n•••••••••.com Fact “F••••••• E•••••••• Ltd. is one of the leading plastic manufacturers in the UK, specializing in plastic manufacturing processes” |
| n/a | D••••• T••• C•••••• | Wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary | toys | unknown · majority | unknown | none named | n•••••••••.com Fact “The World's #1 Yo-Yos and Skill T•••. D••••• is committed to engaging children of all ages and all generations with high-quality toys” |
| n/a | C••••••• V•••••• G••••• I••• | Wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary | electric vehicles | unknown · majority | unknown | none named | n•••••••••.com Fact “C••••••• is an electric vehicle manufacturer specializing in vehicles built for work in industrial and commercial environments” |
| n/a | S•••• I••••••••• | Wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary | seating | unknown · majority | unknown | none named | n•••••••••.com Fact “S•••• I••••••••• is now one of the most diverse seating manufacturers in the nation with products that are used in a wide variety of applica” |
Fund and manager relationshipsshow
Funds held by the family's private foundation, from its Form 990-PF: the foundation reports each fund by name with its fair value. They are the foundation's holdings, never an amount the office itself committed.
| Fund | Manager | Held through | Foundation's fair value | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D••••• F•••• I••••• I••• E••••• F•••• I•••• C• S•••••••• | D••••• I••••• I••• Equity I•••• Cl Shs Domox | W• R• a•• F••• a• S•••• F••••• F••••••••• I•• | $128,747 | Dec 31, 2024 | Inference foundation tied to the office apps.irs.gov |
Public stakes and holdingsshow
Form 13F holdings
No 13F filing on the record for this office.
Real estateshow
No documented real estate ownership link. A property is attributed to an office only through a documented control relationship, never from a surname.
Co-investorsshow
No co-investor on the record.
Independent sponsor relationshipsshow
No cited relationship to an independent sponsor.
Related entities1show
Signals and timeline14show
Most significant first: what kind of change it is, its size, whose change it is, and how recent. 14 events. 13F position changes are under Public stakes and holdings.
- Sep 13, 2026Classification changedN••••• G•••• o• C•••••••• L••: FAMILY_INVESTMENT_COMPANY -> FAMILY_INVESTMENT_COMPANY (N••••• Group describes itself as a family-owned holding company making control-equity i••••••••• in manufacturers.)c•••••••••Factn•••••••••.com
- Sep 12, 2026Classification changedN••••• G•••• o• C•••••••• L••: CANDIDATE_FAMILY_OFFICE -> FAMILY_INVESTMENT_COMPANY (the office describes itself as a family investment company (cited))c•••••••••Factno URL
- Sep 12, 2026Office discoveredN••••• G•••• o• C•••••••• L•• named as in-care-of on W• R• a•• F••• a• S•••• F••••• F••••••••• I•• ($6,110,082 in assets)DiscoveryInferenceapps.irs.gov
- Dec 31, 2023Foundation dropped a fundW• R• a•• F••• a• S•••• F••••• F••••••••• I•• no longer reports BOSTON COMMON ESG IMPACT INT'L FUND (was $0.1M) on its 2023-12-31 returnFoundationFactapps.irs.gov
- Dec 31, 2023Foundation dropped a fundW• R• a•• F••• a• S•••• F••••• F••••••••• I•• no longer reports WESTERN ASSET FDS INC CORE PLUS BD FUND INSTL CL (was $0.2M) on its 2023-12-31 returnFoundationFactapps.irs.gov
- Dec 31, 2023Foundation added a fundW• R• a•• F••• a• S•••• F••••• F••••••••• I•• first reports D••••• F•••• I••••• I••• E••••• F•••• I•••• C• S•••••••• at $0.1M on its 2023-12-31 returnFoundationFactapps.irs.gov
- Dec 31, 2022Foundation added a fundW• R• a•• F••• a• S•••• F••••• F••••••••• I•• first reports WESTERN ASSET FDS INC CORE PLUS BD FUND INSTL CL at $0.2M on its 2022-12-31 returnFoundationFactapps.irs.gov
- Dec 31, 2022Foundation officer leftCHARLES FRANK (DIRECTOR) is no longer on W• R• a•• F••• a• S•••• F••••• F••••••••• I••'s 2022-12-31 returnFoundationFactapps.irs.gov
- Dec 31, 2022Foundation officer leftKARI PEMBERTON (SECRETARY) is no longer on W• R• a•• F••• a• S•••• F••••• F••••••••• I••'s 2022-12-31 returnFoundationFactapps.irs.gov
- Dec 31, 2022Foundation officer joinedGARRETT SAUEY (SECRETARY) appears on W• R• a•• F••• a• S•••• F••••• F••••••••• I••'s 2022-12-31 returnFoundationFactapps.irs.gov
- Dec 31, 2022Foundation officer joinedGRETCHEN CHURKEY (PRESIDENT) appears on W• R• a•• F••• a• S•••• F••••• F••••••••• I••'s 2022-12-31 returnFoundationFactapps.irs.gov
- Dec 31, 2022Foundation officer joinedANN DEITRICH (DIRECTOR) appears on W• R• a•• F••• a• S•••• F••••• F••••••••• I••'s 2022-12-31 returnFoundationFactapps.irs.gov
- Dec 31, 2022Foundation officer joinedSHELLY EISEN (DIRECTOR) appears on W• R• a•• F••• a• S•••• F••••• F••••••••• I••'s 2022-12-31 returnFoundationFactapps.irs.gov
- Jan 1, 1947Direct investmentN••••• G•••• o• C•••••••• L•• invested in F•••••••• I•••Direct investmentsFactn•••••••••.com
Sources and evidence36show
Every observation behind this profile: the value, when it was effective, the source, the quote where there is one, and whether it is a fact, an inference or an estimate. 36 shown.
Score components
Freshness
+100 d••• s•••• t•• n••••• s••••••••• f••• o• a•••••• v••••••••• (1 days)
Contactability
+15 n•••• d••••••••• (J•••• S•••• (President))
+10 v••••••• b••••••• e••••• (1)
Data confidence
+10 w••••••
+10 d•••••••••
+10 s••••• m••••••
+10 p•••••
+15 i•••••••••
+15 i••••••••• s•••••• (3 sources)
Active deployment
no components; scored 0
Exists confidence
+20 w••••••
+30 i••••••••• s•••••• (3 sources)
+30 a•••••••••
Research priority
+4 c•••••• s•••• ••••••• o• 1••• R•••• A••• f••••••••• a•••••• ($6,110,082)
+15 s••••• f••••• o• f••••• i••••••••• c••••••
+15 d••••• i••••••••• o• r•••••
+0 r••• (138)
Mandate confidence
+60 m•••••• s•••••••• b• o••••••• i•••••••••
+20 s••••• m•••••• o• t•• r•••••
Identity confidence
+90 c••••••••• (FAMILY_INVESTMENT_COMPANY (N••••• Group describes itself as a family-owned holding company making control-equity i••••••••• in manufacturers.))
Real estate propensity
no components; scored 0
Co investment propensity
no components; scored 0
Family identity confidence
+60 w••••• o••••• o• o•••••••• c•••••• o• t•• r•••••
+40 f••••• n•••• (S•••• family, descendants of W.R. S••••)
Private markets propensity
no components; scored 0
Current activity confidence
+25 a• s••••••••• f••• w••••• 1• m••••• (1 days)
External manager propensity
no components; scored 0
Direct investment propensity
+70 o••••••• d••••• i••••••••• (6 on the record)
Independent sponsor propensity
no components; scored 0
| Fact | Value | Effective | Source | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control preference | Pursues both full ownership and minority stock holdings “invested in a wide array of companies and assets from full ownership to minority stock holdings.” | Sep 16, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Decision rights | Investment approval requires presidential and operating-board sign-off, with final approval from the N••••• Group Board of Directors “Presidential and company operating board approval with the final approval by N••••• Group Board of Directors.” | Sep 16, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Description | Discover N••••• Group, a family-owned holding company specializing in control-equity i••••••••• in manufacturing. | Sep 21, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Description | Discover N••••• Group, a family-owned holding company specializing in control-equity i••••••••• in manufacturing. | Sep 20, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Description | Discover N••••• Group, a family-owned holding company specializing in control-equity i••••••••• in manufacturing. | Sep 19, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Description | Family-owned holding company making control-equity i••••••••• in manufacturing companies “a family-owned holding company that makes control-equity i••••••••• in manufacturing companies” | Sep 16, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Description | Discover N••••• Group, a family-owned holding company specializing in control-equity i••••••••• in manufacturing. | Sep 14, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Description | Discover N••••• Group, a family-owned holding company specializing in control-equity i••••••••• in manufacturing. | Sep 12, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Family involvement | Family member J•••• S•••• serves as President and authors the company's corporate overview letter “Corporate Overview – A Letter from Our President - J•••• S••••” | Sep 16, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Family served | S•••• family “N••••• Group starts with the son of Norwegian immigrant parents, W.R. S•••• (1927-2020) – the Founder and patriarch of this family-owned business.” | n/a | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Family served | S•••• family, descendants of W.R. S•••• “N••••• is family-held by descendants of W.R. S••••.” | Sep 16, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Formation year | 1947 (F•••••••, the foundation company of the N••••• group) “The company will complete its 75th year of business since its inception in 1947” | Sep 16, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) flambeau.com | Fact |
| Foundation ico signal | W• R• a•• F••• a• S•••• F••••• F••••••••• I•• | Dec 1, 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF private foundation filings (e-file index and Exempt Organizations BMF) apps.irs.gov | Fact |
| Investment thesis (stated) | The N••••• Group is a privately-held holding company that makes control-equity i••••••••• in companies where financial performance can be enhanced through operational oversight and the application of skills and resources held by its officers and management within its member companies. The N••••• Group also makes and holds minority stake i••••••••• in companies and assets that strengthen and reinforce the performance and risk profile of its present and planned future portfolio. | Sep 21, 2026 | The office in its own words (d••••••••• and investment thesis from its home, about, approach and criteria pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Invests directly | Directly owns and operates a portfolio of six manufacturing subsidiaries “F••••••• provides a total-resource network to customers with design and production of injection and blow-molded thermoplastic components and products” | Sep 16, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) n•••••••••.com | Inference |
| Office type (stated) | family_investment_company | Sep 21, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Office type (stated) | family_investment_company | Sep 20, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Office type (stated) | family_investment_company | Sep 19, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Office type (stated) | family_investment_company | Sep 14, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Office type (stated) | family_investment_company “N••••• Group is a family-owned holding company that makes control-equity i••••••••• in manufacturing companies” | Sep 13, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Office type (stated) | family_investment_company | Sep 12, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Operating model inhouse | Funds i••••••••• primarily with internal capital, with outside investment resources available as needed “Primarily N••••• uses internal monies for i•••••••••, but maintains outside investment resources, for use as needed.” | Sep 16, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Sectors | Manufacturing, primarily plastic processing and transportation products “Manufacturing – primarily in plastic processing and transportation products.” | Sep 16, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Source of wealth | Plastics and transportation-products manufacturing “Manufacturing – primarily in plastic processing and transportation products.” | Sep 16, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Website | n•••••••••.com “office w•••••• n•••••••••.com” | Sep 13, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Website | n•••••••••.com | Sep 12, 2026 | DFX model output (c••••••••• rules, scores, mandates, matches) n•••••••••.com | Inference |
| Website read | site-fo-3 | Sep 21, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Website read | site-fo-3 | Sep 20, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Website read | site-fo-3 | Sep 19, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Website read | site-fo-3 | Sep 14, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Website read | site-fo-3 | Sep 12, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Website title | Control-Equity Investments | N••••• G•••• o• C•••••••• | Sep 21, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Website title | Control-Equity Investments | N••••• G•••• o• C•••••••• | Sep 20, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Website title | Control-Equity Investments | N••••• G•••• o• C•••••••• | Sep 19, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Website title | Control-Equity Investments | N••••• G•••• o• C•••••••• | Sep 14, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |
| Website title | Control-Equity Investments | N••••• G•••• o• C•••••••• | Sep 12, 2026 | Family office and investment company w••••••s (about, team, portfolio, news pages) n•••••••••.com | Fact |