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Ciresi Walburn Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.4M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
31
Grants FY2025
28
Organizations funded FY2024
21%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$515,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 31
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$41M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 21% of the organizations Ciresi Walburn Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $310k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24
EducationCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureHuman ServicesFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving31$2.4M23%
FY202428$2.3M21%
FY202326$1.7M27%
FY202231$2.3M42%
FY202124$2.0M50%
FY202018$1.5M28%
FY201919$1.5Mn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Education$10MHuman Services$1.8MCommunity Improvement$633kCrime & Legal$550kArts & Culture$345kYouth Development$175kEmployment$50kReligion$40kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Minnesota Private College Fund$1,322,563525%
University of St Thomas$1,178,50030%
Way to Grow$945,00075%
Ed Allies$850,000716%
Summit Academy Oic$750,00071%
Northside Achievement Zone$550,00061%
Serveminnesota$450,00030%
Global Academy$426,00052%
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School$425,0006n/a
Prodeo Academy Charter School #4213$376,00051%
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All grantees of Ciresi Walburn Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Minnesota Private College Fund$1,322,563525%
University of St Thomas$1,178,50030%
Way to Grow$945,00075%
Ed Allies$850,000716%
Summit Academy Oic$750,00071%
Northside Achievement Zone$550,00061%
Serveminnesota$450,00030%
Global Academy$426,00052%
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School$425,0006n/a
Prodeo Academy Charter School #4213$376,00051%
Minnesota Parent Union$310,000459%
Great Mn Schools$275,00052%
Think Small$250,00040%
Close Gaps by 5$225,000429%
Friendship Academy of the Arts$225,00023%
Breakthrough Twin Cities$220,00053%
Reading Partners$215,00050%
Amherst H Wilder Foundation$212,25930%
Children's Theatre Company and School$200,00041%
Risen Christ School$150,0003n/a
Groves Academy$148,96840%
Tntp Inc$145,00020%
Dunwoody College of Technology$135,00030%
Reach Out and Read Minnesota$110,000416%
Hope Academy Inc$104,00021%
Minnesota Comeback$100,00018%
Hiawatha Academies$100,00010%
Hennepin Schools$100,00021%
The Sanneh Foundation$80,00020%
Compas Inc$75,00015%
YWCA of Minneapolis$75,00010%
Little Free Library$70,00041%
Young Women's Christian Association of Duluth$60,00022%
Pillsbury United Communities$50,00010%
Reve Academy$50,000147%
LINK Public School$50,000113%
Montessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc$50,00012%
Aim Higher Foundation$50,00011%
Friends of Education$50,00013%
Elevating Education MN$50,000120%
Jeremiah Program$50,00010%
Northeast College Prep Charter School No 4219$40,47511%
Minnesota Council of Churches$40,0001n/a
Montessori American Indian Childcare Center Incorporated$40,00016%
Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra$40,000116%
Joyce Preschool$35,00023%
Venture Academies$35,00010%
East Side Learning Center$30,00022%
Chartersource$20,00015%
One2One$20,00013%
James B Hunt Jr Institute for Educational Leadership & Policy Fdn$20,00020%
Duluth Community School Collaborative$20,00014%
The Yes Network$8,00011%
People Serving People Inc$5,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Ciresi Walburn Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 51 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMinnesota Private College Fund: $1,322,563 over 5y, 25% of budgetUniversity of St Thomas: $1,178,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWay to Grow: $945,000 over 7y, 5.0% of budgetEd Allies: $850,000 over 7y, 16% of budgetSummit Academy Oic: $750,000 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetNorthside Achievement Zone: $550,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetServeminnesota: $450,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetGlobal Academy: $426,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetProdeo Academy Charter School #4213: $376,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetMinnesota Parent Union: $310,000 over 4y, 59% of budgetGreat Mn Schools: $275,000 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetThink Small: $250,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetClose Gaps by 5: $225,000 over 4y, 29% of budgetFriendship Academy of the Arts: $225,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetBreakthrough Twin Cities: $220,000 over 5y, 3.3% of budgetReading Partners: $215,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAmherst H Wilder Foundation: $212,259 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetChildren's Theatre Company and School: $200,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetGroves Academy: $148,968 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetTntp Inc: $145,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDunwoody College of Technology: $135,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetReach Out and Read Minnesota: $110,000 over 4y, 16% of budgetHope Academy Inc: $104,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMinnesota Comeback: $100,000 over 1y, 8.0% of budgetHiawatha Academies: $100,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHennepin Schools: $100,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetThe Sanneh Foundation: $80,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCompas Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetYWCA of Minneapolis: $75,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLittle Free Library: $70,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetYoung Women's Christian Association of Duluth: $60,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetPillsbury United Communities: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetReve Academy: $50,000 over 1y, 47% of budgetLINK Public School: $50,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetMontessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetAim Higher Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetFriends of Education: $50,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetElevating Education MN: $50,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetJeremiah Program: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNortheast College Prep Charter School No 4219: $40,475 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMontessori American Indian Childcare Center Incorporated: $40,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetFriends of the Minnesota Orchestra: $40,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetJoyce Preschool: $35,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetVenture Academies: $35,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetEast Side Learning Center: $30,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetChartersource: $20,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetOne2One: $20,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetJames B Hunt Jr Institute for Educational Leadership & Policy Fdn: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 51.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Minneapolis Found…Saint Paul & Minnesot…The Sauer Family Foun…Otto Bremer TrustWem FoundationThe Richard M Schulze…Mortenson Family Foun…Fr Bigelow FoundationThe McKnight Foundati…The Sheltering Arms F…Mightycause Charitabl…John and Denise Grave…
The Minneapolis FoundationMN55.5× affinity31 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Minneapolis Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · The Sauer Family Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Wem Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Mortenson Family Foundation · Fr Bigelow Foundation · The McKnight Foundation · The Sheltering Arms Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · John and Denise Graves Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Ciresi Walburn Foundation

How much does Ciresi Walburn Foundation give?
Ciresi Walburn Foundation reported 31 grants totaling $2,370,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 31 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does Ciresi Walburn Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (74%), Human Services (13%), Community Improvement (5%).
Who are Ciresi Walburn Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Minnesota Private College Fund ($1.3M), University of St Thomas ($1.2M), Way to Grow ($945k).
Does Ciresi Walburn Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ciresi Walburn Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ciresi Walburn Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Minneapolis Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, The Sauer Family Foundation.
Where is Ciresi Walburn Foundation based?
Ciresi Walburn Foundation is based in MN.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 70 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home