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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-1858383

RJW Foundation

A private foundation in Excelsior, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $15,750 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $15,750

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,604,921
  • Tax year 2024

    $24,800

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,584,223
  • Tax year 2023

    $32,050

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,367,989
  • Tax year 2022

    $25,050

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,494,131
  • Tax year 2021

    $29,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,669,947
  • Tax year 2020

    $14,600

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,559,404
  • Tax year 2019

    $61,881

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,657,396
  • Tax year 2018

    $30,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,876,770

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of MNMinneaspolis, MN

    Finacnial support to athletic programs with emphasis on varsity wrestling

    $12,050
  2. Gopher Wrestling ClubMinneapolis, MN

    Financial support to MM wrestling

    $2,500
  3. Minnesota Public RadioSaint Paul, MN

    Public radio broadcastiing

    $1,200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $1,200100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota3 grants $15,750

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Rodney M WilsonPresident & CEO Hours 15Pay $55,892
  • Michael A WilsonExecutive Dir. Hours 40Pay $78,000

The return

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