Whaley Foundation
Private foundation · Mendota Heights, MN · EIN 41-1988112 · reported 2023–2025
116grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$4.7Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 116 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $174K 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
1327 Riverside LN
Mendota Hts, MN 55118-1746
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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota Foundation EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $500,000 |
| Cretin-Derham Hall EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $400,000 |
| Cretin-Derham Hall School EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $400,000 |
| Cretin-Derham Hall EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $400,000 |
| Walker Art Center PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $290,000 |
| Walker Art Center PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $290,000 |
| Walker Art Center PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $290,000 |
| Cretin-Derham Hall EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | Saint Paul, MN | $250,000 |
| Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Saint Paul, MN | $129,500 |
| Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Saint Paul, MN | $129,500 |
| Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Saint Paul, MN | $125,000 |
| Minnesota Historical Society PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $100,000 |
| Sisters Rising Worldwide PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Saint Paul, MN | $70,000 |
| Nativity School Fund - 2023 Stewardship EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $62,500 |
| Nativity School Fund EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | Saint Paul, MN | $62,500 |
| Nativity School Fund - 2023 Stewardship EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $62,500 |
| Nativity School Fund - 2023 Stewardship EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $62,500 |
| Sisters Rising Worldwide PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $50,000 |
| Catholic Schools Center of Excellence PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Saint Paul, MN | $50,000 |
| Sisters Rising Worldwide PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $50,000 |
| Walker Arts Center PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 |
| Sisters Rising Worldwide PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $50,000 |
| United Way PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 |
| United Way PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 |
| United Way PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 |
| United Way PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 |
| Kgsa Foundation EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $35,000 |
| Kgsa Foundation EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $35,000 |
| MacAlester College - Annual Fund EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $30,000 |
| MacAlester College - Annual Fund EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | Saint Paul, MN | $30,000 |
| MacAlester College - Annual Fund EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $30,000 |
| Mpr - Gnc EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $25,000 |
| Kiberia Girls Soccer Academy Foundation EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | Saint Paul, MN | $25,000 |
| Minnesota Public Radio EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | Saint Paul, MN | $25,000 |
| University of Denver Sturm College of Law EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | Denver, CO | $25,000 |
| Kgsa Foundation EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $25,000 |
| MacAlester College - Annual Fund EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $25,000 |
| Mpr - Gnc EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $25,000 |
| Mpr - Gnc EDUCATION - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $25,000 |
| Catholic Charities - Hope Street RELIGIOUS - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 |
| Catholic Charities - Hope Street RELIGIOUS - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 |
| Catholic Charities - Hope Street RELIGIOUS - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 |
| Catholic Charities - Hope Street RELIGIOUS - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 |
| Ramsey County Historical Society PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $12,500 |
| Ramsey County Historical Society PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $12,500 |
| Ramsey County Historical Society PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $12,500 |
| Nativity of Our Lord Church PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $11,000 |
| Nativity of Our Lord Church PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $11,000 |
| Nativity of Our Lord Church PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $11,000 |
| Nativity of Our Lord Church PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $11,000 |
| Alight PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 |
| Highland Friendship Club PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Minnesota PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Unbreakable Pit Bull Rescue PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 |
| Alight PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 |
| Highland Friendship Club PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Saint Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Minnesota PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Saint Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Unbreakable Pit Bull Rescue PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 |
| Alight PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 |
| Highland Friendship Club PUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
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