Perkins Foundation
Private foundation · Wayzata, MN · EIN 41-0948862 · reported 2023–2025
29grants reported
$1,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$75Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 29 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $500 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
730 Lake St E
Wayzata, MN 55391-1713
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Camp Olson YMCA Sustaining Pledge | Longville, MN | $10,000 |
| Westby Norse Fund RWP Scholarship | Westby, WI | $8,250 |
| Westby Norse Fund RWP Scholarship | Westby, WI | $8,000 |
| Westby Norse Fund | Westby, WI | $8,000 |
| Camp Olson YMCA | Longville, MN | $5,000 |
| Camp Olson YMCA Anonymous Match | Longville, MN | $5,000 |
| Pacer Center Annual Benefit | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 |
| Pacer Center | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 |
| Door of Hope | Pequot Lakes, MN | $2,500 |
| Domestic Abuse Project | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
| Domestic Abuse Project | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
| Three Rivers Park District Foundati | Plymouth, MN | $1,850 |
| Northern Star Scouting | Fort Snelling, MN | $1,500 |
| The Life Raft Group | Wayne, NJ | $1,500 |
| Northern Star Scouting | Saint Paul, MN | $1,500 |
| Northern Star Scouting | Fort Snelling, MN | $1,500 |
| Friends of Ipwso | Eden Prairie, MN | $1,000 |
| Peacemaker MN | Roseville, MN | $1,000 |
| Gist Caner Research Fund | North Miami Beach, FL | $1,000 |
| Friends of Ipwso | Eden Prairie, MN | $1,000 |
| Peacemaker Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $1,000 |
| Country Coon Prairie Ch | Westby, WI | $1,000 |
| Friends of Ipwso | Eden Prairie, MN | $1,000 |
| Peacemaker MN | Roseville, MN | $1,000 |
| Westby Area Historical Society | Westby, WI | $500 |
| New Life in Christ Ministry | Clearwater, MN | $500 |
| Westby Area Hist Soc | Westby, WI | $500 |
| Westby Area Historical Society | Westby, WI | $500 |
| Wayzata Crime Preventio | Wayzata, MN | $250 |
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