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The Wallin Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.0M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
1
Grants FY2024
6
Organizations funded FY2023
17%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,043,250
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,043,250
Organizations funded a year
6 to 49
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$12M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 17% of the organizations The Wallin Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthArts & CultureEducationAnimalsHuman ServicesEnvironmentOther
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
FY2024still arriving1$1.0M0%
FY20236$2.2M17%
FY202226$1.3M42%
FY202129$2.1M7%
FY202049$2.1M35%
FY201936$2.2M47%
FY201836$714k17%
FY201748$675kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$9.6MPhilanthropy$2.1MHealth$468kEnvironment$262kYouth Development$140kArts & Culture$108kHuman Services$77kInternational$47kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
MN
WI
MI
MA
CT
VA
TN
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 58 grantees
All grantees of The Wallin Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wallin Education Partners$7,022,496822%
University of Minnesota Foundation$2,407,63060%
Society for Neuroscience$300,00011%
Sea Education Association Inc$160,00060%
Achieve Twin Cities$140,00061%
Proof Alliance$135,00041%
Minnesota Land Trust$86,18560%
Minnesotans' Military Appreciation Fund$60,00061%
Carleton College$49,00050%
The Blake School$26,50030%
Macalester College$25,00040%
Tanzania Health Partnership$25,00051%
All-In Milwaukee Inc$25,0001n/a
Beloit College$20,00020%
Fairview Foundation$19,50030%
Minnesota Orchestral Association$18,50050%
Global Minnesota$18,50031%
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library$17,5004n/a
Vocalessence$15,00030%
Minnesota Historical Society$12,40030%
The Woman's Club of Minneapolis$10,00010%
Northland College$10,00030%
Norway House$8,25060%
Lake Effect Conservancy$7,00034%
Friends of the Hennepin County Library$5,50030%
Pomfret School Incorporated$5,00010%
Laura Baker School Association$5,00050%
Friends of Sax-Zim Bog$4,75041%
Daily Work$4,50032%
Minnesota Public Radio American Public Media$4,50040%
Heart of Dance$4,00021%
Young Men's Christian Association - Camp Olson$4,00020%
Graywolf Press$3,50020%
Cathedral of the Pines Inc$3,00030%
The Family Partnership$3,00020%
Chainbreaker$2,5001n/a
Friends of the Bandshell Inc$2,50011%
Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts Dba Minneapolis Institute of Arts$2,50010%
A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation$2,00010%
College of St Scholastica Inc$2,00010%
Friends of the Orphans D/B/A Nph-Usa$2,00020%
Presbyterian Homes and Services$2,00020%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$2,00020%
The Kitchi Gammi Club Foundation Inc$1,64030%
Friends of the Mississippi River$1,50030%
Tentmakers$1,00010%
Page Education Foundation$1,0001n/a
Edina Federated Womans Club$1,0001n/a
Hennepin County Library$1,0001n/a
Compassionate Action for Animals$1,00010%
Animal Humane Society$75010%
The Menninger Clinic$50010%
Listening Point Foundation$50020%
Transfiguration Lutheran Church$5001n/a
Schroeder Area Historical Society$50020%
Hues for Heroes$5001n/a
Kitchi Gammi Club$30010%
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church$1001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 44 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Wallin Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWallin Education Partners: $7,022,496 over 8y, 22% of budgetUniversity of Minnesota Foundation: $2,407,630 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetSociety for Neuroscience: $300,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSea Education Association Inc: $160,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetAchieve Twin Cities: $140,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetProof Alliance: $135,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetMinnesota Land Trust: $86,185 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetMinnesotans' Military Appreciation Fund: $60,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetCarleton College: $49,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Blake School: $26,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMacalester College: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTanzania Health Partnership: $25,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetBeloit College: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFairview Foundation: $19,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMinnesota Orchestral Association: $18,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Minnesota: $18,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetVocalessence: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMinnesota Historical Society: $12,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Woman's Club of Minneapolis: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNorthland College: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNorway House: $8,250 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetLake Effect Conservancy: $7,000 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetFriends of the Hennepin County Library: $5,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPomfret School Incorporated: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLaura Baker School Association: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Sax-Zim Bog: $4,750 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetDaily Work: $4,500 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetMinnesota Public Radio American Public Media: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHeart of Dance: $4,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association - Camp Olson: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGraywolf Press: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCathedral of the Pines Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Family Partnership: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Bandshell Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMinneapolis Society of Fine Arts Dba Minneapolis Institute of Arts: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA Breath of Hope Lung Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCollege of St Scholastica Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Orphans D/B/A Nph-Usa: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPresbyterian Homes and Services: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Kitchi Gammi Club Foundation Inc: $1,640 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFriends of the Mississippi River: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTentmakers: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCompassionate Action for Animals: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAnimal Humane Society: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Menninger Clinic: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetListening Point Foundation: $500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSchroeder Area Historical Society: $500 over 2y, 0.3% 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 49.

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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 FoundationMN39.7× affinity22 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 · Margaret a Cargill Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The McKnight Foundation · Communitygiving · Xcel Energy Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Fr Bigelow Foundation · Ch Robinson Worldwide Foundation · Lenfestey Family Foundation Inc · Patrick and Aimee Butler Family

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 The Wallin Foundation

How much does The Wallin Foundation give?
The Wallin Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $1,043,250 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 49 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Wallin Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (74%), Philanthropy (16%), Health (4%).
Who are The Wallin Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Wallin Education Partners ($7.0M), University of Minnesota Foundation ($2.4M), Society for Neuroscience ($300k).
Does The Wallin Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Wallin 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 The Wallin Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Minneapolis Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, Margaret a Cargill Foundation.
Where is The Wallin Foundation based?
The Wallin 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 106 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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