Minnesota · Nonprofit
MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONINC
MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONINC (Minnesota) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $160,000 to it, the largest being MINNESOTA VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TRUST INC ($155,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2019
- $256k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $160k
- Net assets
- $39k
What Minnesota Waterfowl Associationinc does
Mission
The minnesota waterfowl association is dedicated to the preservation, protection and enhancement of minnesota's wetlands, related waterfowl habitat and minnesota's hunting heritage.
As stated on its FY2019 Form 990.
Program
Projects include the following: mwa chapter projects- this year mwas chapters were involved in projects that included restoring wetlands, grass seeding and harvest, youth wood duck house builds, removal of woody plants, rebuilding dikes, contributing to the purchase of wildlife management areas and other related activities. Conservation partners legacy (cpl) grants- minnesota waterfowl association wrote grants for habitat enhancement projects. The cpl grants are part of the outdoor heritage legacy amendment. Mwa has been very active in this small grant program. Mwa has been awarded almost 3 million dollars and has restored 12,000 acres.
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2019: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income fell $74k → $40k.
From the IRS filings of MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONINC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONINC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 97% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONINC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 88% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
97% of MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONINC's grant income comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONINC
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In Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
71% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONINC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONINC?
- MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONINC (Minnesota) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $160,000 to it, the largest being MINNESOTA VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TRUST INC ($155,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONINC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $160,000 in grants to MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONINC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONINC?
- MINNESOTA VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TRUST INC is the largest funder on record, with $155,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MINNESOTA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATIONINC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2019 (financials across 2019–2019), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing