Minnesota · Public charity
Wilderness Inquiry Inc
Wilderness inquiry's mission is to connect people of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and abilities through shared outdoor adventures so that all people can equitably experience the benefits of time spent in nature.
- $50k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $16M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Wilderness Inquiry Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 4 | $50k | 75% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $35k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $100k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great River Passage Conservancy | $100,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Inc | $55,000 | 2 | 9% |
| Cultural Wellness Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Urban Bird Collective | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Huellas Latinas | $9,500 | 1 | 11% |
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
About Wilderness Inquiry Inc
- How much does Wilderness Inquiry Inc give?
- Wilderness Inquiry Inc reported 4 grants totaling $49,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Wilderness Inquiry Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (60%), Recreation & Sports (35%), Health (5%).
- Who are Wilderness Inquiry Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Great River Passage Conservancy ($100k), Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Inc ($55k), Cultural Wellness Center ($10k).
- Does Wilderness Inquiry Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Wilderness Inquiry Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Wilderness Inquiry Inc based?
- Wilderness Inquiry Inc is based in MN.
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