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WEM FOUNDATION

· · private_foundation · program funder

129recipients FY2016–24
$592Mgiving on file
2023latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 67% of giving in Minnesota

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A local funder — 67% of its dollars go to MN. It is a candidate for organizations in the 15 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, MA, MD, MN, MT, NY, OR, TN, VA, WI.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
THE RICHARD M SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNlarge program funder44
OTTO BREMER TRUSTSAINT PAUL, MNlarge program funder31
THE MORTENSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder26
THE WALSER FOUNDATIONBLOOMINGTON, MNprogram funder26
POHLAD FAMILY FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder25
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTAMINNESOTA, MNprogram funder22
JOYFUL NOISE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder21
MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATIONEDEN PRAIRIE, MNprogram funder21
F R BIGELOW FOUNDATION TRUST 555SAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder19
SAUER FAMILY FOUNDATIONSAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder19
GRACO FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder18
MCKNIGHT FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder18
H B FULLER COMPANY FOUNDATIONSAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder16
JULIE AND DOUG BAKER JR FOUNDATIONMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder16
JAMES B LINSMAYER FOUNDATION TRSAINT LOUIS, MOprogram funder15
MINNESOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONprogram funder15
TARGET FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder15
CIRESI WALBURN FOUNDATION FOR CHILDRENMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder14
General Mills Foundationprogram funder14
LONGVIEW FOUNDATIONMILWAUKEE, WIprogram funder14
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder14
SMIKIS FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder14
CARGILL FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder13
CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INCHOUSTON, TXprogram funder13
ENGELSMA FAMILY FOUNDATIONSIOUX FALLS, SDprogram funder13

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTEDC42023$75,205,000
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATIONMN42023$31,975,000
DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGYMN42023$31,000,000
MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATIONMN42023$30,135,200
MINNEAPOLIS SOCIETY OF FINE ARTSMN42023$26,745,000
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETYMN42023$25,935,000
THE LEARNING ALLIANCE INCFL42023$21,525,200
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE USA WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCMN42023$16,085,000
WILLIAMS COLLEGEMA12023$15,000,000
SECOND HARVEST HEARTLANDMN42023$14,353,000
VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART INCFL42023$12,115,000
RIVERSIDE THEATRE INCFL42023$10,145,000
MINNEAPOLIS PARKS FOUNDATIONMN22023$10,120,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USAMN32023$8,510,000
GUTHRIE THEATRE FOUNDATIONMN42023$8,285,000
GREAT MN SCHOOLSMN42023$8,144,506
HOPE ACADEMY INCMN42023$6,716,250
NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONEMN42023$6,550,000
TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INCMN42023$6,285,000
GROVES ACADEMYMN42023$5,930,000
WAY TO GROWMN42023$5,650,000
CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOLMN42023$5,490,000
MCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN INCFL42023$5,065,000
URBAN VENTURES LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONMN42023$4,860,000
SUMMIT ACADEMY OICMN42023$4,650,000
LUNDSTRUM CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSMN12023$4,500,000
PRODEO ACADEMYMN42023$4,375,000
MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSICMN42023$4,210,000
YOUTH FRONTIERS INCMN42023$3,725,000
YWCA OF MINNEAPOLISMN42023$3,680,000
PROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING INCMN32023$3,600,200
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE TWIN CITIESMN42023$3,350,100
MINNESOTA STATE COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATIONMN42023$3,330,000
THINK SMALLMN42023$3,280,000
WALLIN EDUCATION PARTNERSMN12023$3,000,000
NORTHSIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NETWORKMN12023$3,000,000
WE CARE SOLARCA42023$2,225,000
PRODUCERS PARTNERSHIP INCMT12023$2,000,000
JEREMIAH PROGRAMMN42023$1,654,000
VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOLMN22023$1,600,000
EVERY MEALMN22023$1,560,000
MUSEUM OF RUSSIAN ARTMN32023$1,555,000
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CENTER OF EXCELLENCEMN42023$1,450,000
BESTPREPMN42023$1,325,000
BRIDGING INCORPORATEDMN12023$1,000,000
V3 SPORTS INCMN12023$1,000,000
NATIONAL HISTORY DAYMD12023$1,000,000
GOOD GROCERMN22023$950,000
ACHIEVE TWIN CITIESMN22023$860,000
YOUNG LIFECO22023$850,000