Funding search · EIN 412022611 · Minneapolis, MN

Will Bracken Family Foundation

Name: Will Bracken Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

91
grants reported: $463,950
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $400
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “essence” · $17,000

$6,000
Vocal Essence · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$6,000
Vocal Essence · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$5,000
Vocal Essence · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To provide for operations

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Minnesota Orchestra3 grants · $137,300
Macphail Center for Music3 grants · $135,000
Carleton College3 grants · $45,000
Wild & Free Foundation2 grants · $35,000
Beacon2 grants · $20,000
Vocal Essence3 grants · $17,000
Guthrie Theater3 grants · $12,500
Plymouth Congregational Church1 grant · $10,000
Fishtown Preservation Society2 grants · $10,000
Minnesota Opera2 grants · $8,000

Giving over time

$166,200

2022

$158,600

2023

$139,150

2024

Grant history

All 91 reported grants, largest first.

$100,000
Macphail Center for Music · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To provide for operations
$87,150
Minnesota Orchestra · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$40,150
Minnesota Orchestra · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$25,000
Carleton College · Northfield, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$25,000
Wild & Free Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To provide for operations
$20,000
Macphail Center for Music · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$15,000
Macphail Center for Music · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$10,000
Beacon · St Paul, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$10,000
Wild & Free Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
To provide for operations
$10,000
Beacon · St Paul, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$10,000
Carleton College · Northfield, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$10,000
Plymouth Congregational Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$10,000
Carleton College · Northfield, MN · 2022
To provide for operations
$10,000
Minnesota Orchestra · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To provide for operations
$7,500
Guthrie Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$6,500
Minnesota Opera · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$6,000
Vocal Essence · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$6,000
Vocal Essence · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$5,000
Fishtown Preservation Society · Leland, MI · 2023
To provide for operations
$5,000
Fishtown Preservation Society · Leland, MI · 2022
To provide for operations
$5,000
Vocal Essence · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To provide for operations
$3,000
Twin Cities Rise · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$3,000
Rise · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To provide for operations
$2,500
Guthrie Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$2,500
Guthrie Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To provide for operations
$2,000
Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$2,000
Old Art Building Leelanau Community Cultural Center · Leland, MI · 2024
To provide for operations
$2,000
Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$1,500
Minnesota Opera · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$1,400
Northside Achievement Zone · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$1,200
Mill City Commons · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$1,000
Mill City Commons · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$1,000
Mpr · St Paul, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$1,000
The Advocates for Human Rights · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$1,000
Twin Cities Rise · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$1,000
Mpr · St Paul, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$1,000
Academy of Whole Learning · Minnetonka, MN · 2022
To provide for operations
$1,000
Friends of Life · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
To provide for operations
$1,000
Mill City Commons · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To provide for operations
$1,000
Mpr · St Paul, MN · 2022
To provide for operations
$1,000
The Nature Conservancy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To provide for operations
$500
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2024
To provide for operations
$500
United Theological Seminary · New Brighton, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$500
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2022
To provide for operations
$400
Bell Museum · St Paul, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$400
Northside Achievement Zone · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$400
One Village Partners · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$300
Tpt · St Paul, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$300
Tpt · St Paul, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$250
Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$250
League of American Orchestras · New York, NY · 2024
To provide for operations
$250
Los Campos · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$250
Minnesota Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$200
Habitat for Humanity · St Paul, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$200
Minnesota Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$200
Minnesota Land Trust · St Paul, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$200
Minnetrista Baptist Church · St Bonifacius, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$200
Ywca · St Paul, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$200
Citizens League · St Paul, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$200
Minnesota Land Trust · St Paul, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$200
Project Success · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$200
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity · St Paul, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$200
Ywca · St Paul, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$150
Leelanau Conservancy · Leland, MI · 2024
To provide for operations
$150
Mill City Farmers Market · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$150
Minn Post · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$150
Project Success · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$150
World Savvy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$150
Leelanau Conservancy · Leland, MI · 2023
To provide for operations
$150
Luke Wiese Diabetes Fund · New York, NY · 2023
To provide for operations
$150
Minn Post · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$150
World Savvy · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$100
American Composers Forum · St Paul, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$100
Border Partners · Deming, NM · 2024
To provide for operations
$100
Citizens League · St Paul, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$100
Compassion & Choices · Littleton, CO · 2024
To provide for operations
$100
Global Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$100
Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies · St Paul, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$100
Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$100
Pacer · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$100
Planned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota · St Paul, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$100
Washburn Center for Children · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To provide for operations
$100
American Composers Forum · St Paul, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$100
Border Partners · Deming, NM · 2023
To provide for operations
$100
Compassion & Choices · Littleton, CO · 2023
To provide for operations
$100
Global Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$100
Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies · St Paul, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$100
Green Minneapolis · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$100
Pacer · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To provide for operations
$100
Luke Wiese Diabetes Fund · New York, NY · 2022
To provide for operations
$100
Old Art Building Leelanau Community Cultural Center · Leland, MI · 2022
To provide for operations

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.