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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
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Tax year 2025
$590,386
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $9,428,425
-
Tax year 2024
$608,640
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $9,753,099
-
Tax year 2023
$405,700
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $9,697,550
-
Tax year 2022
$425,231
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $10,581,159
-
Tax year 2021
$511,778
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $10,761,516
-
Tax year 2020
$293,500
- Grants listed
- 3
- Assets, end of year
- $11,074,291
-
Tax year 2019
$785,950
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $11,183,533
-
Tax year 2018
$556,790
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $11,167,208
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Wallin Education PartnersSaint Paul, MN
For academic scholarships
$222,586 -
Alpha Kappa Psi Scholarship FundMinneapolis, MN
For academic scholarships
$212,800 -
University of MN Duluth - LabovitzDuluth, MN
For academic scholarships
$80,000 -
Univ of MN FDTN - Carlson SchoolMinneapolis, MN
For academic scholarships
$35,000 -
Univ of MN FDTN - Science & EngineeMinneapolis, MN
For academic scholarships
$30,000 -
University of MN Duluth - StangerDuluth, MN
For academic scholarships
$10,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education2 grants $435,386100% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Minnesota6 grants $590,386
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Laura MurphyPRESIDENT/TR Hours 7Pay $34,000
- Scott PersonsSECRETARY Hours 7Pay $34,000
- Lila ChuVICE-PRESIDE Hours 7Pay $28,333
The return
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