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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-1468568

The Wayne Family Foundation

A private foundation in Excelsior, MN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 38 grants and $170,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,215,009
  • Tax year 2023

    $239,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $960,323
  • Tax year 2022

    $97,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,118,417
  • Tax year 2021

    $84,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $742,991

Grants paid in 2024

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    General operations

    $25,000
  2. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General operations

    $10,000
  3. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General operations

    $10,000
  4. Lift UpHopkins, MN

    General operations

    $10,000
  5. OXFAM AmericaBoston, MA

    General operations

    $10,000
  6. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General operations

    $10,000
  7. AmericaresStanford, CT

    General operations

    $5,000
  8. Crisis NurseryMinneapolis, MN

    General operations

    $5,000
  9. Foothills Caring CorpsCarefree, AZ

    General operations

    $5,000
  10. Honor Health Foundation - Katz Family EndowmentScottsdale, AZ

    General operations

    $5,000
  11. One Heart UgandaChicago, IL

    General operations

    $5,000
  12. Planned ParenthoodWashington, DC

    General operations

    $5,000
  13. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    General operations

    $5,000
  14. UnmanageableNashville, TN

    General operations

    $5,000
  15. Wayland AcademyBeaver Dam, WI

    General operations

    $5,000
  16. Think Wild CoBend, OR

    General operations

    $4,000
  17. Carter CenterAtlanta, GA

    General operations

    $3,000
  18. Desert Foothills Land TrustCave Creek, AZ

    General operations

    $3,000
  19. Foothills Food BankCave Creek, AZ

    General operations

    $3,000
  20. Love LukeErie, CO

    General operations

    $3,000
  21. Ridgeview FoundationWaconia, MN

    General operations

    $3,000
  22. TPT Twin CitiesSaint Paul, MN

    General operations

    $3,000
  23. United Way Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN

    General operations

    $3,000
  24. Colorado Public RadioDenver, CO

    General operations

    $2,500
  25. Youth on RecordDenver, CO

    General operations

    $2,500
  26. AcesMinneapolis, MN

    General operations

    $2,000
  27. BridgingBloomington, MN

    General operations

    $2,000
  28. CaringBridgeBloomington, MN

    General operations

    $2,000
  29. Fair Vote MNSt Paul, MN

    General operations

    $2,000
  30. Freedom From ReligionMadison, WI

    General operations

    $2,000
  31. Klamath Lake Counties Food BankKlamath Falls, OR

    General operations

    $2,000
  32. Solar CookersSacramento, CA

    General operations

    $2,000
  33. Chiloquin Visions in ProgressChiloquin, OR

    General operations

    $1,000
  34. Furnish For GoodCharlotte, NC

    General operations

    $1,000
  35. Minnesota Landscape ArboretumChaska, MN

    General operations

    $1,000
  36. PBS Twin CitiesSt Paul, MN

    General operations

    $1,000
  37. University of Minnesota Landscape ArboretumMinneapolis, MN

    General Operations

    $1,000
  38. We Can RideMaple Plain, MN

    General operations

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. International aid6 grants $48,00041% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $27,00023% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $13,00011% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $10,0008% of the total
  5. Arts and culture2 grants $7,5006% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $8,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota14 grants $61,000
  2. New York2 grants $20,000
  3. Arizona4 grants $16,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $15,000
  5. Connecticut2 grants $10,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  7. Colorado3 grants $8,000
  8. Oregon3 grants $7,000
  9. Wisconsin2 grants $7,000
  10. Illinois1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jane Z WaynePresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • James G WayneVice President Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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