Rum Fund
Private foundation · Wayzata, MN · EIN 13-4022921 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Rum Fund
117grants reported
$1,500median award
$500lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$1.2Mtotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 117 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $126K 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
3440 Northome RD
Wayzata, MN 55391-3018
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Orchestra Association | Minneapolis, MN | $103,333 |
| University of MN Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 |
| University of MN Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 |
| Minnesota Orchestra Association | Minneapolis, MN | $93,333 |
| Sholom Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $67,500 |
| Planned Parenthood of America | New York, NY | $60,000 |
| Guthrie Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $54,167 |
| Planned Parenthood of America | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Temple Israel | Minneapolis, MN | $48,000 |
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | Minnetonka, MN | $43,000 |
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | Minnetonka, MN | $42,250 |
| Temple Israel Capital campaign and Bridge to the Future | Minneapolis, MN | $40,750 |
| Children's Theatre Company | Minneapolis, MN | $27,500 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $25,500 |
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | Minnetonka, MN | $25,000 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 |
| Children's Theatre Company | Minneapolis, MN | $19,842 |
| Temple Israel | Minneapolis, MN | $18,800 |
| The Sholom Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Children's Theatre Company | Minneapolis, MN | $12,500 |
| Washington University | St Louise, MO | $10,000 |
| Minnesota Orchestra | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Project Lyme | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Washington University | St Louise, MO | $10,000 |
| Guthrie Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Minnesota Hillel | Minneapolis, MN | $7,500 |
| The Sholom Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $7,200 |
| Film Independent | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Minnesota Hillel | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 |
| Central Synagogue | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Fanfare for the Commons | Excelsior, MN | $4,000 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council | Minneapolis, MN | $3,600 |
| Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Chaska, MN | $3,091 |
| The Blake School Capital campaign, annual fund and Science Wing | Hopkins, MN | $3,000 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 |
| University of MN Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $2,750 |
| Minneapolis Institute of Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500 |
| The Blake School | Hopkins, MN | $2,500 |
| Guthrie Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500 |
| International Center of Photography | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Minneapolis Institute of Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500 |
| Minneapolis Institute of Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500 |
| The Blake School | Hopkins, MN | $2,500 |
| American Film Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 |
| University of PA Law School | Philadelphia, PW | $2,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $2,000 |
| Herzl Camp Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,800 |
| TC Jewfolk | Minneapolis, MN | $1,800 |
| Herzl Camp Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,800 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council | Minneapolis, MN | $1,800 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | Minnetonka, MN | $1,800 |
| Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,800 |
| Herzl Camp Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,800 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | Minnetonka, MN | $1,800 |
| Minnesota Hillel | Minneapolis, MN | $1,800 |
| Lake Minnetonka Association | Excelsior, MN | $1,500 |
| 180 Degrees Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $1,400 |
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