How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Daniel Sellers
225 South 6th Street 4600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 280-8310
[email protected] - Form and materials
- Applicants will use the ciresi walburn foundation website to electronically submit letters of inquiry (loi) and additional materials. Grant award decisions will be made throughout the year. Before submitting a proposal for funding, please review the about the foundation tab of the ciresi walburn foundation for children's website to determine if your organization's work aligns with the foundation's grantmaking priorities.
- Deadlines
- 7/7 to 8/7: annual grant loi submission 9/8 to 10/9: annual grant full proposal submission
- Restrictions
- N/A
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$2,370,000
- Grants listed
- 31
- Assets, end of year
- $40,728,611
-
Tax year 2023
$2,283,500
- Grants listed
- 28
- Assets, end of year
- $43,476,507
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Tax year 2022
$1,659,468
- Grants listed
- 26
- Assets, end of year
- $39,381,783
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Tax year 2021
$2,340,096
- Grants listed
- 32
- Assets, end of year
- $31,215,919
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Tax year 2020
$1,963,401
- Grants listed
- 24
- Assets, end of year
- $32,775,588
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Tax year 2019
$1,586,000
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $33,447,152
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Tax year 2018
$1,548,800
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $39,276,660
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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University of St ThomasSt Paul, MN
Education
$515,000 -
Serve MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN
Educational achievement, economic opportunity, enviromental protection, substance use recovery, affordable housing
$150,000 -
Way to GrowMinneapolis, MN
Great by 8 early childhood education
$135,000 -
Ed AlliesMinneapolis, MN
General operating support
$100,000 -
Northfield Public SchoolsNorthfield, MN
Education
$100,000 -
Summit Academy OicMinneapolis, MN
Training the emerging workforce
$100,000 -
Ascension Church and SchoolMinneapolis, MN
Ascension catholic academy
$75,000 -
Cristo Rey Jesuit High SchoolMinneapolis, MN
Education
$75,000 -
Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, MN
Education
$75,000 -
Global AcademyNew Brighton, MN
Education
$75,000 -
Prodeo AcademyColumbia HTS, MN
Provide individualized instruction for every child
$75,000 -
MigiziMinneapolis, MN
Social services for youth
$75,000 -
TNTP (teach Minnesota)Minneapolis, MN
Education for new teachers
$70,000 -
Greater MN SchoolsMinneapolis, MN
Transforming education equity for students of all races, means and origins
$60,000 -
Children's Theatre CompanyMinneapolis, MN
Community
$50,000 -
Jewish Family and Children's Service of MinneapolisWaltham, MA
Social services
$50,000 -
Reading Partners Twin CitiesSt Paul, MN
Help children become lifelong readers by empowering communitites to provide individualized instruction
$50,000 -
St Paul Promise Neighborhood Co Amherst H Wilder FoundationSaint Paul, MN
To ensure that families have the systems, support, and opportunities they deserve on the path to college and career success
$50,000 -
Think SmallSaint Paul, MN
Early childhood education
$50,000 -
Friends of EducationMaple Grove, MN
Education
$50,000 -
Risen Christ Catholic SchoolMinneapolis, MN
Education
$50,000 -
Reve AcademyMinneapolis, MN
Education
$50,000 -
Jeremiah ProgramMinneapolis, MN
Social services for single mothers and their children
$50,000 -
Aim Higher FoundationSaint Paul, MN
Education
$50,000 -
Breakthorugh Twin CitiesSt Paul, MN
Social services for youth
$40,000 -
Montesori Center of MinnesotaSt Paul, MN
Increasing access to high-fidelity montessori to historically underserved communities
$40,000 -
The Sanneh FoundationSaint Paul, MN
Social services for youth
$40,000 -
Little Free LibrarySaint Paul, MN
Expanding book access
$20,000 -
Reach Out & Read MinnesotaBloomington, MN
Education
$20,000 -
ChartersourceSaint Paul, MN
Education
$20,000 -
The Hunt InstituteCary, NC
Education
$10,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education10 grants $1,050,00076% of the total
- Human services2 grants $185,00013% of the total
- Housing and shelter1 grant $50,0004% of the total
- Religion1 grant $50,0004% of the total
- Youth development1 grant $40,0003% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Minnesota29 grants $2,310,000
- Massachusetts1 grant $50,000
- North Carolina1 grant $10,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Michael V CiresiCHAIR Hours 20Pay $0
- John F EisbergVICE CHAIR Hours 2Pay $0
- Louis King IIDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
- Michael J O'ConnellDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
- Carolyn SmallwoodDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
- Roberta WalburnSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 20Pay $0
- Doris BaylorDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
- Gloria PerezDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
The return
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