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Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$84k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
35
Grants FY2025
30
Organizations funded FY2024
17%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$6,000
Organizations funded a year
22 to 35
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$1.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 17% of the organizations Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesInternationalEnvironmentHousing & ShelterOther
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 arriving34$83k29%
FY202430$81k17%
FY202335$87k43%
FY202225$83k36%
FY202122$74k68%
FY202023$77kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$174kEducation$160kHousing & Shelter$32kYouth Development$20kHuman Services$20kEmployment$15kEnvironment$10kCivil Rights$7kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Minnesota Foundation$72,10050%
Compas Inc$31,00060%
The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library$25,50050%
Saint Paul Public Schools$23,9785n/a
Minnesota Children's Museum$18,00060%
Commonbond Communities$16,50060%
Twin Cities Public Television Inc$14,00050%
Keystone Community Services$13,00050%
Tree Trust$12,00050%
Ramsey County Historical Society Inc$9,00030%
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All grantees of Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Minnesota Foundation$72,10050%
Compas Inc$31,00060%
The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library$25,50050%
Saint Paul Public Schools$23,9785n/a
Minnesota Children's Museum$18,00060%
Commonbond Communities$16,50060%
Twin Cities Public Television Inc$14,00050%
Keystone Community Services$13,00050%
Tree Trust$12,00050%
Ramsey County Historical Society Inc$9,00030%
Project for Pride in Living Inc$8,00040%
Science From Scientists Inc$6,50030%
Ballet Co-Laboratory$6,00030%
Illusion Theater and School Inc$6,00030%
Friends of the Mississippi River$6,00030%
The Works$5,00030%
Junior Achievement North$5,00030%
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts$5,00020%
Park Square Theatre$5,00030%
Augsburg University$4,00020%
Theater Mu Incorporated$4,00020%
Youth Farm and Market Project$4,00020%
Minnesota Boychoir$3,50030%
World Savvy$3,50020%
Opportunity Neighborhood$3,41020%
Vocalessence$3,00020%
Community School of Excellence$2,50010%
Multiplying Good Inc$2,50010%
The Lift Garage$2,50050%
Upstream Arts Inc$2,50010%
Thomas Irvine Dodge Nature Center$2,00020%
Creatempls$2,0001n/a
East Side Learning Center$2,00010%
Bestprep$2,00010%
Northeast Youth & Family Services$2,00010%
Majestic Hills Ranch Foundation$2,00011%
Climate Generation$2,00010%
Tubman$2,00010%
St Paul Urban Tennis Program$2,0001n/a
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota$2,00010%
Hallie Q Brown Community Center Inc$2,00010%
STEAM Academy$1,50010%
St Paul Youth Services$1,50010%
The St Paul Conservatory of Music$1,00010%
American Composers Forum$1,00010%
St Paul Art Collective$1,00011%
River Valley Riders$1,00010%
Wallin Education Partners$1,00010%
YWCA of Minneapolis$1,00010%
Reading Partners$1,00010%
Minnesota Council on Foundations$76010%
Alight$50010%
Free Book Buggie$5001n/a
Second Harvest Heartland$50020%
American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota$25010%
Lymphoma Research Foundation$25010%
Northside Achievement Zone$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($128k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Minnesota Foundation: $72,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCompas Inc: $31,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetThe Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library: $25,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetMinnesota Children's Museum: $18,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCommonbond Communities: $16,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTwin Cities Public Television Inc: $14,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetKeystone Community Services: $13,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTree Trust: $12,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRamsey County Historical Society Inc: $9,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetProject for Pride in Living Inc: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetScience From Scientists Inc: $6,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBallet Co-Laboratory: $6,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetIllusion Theater and School Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of the Mississippi River: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Works: $5,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJunior Achievement North: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOrdway Center for the Performing Arts: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPark Square Theatre: $5,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAugsburg University: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTheater Mu Incorporated: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYouth Farm and Market Project: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMinnesota Boychoir: $3,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWorld Savvy: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOpportunity Neighborhood: $3,410 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetVocalessence: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity School of Excellence: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMultiplying Good Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Lift Garage: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUpstream Arts Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThomas Irvine Dodge Nature Center: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEast Side Learning Center: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBestprep: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNortheast Youth & Family Services: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMajestic Hills Ranch Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetClimate Generation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTubman: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLutheran Social Service of Minnesota: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHallie Q Brown Community Center Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTEAM Academy: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Paul Youth Services: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe St Paul Conservatory of Music: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Composers Forum: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Paul Art Collective: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetRiver Valley Riders: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWallin Education Partners: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYWCA of Minneapolis: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetReading Partners: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMinnesota Council on Foundations: $760 over 1y, 0.0% 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 53.

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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.

Saint Paul & Minnesot…Hardenbergh FoundationFr Bigelow FoundationThe Minneapolis Found…Xcel Energy FoundationThe Richard M Schulze…Mightycause Charitabl…Otto Bremer TrustHb Fuller Company Fou…William Boss Foundati…Mardag FoundationElmer L & Eleanor J A…
Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMN60.9× affinity33 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Hardenbergh Foundation · Fr Bigelow Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Hb Fuller Company Foundation · William Boss Foundation · Mardag Foundation · Elmer L & Eleanor J Andersen 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 Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund Foundation

How much does Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund Foundation give?
Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund Foundation reported 35 grants totaling $83,750 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 35 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (36%), Education (33%), Housing & Shelter (7%).
Who are Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: University of Minnesota Foundation ($72k), Compas Inc ($31k), The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library ($26k).
Does Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, Hardenbergh Foundation, Fr Bigelow Foundation.
Where is Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund Foundation based?
Lilian Wright & C Emil Berglund 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 78 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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