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Weekes Family 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.

$554k
Granted FY2024still arriving
31
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$70k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Human Services$1.2MEnvironment$530kYouth Development$282kReligion$190kFood & Nutrition$158kArts & Culture$148kHealth$73kHousing & Shelter$57kOther$0
02FY2024 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k15 grants · $38k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $210k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $305k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$6.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PHIPPS CENTER FOR THE ARTS$70,000
GRACE PLACE- SALVATION ARMY$65,330
NATURE CONSERVANCY INC$60,000
NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL$60,000
OPERATION HELP INC$50,000
SUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSN$45,000
ST CROIX FOOD BANK$35,000
TURNINGPOINT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE INC$20,000
DENVER DREAM CENTER$20,000
FAMILYMEANS$20,000
VALLEY OUTREACH$15,000
FLATHEAD LUTHERAN BIBLE CAMP$15,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$10,000
HUDSON AREA BACKPACK PROGRAM$10,000
ST CROIX VALLEY SART$10,000
02The need
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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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Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $261k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 15% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%FAMILY MEANS: $25k → 6%TURNINGPOINT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE INC: $20k → 9%FAMILYMEANS: $20k → 6%TURNINGPOINT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE INC: $15k → 9%FAMILY MEANS: $20k → 6%FAMILY MEANS: $20k → 6%FAMILYMEANS: $20k → 6%VALLEY OUTREACH: $15k → 6%VALLEY OUTREACH: $15k → 6%VALLEY OUTREACH: $15k → 6%VALLEY OUTREACH: $10k → 6%VALLEY OUTREACH: $10k → 6%SOLID GROUND: $20k → 14%SOLID GROUND: $20k → 14%ANU FAMILY SERVICES: $5k → 5%ANU FAMILY SERVICES: $3k → 5%ANU FAMILY SERVICES: $3k → 5%ANU FAMILY SERVICES: $3k → 5%UNITED WAY ST CROIX VALLEY: $1k → 5%UNITED WAY ST CROIX VALLEY: $1k → 5%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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.7M · 37 repeat orgs$30k to everyone else

37 repeat relationships: 28 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

37
5

Total granted

$2.7M
$28k

Still filing today

59%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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
Human ServicesEnvironmentArts & CultureInternationalEducationHealthOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • OH
    OPERATION HELP INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $584k · revenue +58%
  • NS
    NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL
    5× · 2020–2024 · $280k · revenue +59%
  • ST
    SUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION
    5× · 2020–2024 · $225k · revenue +403%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $20k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
  • BP
    BOB PRATT SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    one grant, 2021 · $1k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its 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
Second Harvest North Central Food Bank

Engaging the community to end hunger

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2
Community Pathways of Steele County

To assist individuals and families meet their basic needs by providing resources in a healthy and caring environment. through these actions we build hope and support self-sufficiency.

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3
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St Cloud

At Catholic Charities, we focus our efforts around three core pillars: Food Access, Mental Health and Housing. Guided by our mission - to serve and enhance human dignity for all people - we provide essential services and foster a sense of…

Human Services
4
Family Pathways

Family Pathways works alongside people to enhance lives through a continuum of essential services and, together with community, champions positive social change.

Human Services
5
Second Harvest Northland

End hunger together in NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin.

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6
Feeding South Dakota

To eliminate hunger in south dakota.

Food & Nutrition
7
Family Promise in Anoka County

Family Promise in Anoka County (FPAC) empowers families experiencing housing insecurity to build a foundation of lasting independence.

Human Services
8
Minnesota Valley Action Council Inc

Develop resources and opportunities which empower people and communities.

Community Improvement
9
Cornerhouse

The mission of cornerhouse is to partner with families, communities, and systems - entrusted with the safety of children, youth and vulnerable adults - to reduce trauma and end abuse.

Crime & Legal
10
Senior Community Services

Our mission is empowering people as they age.

Human Services
11
MinnPost

MinnPost produces independent journalism to serve as a trusted guide for Minnesotans exploring the critical issues, challenges and opportunities facing our state.

Arts & Culture
12
Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency

Southeastern north dakota community action agency (sendcaa) was formed in 1965 to provide a range of services and activities in a six county area designed to alleviate poverty and give low-income people the opportunity to improve their…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Feed My Starving Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is Christian Food Cupboard of Hudson. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

24 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. 24 of the 45 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
20/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

OPERATION HELP INC: $584,000 · OtherOPERATION HELP INCGRACE PLACE- SALVATION ARMY: $341,330 · OtherGRACE PLACE- SALVATION ARMYNORTHERN STAR COUNCIL: $280,000 · OtherNORTHERN STAR COUNCILNATURE CONSERVANCY INC: $270,000 · OtherNATURE CONSERVANCY INCDREAM CENTER DENVER: $110,000 · OtherDREAM CENTER DENVERFLATHEAD LUTHERAN BIBLE CAMP: $75,000 · Other+25 more: $314,200 · Other+25 moreFAMILYMEANS: $105,000 · Human ServicesFAMILYMEAN…Valley Outreach: $65,000 · Human ServicesValley Out…Solid Ground: $40,000 · Human ServicesSolid Grou…TURNINGPOINT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE INC: $35,000 · Human ServicesTURNINGPOI…ANU FAMILY SERVICES INC: $14,000 · Human ServicesANU FAMILY…+1 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesSUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION: $225,000 · EnvironmentSUGARLOAF…+1 more: $1,000 · EnvironmentPHIPPS CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $146,625 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $1,500 · Arts & CultureTURNING POINT INC: $58,000 · HealthFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $40,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $15,000 · InternationalTHE MASTER'S APPRENTICE INC: $19,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$1,974,530Human Services$261,000Environment$226,000Arts & Culture$148,125Health$58,000International$55,000Crime & Legal$19,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOPERATION HELP INC: $584,000 over 5y, 14% of budgetNORTHERN STAR COUNCIL: $280,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetSUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION: $225,000 over 5y, 18% of budgetPHIPPS CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $146,625 over 5y, 9.9% of budgetFAMILYMEANS: $105,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetValley Outreach: $65,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetTURNING POINT INC: $58,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $40,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSolid Ground: $40,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTURNINGPOINT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE INC: $35,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetFIVE LOAVES FOOD & CLOTHING CENTER: $32,000 over 5y, 3.5% of budgetHudson Area Backpack and Food Program Inc: $23,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetTHE MASTER'S APPRENTICE INC: $19,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetST CROIX VALLEY SART INC: $15,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANU FAMILY SERVICES INC: $14,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetADOPT-A-CLASSROOM INC: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCHRISTIAN FOOD CUPBOARD OF HUDSON: $9,500 over 4y, 3.4% of budgetSUPERIOR HIKING TRAIL ASSOCIATION: $9,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetSTILLWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $4,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetUNITED WAY ST CROIX AND RED CEDAR VALLEYS INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA: $1,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWILD RIVERS CONSERVANCY OF THE ST CROIX & NAMEKAGON: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SUDC FOUNDATION: $200 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.

  • Who funds OPERATION HELP INC ↗
  • Who funds NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds SUGARLOAF THE NORTH SHORE STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds PHIPPS CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds FAMILYMEANS ↗
  • Who funds Valley Outreach ↗
  • Who funds TURNING POINT INC ↗
  • Who funds FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds Solid Ground ↗
  • Who funds TURNINGPOINT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE INC ↗
  • Who funds FIVE LOAVES FOOD & CLOTHING CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Hudson Area Backpack and Food Program Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE MASTER'S APPRENTICE INC ↗
  • Who funds ST CROIX VALLEY SART INC ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds ANU FAMILY SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM INC ↗
  • Who funds CHRISTIAN FOOD CUPBOARD OF HUDSON ↗
  • Who funds SUPERIOR HIKING TRAIL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds STILLWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY ST CROIX AND RED CEDAR VALLEYS INC ↗
  • Who funds MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA ↗

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.

St Croix Valley Found…Fred C and Katherine …Xcel Energy FoundationHugh J Andersen Found…Saint Paul & Minnesot…Otto Bremer TrustUnited Way St Croix a…Hardenbergh FoundationAndersen Corporate Fo…Mightycause Charitabl…Charities Aid Foundat…William H Phipps Foun…
St Croix Valley FoundationWI30.3× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: St Croix Valley Foundation · Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Hugh J Andersen Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · United Way St Croix and Red Cedar Valleys Inc · Hardenbergh Foundation · Andersen Corporate Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · William H Phipps 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 45 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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