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Wallin Education Partners

To ensure college and career success for high-potential students from low-income backgrounds, and through our efforts help build diverse, equitable, and vibrant communities.

$3.2M
Granted FY2017
31
Grants FY2017
6
States reached
$1.1M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2017 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2017

  • Under $10k1 grant · $8k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $352k
  • $50k–250k15 grants · $1.7M
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.4M
$64,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$35M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
University of MN-Twin Cities$1,114,000
Augsburg College$256,000
Hamline University$240,000
St Olaf College$192,000
University of St Thomas$160,200
St Catherine University$160,000
University of MN-Duluth$128,000
College of Saint Benedict$112,000
St Cloud State University$96,000
St Johns University$80,500
Individual grant recipient$80,000
North Dakota State University$80,000
Gustavus Adolphus College$68,000
Macalester College$64,000
University of WI-Eau Claire$64,000
02The need
02

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–17) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%University of MN-Rochester: $64k → 9%Gustavus Adolphus College: $68k → 9%St Olaf College: $192k → 11%University of MN-Twin Cities: $1.1M → 11%St Johns University: $81k → 11%Metropolitan State University: $16k → 14%Winona State University: $32k → 14%University of MN-Duluth: $128k → 15%MN State Univ - Mankato: $80k → 15%Howard University: $16k → 14%Drake University: $32k → 10%University of WI-River Falls: $16k → 9%University of WI-Madison: $48k → 10%University of WI-Stout: $8k → 11%University of WI-Eau Claire: $64k → 12%University of Jamestown: $16k → 11%North Dakota State University: $80k → 12%Gralmbing State University: $16k → 32%Carleton College: $64k → 11%University of Northwestern: $16k → 11%College of Saint Benedict: $112k → 11%Hamline University: $240k → 14%Saint Marys University of MN: $32k → 14%College of St Scholastica -: $48k → 15%Augsburg College: $256k → 11%St Cloud State University: $96k → 11%University of St Thomas: $160k → 14%St Catherine University: $160k → 14%Macalester College: $64k → 14%Bethel University: $32k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
2
St Mary's University

St. marys university, as a catholic marianist university, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence.

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3
California Lutheran University

The mission of the university is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice.

Education
4
Saint John's University

To foster the vitality of community through learning and the pursuit of wisdom.

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5
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
6
Luther College

Founded by the norwegian evangelical lutheran church in 1861, luther college is a four-year, residential liberal arts institution. luther welcomes students of all backgrounds to engage in a way of learning that moves beyond immediate…

Education
7
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
8
DePauw University

Depauw university develops leaders the world needs through an uncommon commitment to the liberal arts. depauw's diverse and inclusive learning and living experience, distinctive in its rigorous intellectual engagement and its global and…

Education
9
Endicott College

Endicott college offers students a vibrant academic environment that remains true to its founding principle of integrating professional and liberal arts with experiential learning. for more information see schedule o.

Education
10
Augustana University Association

Inspired by lutheran scholarly tradition and the liberal arts, augustana provides an education of enduring worth that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service in a diverse world.

Education
11
John Carroll University

As a jesuit catholic university committed to academic rigor, inclusive excellence, and care for the whole person, john carroll university inspires individuals of intellect and character to learn, lead and serve in the community and…

Education
12
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is College of Saint Benedict; the most unlike its peers is University of Jamestown. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

15 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 15 of the 31 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
11/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: $1,114,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAUniversity of MN-Duluth: $128,000 · OtherUniversity of MN-DuluthSt Cloud State University: $96,000 · OtherSt Johns University: $80,500 · OtherNorth Dakota State University: $80,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $80,000 · OtherUniversity of WI-Eau Claire: $64,000 · OtherUniversity of MN-Rochester: $64,000 · Other+8 more: $200,000 · Other+8 moreAUGSBURG UNIVERSITY: $256,000 · EducationAUGSBURG UNIVERSITYTRUSTEES OF THE HAMLINE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: $240,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE HAMLINE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAST OLAF COLLEGE: $192,000 · EducationST OLAF COLLEGEUniversity of St Thomas: $160,200 · EducationUniversity of St ThomasST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $160,000 · EducationST CATHERINE UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT: $112,000 · EducationCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICTGUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE: $68,000 · EducationMACALESTER COLLEGE: $64,000 · EducationCARLETON COLLEGE: $64,000 · Education+6 more: $160,000 · Education+6 more
Other$1,906,500Education$1,476,200

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTRUSTEES OF THE HAMLINE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: $240,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetST OLAF COLLEGE: $192,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of St Thomas: $160,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $160,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT: $112,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE: $68,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMACALESTER COLLEGE: $64,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCARLETON COLLEGE: $64,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGE OF ST SCHOLASTICA INC: $48,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBETHEL UNIVERSITY: $32,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDRAKE UNIVERSITY: $32,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $16,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL: $16,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Jamestown: $16,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Wallin Education Partners funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Wallin Education Partners. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
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no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 31 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2017, released 2017. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $5.5M of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2017, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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